Cartier Ballon Bleu Silver Dial 18K Rose Gold Ladies Watch WGBB0007

More Boutique Editions released...
This time its the boutique in Beverly Hills CA.PAM406 (Beverly Hills) 20 units $17,900 (PAM00406) 20 units have been made, is a Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT 44 mm, with the case and the bridge protecting the crown in brushed steel and the bezel in polished steel. All the elements on the black sandwich dial are coated with ecru Super-LumiNova?: the figures, the linear indication of the 10-day power reserve, the small seconds dial which also carries the am/pm indication, the calendar and the inscription Luminor Panerai GMT. The hour and minute hands also have the same coating, as does the arrow pointer of the hand which indicates the time in the second time zone. The strap is of vintage leather and the movement is the automatic calibre P.2003, created entirely within the Officine Panerai manufacture at Neuchatel. and the boutique in NY got another edition..PAM407 (NEW YORK) 20 units $12,500 (PAM00407) 20 units have been made, is a Radiomir 8 Days 45 mm, with the elegant cushion case in polis

Routine maintenance
In THIS THREAD on automatic watches jimH made a point which is important enough that I think it deserves a separate thread:

Tag Heuer Autavia?
Any thoughts on this watch? the "new" discontinued model from Tag, not the vintage Heuer...Any opinions/experiences? also what the expected retail for one? I always drool over some of your Autavias, specially one I usually "focus" and thinking in getting one of the Tag Heuer re-issues...Found this, what you think?SPLENDID TAG HEUER AUTAVIA CHRONOGRAPH - REF: CY2111 - eBay (item 200434529984 end time Feb-10-10 14:11:02 PST)

Patek resales
I hear people talk about the tremendous resale values (the best) of Patek Phillippe watches yet they seem to be discounted at grey dealers as much or more than some other high-end brands.No doubt very nice watches with a great history but where are the high resales? The older watches? Only select models?

New Panerai PAM 572
I just purchased a brand new Radiomir 1940 45mm PAM 572 with the newer Automatic mechanical movement, P.4000 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai, 13� lignes, 3.95 mm thick, 31 jewels, Glucydur� balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. KIF Parechoc� anti-shock device. Power reserve 3 days, two barrels. 203 components.The movement features the Off - centered oscillating weight micro- rotor design which makes the movement much slimmer.This design is similar to the distinctive micro-rotors inside many of the Patek Philippe automatic movementsI synced the watch, which also has the seconds hacking feature, with NIST Standard Government Time over 10 days ago. I just re-checked the watch and am very happy to report that is is within less than 1 second of the current SYNC time !!!!I wear the watch every day and rest it in the crown up position at night. I have not wound the watch since I re-set the time to daylight savings time on November 1st. I think that is pretty good perfo