Patek Philippe Calatrava Silvery Opaline Dial 18K Rose Gold Men's Watch 5153R

Today's Featured German Watch Brand...Dornblueth and Sohn
pics and details from watchbuysGet ready to be blown away.WatchBuys has been selected by Dirk Dornblueth and his father to be the exclusive representative of his watches in the United States, and when we say we are proud, we are really proud.Do you remember the days when watchmakers made watches by hand, designed the movement in house using manual tools (no design software, no computers), and actually built the movement from scratch? It is very hard to remember those days, as they mostly have long passed, except for a gifted few watchmakers who still employ that craft today, and Dirk Dornblueth is one of those watchmakers.As Dirk recounts, "It all started once upon a time on a gloomy November evening when the city of Chemnitz would be named after the communist leader Karl-Marx-Stadt for the next thirty years."We'll let Dirk's images tell the rest of the story.

As I was asked...
I was asked to post some of my watch photography by a member here...I posted a few in the Original Invicta Forum (Invicta's)So here are a few various other brandsThank you for looking!

Factoid of the Day 8-26-08
from Time magazine:In Watson's Bay, Australia, one Charles Messenger caught a shark, slit its belly, found a lady's hand bag containing a wrist watch. Inscription on the wrist watch: "Yours till death. Bill."

Slotted countersunk hex heads bug the crap out of me
Just a minor rant; I love the 15202...a lot...but those stupid flush-mount slotted hex heads are the dumbest things in the world. Totally nonfunctional, even to the point of being nonsensical -- why slot a countersunk head that cannot be turned?Fully aware that the entire hobby of high-end watch collecting is intrinsically impractical, so I won't challenge the fact the screws are made out of white gold, but the sheer and utter uselessness of the slot design is akin to wiring a battery into the mainspring, a 2121 movement with no hands, or a date wheel labelled A through Z.Rant off...I'd really love this watch if it weren't for those (admittedly iconic) slotted hex heads. That don't do anything and can't serve any purpose.Flame away....

Thinking about a Pam 537
I was walking around my local AD yesterday and have always enjoyed looking at panerai. None of them have ever really caught my eye enough for me to jump on and pull the trigger.So long story short I was walking around and lo and behold I see a 42mm panerai, dial on it is absolutely gorgeous with the waffle finish and the strap combo is just stunning. I am thinking long and hard about this one, my AD is willing to do 15% off haven't been able to talk them into more (yet). Wondering what everyone in the Panerai forum thinks of the 537 and how it is for an everyday watch.thanks again and if you have some pictures please post them =)