Cartier "JUMBO" TANK Automatique GM

Editors' Picks: A Sub-$5,000 Mechanical Watch To Buy Now, And The Watch It Will Make You Want To Save For
So what do you do when you have $5,000 to spend on a watch? Read HODINKEE of course. We've got four of our editors to consider the question for you: what's the best buy in mechanical watches under $5000 – and what's your new prize, once you have it on the wrist, going to make you want to save for? Well, read on, friends. We have listed our top mechanical watches for under $5,000 and a similar (more expensive) watch that you're going to start to yearn for once you're hooked on watches. Cara Barrett ¨C The NOMOS Z¨¹rich And The A. Lange & S?hne Saxonia Automatic 1 OF 8 Well, NOMOS and Lange may be the obvious choice here, but what can I say? I unequivocally LOVE Nomos and Lange – I am who I am! My choice for a first mechanical watch under $5,000, would have to be the NOMOS Zürich in stainless steel with white dial for $4,180. And for the “save for later watch” I would choose the Lange Saxonia Automatic in white gold.

Seamaster accuracy
Ok, so COSC specifications are within -4 and +6 seconds per day, but after 2 solid months of daily wear, my Seamaster is only ONE SECOND FAST!So is this normal, or did I just get really lucky?!?

Travelling to Watch Paradise.
I'm Travelling to Tokyo on Tuesday and even though the Australian Dollar, just in the last 2 weeks, has dropped about 10% against the Japanese Yen I hope to come back with a new Watch or two. Hopefully I shall have some good news and photos to post when I return.regards Theo

Another incoming thread
This has been an active incoming board recently. So... yet another. Here's a hint. Slot between my beloved 15202 and the sub. Sporty, able to be dressed up and down, and just plain cool. Hal - you already know so no guessing.

5 things I learned from the 5740 (Nautilus PP) release...
1. That Patek is committed to keeping the Nautilus as a 40mm watch.With the last three new releases of the Aquanaut being at 40.8mm (5164), and then twice at 42.2mm (5168 and 5968) it is clear (at least to me) that ALL future Aquanauts are going to be larger than 40mm. The fact that they kept the 5740 at 40mm likewise makes it clear to me that the Nautilus will forever be a 40mm watch.2. That the 5712 has a water rating of 60m instead of 120m because of the 240 movement, not the pushers.Many people have said that the 5712 had a lower water rating than the other Nautilus watches because of the pushers to correct the moonphase and date. However, I always thought it had something to do with the 240 movement because the 5712 was the only Nautilus with that movement whereas the 5726 had pushers and still retained a 120m water rating. Even with advances over the past 12 years since the 5712 was introduced, the 5740 still came out with a 60m water rating. The 5740 and the 5712 are the only tw