A. Lange & Sohne GRAND LANGE 1 POWER RESERVE PLATINUM - RHODIUM DIAL - 42MM

Is India and its horology of interest to you? - Part 4 (Final Part)
In the earlier parts we went from the Hindu time system, over for the Indian society all important wall clocks to the watch industry and its major players in India.This 4th and final part shall introduce you to the way watches are retailed in India.India is a very large and culturally diverse country. It is more of a continent than a country. Let's remember that India is home to 1.2 billion people. Most of them with a sound grasp of English. The British left India not only with the world's largest railway system but with a quite good education system as well. IT and precision mechanical companies all over the world are founded, nurtured and developed by Indians. The pharmaceutical industry can not exist without their knowledge anymore and I recently read in a newspaper that 38% of all doctors in the USA are either Indians or descendants of Indians. But back to watch retailing.In every Indian state there is a Horological Trade Federation. Their motto 'Build a better time around us' is

Faberg¨¦ eggs and marbles
A couple years ago I spent money on motorcycle stuff. I own two very cool motorcycles and a couple scooters. They are fun to drive, for the most part, if you get out of the city and find some nice winding country roads. But the real cool thing about motorcycles is riding up to the local motorcycle bar where you can show it off to other enthusiasts. If you have Italian stuff, like me, and it is a little rare, you can get a nice little crowd around to talk to. That was always fun.So there is a hobby that you can actually ride and get a little kick from.But it has some drawbacks: maintenance, storage, cops, tickets, repair, broken bones, smashed teeth etc.So now I'm into watches. I like that they are very low maintenance. You still need some insiders to show them off to - like most hobbies.I think collecting watches is a lot like collecting marbles or Faberg¨¦ Eggs. I remember back in grade school we played and collected marbles. It was fun to see what other kids had. I think if

Traded 15400 steel for gold
Traded my black dial 15400 steel and a couple other pieces for the blue dial 15400 rose gold. Dial is hard to capture - very dark and similar to the 15202 blue dial. Goes from black to deep blue depending on the light.

royal oak offshore scuba boutique
any ideas anyone?I reconsider the one in black and red.Don¡ät like the newer ones without foldingclasp..

Patek 5167/1A Rubber Band Arrives......
here's mine;