Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph

Artya Bye Bye Euro Watch
Few watch brands would do something wild like this, but Artya would! Strange and poetic, you have to appreciate the political message and sentiment behind the brand's new one-of-a-kind "Bye Bye Euro" timepiece. It combines humor and art to comment on the fact that the Euro as a currency might have not been the best idea.While not an economic or European politics expert, I have spent a fair amount of time listening to people (in Europe) lament the Euro and what it has done to both well-established and developing economies. The failings of countries such as Greece and Italy help reenforce some of the problems that the adoption of the European Union currency caused to many places. It now makes sense why countries such as England and Switzerland did not sign on as full European Union members and retained their own domestic currency.Artya's Yvan Arpa decided to play on the concept of the low confidence for the Euro by many people by making this watch. The dial of the watch is made with shre

Problem with display back on my 2254.50
Some of you may recall that I installed a Thomas Preik display back on my Explorer II. There was no problem with it other than it changed the way the watch sat on my wrist. It was not as comfortable as the original. And as the Rolex movements are not as nicely finished as most other watches, I sold the back and restored the original steel back.With the money from the sale, I ordered another display back from Thomas for my 2254.50 SMP. In error, he sent a back for a mid-size SMP. I notified him of the mistake and he immediately sent me the correct back. I returned the mid-size back to him.I installed the correct back myself and later took it to my watchmaker for pressure testing. It failed miserably. The Preik back was a half mm larger in diameter which prevented the back from sealing properly. My watchmaker offered to reduce the diameter with his lathe for a proper fit but I wanted to consult with Thomas before letting him do the work.I have now emailed Thomas four times (begi

slava fake watch
hii would like to buy a russian watch.i saw many slava who interested meSLAVA suppose to use 2414 26J but it's wrote 2427 on the mechanism, paper show 1991 (nos)selle said me 2427 mechanism was often used to replace 2414SLAVA suppose to use 2414 26J nothing wrote on the mechanism (nos)SLAVA 1970 27 Jewels, nothing wrote on the mechanismSLAVA 27 jewelsi checked catalog 1970 and 1991 and don't find exactly theses watchany idea if theses are fake?thanks

X wind - ltd ed all black pvd, or rose gold for everyday use?
which one is better for everyday use? would the rose gold color fade faster if my wrists perspiration are sort of acidic? this would be my first hammy and i am torn between the two. I initially liked the x copter, but after reading all the comments that it's like all gimickyi changed my mind. but i still do find it cool though. help !

116719BLRO Evolution
So the white gold BLRO has in fact not been discontinued but instead ha been ¡°morphed¡± if you will. My first reaction was that the blue dial version of the Pepsi was simply a gimmick which breaks with historical DNA just to keep the high margins on this piece flowing. This may very well be the case but I see more now. While breaking with the Pepsi black dial history, the new blue dial is in line with the Rolex and other manufacturer history of offering certain blue dials exclusively on PM pieces. I am looking forward to seeing this dial live because I think it may be chameleon like, especially with the matte shading and could look almost black in certain low light conditions and very blue in bright sunlight playing nicely off the hues of the bezel. Rolex and others have also historically offered more ¡°interesting¡± or chameleon like dials on PM pieces and the blue Smurf dial is an example. For clarity, I am not saying that Rolex does not offer ¡°interesting¡± dials on SS models, jus