Hey, salesgirl, love the beard! Give's me something to HANG on to! :D
I don't personally have a problem with the description of events as they unfolded. You weren't paying for a valuation service,...
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Hey, salesgirl, love the beard! Give's me something to HANG on to! :D
I don't personally have a problem with the description of events as they unfolded. You weren't paying for a valuation service,...
But they use Lasers! I was talking with a friend of mine about the Nigerian scam emails and why don't they improve their grammar, etc. He raised the good point that leaving a few clangers is actually...
I'm going to call BS. If it even arrives it'll have a chinese movement with some red painted reversers in there.
Not because I think a Rolex is beyond faking, but because if you had a factory in...
That is not the case. That is very not the case. :D
I've often found it strange that people who are terrified of buying a fake with an absolutely spot-on fake dial, case and caseback that look nearly perfect with some genuine parts thrown into the mix...
That is an awesome watch!
I don't really have a collector mentality so having "the full set" doesn't really mean much to me, I can't wear the box. It's not a mark of authenticity since you can buy used boxes online and...
If you google a guy called Chuck Maddox, he was one of the biggest enthusiasts of Moonwatches on the Timezone forum back in the day before his timely death, but his posts are still some of the best...
I'm not sure it would be such a good idea TBH. They already have things like the Solar Impulse for people who might want a more modern speedmaster. If they were to do anything to "improve" the Speedy...
I have one similar, I'll post it tomorrow as an example of how ridiculous it was back then but yeah, basically.
By the 20's there was massive overcapacity in the swiss ebauche/movement...
My Dad watches that a lot so I got dragged in. At first I thought they were fairly decent chaps, but the more I watch it the more I see them (the beardless one in particular) smiling along...
I think some are being harsh on Omega and also confusing the general history of Swatch.
My history is rusty but ETA's job, such as it was as part of ASUAG, was to provide the Swiss watch industry...
They also have a list of which movements they want you to send back to Switzerland.
Beyond Omega though (whose 8500 parts have never been on the open market to my knowledge), I think the real...
The Swiss don't really want to give you any choice. That you have any is a necessary evil as far as they're concerned.
They all do it to some degree or another, but Omega last year (I think) sent...
Great find! If only we had crystal balls! Omega were on their knees by then. Why on earth would you buy an obsolete clunky chronograph trading on it's past glory made by a dying company that would...
BBC article says £4.9M for the clock itself, £29M for a full refurb including the tower and £40M if they want a fancy visitor centre with an elevator to the top instead of the flights of stairs there...
Your website says you're still in the process of gaining accreditation for Richemont Group. Assuming you haven't yet got it, or hadn't when your website was last updated, does that mean you were...
Great update. If you can handle the low production values and are a horological nerd it's worth looking out for the DVD made by the late Martin Matthews, too. He was a fourth generation casemaker and...
I'd say that the Americans managed it with the model 21 & 22. Hamilton made some lovely movements back in the day. But of course, back in the day the Swiss were also making some amazing movements....
I'm glad they still make them.
I think it's part of the history which watchmaking has grown around with and now, while anachronistic, is a rare link we have to ye days of old when horology and...
The metal will be fine but it's often a real PIA of a job. That caseback looks a nightmare though! Assuming it's possible, the labour charge would surely be more than the resale value lost by such a...
Great link! I don't think my sanity would hold up to gear cutting for a living.
I really feel for the Accutron guys when the quartz came out. To pull something like that off only to have your...
I bumped into some friends unexpectedly so my photography was curtailed... probably a good thing for lovers of photography everywhere, but I managed to snap a couple of the Ressence watches. They're...
That looks great Paul! I've been on a bit on a self-imposed exile from watch forums for quite a while now, so missed any chat of you doing BHI stuff, but it's good to know you've come so far. :)
I think I'll reserve judgement till seeing it on the flesh. I used to hate the look of the knurled Zeniths till I actually saw one out of the case. Would still never buy one- good luck getting a ding...