Bedat & Co No. 3 Automatic

Archimede Has Two Classic Pilot Watches You Want At Good Prices
Classic pilot watches were designed to be legible in all light conditions and worn over a flight jacket. They needed to be tough and really clear to someone who was wearing goggles. Companies such as IWC and Glashutte pioneered the designs, and since then many others have taken the look in many directions. Those that stick with tradition do it best.German watch maker Archimede has spent a good deal of their efforts on pilot watches, with good results. Faces are often the same, with bold luminant smothered number markers against a black dial. Pilot watches were among the first "big watches," so we can enjoy amble proportions. These two new PVD coated "Black Pilot" watches from Archimede do the tradition justice. The good news about the watches is that they are fully featured, but without taking away from the theme. Inside you will find either an ETA 2824, or Valjoux 7750 chronograph movement. Both automatic movements of course. The three hand model has a nicely integrated black backgrou

Omega 231.13.44.50.09.001
Hi everyone new member looking for a little guidance. I'm currently looking to purchase my first watch of any real quaility I have seen and tried on the model above which only came out in June I also like the new 007 Skyfall and the 231.10.44.50.09.001. Any guidance or help would be apprecated. I have looked at the Rolex but would need to spend far to much to get anything I really like how do Tag and Breitling stand up to omega.

Where Does The Cost of a Watch Come From?
Not knowing much about watches aside from knowing what I like, I was doing some research on watches and movements and I read that one of the most popular movements, the 25 Jewel ETA 2824-2 (28,800 BPH) Automatic Movement used in low, medium and high end watches including the Rolex Tudor Submariner, Auguste Raymond, Cartier, Oris, TAG-Heuer, Tissot etc. only costs about $80.If that's accurate then where does the rest of the cost of a making a luxury watch come from?

Where to find the value of a watch?
I have a watch I am thinking of selling. I've gone to retail sites to see what it sells for now, and its' MUCH more than what I paid for it about 5 years ago. I'm sure the newer model has a different movement or maybe some other improvements to justify the price increase. I have a number in my head, but don't want to short myself. TIA

Official dealers, grey market, web
Dear All,in this forum as in many others from time to time discussions about prices and discounts for a specific model appear. It seems that usually there is an official price, given by the brand and perhaps used only by the official dealers, then there is the "usual price" given by most shops who always claim NOT to be official dealers and explain that this is the exact reason why they can give lower price, then there is...any kind of price in the web.Now my question is, what are the way one can reasonably check if a watch is genuine and legitimate? I am considering since several mounths buying a AP RO (the basic model) and prices range from 12,500 to 7,000 US$, I am pretty sure that I can easily spot a replica or a missmatched watch, but I have learn that AP does NOT have a register of stolen watches so I could not check whether the watch is not stolen. By going to "well-known" jewelery shops I can probably get to the 10,500 US$ range and be reasonably safe but there is still a huge