Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Ivory Dial Black Leather Men's Watch 15180OR.OO.A102CR.01

My First high-end watch!
This has been one I have been eyeing for that part few years, and I just love it. I am not going to go through all the specs and details as you all already know them, but I must say that everything on this watch comes together so well. I stopped by a Bucherer shop in Munich, Germany and ended up buying it for a pretty fair price after the VAT refund I will receive at the airport.Going to try to upload some pics in a minute.-Brendan

Omega seamaster Bond 2541.80 tritium-luminova dial diferences
Hello!A new watch entered in my collection and it is an identical model than my father-in-law one: An Omega Seamaster 300 quartz, the watch that James Bond worn in Goldeneye in 1995.Its serial number start in 55.xxx.xxx, so, if I check on the Omega serial production tablets, it mean that both watches were producted in the same year (1995). But they are not identical because mine has tritium dial and the other luminova. I don't know if its original dial was change in a service work. It's difficult to see but there are a little differences between both watches.The luminova dial has a symmetrical 3 and a long F whereas the tritium dial has an asymmetrical 3 and a short F. In addition, the words on the luminova are thicker.A few pics. Sorry for the quality and for my poor english.Best regards.My watch with a nice patina The two watches. On your left, tritium. Right, luminova.After sun expositionTritium dialLuminova dialDiferences

1580/952 bracelet spring bars for PO 42mm
Hellocould anyone advise me as where to purchase a couple of the above please.kind regardsJon

Has the craziness finally stopped??
I have been following all of the Black Bay ETA speculation on here for a while now and also just happened to notice LOTS of them for sale on WUS. Many have been for sale for a while now and are even having price drops.So, what gives, did everyone finally notice they are not super rare? Did everyone wake up and notice it was an ETA movement all at once?

Aftermarket parts
How frowned upon is it to use aftermarket parts on a Rolex. I purchased a used Datejust 16014 from a jeweler with a 10 day return option. This being my first Rolex ever, I tried to do all the research possible, but it can still be overwhelming. After the purchase I took the watch to my local AD, which was one of the worst experiences I have had for a long time. He basically told me to get my junk used watch out of the store, and to come back when I am ready to be a real man & buy new. What I did find out after getting the watch is that the Bezel and dial have been replaced with aftermarket parts. The bracelet is also aftermarket, but the clasp is original. The movement appears to be the correct one and not aftermarket. The diamonds are supposedly real, but I have not been able to verify this yet. After finding all this out, would this be something worth keeping? Yes I know that is subjective and I don't want to speak about value in a monetary way, but by having custom work done doe