Talking Watches: With William Massena
Say the name "William Massena" over on the now-20-year-old pages of the watch lovers' forum Timezone, and many will recoil in fear. William has been the long-time managing director of the mega-forum, and before that, was one if its earliest users and moderators – back when I, and many of our team members, were in grade school. William grew up around watches, spending his formative years in a Swiss boarding school, before entering the world of finance, only to be pulled back into watches. He is one of the few men in this industry that has seen many sides of watches – from journalism to retail, to consulting, to auctions.It was when he was chief operating officer of Antiquorum that I first met William – introduced by a mutual friend – and to say I was intimidated would be an understatement. This imposing, well-educated, bi-lingual true connoisseur had built quite a reputation for himself as the enforcer of Timezone – almost the true-life watch

A taste of yellow gold with blue
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Understanding 5711/1A Grey Market Pricing
I'm in the market for a Nautilus however noticed that it is difficult to get from an AD/Boutique (long waiting lists/won't put me on). Grey market prices here in Hong Kong are around US$27.7k - 31k for the 5711/1A-010 (blue dial, steel). I also however noticed that pricing for the 5712/1A (power reserve, blue dial steel) is around US$33.4k and the 5711/1R (rose gold, full bracelet, brown dial) is around US$44-45k.My question is as follows: I understand that grey market pricing simply reflects current demand however do these levels (for the 5711/1A) still make sense? I like the piece however why not just spend an additional US$3-4k on the 5712/1A? Or an addition US$10-12k on the full rose gold version?

5167 1A "new" look
I just replaced my 5167 1A bracelet version to tropical rubber strap. I always have this thought of changing it to tropical strap and finally I did it. Here is the new look. Hope you like it. The strap is brown color (not black color) :)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

any thoughts on the 512 , 513 or 337?
I mostly wear Rolex but did buy a Pam 104 this year. I liked the look of the watch but sold it b/c it was a bit too big and bulky for me. 42m is about my limit for my wardrobe and the way I dress.I need something on a strap and with rolex the options are pretty limited.Anyone have any thoughts on the Pam 512, 513 or 337? looking at the Panerai site those appear to be smaller and thinner. I like the look of all three of themAny thoughts would be greatly appreciated, I plan on going to the Panerai boutique and trying them on this week.