Vacheron Constantin yellow gold

What's the best non-Rolex Rolex?
What's the best non-Rolex Rolex? I just don't feel like spending $$$$$ on a real Rolex, but always wanted one. I was told that there are a couple of Great copies out there, anyone with any experiences? No flames please, and let me just say I always say if you can't afford the real thing you shouldn¡¯t get a copy, however, for some reason, this situation does not bother me.

Looking for watches on the web
How is it that most of the time I search a watch in any large search engine in the web sites of "replica", "homage", or just plain fake watches appear before the real sites show up? Is it only this forum which has problems with them?GLF

Complementary pressure testing by AP
I was reading on the AP site that they do Pressure testing at no charge for all AP owners.... is there any conditions to this? is it like a car and have to take your service books to prove its beenserviced by them at the regular intervals etc...?Does it only apply to the original purchaser?cheers

2 Weeks with an AP Diver... a new owner review.
I am new to AP. But to to high-end watches, owning or having owned VC, PP, Piaget, Rolex, JLC, Glashutte, Omega and others, I had been close to buying AP in the past, but for one reason or another, the stars did not align. Admittedly, one of the main reasons behind having second thoughts at the moment of truth were based on negative comments on this very same forum, regarding lack of reliability on the movements, lack of accuracy, and in general, a feeling like you would have to be madly in love with the watch to put up with so many deficiencies. Never having sent a Rolex in for service, preventive or otherwise, I had come to expect high-end watches to be at least, highly reliable. But some of the stories I read would not depict AP in a good light.So after reading almost every review I could find on the Diver, I decided to give it a try. And indeed, after having it on my wrist at the AD, I was madly in love with it. So much that I was willing to throw caution to the wind an

It's so hard to give away my money.
I've been contacting an Ad here in Canada to try and purchase a Patek 5726. I am serious about buying the watch and ready to put a deposit and come pick up the watch. I've called to confirm the watch and order before my purchase, and I felt like I was really 'snobbed' out. I didn't feel like the sales person, (might have been owner as well) wanted to sell me the watch? He kept saying if you want come down buy the watch if not I only have one watch he kept emphasizing he only had one watch, and gave me the impression that ' hey if you're not gonna buy i don't give a damn cause I only have one watch. ' I couldn't believe it was so hard to give away that amount of money. He didn't even bother with my deposit request or even cared how much deposit I wanted to out down. Has our economy recovered so well that everyone is in the market for a Patek now, and the AD, can sell those easily and don't care about customer service anymore?