Experience the Audemars Piguet Bal Harbour Boutique
I know you guys will enjoy reading this review and looking at the pictures. Unfortunately there are way too many pictures to upload them here. .watchcollectinglifestyle....ue-bal-harbour

omega seamaster 300m chrono
Hi all, was thinking about getting Omega Seamster automatic chrono, st/st with blue face. Any thoughts and what would a good price be new in Canadian bucks ?thanks cheers

5170p - incoming
Many thanks to those who offered their thoughts and advice as I contemplated this purchase. I find this watch to be absolutely stunning. I always hoped for a blue dial, platinum 5170. Patek delivered at the 2017 Basel, but with a little curve ball. The dial (blue to black from inside out) is one like I've never seen. And the diamonds are not normally my cup of tea, but they truly are subtle and make the watch both dressy and fun. Here are a few initial pics, more to follow. *The plastic will be removed once I get home.

36mm Oyster Perpetual vs Datejust
I'm looking at a future purchase for the wife.We've narrowed it down to the Oyster Perpetual 36 and the DateJust 36.For the stainless steel models, the DJ ($6600) is a little more than the OP ($5400), but has more options (dial, bezel, bracelet, etc).My wife doesn't care for the date. On her current watches, she just has me to change the date for her.But, in talking with her, she doesn't mind either of the two watches.My questions are... 1. Is one better than the other in terms of holding its value?2. Is one better than the other in terms of getting a discount?3. For a possible resale later on, is there a big difference in getting the oyster bracelet vs the jubilee bracelet (if we go with the datejust)?4. Lastly, is there anything else I should be thinking about, that I haven't mentioned?

Turned 40...Wife always delivers...incoming tomorrow.
Not usually a big fan of long in coming threads, but in this case could not help myself. I turned 40 last month. My wife and I went on a weekend vacation this past weekend, and while we were there she suggested we go in the AD, who we know and have bought multiple watches from, to just check out what they have, since 40 is a big deal apparently. I had mentioned to her that I might be interested in getting a James Cameron deep sea, and I know they've had several in the past. She seemed amenable to that. We walked in, and were immediately met at the door with a hug by the owner we know well, who happens to be from her hometown. Anyway, he proceeds with oh my gosh, your timing is perfect. We just received a watch this morning that we ordered in April of last year, and haven't even logged it into stock yet. It is only the second one of these we have ever received . When he told me what it was, I immediately thought wow, great watch, probably more than wifey would want spent on a timepie