Top 10 Watches Of Baselworld 2015
Baselworld 2015 came and went seemingly faster than previous Baselworld watch trade shows. Maybe that is because team watches-dealer met with so many brands, hour after hour, for a solid week. By our records, we formally met with about 85 watch brands in the hopes of capturing as wide a scope of what is new in the watch world as possible. That includes meetings with the big boy luxury watch makers such as Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega, TAG Heuer, Breitling, and many more that represent most of the world's high-end watch makers, as well as meetings with more mainstream producers of timepieces such as Bulova, Citizen, Seiko, Casio, and Victorinox Swiss Army. More so, we took the time to learn what smaller independent watch makers were doing to innovate and add variety to the world of not only mechanical timepieces, but also some interesting new electronic and smartwatches.Team watches-dealer at Baselworld 2015; from left to right: David Bredan, James Stacey, Ariel Adams �C with Mark Carson

The new Tag Heuer Aquaracer 500 M CALIBRE 5 is the latest addition to the Aquaracer collection.
Tag Heuer offers the new Aquaracer 500 M Calibre 5 pre-order. The new Tag Heuer Aquaracer 500 M CALIBRE 5 is the latest addition to the Aquaracer collection.

A visit with my first WIS friend... GTG
Dear TRF Friends...Please allow me to share this great story with you about my recent GTG in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Before I begin I would like to tell you how I meet Michael (ap_mike)... Michael and I meet on a watch forum about 5 1/2 years ago when we were both new to collecting watches. We then had the opportunity to meet in person at a big Rolex GTG in London 5 years ago where our friendship grew at a more personal level. Over the years as our passion for watches grew we consulted each other on different brands and watches we were persuing... From Omega to Rolex to AP and PP...So last week I had the opportunity to meet up with Michael as I was operating a flight into Colombo. We had a great time catching up and sharing our small watch collection with each other... Here are a few snaps from our GTG...This was my very first overnight stay in Colombo Sri Lanka... It's an absolutely beautiful country... I only wish I had a few more days to travel around!Over looking the Indian Ocean...

Where to buy straps?
I'm new to Panerai and should have my first coming this weekend on the FedEx truck.Where is a good place to buy straps? Any good high quality aftermarket dealers/makers?Thanks for the help.

Your watches and your ink?
We've had vehicles, steering wheels, wallets, attire and even drinks. For a little Friday fun how about your watch and your tattoos?Appreciate that its not everyone's thing but I've seen a few on here and this appears to be a friendly and non judgemental forum Here's one of my ongoing work in progress (with my Sub, of course )