Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Lady Quartz

Big Numbers Diver...how to beef up a 7002 Seiko Diver
I gave up on the 7002 Seiko Divers about 2 monthes ago''It was a dark day when Seiko made those, must be one the worst movements I have ever worked with...But I've got all these 7002 watches and the Dive cases are great, Just a bit bigger than the new SKX007's and just a few refindments from the past you don't see any more along with some of the new improvements you see today...Well I got all these case and not much to do with them besides maybe puting in some fancy dress watch dials in them...well I was reading a post by "LewB" about poping in a 7s26 movement in a 7002 divers case all good but...The dials do not line up, you need to cut off the pins on the back of the dial and glue it on to make it workdarn..!!Well I had some dials made for 7s26 movement that were to go in to the SKX007, but they made the pins in the wrong placeI poped it in the SKX case and it was off...Ding !! I had a thought could this fit in the 7002???Boom it does wow..Nice new 7s26 movements in the classic 7002

Would you?
I asked this on one of our other forums, but wanted to get the BBB Brotherhoods thoughts.. Would you pay a little more if Breitling offered a sapphire case-back & highly decorated movement to view? Lets say $200-300 at most. Would you pay a little more to have a sapphire case-back & very detailed, decorated movement? I'm not talking the current movement, which is very nice. But Geneva waves, the 'engine swirls' (don't know what they're really called) and all that detailed decorating. To me, that would possibly be a counterfeit deterrent too. Doing that level of decoration isn't easy. And to the best of my knowledge, there aren't any fake makers that ever duplicate a decorated movement anywhere near what the originals are. Plus, I do enjoy gazing at the movements of the watches I do have on sapphire case-backs..So what's your thoughts. Would you buy one or prefer the standard steel case-back?

Speedmaster strap care
Hi!I just ordered an alligator strap from Omega today. Because I need a short strap I have to wait 4-6 weeks for it to arrive from Switzerland. Price...nearly $400 Now that I've bitten the bullet and paid the price the question is how can I make this strap last as long as possible? I'll minimize wear during hot humids days for sure.I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions about care from day 1 in making it comfortable and keeping it looking good.Thanks for your thoughts, JeffFWIW, I ordered the brown alligator strap to wear with my Speedmaster 3572.50.

Planet Ocean - ceramic bezel
My local AD was unable to give a precise UK retail price for the new 42mm ceramic bezel Planet Ocean. He stated that until they receive it in early September they could not say. He did estimate it would retail at approximately ?4,000.Can anyone confirm the price and date it should be available in the UK?Also, once this new model is available will Omega stop producing the 2500 co-axial model which currently retails for ?2650?Thanks in advance.

Why not buy from a Grey dealer
I have seen numerous comments on lack of Rolex SS Sports watches from AD.I bought two a sub from an AD in Chicago, Datejust41 from AD Detroit.But I¡¯f you really wanted the watch now, why wouldn¡¯t you just purchase from a Grey, who appear to have a lot of inventory..