Main Line - If we weren't racing off to try to beat the rain and set up to climb this afternoon, I would have struck up a conversation. The FJ looked good!
Taylor - Thanks, I have a few. Love the 42mm for climbing and other activities where it's important to be able to bend your wrist back pretty far, but generally stick with the 46mm Instrument models for in town, etc. Wonderful products. The early PVD finishes aren't that strong (my Limited Edition Orange has already been sent back once for a full refinish, but came back looking brand new), but I probably abuse watches more than most. My ROO had its bezel banged up climbing two years ago and they (AP) replaced it ASAP and FedEx'd it back to me... dealing with companies with awesome customer service is worth the extra $. In my experience, both B&R and AP take their customers seriously... and appreciate when their products are used in the field... even when the field is thousands of miles from Switzerland.
JWP58 - As someone who probably gets asked for a bribe every week or ten days driving around East Africa (granted, often for food or supplies by UPDF guys at checkpoints who haven't gotten paychecks in the better part of a year), I think my observation is not just justified, but empirically almost impossible to refute. What am I missing?
