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credit Rocky at Mill Handmade

Wait, I’m in the wrong forum. Sorry, here’s to Two for Tuesday. 😆

Adolfo Natalini did NOT design the orginal Laureato in 1975. GP knows who the designer is but they will only say it was an in-house designer and they will not release his name. After I spoke with Fabrizio (his business partner for over 30 years) last week

[Echi left, Casey right] . . . taking over the spot from our inimitable Casey. My earliest recollections of Echi are from The Purists where he mainly posted on the photography forum. I didn't have many interactions with him in those days as photography wa

INTRODUCTION With recent threads describing the difficulties of purchasing a P atek watch, I reached out and had an informal chat with Patek management to understand more about their objectives and policies . Perhaps some of the bad feelings experienced b

I should have never passed on this one: Remorses, remorses... Best, Nicolas

If I hold my phone in the usual position where the camera lens is on the left, the watch looks stretched out, distortedly big.. If I hold it in such a way that the lens will be on the right, granted it’s a bit awkward to hold and quite challenging to pres

My collecting journey began with a Stowa Flieger Klassik 40mm limited. It was my modest start into collecting and learning more about mechanical watches. I have since grown the Stowa family and other brands have joined the party 🥳 😆

I recently completed a long overdue project at my home replacing dilapidated wood gates with custom ornamental iron gates. The gates were designed by our own AP Moderator, MichaelC, who also selected the gate fabricator and oversaw their fabrication. I am