Breitling Superocean Heritage 46mm

Watch Magazines
Anyone have a favorite watch magazine? I have a few favorites, but have become a big fan of 'Revolution' magazine. It has a great mix of technical, business, culture, lifestyle, and personality stories associated with watches...all tied together with great pics and some humor. Recently, they did a great piece on Rolex - both the history and an inside tour story by the magazine's founder, Wei Koh. I recommend it to anyone who has not checked it out. Another good magazine is 00/24, although it is very hard to find in the US. They used to carry it at B&N but no more. I communicated by email with their subscription department in the Netherlands but was unable to coordinate with the currency exchange and all. Anyone know how to get it here? Thanks.-Ross

Atlanta Omega Boutique ribbon cutting 1 17 13
Last night the beautiful Omega Boutique in posh Phipps Plaze had its formal opening. Located in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, the Boutique hosted the President of Omega, Stephen Urquhart; Omega spokesperson and ambassador, golfer Greg Norman and 140 invited guests. Drinks and canapes were served, but the highlight of the evening was the wide array of Omega watches. I attended along with good friend and Omega guru, Fr. John and our mutual friend Mark. We were shown all of the latest Omega offerings by fellow WIS and Omega Boutique associate Brent Reames. While there are a number of beautiful new Omegas the high point for us was the new de Ville co-axial 18K pie-pan which was brought in for the occasion. Needless to say, Fr. John, Mark and I had a delightful evening. I wish each of you could have been there. Cheers, Bill P.

Ref no. For patek perpetual where everything is in windows?
To me this is the cleanest calendar out there:Do they make a perpetual like this where perhaps the leap year is kept in a small pin hope window like some of the perpetual chronos? Keeping the clean theme. What about the above with a clean moon phase as well (without 24hr indicator), and perpetual ?Would appreciate the feedback

Help ...... My poor 441 !
Is now stuck on a 12 week (minimum) journey to the Panerai factory in Switzerland I went to change the strap on my Ceramica GMT 441 and all was going well after switching over the Tang buckle and removing the leather strap . It was upon trying to attach the rubber strap that I realized that the threads on the pins weren't catching in the ceramic case . Had a closer look and realized the pins had no threads , then realized that the thread portion of both pins broke off inside the ceramic case . Now it has to go on a 12 week trip to the factory in Switzerland . And they say that the two year warranty only covers the movement and that if it's deemed NOT to be a defect , that I might have to pay for the repair or the cost to replace the case . Has anyone had this happen to them ? Any thoughts or advice ?Thanks , Dan

Daytona finally arrived! but...
I live in Chicago, but my family are in Taiwan. Beginning of this year, I asked my brother to put his name on the list for a ceramic Daytona at a authorized dealer where we have bought a few watches from. My brother called me this morning saying a lady at the dealer said they just got a black dial Daytona in and we are on top of the list. Even though white dial is my first choice, I would take a black one any day. I immediately asked my brother to contact the lady and told her we will pay a deposit over the phone to hold it and will pick it up the next day. MSRP in Taiwan is about NT400,000 (USD 13,000). My brother asked if 20% deposit is enough. She said sure, that would be NT100,000 (USD 3600). That's when my brother asked the question, how much is it? The lady responded sticker price is NT400,000, we are selling it for NT500,000. I told him to tell her we are not interested. But I was pretty upset. At least in US, the dealers do not overcharge.