Ball Trainmaster Celsius Automatic Black Dial Steel Men's Watch NT1050D-SJ-BKC

Just Arrived: Lord Elgin Wakefield
Elgin hunting has been difficult on the bay of late. Prices are crazy and people are asking fortunes for junk watches.This Wakefied luckily went unnoticedFirst, thanks again to Genejockey, I actually know the name of this watch because I searched his newspaper ad collection that features Elgins. There is something satisfying about knowing the name of the watch that you are collecting. The ad showcases 1954 models. Note that it went for $57 when new!The movement is the manual wind 670 with 21 jewels. Ranfft says it is a 15/0 size, has heartbeat of 18,000 bph and a power reserve of 50 hours. He even notes that is produced from 1950 through 1955. 188,000 units were made!The case measures 30mm from 10 to 4. Here's the movement:The 14K gold filled case:The back:On the wrist:

Spotlight on the Breitling for Bently Mark VI
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Rocket from Russia
Just received my Raketa 24 hour watch today- just something a little different.

No AD in ATL?
I'm in Buckhead/Atlanta for Christmas and was looking forward to checking out some APs. I assumed that a big city like this must have an authorized dealer but when I checked AP's website I was surprised to find out that there isn't one. With all the athletes & celebrities that live here I must say I'm a little shocked that GA has 0, while FL has 3 I think.Anyone here know of an independent watch dealer that may carry APs in the Atlanta area? I was looking forward to checking out some of the ROOs to see how they felt on the wrist.

Speedmaster accelerated patina
Hi All,I own a Speedmaster from 1974 but do not wear it often.I did not wear it for 4 months. I remember very well when I stored it in the box that the indexes had a nice light cream / beige patina. This morning I decided to wear the Speed and when I took it out of the box, the index color whas...green.Is there an explanation ( lack of light???) for this accelerated color change? All my boxes have silicagel humidity absorbers, even for a handwash I take off my watches, humidity or water cannot be the cause.The tritium is not dammaged, looks not wrotten, it only changed from cream to appel green.Who can me help understand, can tell me why, knows if an intense sun exposition might reverse the proces or if it will be green forever???Thanks for your expertise.