Roger Dubuis Watch Band

Rolex AD
I was at two San Diego Rolex AD's yesterday and I got the same song and dance about how Rolex does not give out any brochures any more. Now I know this is not the truth as I have friends in the mid West and East coast that can get them.I have my friend going to a GTG and he said he would pick up some brochures when he is at the Rolex AD tonight and I hope he can find me some more Rolex items for my collection like tennis balls. I also found some interesting information on Rolex AD's store displays. Rolex will only give the store a certain inventory of displays and the store has to be accountable for all of the Rolex displays. I just bought a Rolex crown from a Rolex AD store in Germany, so how do they account for a display missing? I have no clue, however the display is really cool.

Hi i'm new!
Hi all,i'm looking to learn more about patek philipe and eventually join this exclusive club as an owner. right now my biggest draw to this brand is their slogan: "You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely take care of it for the next generation."Can anyone recommend where and how i can learn more about purchasing a watch whose price will continue to increase?thanks!

lettering on dial
I finally got the Colt and was so happy with it until I looked closely at the dial where it says 'CHRONOMETRE' and the letter 'T' is so faint, almost as though it just didn't print properly whereas the other letters and words on the dial are bold and sharp. Is this normal or should I take it back to the AD ?? Someone who saw it suggested it may be a Breitling security thing where they do it intentionally so that fakes can be identified??? Has anyone else had inconsistencies in the lettering sharpness and darkness?Is the word 'CHRONOMETRE' printed on or painted on or what?

The 5 most influential & important automatics
There's no doubt that automatic winding units revolutionized the wristwatch. Several inventions, subsequent improvements, and even specific movements have had a vast influence on the industry. Take a look at the Valjoux 7750 series as a recent example - to say it's ubiquitous is an understatement! Regardless of how many watches are powered by a 7750, it didn't make the list because it didn't break new ground. The top 5 are in chronological order.Harwood bumperpatented: 1924This winding system may not have been the most efficient, but it was the first. It spawned similar systems in dozens of brands like Omega, Movado, and JLC. Still used into the 60's (in the JLC Memovox for example), they finally disappeared in the 70's.Rolex Perpetualpatented: 1933The list of companies that were influenced by this would be too long to type! It was the first 360˚ rotor wristwatch caliber and spawned a new direction in the industry. Combined with Rolex's trademark water resistant Oyster cas

Japanese Movement Jacques Lemans
I did a search and it seems like the Swiss Jacques Lemans watches are held in pretty high regard here, but I can't find much about their "low end" Japanese quartz watches.I really like the look of the 1355C from the Classic/Mogana series and the price almost seems too good to be true. Am I headed for trouble if I buy one of these? They have an MSRP of almost $700 but you can get them just about anywhere for less than a C-noteThat isn't exactly inspiring confidence.EDIT: Not really sure where Amazon is getting the $695 MSRP on itJL's site says 199 Euros which is about US$300.