Blancpain Villeret Chronograph - 34mm

How To Sell Watches Without Selling Watches
People who read aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer are generally rather enthusiastic watch lovers. They buy watches because of the design, movement and of course the utility of the piece. You people are actually the elite bunch among the world of watch consumers. The industry calls you anything from "collector" to "enthusiast" and sometimes if you are lucky, "influencer." However, the industry does not see you as the mainstream and that is because you generally are not. The mainstream these days sees the watch itself as the secondary reason to buying a watch. For them, it is about status, fashion, art and lifestyle. You can disagree with me all you like, but just visit your local department store and see what's for sale in the watch department.The fact that watches don't often sell watches actually makes it easier for big brand names and events to sell timepieces. Fashion brands often need only to put their name on a timepiece, and an event can associate itself with a limited edition watch and

How do I remove the Crown and Stem from a battery operated watch?
My girlfriends wrist watch has some dust on the inside of the glass. I removed the back and blasted it with a can of air used to clean computer components, like graphics cards etc. It did not remove all of the dust and I think I need to remove the Crown and Stem (I call winder, although it doesn't wind, lol) to get all the dust and small particles out. Can anyone please give me details on how to remove the Crown and Stem and take out the mechanism to clean the watch, and how to put it back in.Here is the watch with the back off. I would really appreciate it if someone could show me what to do remove the crown and stem.Thanks in advance

Where to put your watch on golf day?
Sunny day. It is time to go golf. Where to put your love Patek watch? Please share your photos with us.G7-s.jpgG6-s.jpgG9-s.jpg

5711 no date
Has PP ever made a Nautilus no date? I think it would look awesome with the blue dial. What does everyone think?

Rolex Sales for 2017
Ballzzz post on Rolex sales for this year made me curious.So I thought I would start out a poll.Let's see Rolex sales trends (at least here at TRLF) on models for 2017.Based on poll's restrictions, if you bought more than one that is not listed, vote for one and then describe the others writing on the thread.You can vote multiple on the options available!Here we go!