Why Are Watches So Expensive?
I get asked this question a lot so I figured I would simply layout a number of the reasons why watches are expensive in an article. There is a threshold issues though - and that is between "expensive" and "overpriced." Those two items are not mutually exclusive, and are different.Expensive just means that something costs a lot, but there is good reason for the price. Overpriced means that something simply has a cost that is vastly in excess of the materials cost + marketing costs + development costs + manufacturing cost + distribution costs + fair profit. Expensive watches and overpriced watches are very common. And unfortunately overpriced ones are too common. At the same time, you need to ask yourself, "if a brand asks a certain overpriced amount for a watch, but is still able to sell them, can you still regard the watch as being overpriced?" The answer is yes, but you still want the watch, don't you?I will now go ahead and list many (but not all) of the reasons that watches are so e

As if I needed another reason to love the Aquanaut....
Hello everyone here on TRF! If you've spent any time at all here in the Patek Forum you are well aware of how owners of the Aquanaut truly love this watch. Being the owner of the 5164 (Travel Time) I put myself in that category as well. Much has already been said about the versatility of this model, so I won't presume to sing it's praises in that regard. But something interesting happened to me this weekend that gave me a whole new appreciation of the Aquanaut, so I thought I would share the story with all of you.This past Saturday night, the wife and I met up for dinner/drinks with a bunch of friends we haven't seen in a while. The evening was going great. The conversation was going and the drinks were flowing. Well, as the next round of cocktails arrived at the table, I could tell that our waiter was struggling. The tray used to bring the drinks to our table was off-balance and very unstable in his hands. One of the friends noticed the issue and tried to help by taking a cou

So I am...
I֪ going to unload the 005 for something different. Don�� get me wrong I totally dig it but may go a different direction. Possibly the 000 or well I֪ not sure. Silly to do?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Basel World speculation
What are the chances that Rolex comes out with a yellow gold DateJust 41? They already have it in the DateJust 36. So it kind of makes sense. A Day-Date is around 25KA YG 36mm DateJust is around 19K or so?I could see a 41mm DateJust for around 20k.Would it just hurt the sales of the DayDate 40?I personally don't care for the day function and wouldn't really buy a DayDate. What do you think?

Models with platinum dial
What are the models with platinum dials other than the Yacht-Master?