Octagons...
Genta killed it with the octagonal shaped case..... And that's all I have to say about that ... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Please share your views and help me decide: Patek Philippe's 5396R-012 vs 5205R-001
All,I am interested in adding a Patek Philippe annual calendar to my collection and, after quite some deliberation, have narrowed the selection to the 5396R-012 and the 5205R-001. Both pieces appeal to me and are ultimately excellent interpretations of this complication, whilst each has its own unique character. I have sought to highlight some of my headline thoughts below;5396R-012+ A relatively more clean dial design+ Fantastically-formed Breguet numerals+ Supplied on a folding clasp deployant buckle+ Slimmer case+ A classic interpretation built on the iconic Calatrava case design philosophy- Complications are relatively more obscured and less easy to read5205R-001+ Spectacularly-scuplted and skelotonised lugs alongside an interesting concave (but appearing convex due to high-polishing) bezel+ Easier to read annual calendar complications, whilst the moonphase is the same as the 5396 variants+ A modern interpretation that appears to have greater versatility, being slightly more casual

U.S. ADs selling pre-owned above MSRP
An AD that I visit has a small pre-owned section and happened to have a (essentially new) hard to find watch there sold at a mark-up consistent with grey market prices. This particular model was explained as a 2 week old trade in that still appeared to have the stickers on it. Now, I don’t blame them for selling the watch at prevailing market, but in theory, they could basically just put a friends name on the warranty card declare it used, and now sell at the higher price.Not sure if this something Rolex would have a problem with, but just curious how everyone else’s ADs are responding to these secondary market prices we’ve seen over the last year+?

Now that I only Own 1 Rolex, a Daytona, I miss Spinning my
Bezel... Click Click Click...

iwatch mfg. and innards vs. Rolex
I am an Apple fan (typing this from my Mac and we have 3 iPhones). Also, having taken some electrical engineering classes, I have huge respect for the engineering that goes into the iwatch. That said, these videos explain why I (and am guessing others) will never feel the connection to an iwatch that is felt with a Rolex. Also, I get that Rolex has some of the best videos & advertising on the planet. The 2nd iwatch video is Apple's attempt at what Rolex does so well. Not quite on par w/ Rolex, but fairly cool in it's own way. iwatch innards - https://.youtube/watch?v=-3JYGk0uejs (most exciting/interesting vid I could find)Rolex 4130 movement - https://.youtube/watch?v=-7rWZvPuQHk (beautiful video)Inside Rolex's factory - https://.youtube/watch?v=x5ArSjYlJ9Y&t=2s (liked this version in French) Couldn't find a vid of iwatch being made, but found a video about the case - https://.youtube/watch?v=qmaYUhMH1w8&t=4s