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Watch Collecting In Japan: For F.P.Journe Enthusiast Toshio Aoyama, It All Comes Down To Design
Given the opportunity to collect any modern brand, based solely on your aesthetic preferences, where would you go? For Toshio Aoyama, founder of Japanese luxury lifestyle publication Nile's Nile, the answer was simple: F.P.Journe. We had an opportunity to speak with Mr. Aoyama during a recent trip to?Japan, learning more about his tastes as a collector and the reason he bought not one, but two Journes on his first visit to the Tokyo boutique.Not unlike one of our previous interview subjects, Alan Maleh,?Mr. Aoyama doesn't shy away from the fact that his purchases are, for the most part, dictated by the aesthetic design of each timepiece. The fact that both these collectors oversee luxury lifestyle publications is perhaps a coincidence, but their perspectives are indeed refreshing in their honesty. Watches are not art pieces ¨C they are meant to be used.Toshio Aoyama Mr. Aoyama selected three of his?favorite timepieces?to share with us, all modern F.P.Journe watches that re

Next stop == Breitling...
Yep, y'all heard it right, I am going to get me a Breitling...Already have a Speedy and a Submariner in my collection, so why not a Navitimer, right?:D:D:DI think the Sub, Speedy and Navitimer are all great timeless classics..My mind goes to a nice Venus 178 powered Navitimer 806...Are there any here on WTF?If so ==> pictures please..

The Price Guide Book, Your Opinion ? ? ?
I just opened my 2011 edition of "The Complete Price Guide to Watches" that came in the mail a couple of days ago. I immediately jumped to several pages that pertain to what I buy/sell/collect and I not one of the prices changed from 2010. I was also hoping to see several more additions to the book such as semi-hermetic American Trench Watches and Red 12 dialed watches (Arabic & Roman). A semi-hermetic case is far superior and more valuable than a snap on bezel and case back but the book makes no reference to these higher quality cases again nor to the more collectible red 12 and certain military dials. For the past several years I find this book to be way off in it's valuation of several watches. I don't know if it's the amount to restoration that I have put into some of my watches or the rarity of them but the book is off by a couple of hundred dollars in many cases. I would also like to see more solid gold cased watch valuations as well in 9k, 10k, 14, and 18k. The book really d

Looking for third AP
Anyone here in the community with a white ceramic diver?Thinking of one!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Casual Leather Strap Ideas
I just acquired a Speedmaster 9300 steel on steel. I have the black leather aligator strap too. Love the watch on its bracelet. I will be in Paris next month and wish to get a casual looking strap made at ABP. Any suggestions for what works? Pictures would be great. Seems the choices are overwhelming - it might help to have some pictures to point me in the right direction. Thanks.