8 Things to Know About the Christophe Claret Allegro
At #baselworld 2015, Christophe Claret's headliner was the Allegro, a new minute repeater watch that boasts very fine craftsmanship and an extremely eye-catching movement. Here's what you need to know about the Le Locle brand's latest in order to stay up to date.  1. It comes from a very musical family.Watchmaker Christophe Claret has always been fond of minute repeaters; in fact, the first watch movement Claret designed, in 1989, was a minute repeater. The Allegro follows in this heritage. It is the third musical watch in the brand's Traditional Complications collection, following after the Adagio and Soprano models. However, it has a movement entirely its own. Caliber ALG89 is a manually wound caliber 34 mm in diameter. It has a grand total of 520 components. It beats at 21,600 vph.  2. The Allegro uses a smoked sapphire dial to highlight the workings of the repeater.A darkened, translucent dial offers many advantages for watch designers. In some sense, it's a happy medium

Side-By-Side: Seiko SKX007 + Orient Mako USA
Last week we took a look at the new Orient Mako USA, Orient's reimagining of one of their most popular entry-level divers. At $225, the Mako USA��which comes updated with some higher-end specs��offers some serious bang-for-your-buck value. The comments section for that review understandably brought up comparisons to the SKX007, Seiko's flagship diver and probably the most iconic affordable dive watch currently on the market. So it got us thinking, does the new and improved Mako rival the venerable SKX007?Now, I'm sure you're thinking that it's not exactly a fair comparison. After all, the SKX007 is considerably cheaper, readily available for approximately $160 (the made in Japan version is considerably more) on either a rubber or a stainless steel bracelet. But if you take into account that an aftermarket bracelet with solid end links tacks on another $60, give or take, then the two watches line up in terms of monetary value. So, for the fun of it, let's compare these two excellent dive

Upgrading RO Dual Time 18k with leather Strap to RO full 18k Perpetual Calendar
Hi all,Need some advice, I currently have a 2010 RO Dual Time 18k Yellow Gold on a leather strap. I am thinking of selling this to purchase a 2012 Perpetual Calendar Yellow Gold (full 18k strap) 25820BA.OO.0944BA.02.Questions are:1) The Perpetual Calendar is going for ?26k - is this a fair price - condition is claimed as mint from the seller.2) What would my watch be worth part ex compared to selling privately?3) If sold privately and listed on Chrono24 how long would it take to sell - I have box, papers and the purchase receipt. The watch has been used regularly so has surface scratches?4) The Perpetual calendar is more complicated so how much should I expect a service from AP to cost? 5) Would you pay an extra ?10 - ?13k and sell a RO dual time to purchase a RO Perpetual Cal?Thank you in advance for all your comments and help.

Incoming ...just got back from my AD
After hearing about price drop in uk I decided to pull the trigger and pick up the 5712 . Got the good news that watch had arrived and ready to collect .....

Selling your first watch do or don't?
Hi all,I'm new on the forum. I own a submariner no date, bought it new on my 18th. Now looking for something else, like the new daytona (paying the jackpot) of the new sky dweller in steel.But what to do with my old watch? Sell it and regret later or save more money and buy the new watch as an extra watch. Please give me some adviceThanks all !