Audemars Piguet S/S Offshore Chrono B&P 25940SK.OO.D002CA.02

More Swamp Shenanigans
There's a watch on the Swamp now, 370579153590, for an Elgin watch. It bills it as, "Antique Lord Elgin 10K Gold Shock Curve Mens Watch Kreisler gold Fill Band RARE", and a subtitle of "VERY RARE 673 USA 17 Jewels..."First, it ain't a Lord Elgin. That watch is from the early 1950s, when there were 3 grades, Elgin, Elgin DeLuxe, and Lord Elgin. This watch is a plain vanilla Elgin.Second, the watch itself is not rare. That case is one of those you'll see between 1 and 6 of on Ebay at any given time. It was one of Elgin's 'Banner Buys' back in 1952 - a loss leader sold for $33.75 to get folks into the jewelry store where the jeweler would try to sell them a higher grade watch.Third, it's 10k FILLED, not 10k gold.Fourth, 'Shock Curve'? What the hell does that even mean?Fifth, the 673 is THE MOST COMMON 670 series 15/0 movement, and the lowest grade.Sixth, the listing says, "The Elgin resources have this listed as a very rare Signiture Shock Movement." The 673, again, is common as d

Underwood...
Some of you may recall my getting a deal on an Underwood three space winder some time back. When I got it, it didn't come with a power supply, and the batteries didn't seem to be doing the trick.Well, I finally broke down and bought the proper power supply for it. Hopefully, soon, I won't be setting my autos every time I want to wear them!Anywho, this represents my only watch-related purchase (so far) this year, so I thought I'd share...

Timing the Speedy Pro
I have a new Speedmaster Pro and it seems to be running fast, approx 40 sec over 16 hours or so.In addition, the minute hand changes/ advances when the sweep seconds hand is on the 30 second mark instead of 60 second mark.Is this correct?What is the expected accuracy of this watch?What is the best way to determine accuracy?Any help will be appreciated.Thank you

Omega Ploprof question
How come i don't see any Ploprofs for sale on this website,? are they that popular ?

First ever sighting?
The great actor Robert Culp in the absolutely brilliant 1960's TV series'I Spy' was the first person I ever noticed wearing, what I was later to discover, was a Rolex GMT. 'Till then I hadn't even heard of Rolex. Then, one Saturday afternoon in 1967, my young face pressed against the glass, I saw it, the GMT MASTER smiling at me from the local jewellers window, and I knew it was 'the one'.Leap forward to 1972, Bond St. London, and I slipped it nervously onto my wristand haven't stopped looking at a GMT face since................ Just to tell the time, obviously.What was your earliest Rolex 'sighting'?