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WATCH GIVEAWAY: Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date
This month on watches-dealer you have a chance to win an automatic mechanical Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date watch, part of Hamilton's new collection of aviator-style watches. Hamilton has a long history in the production of aviation timepieces and they keep this tradition alive today with the various models in the Khaki Pilot collection. You can read more about Hamilton's relationship with aviation here.? The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date comes in a 42mm wide steel case with either a silver or black dial, and on a leather strap or steel bracelet.Inside the Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date watch is a Swiss ETA 2834-2 automatic movement with the time, date, and day of the week, with the word fully spelled out under 12 o'clock. The watch has a sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 100 meters. The handsome Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date watch collection retails for between $895 - $945 (depending on the strap) and the lucky winner gets to choose their choice of available versions. Good luc

Illinois 650 Wristwatch Help Please!
[Mod's Edit: Craig / All - this post has been copied to the American Watch Forum here; suggest you make your replies there. Roger].Hello Gentlemen.My name is Craig and I'm brand new to your community. My father was a watchmaker his entire life and left me with a few of his favorite pieces when he passed on several years ago. Until now, I have just left them all in the box but now I kinda need the money.But, that's not what this is about. One of the watches I listed for sale has sparked numerous "instant buy offers". It's a 14K Illinois "tank watch" with an Illinois 605 15 jewel movement. People are telling me that it is probably the rarest of the rare among the Illinois watches. Two people have told me that only a dozen of these are known to exist today. The case is a Keystone 650 14K yellow gold and the movement serial number is 5693879.The offers and bids are already 3 times what I hoped to get for the watch.So, what's my problem? IF this watch is REALLY that rare, should I

Keep watches AWAY from cell phones!!!
OK, something I really wasn't expecting happened to me last night. It makes sense, now that I think about it. The thing is I wasn't thinking about it, until after it had happened. I keep my cell phone plugged into its' charger on my nightstand while sleeping. I took off my automatic watch last night, my 9937, and laid it next to my cell phone not thinking there'd be a problem. This was the first time I'd taken it off at night, having worn it 24/7 almost every day except Sunday since it arrived. When I woke up this morning, looked at the time on my watch, it had completely stopped at the same time I'd gone to bed last night. Hmmm¡­I'd first thought that it may have just wound down, so I picked it up and it began to run. It is an automatic, so I figured maybe it just began running again with movement, so I unscrewed the crown and gave it a quick wind. I took it out to my computer, logged on to the USNO Master Clock page and reset the time. So far, so good, thinking it was just wound down.

Maintenance work on a gray market watch?
Hey guys,Ok, so one last question on the AD/Gray Market thing;Let's say I buy an Omega online, and I want work done on it, and the company I bought it from can't do it (warranty up, company out of business, etc). I assume I can take it to a decent jeweler and they will do the work on it (for a price, obviously), right?Thanks!

Omega 300 1972 (still glows?)
Hi i am looking this watch over and it looks almost new! The lume glows bright and the movement looks untouched and spotless. Can any one see if there is something up or is it just a great watch from 72.Thanks