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Alligator leather conditioner recommendations?

Hi all,

I have a couple of Navitimers on Alligator leather straps. Does anyone have any recommendations for strap conditioner?

I’ve seen that Saphir make an exotic leather conditioner. I’ve used their stuff for leather shoes before and it seems good….

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Breitling Service – being advised I need a new middle case – should I do it?

Sent my A17360 in for service in the UK. Have just had a call saying that my watch needs a new crown and crown stem (which I expected as it was pretty difficult to get screwed in and has been since my wife bought it for me a year or so ago), but they’v…

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Thoughts on Longines?

I am having an internal debate as to whether the Longines Master Chronograph (specifically LONGINES MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE | Ø 40.00 mm, Silver "barleycorn" | L2.673.4.78.3 | LONGINES US) would fit in nicely with my collection. I&…

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Inexpensive watch winder recommendations?

My collection has grown slightly faster than I was anticipating, so I wouldn’t mind getting a winder for my automatics. I have a Wolf Cub single winder currently which my dad’s old Seiko lives on.

Ideally less than £100 (as I’d rather wind up by hand …

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Back from service! My late dad’s Seiko 7025-8099 “Poor Man’s 62MAS”

Just wanted to share a short story and a couple of pictures of my late dad’s old Seiko, which I’ve just had back from service.

My dad was never big into watches (at least not mechanical), but when I was going through his old collection the other week …

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