caliber 4030 based on the Zenith 400, the best industrial chronographic movement calibre
In 1988, Rolex launched its first automatic chronograph with the most important feature is its caliber 4030 based on the Zenith 400, the best industrial chronographic movement calibre on the market at the time.

Homage vs. Replica vs. Counterfeit
If you are a frequenter of any of the popular watch forums you most certainly have seen the discussion pop up regarding fakes, homages and replicas and each persons opinion on each. This is a common topic and often a heated one as some people have very strong feelings regarding one term or another. But, sometimes the discussion is muddled by varying definitions of the terms and which is appropriate in which situation. Having been part of these conversations I have my own thoughts on these terms as they apply to our hobby; my opinion is not the final word, obviously, but my own take based on the definitions of the terms.Let’s start with what I feel is the most misused term when it comes to watches: replica. When this word is most often used it is in reference to a watch that makes its best efforts to look exactly like another watch only made by a different manufacture. The idea is to as closely replicate the real watch, hence the term replica. That does fit in with the definition

Help. I can only buy one.
GentsOk, it's time to pull the trigger and I would like to know what your thoughts are on this. All of them have their pros and cons. Hopefully your insights will give me that extra push to make the best possible desision. Jules audemars ChonoNovelty 44mm ssROO Panda ss

FC GP v Ti MSc
Given similar deign aesthetics, but very different color schemes and materials, which one would you get?

Observations from a (relatively) new member
I have liked watches since I was in junior high and got a nice quartz Seiko from my father for Christmas in about 1983. I had gotten several quartz Hamilton watches as gifts from my wife over the years until I graduated from college and my mother gave me the gift of:I liked it because it was in the James Bond movie and I wore this quartz watch as my daily for many years. It seems like the bezel may have faded over time- now I know that patina is something y'all like :)As a complete surprise Christmas present, my wife put this in my stocking:Over time I came to be of the opinion that this was the perfect watch with a simple elegance that just couldn't be improved on, kind of the MacBook of the watch world. At that point I thought it would be the last watch I would wear until I retire and buy a Day-Date- because of course that is the watch you get when you retire. (this pic is on the wrist of my son who I gave it to for reasons that will become evident below.) This was my daily until t