Alpina Extreme Sailing Black Dial Men's Watch 525LB4V6B2

Featured German Watch...Sinn 203 Arktis on Bracelet
This is a real nice Sinn watch...I hope you all enjoy it:This is a "cool" watch, in many senses of the word. Tired of the traditional black, blue and sliver dials? Go blue - and not just any blue. This watch has a dial that cannot be described, in either words or photographs. It is one of those watches on which we receive phone calls from clients after they open the box to let us know how extremely pleased they are with the remarkable color of this dial.Designed for commercial and military operations in extreme alpine/high-altitude settings. Special inert gas mixture and dehumidifier capsule (shown at 7) eliminate moisture intrusion in virtually any environment. Solid stainless steel construction is corrosion-resistant and is slow to assume the surrounding ambient temperature. Also suitable for undersea operations. Automatic winding mechanical chronograph movement with power reserve of 42 hours. The movement is both shock resistant and antimagnetic. Functions include hours, minutes, su

Help! What is this mysterious IWC?
Hey IWC Experts,I'm really keen to buy my first IWC and have been checking out the secondhand market. I came across the watch below, but have no idea if it is genuine. Is this a real model? Look familiar to anyone? Any help would be gratefully received!Thanks in advance :-)17068625.jpg

Malio Straps -- HIGHLY recommended! AMAZING!
Hey all,I wanted to post my feedback on a wonderful strap maker here for those who are looking for high quality, amazing design, vintage/historic straps. I just rec'd yesterday 6 straps from Malio Straps and have been absolutely blown away with what I got. Each strap I rec'd has by far exceeded my expectation in every way. The leather is BUTTER! Soft, pliable and the workmanship is top notch. The level of detail, distressing, colour variation and design is simply outstanding. I asked for specific details to be made/put on the straps and he nailed it to perfection.If I had the $$ I would absolutely buy each and every one of his straps in the vintage and historic section of his website.If you're looking for an ultra high quality strap for a reasonable price you definitely need to put Malio Straps at the top of your list!In Picture #2 the names of the straps are as follows (from left to right):1. Terrano2. Legno3. D'Avorio4. Frassino5. Crostino6. Vittorio Perfetto

High-end, less-prestigious, or low-end, more prestigious?
Where do you guys/gals stand? If you had the choice between a "top-of-the-line" model of a less-prestigious, but decent watchmaker (let's say Tissot), or a "lower-end" model of a more-prestigious brand (let's say Longines), which would you choose? Let's say all things are relatively equalfor example they have similar movements, ages, and you like both designs equally: Which way to go?I am in that buying range where this question arises often for me (the sort of $500-$1000 range), and just wonder how others think about this. Cheers

Confused or is it fake?
I've been browsing for my first PP and noticed a few things with the Nautilus 3800 models especially in the gold/steel and gold models. It's like out of nowhere there are a few extremely cheap ones on Chrono. But it's only for this model and material so it seems. Here is the one that had me searching like crazy as to why it's so much cheaper than others .chrono24/en/patekphil...acturerIds=194I just don't get how a full gold watch can be sold for that price unless it's obviously a fake or plated but the seller is trusted with good score. Then there are a few of these two tone 3800s that are super cheap too and just don't get it. Can someone help educate me about these instances please? I'm not even really looking for a YG of anything unless it's a Calatrava but then yellow would be my least preferred. .chrono24/en/patekphil...acturerIds=194Thanks for looking and hopefully there is a perfectly good explanation for the odd pricing compared to the other Nautilus models.