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Some thoughts on the latest Rolex offerings at Basel
While we saw an unprecedented number of new and revamped models from Rolex at Basel (while seemingly little to no mention of their anniversary in any of the intel we've seen coming from Basel in the last 24-48 hrs.) I think the majority of collectors will be interested in the new Deep Sea variant of the Sea-Dweller, the new all gold Submariner models, and the 41mm Presidential.Obviously these comments are made without having actually held or tried on any of these watches...which can often change my mind when I get the opportunity to do so. The first comment that I'll make is how surprised I am that Rolex is seemingly reacting in a big way to changes in the marketplace. I'll go so far as to say that one could speculate, as I am, that Rolex is reacting to the success which two brands in particular have had over the past 2-5 years: Breitling, and perhaps to a lesser extent, Panerai. I think Rolex's reactionary strategy is a simple one: Let's continue to do what we're doing, but offer

deployment clasp question
I just picked up an M Series 104. I understand and was able to remove the strap from the watch but do not see how the deployment is removed from the strap.The instructions mentions a screw, but I don't see one?thanks for the help!wings

Today's Featured German Watch Brand...Limes
Info and pics from Watchbuys:Limes watches are another success story from Pforzheim, Germany, and owe their origins to the Ickler family. In 1924, Karl Ickler founded a case company in his name, which was later rebuilt after the wars by Heinz and Kurt Ickler.Ickler GmbH became known for making high quality watch cases for customers throughout the world. In fact, when viewing our web site, or walking into the finest watch stores in New York or Geneva, you'd be surprised to know the number of Ickler cases you are seeing on the world's top brands. They're that good.Today, the family business is run by third generation case maker Thomas Ickler. Thomas had a dream to build a limited number of hand produced watches using Ickler cases and Swiss movements, and thus the brand Limes (pronounced "Leem-ess") was born. Thomas is passionate when describing and showing his watches, and is pride is genuine. Besides being one of the nicest individuals in the watch business, Thomas is a perfectionist wh

Luminescence...the glow'y stuff
Can someone advise on the process involved in getting my Seamaster's 'radon' replace (does that show my age or what)... anyway, what I should expect in the way of downtime and cost. Thank you for any assistance

Rolex GMT master II 16710 bezel turning issue?
Hi All,I have noticed that the bezel of my GMT 16710 turns smoothly counter clockwise but is very stiff and hard to turn counter clockwise . I have already given it a good clean but it doesn¡¯t seem to make much difference .Anyone else notice this issue with the older GMTs? Mine is a D serial. I am now wondering if it¡¯s worth me taking it to the RSC or not . I rarely use the bezel and even if I do I can always just rotate it counterclockwise . It does bug me a little though !