HELP!!! Independent service vs AP service center
Hi Guys,I recently purchased my first AP. Its a titanium ROO. Watch was purchased new from AP retailer in 2010. I purchased it from original owner ( my business partner). Watch was working great then began to notice that it had about 5-6 hours of power reserve. Now, no matter how many times I wind the watch it will not run.There is an independent watch service center (Universal watch repair in birmingham MI) which is very well known. They service high end, high complication watches from all around the US. They say they are very comfortable working on AP watches. Clearwater says I will be without my watch for 3-4 months. I know they do great work but really dont want to be without my watch for that long. Universal says they can do the service and check out watch in 2 weeks and for half the price.What do you guys thinks?Thanks for the help

Thoughts on potential flip
Hi everyone, I would like to get your thoughts on this possible trade plus $$. I'm contemplating trading my Explorer II Polar 42mm and my new Speedy double sapphire for an AP 15400 I series silver dial plus cash. I tried on the AP the other day and just love the way the silver dial looks plus it's a change from my black dial watches. Thoughts?

Speedy Limtied Edition
Which one is your favourite Speey Pro Limited Edition from the past ?

Trade patek 5711 for 5726/a on strap
Hello again friends I'm having another dilemma and I need your help. Just when I thought I was set in my collection to not trade anything around anymore I saw a watch that just called my name and made me very confused. My current collection consists of a omega speedy 3570.50 original moon watch I use it as kind of a beater and a little piece of history, an omega seamaster 300master co axial as a dive watch, A Rolex Blnr, a Rolex 116520 Daytona, an Ap 15202 white dial and of course last but not least my Patek 5711 blue dial. So here's my Dillema I recently saw a Patek Philippe 5726 annual calendar on a leather strap at an AD and instantly fell in love. I currently Love all my watches and I'm not in the position to buy this outright so I ask you my friends if I should trade my 5711 for it. Money wise it's not the issue because I was offered great Trade in for my 5711 for a preowned mint 5726 so the difference wouldn't be much and I will stand at a great value. My issue is should I give

Leather strap on 5712/1a ?
The Patek Salon in London tell me this is not possible (i.e. to switch over to the strap and deployment from either a 5712G or a 5726). So we have the official line from Patek. Anyone tried it unofficially ?