Audemars Piguet 18k Y/G Silver Dial Unisex Classic Automatic

F.P.Journe Homage Dinner for George Daniels
If there was was one dinner watchmakers and enthusiasts hoped to attend in 2010, it was the one organized to honor George Daniels on June 24 at the Lanesborough Hotel in London. The dinner was hosted by F.P. Journe to celebrate the achievements, innovation and expertise George Daniels has contributed to the world or horology. This exclusive dinner was organized by F.P.Journe¡¯s long time London partners, John and William Asprey of William & Son, Journe’s UK agent. At the dinner Fran?ois-Paul Journe honored his long-time friend and mentor George Daniels, one of the foremost watchmakers of the 20th century, who gave Journe the creative inspiration that has significantly stirred his horological career.In a speech at the dinner, Journe declared: ¡°Without George Daniels, I would most certainly never have stared to make my first watch. George is definitely the foremost watchmaker of the 20th Century. It was in 1969, when the mechanical watch industry was dethroned by the arrival of

Cost Of Entry: Panerai Watches
Welcome to?the second installment in our Cost of Entry series of articles, where we go hands-on?with?the most affordable, entry-level watches of?today's leading luxury watch brands. In our first article, we looked at Rolex and the Oyster Perpetual, and today, we are checking out?what?Officine Panerai?has to offer with its Panerai Luminor PAM000 Base Logo watch.The remarkable popularity of Panerai is something that needs no introduction to most. Officine Panerai was purchased through the Vend?me Luxury Group by luxury industry giant Richemont SA in 1997; and since the dawn of the new millennium, Panerai has enjoyed a lasting ¨C and for a while, seemingly endless ¨C growth and expansion that was?matched by only a handful of other brands. Chances are, if you are reading this, you either already own a Panerai and are thinking about whether also getting the base model is a good idea, or you are interested in the brand and are planning on "entering it" sometime soon. Now,?as many of the former

How rare is this old chrono?
Greetings, this is my first post in this forum.A friend of mine inherited the watch shown in the pic attached, and is offering to me at very low / reasonable price.the problem is none of us know anything about this brand and the watch itself.I will appreciate if someone can shed some light with regards to rarity of this watch, or if its authentic and collectible. cheers,M.

Cosc
looks like rolex owns a COSC plant from wiki:''Three laboratories now test the movements submitted by individual watch manufacturers to be granted chronometer status. They are in Biel/Bienne, Geneva and Le Locle. The Geneva and Biel laboratories are almost entirely devoted to testing Rolex movements.[citation needed] Although not all Rolex watches are chronometers, Breitling has claimed that since 2000 all of its production is COSC certified. Omega also has much of its production certified. Thus, based upon the movements used by Rolex, Breitling and Omega, the movement calibers that obtain most of the COSC certificates[citation needed] are the Rolex 3135[3] (since 1988) (and variants 3155, 3175, 3185, 4130) and 2235, the ETA 2892A2[4] (and variants) and Valjoux 7750,[5] each of which operates at 28,800 beats per hour.''

Anyone want some AP Swag
Hey guys, I got some AP swag sent my way today from my AD. He sent me a single watch travel case, a leather Italian-made AP wallet, and an AP golf hat. I never wear a hat nor do I have much use for the wallet so I figured I'd offer those two up to our fellow community of AP fans. If anyone would like either the hat or the wallet, let me know and I'll send it your way. Happy Hump Day!