Hublot Big Bang Portocervo Men's Watch 301.PE.230.RW.174

Bring a Loupe: Five Reasons Why Spending $5,000 On This Tudor 'Monte Carlo' Would Be A Terri
The Tudor "Monte Carlo" is undoubtedly a very cool looking chronograph, with a funky color scheme that you would not have expected from Manufacture Rolex – also the owner of Tudor. The successive iterations of the Oysterdate Chronograph – its less poetic technical name – are therefore highly sought after, but you should run away from one example that you can currently find for quite cheap on ebay. It is conspicuously wrong, in many ways. Let’s now play Spot The Differences between this Monte Carlo and some correct examples. An Incorrect Red Hand 1 OF 132 OF 13 A quick and easy thing to spot first is that the chronograph seconds hand seen on the ebay example – on the left here – simply does not fit aesthetically. Part of the charm of the Monte Carlo line comes from the many touches of orange, including this hand, which in the one offered on ebay is too short and too red. It is of course orange for the Monte Carlo seen at

AP Diver Ref 15703 - Ceramic Mod?!
Dont know if anyone has raised this one before but I have an idea to source the bezel from the ceramic or carbon diver, and slap it on a steel diver 15703 - Anyone know if this is possible at all and if it would even be possible to get the bezel directly from AP? I've heard people say that it's a no - go from AP side¡­.Any input would be appreciated and if anyone knows where one might be able to get the bezel from feel free to send me a PM - ThanksbrgdsMorten

Hello...now help me decide.
First let me say hello. I've been a lurker for quite a while now and enjoy browsing on this forum. Let me first start by saying that I am an Omega FREAK!! I've always loved the Planet Ocean series. From the calibre 2500 to the current 8500. They are just awesome. I have finally reached the point in my life where I'm ready to take the plunge and get my first real timepiece. After lots of researching and countless trips to the A.D. I have narrowed my selection down to just a couple. I believe that the watch I will be buying is either the Omega Chronograph 9300 or the Omega 8605 GMT. Both watches are unique in their own way and I'm not going to go into the differences because you all know what there are. My question to members on this board is which one would you choose? I look forward to the discussion that ensues and everyone's answers. I know that either watch I choose will be a great watch, just don't want to have any regrets. Thanks Dave

Darth Vader would approve
Loving this omega. I am surprised how light this is.

Firenze!
I achieved one of my WIS goals last week and made it to the Panerai boutique in Florence! The spacious newly designed boutique is beautiful and smells of rich mahogany and leather bound books (Anchorman). It's about 4 times larger than any other Panerai boutique I have been to before and once they finish restoration and knock down the the wall to merge it with the original shop its going to be even larger. I tried to take pics of the inside but the sales rep told me that they wouldn't allow it yet because its only been open for 2 months and they havent even updated the Panerai website to showcase the new boutique.What I learned from this visit:1. You can save a lot of money over US retail in Europe. I was quoted $11,850 for a PAM 233 after VAT refund. Thats $4050 less than US retail. 2. PAM 233 wont have a domed crystal next year.3. I went in to try the 312, 233, 510, and 305 but came out LOVING the PAM 422. That thing is gorgeous in person but Im slightly unsure about its size. Hopef