I don't know, I've made known here my preference for black date wheels on black watch faces. In this case, with all the white on the watch, the white probably fits better. I'd take a matching green with white lettering.

Latest AP Royal Oak Offshore is pretty.

How about this Royal Oak Chrono?

Aww man. Spring Drive Golden Tuna limited edition coming soon.

link

I need to win the lottery or something.

Yeah, limited edition of 300 pieces. Shroud is DLC titanium

when is it coming?

My nit on bronze watches is that most don't use a bronze crown. But man oh man the patina on a bronze watch over time is beautiful.

From what I remember this is due to mechanical issues with the threads. I think like bronze won't hold a thread as reliably or something like that. I did see someone had made a crown that was steel with a bronze "cap" on it but I don't remember who that was.

I did notice that the Halios has a SS crown with the bronze.

Yeah the caseback is SS as well. I'm sure they have a reason for it, less prone to corrosion maybe?

you want a steel caseback regardless because bronze will leave a big black mark on your skin.

Yeah, what a crap excuse that is. There are tons of materials that don't play well together but there are ways around it, and what you said is exactly one of them. I hate when I see manufacturers charging lots of money for a watch and not making the effort to go the extra distance.

Lots of money? I've never specifically looked for the cheapest bronze diver available, but I'm guessing this comes pretty close.

Or it could be that you have a job where you work with people around the world, and you need to know if it's OK to call Tokyo yet.

I think this would go perfectly for someone who wears a lot of khakis and brown stuff. The outfit the guy is pictured in is a perfect example.

I'm on of those people who never wear those colors though. I always wear black and blue.

Am I the only person who has a distinct aversion to the octagon bezel? For some reason I really dislike it. Not saying you should dislike it, but for some reason it turns me off.

beautiful

yes, pretty much.

They weren't my favorite but I have grown to like them a lot.

genta designs are an acquired taste

1. Slightly; you don't get the same warranty that way. Won't affect price a ton, but many want used watches to come with 'papers'.

2. The places to do it are the sales forums on WatchUSeek.com and TimeZone.com. I would, in your shoes, make very clear that you can prove a trustworthy rep on another forum.

3. There's nothing that's exceptionally common if you're selling (if you're buying, fakes can exist although even that's infrequent). The same stuff you'd find when buying/selling anywhere else still exists of course; people can retract PayPal transfers etc. Best advice is to only sell to people with positive feedback in buying/selling. There will actually be lots of them; many people are constantly flipping pieces.

Used Vissodate for a decent price.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fs-...al-857871.html

as always, research the seller.

Im not sure what it is about the Royal Oak design. Its funny in that I dont think it is objectively beautiful but there is something about it that just works.

I agree that it is not as objectively beautiful as some of the patek, lange etc watches. I think it is rare to find a more casual watch with the elegance of a really beautiful dress watch.

A lot of aesthetic based products are hard to judge without seeing them in context. Some watches look beautiful online but meh in person and a lot you can't appreciate until you see it on the wrist where I think the Royal Oak looks awesome.

Cool BPS illustration. From 5 all the way upto 100 (!!). Watch with sound.

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