I was recently watching Air Force One from 1997 with Harrison Ford. He plays the President of the United States and Air Force One has been taken over by terrorists.

I can't pinpoint the watch he's wearing despite some decent shots of it. It looks to be about 36mm in size, white dial, stainless steel, with a bracelet. The bracelet looks like a 5 link, like prior generation Omega Speedmaster style but with a butterfly clasp. The bezel appears smooth. It looks like it has Arabic numbers or…

What watch is this? Harrison Ford – Air Force One – 1997

When did Omega stop using tritium? Was it at the same as Rolex? (which I believe was 1997-98)

The reason I ask is that I own a quartz Omega 2541.80 (the GoldenEye watch) that has a serial number dating to 1995. But the lume on the dial and hands glows after charging with light. I've seen many trititum Bond SMP's and they have usually developed a yellowish color as the tritium has aged. Mine has not and it has the characteristic white/green coloration found on Superluminova.

So I'm assuming…

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I'm thinking about picking up a 39.2mm first gen Aqua Terra. I currently own a first gen 36.2mm Aqua Terra, a 38.5mm Aqua Terra and I've previously owned the 38mm Aqua Terra.

I like the 36.2mm AT, but it's just a bit small. Especially when rotated with a 41mm SMP. While I'm interested in the 39.2mm AT, I think it might be just a bit larger than I'd like.

So for anyone who owns a 39.2mm AT, could you tell me what the crystal measures at? The 36.2mm AT measures at 30.0mm with my digital…

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I can't seem to find info online regarding the hand hole size for Omega's 2500 and 8500 movements. I own a 38.5mm Skyfall Aqua Terra (8500 movement) and would like to put hour and minute hands from the 42mm Planet Ocean (2500 movement) on it. The reason is that the AT minute hand lacks lume down the length of the minute hand making it difficult to read the time in low light and also difficult to read in certain lighting conditions because the silver hands can blend in with the blue dial. The…

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Does anyone have a photo of a TAG Heuer 1000 (980.013) vs. 2000 (the 37/38mm version)? In other words, a side-by-side photo? I've tried the 1000 (980.013) before and it wears a bit small despite measuring 37.3mm at both the bezel and case. I'm thinking about getting a 2000 series (specifically the blue dial WK1113) and I'd like to know how they compare with regard to size before I spend the money.

For reference, I owned the Tudor Black Bay 54 until recently and it measured 37.0mm at the…

Does anyone have a photo of a TAG Heuer 1000 (980.013) vs. 2000? Side-by-side

I have a couple of ETA 2824-2 movements I purchased for a couple of projects I was planning to do–but never did. I'm going to keep them since I might have time and the desire to resume these projects sometime in the future.

In the meantime, what's the best way to store them? I know a reasonable temperature and humdity is essential. But what about packaging? They are not factory sealed. I currently have them stored in small zip-lock bags. Is that enough? Should I add a desiccant packet to…

What's the best way to store uncased movements for long periods of time?

I know quartz watches can be hit or miss as to whether the second hand hits the minute markers as it goes around the dial. I know that there can be some variance from one side of the dial to the other.

That said, I have a nice quartz watch that ticks almost perfectly between the minute markers all around the dial. I don't demand perfection, but this is as bad as it can get. And as I said, it's consistently right in the middle of the minute markers.

As I understand how the second hand is…

Correcting a quartz second hand that falls between minute markers each tick?