Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph Stahl/Kautschuk 44mm

Does this sound suspect ?
Does this sound a bit suss ?It just sounds wrong in the description.cgi.ebay.au/Omega-Seamast...QQcmdZViewItem

New Watch. Oris Flight Timer Blue Eagles
Recently released by Oris is this limited edition Flight Timer model linked to the RAF Blue Eagles Helicopter display team, who are celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2009.Here's what Oris have to say about the watch on their website:The Blue Eagles Limited Edition uses movement 653, which was developed by Oris. Pilots use the 24 hour clock every day and also need to have a complete overview of the time. The new movement makes this possible and also gives Oris its first ever watch with a 24 hour display.But one 24 hour time zone is not enough for the Blue Eagles, so the Oris designers added a second one, complete with day/night scale on the moveable inner dial ring.The introduction of the awesome Apache to the team in 2008 was the inspiration behind the slick new black DLC coating for the top ring and the case back.Limited to just 1969 pieces

Fall ATL GTG great fun!
Our fall 2012 ATL GTG was a great success! We had 19 WIS, one spouse and one Jr WIS (age 3). There were over 200 watches from all different manufacturers. Lum-Tec, as in the past, was a great sponsor. The Lum-Tec t-shirts and Lum-Tec watch display were well received. As always, Omegas were well represented. There to facilitate Omega discussions was Omega guru, Fr. John. Hexa sent a t-shirt which was given to a WIS who has a new K5000 on pre-order. He and I were the only ones who knew about Hexa and we shared about this new watch model. As one might say, a great time was had by all!. Cheers, Bill P

Waiting for the Luminor 'tre' with 100m water resistance . .
I love Panerai, but, I just can't wrap my head around the new 30 meter rated Luminor models. A supposed dive watch that's not meant for the pool or shower, let alone ocean? Can you imagine Rolex slimming the Submariner case and reducing the rating from 300 meters to 30 meters? No, it's just impossible. It. Would. Never. Happen. But, that's what OP just did! It totally gutted its own heritage. OP's management has seriously lost the plot. It's like Panerai just released an OEM fake or really bad homage. Yes, maybe Panerai will sell a bunch. Well, Michael Kors sells a bunch of fashion watches, too. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Torn on the 422, thoughts?
I had a PAM127 when they were first released, and loved the watch but had other Panerai's at the time and wore it very little. When prices went crazy I ended up selling it, though sadly well before they peaked. I think I sold it for around $10k. I've pared down my Panerai's to just an 111E that I bought new when that model was released, and only the historic models really appeal to me. I've been collecting Rolex's and a few Tudors and Omegas over the past three years, and sort of lost interest in Panerai's and haven't paid much attention to their recent stuff. I saw a 422 in a mall watch dealer and it sparked my interest again, as it reminds me so much of the 127 and the pricing seems somewhat reasonable. My biggest concern is that I'll get the watch and find that it's not a much different look than my 111, and ultimately the size will have me wearing the 111 much more than the 422. I've thought about selling the 111, but I've got it in for a full service and polish right now an