AP Clearwater contact email?
There's a ROO/ Diver bracelet I am interested in, but want to get the pre-owned item authenticated prior to purchase.The AP Boutique has said that they do not authenticate parts.Anyone know if AP Clearwater would be able to do the authentication?If so, does anyone have the contact email/ best phone number and person with whom to speak?Thanks in advance!

A good reason for a refund or just weakness?
So, a great pal of mine has been desperate to change his twenty year old Tag Heuer Formula watch for either a Patek 5980 or Offshore. And for two whole months I received emails with pictures of watches entitled how about this one?Then suddenly a purchase was made for a BNIB grey ti themes and shortly after I received the customary email with a wrist shot and it was very nice indeed and everything seemed right in the world for the following 24 hours. The following day I received a call from my pal explaining that he was in significant pain with his wrist and he was going to have to return the watch to the dealer. It seems that the size of the watch and perhaps even the metal bracelet may have aggravated a relatively recent mountain biking injury.I'm slightly concerned that my pal may be going soft so I thought I might post a couple of photos to see if he deserves any sympathy, after all this was his 40th birthday present to himself.Full marks to the dealer for the refund too!

Pic Request - Leather strap on a SM Pro Chrono?
I have just got hold of one of the new Bond SM Pro Chrono's (the one with black face and bezel) and was toying with the idea of putting a leather strap on it Could anyone post some pics and/or give me some info as to where I can obtain such a strap?Cheers

All Italian
Love both!!!

Wow, marketing brilliance...
Yes, this is another BLRO thread...and yes I am a Rolex and TRF NEWB.I have to give credit where credit is due, and I give Rolex a ton of credit for releasing the BLRO in SS, even if it comes on a jubilee. In terms of consumer goods, this release is right up there with any marketing strategy in recent memory. Rolex took an iconic piece and poked the bear while only offering it in WG. Sure, those who could afford the WG BLRO were thrilled, however this decision had the masses in an uproar for 4 long years. Had many people begging for a BLRO in SS, and WHAM now we have one. We may never know if Rolex intended it this way before they released the WG BLRO 4 years ago, but the demand and buildup for the SS Pepsi was 4 years in the making. I believe Rolex knew what they were doing on this one, and imo this strategy will pay huge dividends for them.