So, I recently splurged and purchased my self an Audemars Piguet Rose Gold Rubber Clad Offshore! Needless to say I LOVE IT, and have been wearing it regularly in the store and out and about on my days off.

I am a huge Audemars Piguet fan and have been for many years now and do not expect the ether to wear off any time soon. Now comes my disenchantment…not for the timepiece but rather the lack of Horological knowledge I am seeing in “collectors” as of late.

At first I thought it was comical that 3 out of 4 “collectors” who came into the store commented on the beautiful Hublot Big Bang I was wearing, so for two weeks I started keeping track of how many people would actually get it right, any guesses? Still 3 out of 4…. and we are an Authorized Audemars Piguet retailer with the collection front and center in the store.

As funny as it may sound, it just solidifies my notion that many watch collectors are afraid to venture off on their own and do some serious homework in order to better educate themselves prior to jumping into the world of Fine Timepieces.

This Horological world we live in today is more exciting than it ever has been!! There are so many choices out there now that you can’t help but want to uncover layer after layer of what’s new and cutting edge. While the Hublot is a good looking timepiece, I still prefer the original timepiece Hublot took it’s inspiration from…..the Audemars Piguet Offshore.

-John Bassett

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