Audemars Piguet Millenary Deadbeat Seconds

Bring a Loupe: Some Quick Thoughts On The Collectibilty of (Special) F.P. Journe Watches, As Demonst
F.P. Journe is one of the few modern watch manufactures that many serious collectors have any love for. Their watches are thoughtful, beautiful, wearable, and rare. Don't believe me, read this. That said, Journe watches have never exactly been auction house darlings – with modern pieces typically selling for a fraction of their current retail prices. That, of course, is no way to measure the success of a watch, but resale value is something that many collectors simply can't ignore – if you put money into something, you want to know you can get money out of it. This week, however, a few F.P. Journe pieces sold at auction well above what one might expect, and we are beginning to see that like special pieces from Lange, special Journe watches can also do quite well on the public market. A Unique Tourbillon Souverain Sells For 650,000 CHF 1 OF 7 The first watch we will examine sold Tuesday night in a charity auction benefiting Action Innocence. This

Audemars Piguet Sevice Centre and Warranty
I'm pretty diligent about registering my purchases with the respective manufacturers. I do this for two reasons, one is for warranty and the other is for recalls. I recently had a Dyson fan recalled for a fire hazard and it was replaced with no bother to me. So it was natural that I register my AP's. This afternoon, I saw a letter from AP in our mailbox. This cover letter came in an envelope and Third year warranty stickers for my watches were enclosed. This was unexpected and a great service.

1940's 18k Automatic help, please.
Local person is selling this, 1944 Omega Automatic 18k. Anything I should be concerned with? Specifically, does the dial look authentic and period correct? Thanks so much for any help or advice provided!

I know everyone has read this before...well maybe
I just read this and got a real kick out of it...Your mileage may vary.Photos are in the original version/link here...ialreadyhaveawatch/2009/0...al-wind-watch/The Definitive if Unnecessary Guide: How to Wind an Omega Speedmaster Professional (Or Any Manual Wind Watch)Omega Speedmaster Professional 145.012, 1967. Photo:Chuck Maddox/ChronoMaddoxWind it until it stops. Don¡¯t make it more complicated than it needs to be.So how exactly ought one wind one¡¯s Omega Speedmaster? Or any manual wind watch for that matter?This question occurs with astonishing and cyclically recurring frequency in internet watch forums. And this is even despite that most every forum offers a search function that could produce dozens of relevant threads that would dispatch the question neatly before it were even raised (again). The recurrence of questions like this is among the reasons forums ceased to be as much fun and I¡¯ve mostly retreated from watch fora, especially after once seeing threads posing this sam

Omega seamaster aqua terra chronograph
OMEGA SEAMASTER AQUA TERRA CHRONOGRAPHThe more I see it, the more it grows on me.......The OMEGA Seamaster Aqua Terra Chronograph model ref 2812.50.37 has a stainless steel case measuring 42.2mm which houses the chronometer-certified self-winding OMEGA calibre 3301 movement. It delivers a power reserve of 55 hours. The column-wheel mechanism ensures precision operation of the chronograph functions and the free-sprung balance without index guarantees optimum stability in timekeeping.Beneath the sapphire crystal with its¡¯ anti-reflective coating is the polished black laquer dial which contrasts finely with the facetted triangular hour markers and Dauphine hands, all of which are rhodium-plated and bearing SuperLuminova inserts on the hands and luminous dots towards the edge of the dial. Located in the 6 o¡¯clock poition is a date window.With a polished stainless-steel bezel, screw-in crown and caseback, water resistance is rated at 150m/500ft.credit: Picture by Omega.ch