I have 5 watches on my want list
Omega SMP
Ulysse Nardin Marine Diver
TAG Heuer Autavia in bronze
Breitling Avenger Blackbird 44
Breitling Avenger 43 on a bracelet
This year I planed on getting the Omega, was going to get it last year but ran into a…
Continue readingYesterday I was looking closely at my Avenger II GMT. I’ve never liked the fit of the spring bars, since it looks like only the very tip of the bar fits into the hole in the lug. In my estimation, most shouldered spring bars are poorly designed. To me it looks like the shoulder is too close to the tip of the bar. I have piles of various sized single, and double shouldered spring bars, and they all look like that to me. When you contrast…
I saw this on a random article
Continue readingWorth the wait.
Continue readingIs there a website or fansite that tracks all of the references and dial variations over the years?
I found out there are a bunch of LE Japan chronomats released in the past but cannot find a comprehensive database on what has been released.
Cheers!
Continue readingBeing offered a A27362 Skyracer. Looks good externally. Had the back of this morning. Does this look like a genuine movement. Looks good to me but I am definitely not an expert.
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Continue readingI received this one today. I love the bigger SA II. I already have the very rare L/E 32/100 MOP Black Diamond model. But I really wanted a normal steel one, and I am very pleased with it.
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Continue readingI’ve been looking to buy a watch for my amazing father (55yo) for a while.
Today I finally convinced him to walk through the local watch gallery.
I guided him through the brands (that existed there) that I feel would make sense to him, and my wallet: Breitling, Tudor, Longines and Tag Heuer.
At first he wasn’t interested but then I pushed forward for him to try a Longines Conquest and Zulu Time but he said these watches were nice but not close to the finesse that the…
This is my first watch ever. I bought an old Navitimer II A13022 off Chrono24, original papers and box included. The production year is supposedly 1993, and there’s a sticker with the serial & reference number (6690) on the box that match the watch…
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