Recently, I was scammed in a trade. I was trading my Seiko SPB213 for a Seiko SPB 313, but I ended up receiving a replica/fake Seiko SPB313 (Slim Turtle). I did reach out to the other party, but he is ghosting me. Seems to be a decently made replica wi…

Looking for some opinions…

So story time. It's been awhile since I posted here, and usually I'm lurking around the pocket watch forums.

So my father was a watchmaker for many years and did a lot of service work for various jewelry stores….

I'm seriously considering buying this. I have my eye on the TudorBB58 in Royal Blue as well (used), but this looks stunning. I&…

I am relatively new to the world of mechanical watches , purchasing 2 in my last 5 years, winning one online, and trying to decide my next purchase .

My nicest watch is my Longines Conquest 41mm . I love everything about it other than I feel like it c…

I recently received a 14790ST Royal Oak. The listing photos showed properly aligned bezel bolts. I didn't see it at first, but today on the second day of ownership i noticed the 4 o'clock bezel bolt is misaligned. I first assumed the watch wa…

I decided to buy a deployant clasp from a pretty well-regarded and pricey strap company since my current one from Ali-Ex opens wit…

Treat me like a noob who doesn't want to make a mistake.

I'm looking at two affordable traveler GMT watches, both fit, nice design language, easy price. The problem is both have the 24 at the top instead of a triangle, lume pip or lume tria…

Happy Friday watch fans, everywhere:

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1. The Origin (My Specific Piece)
Model: Must de Cartier Tank, Manual-wind (LM)
Movement: Genuine Cartier manual-wind caliber (ETA 2512 base) with faint remaining "CARTIER" engraving and distinct "SWISS" stamp on the movement plate….

Growing up, I was a big fan of authors like Clive Cussler (Black Wind, Inca Gold, Mayday), Alistair Mc Lean, Fredrick Forsyth, Jack Higgins among others. Watches found frequent mention in these books.

As a watch enthusiast and a collector, I always fo…