What About Value? Won't Somebody Please Think Of The Value!
Watches In Today's Retail MarketThis topic is really important. And discussing it is going to piss off a lot of people, but I need to get it off my chest. Funny enough, due to a mix-up on our end, this article was published before it was finished, retracted, and then eventually completed. Cries of censorship filled our inbox! Consider this a follow-up to a previous article I penned that discussed Why Watches Are So Expensive. OK, this isn't exactly news to many people, but watches are really expensive. And to be honest with you, they are usually too expensive. Way too expensive - and whether that is good or bad is another topic. This (longish) article is about value, and what the hell happened to it. It actually isn't just about the watch industry and I am not really trying to advocate for change, but rather using the luxury industry perspective to discuss a particular set of observations.The previous article I linked to above discusses all of the reasons watches as luxury goods are ex

Best Of: Audemars Piguet Watch Museum
It is ironic (and sad), that literally a week or two after I visited the Audemars Piguet Watch Museum in Le Brassus, it was burglarized! Yup, flat out heist. The thieves scaled the sides of the building with a ladder, broke into a window and ran off across the border into France with some watches. I am not sure what they were able to run off with. The museum is designed such that the exhibits are each in highly secured "vault" style rooms. Meaning that if you break into one room, chances are that you aren't gonna get into other rooms. I wonder what they were able to get. Some of those items are likely pictured here. Audemars Piguet and European police are clearly after the thieves, but a job like this requires a highly sophisticated client who wants the items for themselves. Not like you can sell one of a kind stolen watches on the open market. Everyone is gonna know they aren't legitimately for sale.While I truly hope the stolen pieces are recovered, some might not, and images like th

Should I trade?
I have a Rolex gold GMT C 116718 and I'm beginning to lust after the RO Chronograph 26331ST the panda dial. I know I will lose the flashiness of the gold piece that I kind of enjoy but the RO might be more practical. I have a wonderful Panerai, SubC, and a VC Overseas Chrono. What do you think?

Speedmaster Moonphase Co-Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph
The price is coming down! Two years ago when it debuted I prayed the $10,500 MSRP would plummet.Within the last few months I have seen it listed (second hand) for an average of low $7,xxx's!!What do you guys think? Could it get as low as the $5,000 range?Opinions on the watch?I have yet to see it in person but to me this could be the one to live with. It ticks so many boxes it's ridiculous!

Oman crest engraved on back
I am aware that some Rolex watches bearing the Oman crest on the dial are considered to be collector's items. When you Google search Rolex Oman crest or similar, you can find a lot of examples of those.However my question is in reference to a watch with no crest present on the dial, but with the crest engraved on the back. Does anybody know about these watches, are they rarer than those with the crest on the front? Or does the lack of crest on the dial suggest that the dial is not original (or the back is not original, same difference!)Any information would be greatly appreciated. The watch in question has a 6 million serial number.