IWC Portofino Manual Wind Moon Phases 47mm

I want to start collecting watches, where do I start? +'A CHALLENGE'
Ok,you have browsed, and you have lurked, now you want to sell the 'stamp' collection and start collecting those lovely mechanical watches, that 'tick, look and feel' like a Rolls Royce. But where do you start 'ones' collection.My advice is chose an area and certainly in the beginning stick to it, rushing around like a 'headless' chicken may award you a lot of watches, but in the end will you 'love' them? If not, you may have chosen poorly.collecting can be split into some nice catagories, and within those catagories a great range of watches can be purchased both easily and cheaply.So first set a budget, maybe $150 or $300, but stick to it. Buy the best you can afford.Next choose a catagory, I list some ideas here where good basic and relatively cheap watches can be bought.1) Early Watches from 1912 to 1929. So called 'Trench Watches' - search: vintage trench watch (worldwide)These watches are usually porcelain dial, wired lugs, silver and gold. Round or Cushion case.These can be

What are the odds on this?
Just read an article in a local paper about the Stephen Palmer timepiece going up for auction. It is a PP Grand Complication # 97912, and will be auctioned at Christies on June 11 at the sale of "Important watches". Our town is named after him. Even though my watch is a "generic" Patek, I am surprised that two of these watches were in the same small town. The article states that only 10 such watches were produced. I have no idea if that is correct or not.Expected value>$1.2M-$1.8M.

New to AP with a Diver and loving it! Thanks Seregin's in SF!
I have been going to Seregin's in San Francisco for over 8 years now and slowly been building up a small collection(I'll get a post of the collection up soon). I do not own an AP, but I have admired them for several years now. I got a call from Seregin¡¯s letting me know he had something special that I may be interested in, so I had to check it out. It turned out to be the AP Diver in SS. Pictures are nice, but in person this is even more of a beauty! As you all are already aware in person there is so much character and brilliance that really make this model stand out. I knew as soon as I saw it I had to have it. I¡¯ve had it almost a week now and I¡¯m loving every minute of it. No regrets and looking forward to expanding the collection in the AP direction. Thanks again to Seregin's and I highly recommend them if you are in the San Francisco area. Enjoy a couple of photos and thanks for all your posts and help to educate me with this fantastic collecting hobby!Here are some phot

Planet ocean
I am torn between the casino royale limited edition on rubber strap vs the new 45 mm liquid metal with gray bezel and steel braceletAny opinions and or feedback especially from anyone who has owned one or both would be appreciated!!! Thank you!

16710 - Coke-Pepsi-Black
Hello Guys,Just bought an GMT II , question is... how can I know that the coke insert was coming originally with the watch as papers don¡¯t say a thing....Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro