Invicta Venom Chronograph Titanium Dial Black Leather Men's Watch 15997

Answering The Question Of Who watches-dealer Works For
If you are someone that likes watches, possibly buys watches, and are reading this with your "consumer hat" on, then you are who watches-dealer works for. Why do I feel the need to say this? That is a good question and why I wrote this essay. In short, it is because the word "support" really bothered me. Sometimes, I like to offer an "inside baseball" look at what goes on behind the scenes at watches-dealer, and what it is like owning or working for a web magazine that covers watches and what is essentially the luxury industry. In addition to offering people insight about what we do, I of course have a deeper agenda and sometimes like to correct mistakes that I sometimes observe in the industry.Today, that mistake is who watches-dealer works for, and sometimes people tend to think it is for the brands. In fact, most of the people who believe that are the actual watch brands themselves. They aren't doing it out of malice or contempt, but rather that they are just so used to luxury and l

Is this Patek Philippe fake or genuine?
So I got this watch from someone under very shady circumstances and I have reason to believe it is authentic and might have been stolen from (or lost by) its original owner, partly because of the wear and grime on it. Or it may just be that the watch is a badly maintained replica. Any help in asserting either way is appreciated.DSC_0084.jpgDSC_0080.jpg

Had a chance to see the new PO
The new 42mm PO is very nice, should make for a great EDC piece. This will be a serious contender for me personally as I've moved off my new Rolex pieces for now and sticking to my vintage and semi-vintage ones. I think the MSRP for the regular black version on ss bracelet is something like $5,800. If anyone has good dealer connections on Omegas, please PM me.

Fr. John revealed
Many here on the forum wonder what Fr. John looks like. As his portrait photographer, I thought it was time to reveal him.Fr. John.... a Man of God, an Omega guru and a wonderful guy! Cheers, Bill P.btw, under his cuff there is an Omega

The Cellini-Tudor Enigma
So, I¡¯m having coffee with a friend yesterday, a non WIS, and he inquired about Rolex; there was an add for a Cellini in a magazine on the table. It went something like this:Him: ¡°Isn¡¯t a Cellini a Rolex?¡±Me: ¡°Yes, it is¡±Him: ¡°Then... what¡¯s the difference?¡± Me: ¡°Well, it¡¯s ... I guess... kind of like a Ford, there are Fiestas, and there are Lincolns, they are both made by Ford, but... well, a Lincoln is not a Ford... ... ...¡± Him: ¡°Uhm.... and... a Tudor..... what¡¯s that?¡± Me: ¡°Uhm... well, I guess a Tudor would be a basic model Rolex... I... uhm.. guess like the Fiesta is a basic Ford, but if the basic Ford had a different division name... like.... uhm ¡®Basic¡± or something¡± Him: ¡°But... Cellini and Tudor ARE Rolexes.... right?¡± Me: ¡°Uhm... well, yes... but.. they are Cellinis and Tudors.... See?¡± Him: ¡°Uhm... and... your watch, says: ¡®Rolex¡¯ on it... it¡¯s... a Rolex(?)¡± Me: ¡°Yes¡± Him: ¡°Uhm... but if you had a watch that said: ¡®Cellini¡¯ on it, ... it would also be a