A Guide To Avoiding Fake Watches
Over on Forbes we published a useful article called "The Truth About Replica Watches." You may or may not know that I write about watches and luxury regularly over on Forbes. We don't typically point watches-dealer readers over to my posts there, but I encourage you to follow my articles on Forbes. Having said that, in this instance we felt it was worth sharing a guide-style article we did helping to educate people about fake watches.It is true that overall we tend to admonish the purchase of fake watches, but perhaps for reasons you might not expect. The replica watch industry, no matter how underground it may be, is still a billion dollar plus market each year. Timepieces are among the most mass produced fake items around, and for good reason: people want watches and watches are expensive. If you are curious about fake watches or the reasons people buy them. Or perhaps you just need to be talked out of it, head over to "The Truth about Replica Watches" here ?

Never Meet Your Heroes: Finding a Heuer Carrera 2447S
They always say ��never meet your heroes'. The same often applies in Watchworld. That gorgeous IWC Portofino you thought was the pinnacle of refinement and gorgeousness turns out to look like an oversized Christmas chocolate coin on your wrist.But sometimes it works out.I've had an obsession with anything with an engine since I was old enough to peer under a car bonnet or look into a watch case. The two things have always sublimated into 1960s and ��70s Heuers.Collecting vintage Heuers is only a slightly slower route to the poorhouse than vintage Ferraris, so I'd always avoided getting behind the wheel and just looked from afar. But covet? Oh yes. Plenty of coveting.It was always the Carrera 2447S. And an early one at that. The one with the eggshelly, very slightly shiny Singer dial, before the silvered starburst thing hit. The simplicity was what did it for me. None of the rail-crash of telemeter, tachy, range and sliderule dials that you so often see on pre-60s watches. No panda-dial f

Oh NO, what have I started!
Went into a AD for Audemars today looking to get more information about one of their pieces. I have seen Panerais around but never thought to much about them. The salesperson explained to me about their history and story and I decided to look a little closer, saw a couple of rose gold pieces which were spectacular, perhaps after a little research and some time with the brand they may be on the list. I was in a bit of a hurry and found this little gem, ended up leaving the store in about 15 minutes with this in tote. I have never spent so little time researching a watch or agonizing over the purchase. I must say it was kinda fun.

PAM00512 or Rolex 16613 Bluesy
Hi All. It's been over a year since my last watch and I am ready for my next one. After lots of (fun) reasearch and thinking, I am closing in on the Rolex 16613 and the PAM00512. Very differnent, I know, but those are the two that are speaking to me the most. I consider them to be at more or less the same price point (11613 would be pre-loved, of course; PAM00512 would be BNIB or LNIB).Any thoughts, especially in view of what I already have? Should I be considering anything else? Please refrain fro the whichever you like best and it's what you like that matters answers. I get that, and in the end that is what will decide it, but I really respect the views from the folks on this forum.FYI, I started this thread on the Rolex forum already, and wanted to see if the feedback was different here.

Sub LN to Sub LVc?
I'm considering doing this. Selling/trading my Sub LN for a Sub LVc. Anyone do this and regret it?I know the obvious answer is to add the LVc but I can't afford to have a ten watch collection, so two Subs in a 2 or 3 watch collection seems excessive. My current collection is the LN and a 16750 Pepsi.I'm just kind of bored of the LN and that sunburst green dial is calling my name.FWIW, would not be paying over MsRP. I would wait for a MSRP opportunity from an AD or buy used. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk