LAST CHANCE: Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Watch Giveaway
Just a few more days to enter for a chance to win the "extra" January/February watches-dealer giveaway watch. Enter here before midnight Pacific time February 9th, for a chance to win a cool Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto watch with a retail value of $995.Note that due to sponsor guidelines the Hamilton giveaway is open to US participants only. There is also our other February giveaway here for a Traser Red Combat watch.

Building An Internet-Based Business: Figuring Out How to Handle Customer/Client Data With A CRM
For the past 10 years or so, the world has seen the emergence of a new kind of business. That which does not require an actual retail location, office, or much of anything. Entirely online businesses have been a solid trend for good reason. They are far less expensive to set up and maintain. Further, the potential customer/client demographic is worldwide. Regardless, a business is a business, and even an online one has lots of the same issues as a traditional "brick and mortar" business. There are numerous administrative, financial, logistic, and customer service issues that always need to be dealt with.Most new online businesses are small operations, with little budget, often slim previous experience, and high hopes. Many fail not for lack of a good idea, but for lack of administration and financial outlook. A typical example is the business that gets lots of customers, makes lots of sales, and does not have the ability to fulfill each order, deal with customer service issues, and res

Calatrava tougher then you think....
Although I wouldn't subject it to the abuse a Rolex Sub or Speedy pro can take, in the month since I received my 5296 it has been subject to the following.1. Showing off in front of my wife on a carnival high striker with a mallet hammer.. I forgot the watch was on my wrist....2. Being swept off my night table by our Cat....part one....3. Being swept off my night table by our Cat.....part twoFirst fall was from a three foot height on to a rug with a thick padding beneath it.Second fall was a little more serious as it resulted in light scratches on the 9:00 side of the case.... 98 percent of which were taken off by a cape cod cloth. The remainder can wait for a visit to Patek.The watch still runs at plus 5 a day as it did the day it came home from the AD.I don't recommend this treatment on a regular basis ( The Patek now sleeps in my pocket square and golf sock drawer in order to escape the Cat..) but it is good to know these watches are not as fragile as a lot of us think.

5170g or 5980/1R
Which of these 2 pieces does everybody prefer and why? I'm still undecided on which one to go for. Thanks

Explorer 214270- a few questions...
I had the short hand model and it didn't last long here. I never fully connected with it. I am interested in the revised, long hand, blue luminescent hour numeral model. I understand these, and many steel Rolex watches are not so easy to find. I have a local Rolex dealer, AD, who has one. Is finding one indeed somewhat difficult these days? And, is the new model more charming than the one it replaced? Is it a fabulous watch? Any opinions on it are appreciated. Thank you!