Franck Muller Casablanca 5850 CC Automatic 35x47mm Midsize Watch

My First Grail Watch: Roland G. Murphy Of RGM
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch". In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Roland G. Murphy (RGM): I am the man and watchmaker behind RGM Watch.ABTW: What was your first grail watch?RGM: It was a Patek 3970 back in the 1980s. I did get one used that needed work, I repaired it and sold it back in the early 90's.ABTW: Was there ever a time in your life when you could afford it?RGM: Yea, in the early 1990s.ABTW: What did you like so much about the watch?RGM: The complications and the classic look.ABTW: Did you ever get it?RGM: For a while, and then sold it.Editor's Note: Roland also referenced their older RGM 103R model, which he believes took the 3970 design and made it even grander.[Update: July 8, 2014 - While we value the quality of their product, in light of recent events, watches-dealer

In-Depth: Inside The Archives Of Audemars Piguet (Video)
To me, vintage Audemars Piguet is one of the most exciting, underappreciated, and beautiful categories of watches to study and collect. But let's not get it twisted.I won't pretend that as a whole, the vintage Patek Philippe market doesn't trump just about all other vintage markets combined, including AP. Still, that doesn't mean individually Pateks are the most valuable, desirable, rare, or even most interesting. I would contend, and I know I'm not alone in this, that piece by piece, a complicated, vintage Audemars Piguet is far more interesting than your average complicated vintage Patek, and after this article, I think you'll agree with me. 1 OF 60 Today, we've prepared for you a highly detailed recap of a full day that we spent with the team at Audemars Piguet digging through some of their most important and beautiful early-20th-century pieces. Our hosts for this exploration will be Sebastian Vivas, director of the Audemars Piguet Museum in

Post Your Hamilton"Family" Photos
If you have one, two or even more...Post your Hamilton collection "family" picture.

Thoughts on a LeJour Incabloc...
Well, a friend of mine gave me this LeJour Chronograph a while a back. I haven't a clue about Vintage Watches, let alone restorations. I really like the style of the watch and although I'm not sure the pictures captured it, the dial has a really nice tropical feel to it. The watch also a surprising amount of lume left. The questions on my mind about this watch:Is this worth repairing?Is this a desirable model? (I believe it's 50's to 60's)Should I sell it for parts?If it is worth repairing, any suggestions of a watchmaker in the NY, NJ, CT area that would be able to work on this?Thanks Guys!

pics, finally!
well after being a member for over a year and not posting much at all i figured it was time for me to get some pics posted and finally start showing myself. these are the watches that i have aquired over the years. 2 of the watches were handed down from my family. the elgin was my great grandmothers on my moms side of the family and the seiko was my grandfather on my dad side. i am sure they are nothing compared to other collections on here but i love my watches just the same. foxnreilly.blogspot/