I love speedmasters for the history and aesthetic but the prices are more and more unreasonable as time goes on. Ditto for the periodic servicing charges to keep it running costing more than many new watches in my collection each time. If you were itch…
Continue readingMid size enamel
Love the anOrdain stuff for the beauty and pop of color. But the wait and the price are eye popping. Anyone else in the price range of mere mortals do a midsize (~36mm) enamel dial?
Continue readingHow much patina is too much?
This is the second or third Gruen precision 510 I’ve owned and the plate is really starting to go on the case, particularly up around 10-11:00. Also the lugs are looking a bit gouged and thin. Granted this watch is older than my father, still runs pretty well, and only gets in the rotation sometimes in casual summer settings, would you keep it in this state or try to have the case touched up or just try to get another example?[ATTACH…
