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And finally here we are, when everything seemed to be known, that even the 5712 has got its issue. Let's point our attention to the power reserve sector. The very first 5712s starting from 2006 until about 2008 have only 1 white dot, the later 5712s starting from about 2008 and movement serial numbe

Movement number: 730.11x (cal. 27AM400) Case number: 2.618.17x They are coherent for a type 1 dial The dealer has a Patek Extract from the archives

Hi everybody, today I was in Parma and I've seen this watch in the real (finally because I saw it only by pic before) I used a good loupe and analyzed the dial. It is my opinion that there are not signs to let me think it is repainted or refinished. It has an evident particularity: the minutes indec

Ciao Nicolas, this is mine 2367 with 30T2 RG SC in stainless steel

... "connecting all the dots" to unveil all the mistery related to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak ref. 5402.

Even the hands of the Apollo Soyuz are wrong

... The Apollo Soyuz the first Thank you for sharing your incredible speedy collection. Hats off to your passion. Marco

Hi Nicholas, Yes, I bought it directly from the AD in 1986 and it was white, but some years after it started to become cream. I was a little disappointed first and I wanted to bring it to Rolex to have my dial changed, but luckily did not.

5712 vs 3712 the differences - part 8 - "The box" Regarding the boxes, the ref 3712 has a box so called "little Cube", colors could be dark red or black (also used for ref. PP 3710) The ref 5712 instead adopts the new type of box (still in production), which compared to previous ones has several cha

5712 vs 3712 the differences - part 7 - "The bracelet" Differences in bracelets are in the central links. We find flat central links for the 5712, and rounded central links for the 3712. Both share a triple folding buckle.