The Affordable Observer's Watch
Although the style has been around since the 40’s the past few years have seen a growth in the popularity in the Beobachtungs-Uhren (Nav. B-Uhr or Nav. B) watches. These were worn during WWII by pilots and had some specific guidelines for their design. They had to be large (normally 55mm) as as to be easy to read, and contain luminous paint so as to be legible at night. A large crown was required so as to be operated with gloves and a movement with a hacking seconds hand.The watches from the 1940’s will run you well into the thousands of dollars, well above the budget of many a watchnerd. And the 55mm size makes them prohibitive for most wrist sizes. Fortunately a number of brands have come to our aide and provided a range of options for the watch enthusiast to consider when shopping for a watch in this iconic design.Parnis Pilot Watches$75 – $150 USD47mmAutomatic movement, type variesSource: Parnis WatchStarting on the low end, we have the Parnis brand, straight out

AP ROO Rose Gold Novelty 26401RO vs 26400RO
Hi Guys,Not sure if this has already been mentioned, while shopping around for the Rose Gold Novelty, I noticed there's a renewed latest ref 26401RO for this model.Dig a bit and found out that the differences between the previous 26400RO is 6 grams lighter on the new Ref due to small change to the middle case to increase stability of the movement in the watch.There's also small price reduction(less ~2.5% on retail) for this new ref 26401RO given lesser 6 grams of gold. Cheers

My girlfriend took my...
...new Breitling B-1, or to be honest I actually did not click with it and she liked the blue dial so problem solved:-) I think it look great on her! /masterkiller

interesting detail on the new 5170R
looks like the live pictures show matching and distinct cream colored chrono and minute counter hands for both the R versions of the 5170, unlike the image on pateks website.similar to the white dialed G version having black chrono and minute hand while the rest are white gold.i am a fan but i do believe i like the black dialed R the most image credit to Bexsonn.bexsonn/new-patek-phi...aph-ref-5170r/

Tudor 76200s for sale in Japan
I was looking at some Tudor 76200 day dates in Japan and wondered if anybody has used Kyoto-Japan or Japan-retro?,, it seems quite a few pieces are new,unused but dont say if it includes,boxes but includes warranty?,,,,, Will need to message the dealers to find this out,,,, Any information much appreciated,,,,,,