No More "Luxury" Watches
I want "luxury" to die. Not actual luxury from an economic standpoint, but a lot of how we use the actual word "luxury." Allow me to set up this topic just a bit, and explore my ideas with you. I promise that in the long run my suggestions will benefit everyone, and this is free advice to an industry that I think needs it.I write about timepieces, lots of different timepieces including many that are high-end. "High-end" having the association that they are perhaps well-made, use expensive materials, are exclusive, and cost a lot. You know"luxury." What cheapens many of these brands is that they attach the term "luxury" to their image and products. Cheapening not only the word "luxury," but also the products themselves. Things aren't "luxury" because you insert that word into your slogan. Nothing is worse for luxury watches than the term "Luxury Swiss Watches" next to a brand name as a slogan. Real luxury is earned through attaining and meeting the various qualifications that define the

My AP ROO Diver "mini review" !
Hello all !Having been absent here for quite a while I would like to give a mini review of my newly acquired Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver. It��s a watch that I have been secretly dreaming of for a long time, but I have always thought that it would be outside my reach.But looking at my collection of watches recently I arrived at the conclusion that it would indeed now be possible - only hurdle was that it required sacrificing a couple of watches that I was very fond of. However having given it a little more thought I realized that none of the watches in question would be impossible for me to reacquire.So off to one of the many danish good guy used watch dealers I went - swapped my Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra, my Rolex Sea Dweller triple 6 and an Omega Constellation Pie Pan and returned home a happy camper wearing the AP ROO Diver on a bracelet on my wrist :-)At this time I have had the watch for a couple of weeks and would like to share my first impressions of it with you.Weig

Thinking about selling my Speedy Pro for a GMT II - Thoughts?
Hi guys,I've been lurking for a while but finally decided to post a thread and seek some guidance. I have a modest watch collection that began with the purchase of my Speedy Pro in 2007. It was somewhat of a whim, but it's been my almost daily wearer for 7 years. The fact that it has such a unique history (flight qualified by NASA! It says so on the case back after all ;) ) has been a reliable conversation starter for me (I even talked it up on my first date with my now wife -- if she thought I was a nut she never let on). The 16710 GMT II has always been a favorite of mine, and now I'm feeling a pull towards it. I like my Speedy but it isn't a perfect daily watch; it's a little clunky, a little uncomfortable, and the hesalite crystal gets scratched way too easily. I've also never worn it to go swimming because part of me never trusted the non screw down crown. If I got a pre-loved 16710 it would take the place of my Speedy and be an everyday watch. I'd wear it to work, to the golf cou

5146G-001 Purchase/Ordering Question
Is the 5146G-001 a piece that would be readily available from an AD or boutique; or is it something that would need to be ordered with a wait list? I'm thinking of pulling the trigger but before I go into the boutique I'm wondering what my expectations should be on timing. Not sure how in demand this model is at the moment, although it strikes me as a classic. Thanks for any thoughts.

When being a WIS gets you in trouble with more than the wife
I thought this was funny in it's own way https://.cp24/mobile/world/up...rals-1.3766425