Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Leo Messi Automatic Chronograph Stainless Steel Men's Watch 26325TS.OO.D005CR.01

Date Change on my Explorer II
Just recently, I traveled to the Middle East and took my new Explorer II with the idea of using its dual time feature. I set the local time (Middle East) against the 24-hour on the bezel and [US] EST on the watch's 12-hour dial. I was happy with the set up as this proved to be very useful now that I was not doing any math to figure out the best time to call my wife back home. Everything was perfect until I was on my way back - my itinerary took me from Doha, Qatar, departing at 1:15 a.m. for a stop over in Frankfurt. This is when I noticed the date dial was stuck halfway. I did not touch anything and periodically checked the dial until the day finally changed at around 2:30 am. I later played a little bit with the time/day settings and noticed that most of the times, the date would change immediately after midnight but on a few instances the change did not occur but after 1-2 am. The question is now: How bad is this?

Looking to get a watch...
Sorry if this is a strange post, but I've taken to asking product specific forums whenever I'm looking to buy something.I'm by no means a watch person, the last watch I owned was a tiny Mickey Mouse watch when I was 5. But now I've realized I would like to buy a "real" watch, and thought it would be a good idea to ask whats good.I am a student, so money is tight. I would prefer it to be sub $100. I'm not sure if I should even bother asking in this price range, I see so many 4 digit watches here. I like the leather watch bands more, and like a simple, old world look. Basically I want a nice, simple watch that I will be able to wear for many years to come. I also have no problem buying a used watch, so long as I know it will be solid.>Sorry if this in the wrong forum....

My Watch Collection 1st Posting.
Hey guys this is a great forum with a ton of great information. Thought an appropriate post would be to show off a little of my collection I would love to hear all comments and see all of your collections!!Raymond Weil Nabucco Omega Constellation 18kt Solid GoldOmega Planet Ocean 007 Limited EditionMovadoMovado Fiero All TungstenOmega Double Eagle Constellation Rolex SS Date JustConcord SS MarinerInvicta SS 9937AESQ

My New HMT PILOT Watches
Friends these are my new HMT PILOT WATCHES.pilot-1c2..jpg

ImpoSSible
There's been an overwhelming barrage of threads lately where regular Joes like myself have complained about the impossibility of getting a stainless steel Rolex at retail. I only very recently (last week) learned of just how impossible a feat this really is. The popular SS models are pretty much exclusively reserved for VIP's-- people who've spent $100k+ on jewellery and less-desirable Rolexes/watches-- and while they may have lists for us ordinary shmucks, they don't really mean a thing. Even if you're so lucky to hear the (deceitful) words you're on the list, it's really just a thinly veiled no as there'll always be someone who comes along before your name is reached who'll get dibs first. It just really irks me that having the money--$10k+-- is simply no longer enough to get you a watch. $10k may be chump change to some folks on here, but to the vast majority of the world it's a hell of a lot of money, no less to spend on a mass-produced watch boasting such antiquated mechanisms- ju