Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712/1a Riserva Di Carica Fasi Luna

Artya Son Of A Gun Watches Use Real Bullets
Yvan Arpa's newest concept for his Artya brand is combining bullets and watches. The result will be a new series of strictly piece unique watches that somehow combine guns and timepieces. This one (called the Sun of a Gun) literally takes bullets and sticks them in the dial and the rotor. I am sort of surprised nothing like this has been done before. Maybe people are gun shy?According to Artya the first piece in the Time Shot (eventually called Son of a Gun) collection was commissioned by a collector. In a sense, the concept is a metaphor for what time is - a killer. There are a whole range of such "morbid" watches. A good example are those from Mr. Jones Watches that have hands which literally remind you that you will die. Nothing more uplifting that remembering that time is running out for you each time you check to see if your meeting is about to start. I suppose that type of messaging is good for the perpetually unmotivated who need some extra help to get stuff done.Using the stand

Omega Vintage Database Alternative Site...
Must be a beta test or something.Omega Vintage Watches - Collection | SearchAll of the historical information missing from the new site at Omegawatches is here. Includes the quick search and lightbox features as well. Happy searching, gatorcpa

this watch needs some help
Well instead of selling my invicta 5528 pro diver, I have decided that I will get a stainless steel band for it, I can't make a decision at all, what do you guys think this watch needs?

Is it wrong to hate quartz watches?
I'm in the market for a new watch and I just can't bring myself to even look at quartz watches. I just don't consider them to be a real watch. I know very little about watches but have always felt that for me a watch was a meticulously made micro machine packed into a small piece of art (to a greater or lessor degree) that you wear on your wrist. I've always just associated quartz watches with being cheap little motor driven time displays (even though I know that's a long way from true). I'm just not interested, is that wrong.

AP Quality Control
Hi All, apologies for the following rant, but just needed to vent. Recently I've become quite interested in purchasing a Royal Oak Chronograph. I finally found one yesterday and was ready to pull the trigger, when I noticed a very obvious scratch on one of the sub dials. The sales representative was very embarrassed and apologetic. He took my details and promised to call when they would get the next one in. I was pleasantly surprised to receive a call later in the evening from the store, stating that they were expecting another one in this morning. The rep was extremely helpful and kept the watch sealed until I arrived. He let me open it and even removed the stickers for me to inspect it properly before purchasing. I tested the chronograph, and to my dismay the pusher got jammed, and neither me, the rep or his manager were able to stop or reset the chronograph. It's safe to say I'm really disappointed with my experience with AP so far. I thought I was very lucky to find a stainless ste