Cartier SANTOS RONDE

SIHH Preview: Ralph Lauren Sporting Watch
Ralph Lauren has long looked to automobiles as a source of inspiration for his designs. For 2011, Ralph Lauren presents the first timepiece inspired by his personal car collection, with the introduction of a Ralph Lauren Sporting watch featuring a wood dial, recalling the refined interior of his model 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe. The new Ralph Lauren Sporting timepiece features a stainless steel case with a unique dial in rich loupe d¡¯ormeor elm burl, in honor of this car¡¯s iconic wooden dashboard and trim detail. The warmth of the wood is contrasted by the dial¡¯s matte black galvanic center and by the black calf leather strap, reminiscent of the juxtaposition of the wooden dashboard and black leather seating in Ralph Lauren¡¯s prized vintage automobile.True to the car¡¯s original dials, this watch displays Arabic numerals for enhanced readability. Sword-shaped hands tell the hour and minutes ¨C marked by an open railroad-style track, while the seconds are indicated by an arrow-

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Watch On A Boat
AP is on a boat! (by the way, the video below is the censored version - I realize that - erring on the side of caution here as our friends in Switzerland in the watch brand marketing departments sometimes have weaker constitutions than we do. The uncensored version of the video is here). Often times a watch doesn't assert itself well until it is in its "natural environment." That is not the case with the new AP ROO Diver (Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver) because it looks good pretty much everywhere. But if you want to see what the design is really all about, and meant for - then you will take it on a boat. The Royal Oak collection as a whole began with influence from boats. You have no idea how many watches began with boat windows or portholes. Hublot is basically an entire brand that started around this concept. The porthole is a cornerstone design element of so many luxury sport watches!Audemars Piguet invited me to join them in visiting l'Hydroptere - the fastest sailboat i

Help identifying which model I have
I have a Hamilton pocket watch. I got somebody who says he knows ¡°a bunch¡± about the Hamilton Railroad pocket watches but he looked and couldn¡¯t say much at all. So, here I am.I can¡¯t find what I think would be the serial number. It does say ¡°21 Jewels¡±. That I could read. Now I did find the ¡°992B¡± mark on it. I found a number, 072525, along with a number 5258 below that one. It also has ¡°ADJ Temp¡± and ¡°6 Positions¡± below it and one more number K030695. Please understand that I got my 20 year old son to read the numbers for me, I couldn¡¯t see them. So, I¡¯m not sure how those numbers are presented.Can anybody tell me what model I have and maybe what it¡¯s worth?

On The Wrist Today Saturday 9/10/11
Invicta Pro Grand Diver 3046Miyota 21 Jewel Automatic Movement 300M/WR

Thinking of getting a 26331ST.OO.1220ST.01
Went to a Boutique over the weekend. They only had one REF. #26331ST.OO.1220ST.01 and it was sold. The owner was due to pick it up any minute. I obviously couldn’t try it on but I LOVED it. So couple questions. Does it make a decent daily? My day is at my desk but I’ve scratched up my gold sub in the year I’ve had it so I’d assume this will be similar? I’ll probably sell my WG SUB and wear the ROC as my daily using my 44 for nights out, dinners etc. The sales person said she could order me one. I’d probably have it in around one month and need to put down a 25% deposit. This sound right? Anyone have recent experience? If so did you pay msrp? (No discount)I’ve never paid list for anything. Not watches ( several rolexes, several ap ( rg44, plat 44, ceramic 44), not cars. I always say I’m not gonna sell the watch but I always do. Will be worse paying list. Why is the price of ~$24k so close to their other 41s with no Chrono? Not sure I