An amazing AP Tour !!
I was planning a vacation to Florida and wanting to look at some AP's but couldn't find a dealer. I decided to call the service center. Well, long story short, after a phone call and a few emails, I was set up with a tour at the AP Service center in Clearwater. The tour was so enjoyable I wanted to share a little with my forum friends, so here goes:The entrance is very nondescript with some large beautiful trees out front. To give size perspective that is my Toyota LandCruiser dwarfed by the trees. 1.JPG 2.JPGWalking up to the door, I was wondering if I was even at the correct building until I saw the large AP etched in the doors. I was let in by a security guard and led to a waiting area with some nice reading material. Wish I had more time to read but they were very prompt.3.JPG 3.5.JPGI was introduced to a few people and met my tour guide (straight from Switzerland). I was even given a AP labcoat to wear.4.JPGThe first thing done when they receive a watch is take a high def video

Royal oak open worked...courtesy of WCL
Our good friend from the forums Submarino has really been cranking on putting up articles on all kinds of watches. He's definitely an AP fan but keeps it very well spread out amongst makers of all kinds...That being said though, this piece he wrote on the open worked is beautiful!.watchcollectinglifestyle....tainless-steel

Rolex Going Upmarket?
One often stated theory here to explain the dearth of stainless steel sports models in stores is that Rolex is trying to go upmarket a' la Philippe Patek. My numbers below aren't exact, but I'm just trying to theorize about how this strategy would work for Rolex.PP sells what...about 60,000 watches a year? Rolex sells maybe 800,000 watches per year? What percentage of each metal? Two-thirds TT/SS and one-third PM? I'm guessing its even less PM than that. So is there really a market for Rolex to stop selling 500,000 TT/SS watches and sell, let's say, 150,000 additional PM watches instead (to make about the same revenue as it does now)?Rolex's most popular model is something like a 36mm TT Datejust for around $10,600. I'm not sure that Rolex will be able to go upmarket and sell the quantity of watches it would need to in order to maintain its current revenue while turning its back on its icon. And if Rolex wants to move upmarket while still selling s decent amount of its iconic TT Datej

Ray of Light
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The first scratch is the deepest...
Anyone recommend a way to gently polish out scratches on a gold clasp without being too harsh?I knew it would happen at some point but I'm absolutely gutted I caught my 5 day old bluesy clasp on the rivet on my jeans pocket!!!Any advice welcomed.Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk