Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Self Winding 41mm

Watchmaker Shares Truths About Watch Service & Repair
As an watches-dealer guest, Hugh Taylor from Xupeswatches-dealer (a pre-owned watches and luxury goods dealer in the UK) once again interviews their in-house master watchmaker, Mickey Nolan, as they talk about the often mysterious and typically expensive world of watch service and repair. Oftentimes, the only "true" account of watch repair comes from the men and women who are actually fixing the watches. We attempt to clear up myths, explain the source of delays and costs, and offer a watchmaker's perspective of the watch service and repair process.A few weeks back, I read over the story that Rolex was bumping up its guarantees and service intervals. All new watches were to have five-year guarantees, and the recommended service interval had miraculously jumped from three years to a whopping ten. This must have come as a thunderbolt to their rivals, I thought, but how come such a hefty confidence boost? As far as I knew, Rolex hadn¡¯t made any drastic technical changes on the level of su

Is my AD lying to me?
I bought my SMP 2220.80 in January 2009 and it's been running about +10 seconds per day. I asked my AD if I can send it into Omega under warranty for regulating and he told me that +10s/day is OK even for chronometers in the first few months of the watch's life. He said that the fact it's winter where we are the components in the movement won't work ideally. Am I being lied to by an AD who's simply too lazy to send my watch into Omega for me? My instinct is just to visit the local Swatch Group office and drop off the watch myself for regulatingments?Thanks in advance.

What do YOU wear to work?
I love wearing my watches (I feel out of place when I don't have one on). I'm very punctual and therefore am always looking to see what time it is. Well, "What do YOU wear to work?" I am on the go and drive a fork truck most of the day. No, not a banker or doctor. But, I wear what they do....only on the WEEKENDS. On the weekends I wear my Rolex Datejust or my Omega Seamaster but at work I wear my Swiss Army SS. It's quartz and it's comfortable but it makes me look forward to the weekends. What do YOU wear?P9090446.jpg

Few hours to decide..... 5980/1AR
Had tentatively asked my AD to look out for a Nautilus for me, to complete my trio with my 5167A and Calatrava. I was hoping they wouldn¡¯t call too since (only six weeks or so since I picked up the 5167A) and, when they did, my preferred model would have been a 5711/1A. The blue dial, the SS, and the price (22k GBP) all feel right. So.... they have a 5980/1AR coming in, as a customer who had ordered that some while ago can¡¯t complete for some reason. Suspect a few people have been called so would need to go in today. I¡¯ve never seen a Nautilus in the two-tone look, and is it a model that justifies the considerable extra price compared to the 5711?

Official platinum daytona owners club (or wanta be) thread!!!
ok this is my next target, sooooo since I (and am sure others) love this newest version of the famous Daytona, thought I would start this so we can all come to one place to droolso owner or not, if ya got good pics of this beauty post them up here!I will be seeing mine this weekend to make a final decision and will post up a bunch of pics soon.so in the meantime feel free to post uptomonly thing I have now is this pic from my on the way watch so....