The Nivrel Wild Sea Chronograph Watch Cuts Through Time
The Nivrel "Sea" watches have always impressed me. They are basic diver watches, with a colorful twist. The chronograph version is the Wild Sea. It comes in standard steel, and PVD steel. This watch is perfect for when you want a classic look, with a bit of an edge.The Wild Sea goes with the red color trim approach. The hands looks like daggers tipped in blood. At least in my morbid sense of observation. For this reason I state that the watch "cuts through time," with hands like knivesThe larger chronograph dials are effective, and I like how the standard seconds dial is made more diminutive. It is a functional, and designer approach to the somewhat generic look of the ETA Valjoux 7750 dial orientation, which of course is the movement inside the watch.Size again is very ordinary at 42mm wide. Not too small, not to big. Perfectly medium in all ways. The elegant curves on the bezel are also welcome. I like how they focus on functionality, but there is just something nicely nautical about

Service Question - has anybody ever heard of this?!?!
Was wondering if I could get some input from the members. Last week I dropped my RO15300 off at the AD for a service. It's been about 7 years since the watch was last seen by AP. The watch was keeping good time but the power reserve was down to 6-10 hours, hence the service. Once I noticed the power reserve issue, the watch went straight into the safe and didn't see a wrist again. Watch has never seen water or been dropped. Was worn in rotation pretty evenly with 5 other watches. When I dropped the watch off at the AD they said that the service would run approximately $1300 CAD ($1000 USD). Sounded about right to me. Yesterday, the AD called me back and said that they had received an estimate from the APSC in Canada at $4000 CAD ($3100 USD)!!! I was told that the watch required a CTR - Complete Technical Revision. I had never heard the term before and can't even find too much about it online. I have submitted a contact request on the AP website but while I wait for a response, I though

My pair
Love my pair. One for sport, one a little dressier, although still very modern, young feel to it. Happy happy! Can't wait for nr 3!

A Long "A-Whited" Incoming (the wait/white is over)
The white is over, Finally my long awaited white 5711 incoming...I would say definitely one of my affordable grail watches (relatively speaking..lol)I just love love love the look of finely polished stainless steel white luxury watches for the summer which here in Florida is most of the year.I owned the white 116520 white twice mainly because I loved that cleanwhite look on a sports watch. It really elevates my mood and lifts my spirit more than any other dial color.I had a brief honeymoon with the 5711 blue, which I rank as one of my biggestwatch mistakes for letting it go (considering I got at an AD for retail), but today I feel vindicated, because I like the look of the white even better! And it is so much nicer in person. It's hard to do justice with pictures, but I feel I captured a glimpse of its beauty with the images below. The finishing and polishing is just so sublime at how it catches and plays with light. The dial also dances and scintillates with with sun... Enjoy Driving

Worth the Wait
Pretty happy my AD under promised and over delivered on this one once I decided to go for it...wasn't expecting until March/April. But as I was getting ready for the gym Saturday morning, email pops up on my phone that it had come in, and did I still want it? Um...yeah! So shot down to the AD for a grab and go since I had Flyers tickets and a game to get to. When I got there, it was handed to me along with scissors...got to cut it out of the plastic, etc, so it was nice and fresh with a whiff of Swiss air released into the shop Oh yeah...so what did I get? A blue 5711. Should be not surprise to the regulars as I've been talking about the wait for it...and the wait was worth it. Even if I had to go until April or longer. Nice watch...not my first Nautilus, but one I see sticking around while I am on my mission to slim down the collection to things I'll wear regularly; it is a bit bittersweet as it accelerates the departure clause for a couple of watches I pegged to go if I added anythin