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My First Grail Watch: Xavier Nolot of Audemars Piguet
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Xavier Nolot, the CEO Audemars Piguet North America. For his First Grail, he went back to very beginning, calling out a lowly LCD-equipped watch as his first.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Xavier Nolot (XN): I¡¯m the CEO for Audemars Piguet for the Americas. I joined the industry and Audemars Piguet 11 years ago, after a career in the energy industry. My relationship with watchmaking comes from this dual background: first as an engineer passionate about technology and ¡°how things work,¡± and second as a observer of a craft that has as much to do with art as with science.ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?XN: As a child in the early eighties, watches were those tiny mechanisms you could open and try to dec

Deep Sea question
Hey guys,I'm new to the forum and looking to buy my first luxury watch. I've decided that my first will be a Rolex and would like some advise on the purchase. In general, I prefer larger watches, so after some research, I've kind've settled on a Sea Dweller. Before trying one on, I thought the older model Sea Dweller was the way to go, because in the pics I looked at online, the ring on the inside of the bezel on the Deep Sea seemed too "busy". I guess the offending part is the new "ring lock system". Anyway, after physical inspection and trying both on in the store, the new Deep Sea feels and looks better to me. What do you guys think about the two watches? I wonder if the older Sea Dweller will be more highly sought after (or collectible, I guess), since its discontinued. The extra 50% premium on the Deep Sea certainly makes me hesitate, but I want the watch I'll be happy with for years. I know that ultimately, this will be a personal decision, but if anyone has 2 cents (or

London Heathrow and Dubai places to buy
Hi all,I'm off to Dubai for a business trip. I'll have a little time on my own and would like to see if there is a Patek shop worth visiting?Also, I have a layover at Heathrow. Does anyone know the closest to Heathrow and is it worth a visit?As always, thanks!

Daytona yearly production count is....
Okay I've visited my AD recently and he was pissed with no SS stock to sell. He recently spoke to Rolex executive and they assured that SS pieces will slowly trickle back to stores albeit at conservative rate. He mentioned that they discussed possibility about increasing Daytona production possibility but it was shot down and they want to stick to current number of 14,000 per year for the whole world. The executive gave reasons that number is decided after numerous meetings with marketing, production and only involves leadership and that number will continue to be same for a long time. So, there it is both versions of Daytona has 14K production count per year!Personally it looks very plausible number and not a stupid number thrown at my face!!Believe if you care or ignore but just wanted to share it here.Sent from my SM-N950U1 using Tapatalk

Over Wound??
I have left my watch at home while I was away for the week. I came home today and I saw that my watch was still running. Amazed that it was still running after 4 days I told my pops. He then broke the news that he took it out to wear it a few times. Then I thought about keeping it running, so I gave it one turn and the clicks were extremely loud. Does that just mean that my pops over wound my watch??