Swatch Holiday Twist Watch
We brought you the Fiona Kruger Skull Watch for Halloween, but with Halloween behind us, the Christmas season is upon us. Poor Thanksgiving gets gobbled up by the ever-earlier end of the year holidays. Just when you are sure the Swiss watch industry is uber serious, along comes the Swatch Holiday Twist watch. This holiday special watch for 2014 is a limited edition of 14,999 (no, not 15,000) watches. Limited Edition numbers for Swatch mean something different than they do for Mrs. Kruger. But that means that this watch for $120 is within reach of more than the "One Percenters" who might be picking up a Patek Philippe or A. Lange &?Sohne as a stocking stuffer.Swatch Holiday TwistKnowing that Swatch is the most lighthearted brand of the Swatch Group, you would expect some playfulness, and between the watch and their press release, you have to decide for yourself whether to look confused or just smile and go with the holiday flow. For example, those naughty Swatch folks are promoting

Saphire case back RO Chrono?
I recently went to a watch fair where i chatted with the people in the AP booth. I tried the RO Chrono ref. 26320 on and asked why the watch has a solid case back instead of a saphire case back as most other RO models. The kind woman gave me an explanation on why and added, that AP is currently working on a new caliber for the RO Chrono which will have saphire case back.Do any of you know anything about this new caliber and a possible saphire case back for the RO Chrono ?

5970 vs 5270?
I am starting to debate my next Patek purchase. I am dead set on either getting the 5970 or the new 5270. I like the 5970r aesthetically the most and the 5970p the second most but there is a big difference in price. I am debating going with the new 5270. Obviously it is only made in white at this time. I would love your overall thoughts and thoughts on short and long term collectibility of each piece. Thanks in advance!

Flip for a 5960p blue dial?
I saw and tried on a 5960p blue dial in the real yesterday. A stunning piece. It gave me an itch, so do I scratch? A little background. I have been on an exploratory mission to find a PM watch, and during the search, I've come to realize that I am more of a white metal guy than yellow. And, I also realized that I want a platinum watch over white gold, which obviously limits the selection, yet there are still some incredible choices (e.g. 5960p). I am in no rush, but is the 5960p blue dial a piece that is hard to find, and therefore, should I consider it more since I have the opportunity? In order to obtain the 5960p, which is at an AD, I would need to do some flipping plus layout some $$$. I would flip my 5712/1a (my first PP and one I do enjoy a lot) and my 5167a (my second PP, and one I like but don't love, so I'm considering to use it as currency for my next purchase) plus cash for the 5960p blue dial. My collection would be down to 3 watches, with the other 2 being a SDc and a SS D

Now that Carl Bucherer has bought Tourneau
Do you think that blue bronze bay will become more available?