Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor GMT

Final Arrival: Journey to Gold GMT IIc Anniversary [Warning - Many Pics]
I fell in love when I first saw the 18k Gold GMT IIc Anniversary. Never thinking I could afford it I would periodically make friendly visits to ADs just to look at it and try it on. I'm guilty of going to the different ADs at different time and would only come in if it wasn't the same sales person who helped me the last time. Always asking to try on the same watch and every time the price tag would just initimadate me and I would slowly hand the watch back to the sales person.Two years of this and I finally pulled the trigger! Did my research and found Scott Levin of TopNotchWatch to be reputable from this forums as well as others. I have always bought Rolex watches through an AD never straying away from them. My worst fear is being ripped off when it comes to watch purchases so this was my first time I'd ventured out and bought a watch from someone I never met.....all based on the seller's reputation. Scott Levin took his time to work with me through the transaction and was wit

Factoid of the Day 7-28-08
From the New China Post earlier this year:BANGKOK Thai students will be barred from wearing watches in national university entrance exams this weekend after a student was caught cheating using a mobile phone wrist-watch, Education Ministry officials said on Wednesday.

The right size
I'm doing a little debating between the 15300 and 15400, like I'm sure many have before me. I do not live in an area that has an AP dealer nearby so I'm flying a bit blind.There are several threads that already cover people's preference so I'm not looking to reboot that, but does anyone have advice for me with my inability to actually try one on?I guess I could always wait until I travel to a city with an AD but I even then I'm not guaranteed to run across either one of those models. Has anyone ever purchased one blindly and then flipped to the other because of size preference?

AP owners (and anyone else, of course) chime in please!!!
OK, you all know the story. We are a special breed, WIS.Currently I have a Seiko Marinemaster300, a Bremont Supermarine500 (unworn) and funds stashed away for a ceramic Sub. I want an AP ROO Diver in the worst way!!! I do not have the means to add one to my collection. I'd have to sell off everything and be down to just the AP. I have had the diver on and it is an amazing piece, but I'd like to hear from AP owners and AP ROO Diver owners. Is it worth selling off everything to fund one??? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

BLNR - Rubber B installed
So I got my strap and Bergeon 7825 today. What a different watch now. Went from sporty/classy with the PCL's to full on sport. Two completely different watches. At first I didn't know if I liked the strap. I am use to the oyster. After a couple hours I like it now. Definitely not incognito with the blue. Stunning from far away and on another persons wrist. Had my gf try it on. Rubber B impressions - color match is almost perfect. The texture and feel of the band is stellar. Still overpriced in my mind, but definitely not cheap feeling in anyway. Sizing is small - third hole from end just makes it under second keeper (sort of tight). Second hole is loose and doesn't go under second keeper, but doesn't move around. Of course I am in between holes. Very comfortable either way. Bergeron 7825 - seems well built, but ends don't have much to wrap around spring bar. The sharp part is almost not there like on a normal spring bar tool. Made it easier to take off, but still easy to scra