Panerai Gent's Stainless Steel 44mm Luminor Marina Automatic PAM 298

Historical Perspectives: Audemars Piguet And The Ultra Thin Automatic Tourbillon Caliber 2870 (AKA The Thinnest Self-Winding Tourbillon Ever)
There are, let’s face it, not a whole lot of real firsts in watchmaking, which isn’t surprising when you think about its history. The lever escapement, which is found  in basically every modern watch in one form or another, blew into town in 1750; the minute repeater had basically taken on its current form by the end of the 18th century; the first perpetual calendar watch is probably one made by Thomas Mudge, in 1764.  The history of watchmaking is very much a history of small, hard-won incremental improvements that unfolded over a very long period of time, which is why watches like Audemars Piguet’s caliber 2870 automatic tourbillon – less well known for its reference number, 25643, than for the name of the movement, for reasons we’ll see shortly –  continue to be interesting, and continue to be stories worth telling. The other reason (besides intrinsic interest) that the caliber 2870 is worth remembering is because it’s one of

How Not to Wear a Rolex
Okay, so I deal in watches on a part time basis, and I too marvel at a watch that is literally brand-new, in the box, every tag, paper, bit of plastic still on But I often think that if you have such a watch and if you intend to keep it that way- never wear it. Don't even display it. Because no matter how careful you are- a trained eye can tell if its been worn or touched.Its like I tell my dad (a fellow WIS and car enthusiast) when we see a revered car with zero miles on the clock "Sure it's nice, but what are you going to do with it? You can't drive it at this point..." So a person comes in to pick up a new watch. Seemed like a nice enough guy- so, I asked to see his Sub. He took it off his wrist and happily gave it to me. Beautiful Sub, but I honestly felt embarrassed for him. He kept every bit of plastic on it. I mean, not just the case plastic (which I'll admit, I did for the first two weeks I got my GMT Master II) every piece of plastic!It was disgusting! Because if you

Jacques Cousteau Rolex Submariner Mystery Finally Solved!!!!!!!!!
Hi Everybody!!!Extremely exciting story on the first photographic evidence that proves Captain Jacques Cousteau wore a Rolex Submariner!!!!Check it out:rolexblog.blogspotWarmest regards,Jake

Did you know......
that President Johnson had a lot to do with Hamilton's demise? In the 60's he took the tariffs off of watch imports.It wasn't so much the Swiss they were worried about....it was Timex. They had their watches built in several places around the world and they were running high on the "takes a licking and keeps on ticking". Now they were able to import them at a cheaper cost. They also were the first watch company to sell watches outside of a jewelry store. You could pick up a Timex at the drug store which was totally unheard of at that time. They offered a 30% margin to those other retailers and a 50% margin to the Jewelers.

Should I sell my Panerai?
Greetings everyone!!A few months ago my dad gave me first expensive watch (Who got it as a gift a few years ago). Panerai PAM 114. I've never owned an expensive watch before (except for an Omega Seamaster, which I sold). I liked Audemars Piguet but their prices are insane for me. In the short term, I hope to buy a Rolex Datejust.Now back to the Panerai. I did some research and found that it is a good watch. It's really nice looking, but I don't feel that it fits me as a guy in my early 20s.Now what I was thinking is selling it and buying a Datejust or putting some more money for an Audemars Piguet. But as I have no experience with Panerai I hoped to get some insight from Panerai fans.How much should I sell it for? I have no box or papers, but I'm sure it's %100 authentic.Where is the best place to sell it? I know eBay could be good. They'd take a %13 and there is this buyer protection, which from my understanding is very harmful for a seller without a established reputation. I heard of