Van Cleef & Arpels "Art On The Dial" Allows For Convenient Custom Watches
The ultimate luxury, for anyone, is getting something made custom for you. This can come in many forms but custom art is the best, in my opinion. Custom watches have been around for as long as there has been a watch industry. The idea is that a client goes to "their brand" and says "make this for me." Then the brand decides if one, they can do it, and two, making it doesn't degrade the brand.Today, the idea of custom work from a major brand doesn't often cross the minds many. I think Westerners aren't as used to it as Easterners. In fact, in the watch world, most customization is done for Asian people. Yes, it is a cultural thing, but I think people there are more used to the concept that they can ask. Would you, for instance, assume that you can go into a Vacheron Constantin boutique and ask for a totally custom watch? Well, you can.From an artistic standpoint, one of my favorite watch and jewelry houses is Van Cleef & Arpels. I sat down with them and they shared with me details a

Basel 2016 new Patek models
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My First Pam! Finally!
First of all, thanks to all the Pam community here on TRF. It was so helpful to hear from so many people each time a 'newbie' like me posted some silly question.The photos you guys post and your knowledge of these watches and explanations about them really pushed me into getting my first one.It was a hard decision as I do not take a 'big' purchase lightly. My last big watch purchase was 19 years ago, so I make sure I know exactly what makes me happy and hope I will be able to look down at it years from now and have it still make me smile. So without further adieu. Here was the day in photos. Cheers! Had to check out the competition, 422, 372. Just to be sure what I was going to get.And the very hot 422 is beautiful. Kinda like a giant 111. That 213 was beautiful as well.I want one of these Straps! They are giant. JK, that is a belt that matches the Pam buckles. My Wife trying on a Hulk, she loved it.A decision was made and a Bank envelope filled with paper for my 'dealer' was offered

HGTV show "Fixer Upper"
So my gf is watching the show fixer upper today and I came in to see. This guy Chip and his wife fix up houses for these couples. Besides for his wife being extremely hot, I had absolutely no interest in this show. Then I noticed he's wearing a 5-digit reference sub but he wears it backwards Long story short I ended up watching a couple episodes with her :) Does anyone else wear their watch this way?

AD Behavior
I recently purchased a BLNR from a trusted seller that I learned about through this forum and my wife took it in to an AD to get it appraised for insurance as I was working. I already swapped the band to a rubber b strap in order to save the original strap for one day when I pass it on to my son (it's a 2017 reference-his birth year) and because it's easier to sanitize in a hospital setting. When my wife went to hand over the watch for inspection the AD staff essentially scolded her for presenting them with a watch that had a non-Rolex band and balked about altering a Rolex watch. I mean, how DARE I change my watch strap?! He also scoffed at the fact that I did it myself--spring bars are complicated things for some I guess... They went on to give her a bunch more attitude and unsolicited advice about buying outside of local ADs (despite their having long waiting lists and no stock) and essentially called her a tax cheat for buying a watch outside of the country (I paid all applic