London fly-by
I'm doing a short trip to London and hope to have an evening free to do a quick bit of watch shopping - though it will be late-ish, so I'll likely only have time to visit one shop. What do London members suggest? I'm assuming that Harrods will be my best bet, but would be happily corrected on that

Mini TRF G2G at Jakarta
Dear TRF,Mini TRF G2G in Jakarta last Friday . Went into a couple ADs and literally attacked their watch collection! Then had a wonderful dinner talking about nothing but watches, watches, and watches...Location: Plaza Indonesia, JakartaParticipants: dsk28, Halim, TTC, Leica, Willz15, & MelvinClockwise from top left: Halim, dsk28, Melvin, TTC, Leica, Willz15Halim's PAM 351Willz15's 15400 White dialLeica Mr. Two Tone Sub TTTTC's 15400 Blue dialTrying on Willz15's 15400PP 5205 vs PandaBP Top Gun vs BP 5009Cheers!

Dot over 400 on tachymeter
Anyone know why speedmasters carry an additional dot over 400 on the tachymeter. Universal did this tooJust wondering why

Gold Omega's for Ladies?
Any one have any advice or recommendation for all gold ladies omega watches--not necessarily with all the diamond bling bling detailing, but primarily a gold automatic watch with gold bracelet? Larger the better.

Patek 5296R (Non-Sector) vs ALS 1815 Manual Wind
Hi all,I will be graduating university in several months and am seeking advice regarding which watch I should choose as a graduation gift (in combination with saved money). The idea is to have a nice dress watch that will be suitable for formal dress and business occasions. I have narrowed down my choices between the 5296R Calatrava and the Lange 1815 Manual Wind (in rose gold) but am having a tough time deciding which watch will be the one; I love the arabic numerals and pocket watch look of the Lange but the Patek is classically understated and pedigreed.unnamed.jpg unnamed-1.jpgunnamed-2.jpgThe Patek could be acquired from a local AD for $22K but something about the Lange's case keeps bringing me back to it. The lack of Lange at my local AD would cause a need to go to a new AD to try and negotiate an already expensive watch from a scratch.What is the deal with Lange AD/Boutiques (possibly Wempe NYC) and negotiating prices? What is the maximum discount one can usually expect for Lang