Bedat & Co No. 8 Quartz 26.5mm

COMCO: Swatch Group Can Stop Mechanical Movement Sales in 2020
Switzerland¡¯s Competition Commission (COMCO) has approved a plan allowing the Swatch Group to reduce gradually sales of mechanical movements to companies outside the group over the next six years, and to halt sales completely in 2020. Click here for details on the ruling.The mechanical movement ruling settles a controversial issue that has bedeviled the Swiss watch industry for the past four years. On the related ¨C and even more controversial ¨C issue of sales of escapements, the regulating organ in a mechanical watch, COMCO left in place its July 12 ruling that it is ¡°premature¡± to allow any reductions in Swatch Group sales of those key components.The Swatch Group issued no formal reaction to the decision on mechanical movements. But it is a clear victory for the company, which declared its intention to stop selling mechanical movements and parts in late 2009. In June 2011, the Swatch Group officially informed COMCO of its decision and asked COMCO to rule on the matter.The Swatch Group

Omega service question
Hello there,I have a question regarding Omega watches in Ebay. Let's say you buy an used omega from a seller and he claim the authenticity of the watch. But he doesn't provide a box or papers. What happens if I need service for the watch. 1. Will any of Omega official services accept and repair it? 2. What was are usually the cost of maintance at Omega? Let's say cleansing for example, ?thank in advancedisco

How does the AP RO Dual Time compare in size to other 39mm ROs?
So I was able to try on a 39mm Royal Oak Dual Time today at my local AD. Does anyone know how the Dual Time compares to the 15202 & 15300 size-wize? TIA!

Servicing Panerai PAM00025
Hi. I have an 11 year old PAM00025. It was my every-day wear in the early years though not so in the last few years. I'm thinking of having it serviced and polished editedCan you recommend a good place that I can send the watch for servicing? I've read horror stories about the Panerai service center in Texas so am thinking of an alternate.Thanks.

Any other?
OK, Basel is here (well just about!). And now that it is... A thought just crossed my mind? What other industry/company (it's not just Rolex) are able to enjoy a ten year+ product life cycle? And, the product (I'm sensing that the Coke GMT on a jubilee is the most anticipated) that is getting the most people excited is a decade plus old model being reunited with a part from the seventies!!!We all know the other ultra hot non Rolex models AP5202, PP 5711, both models 40 years old. What other luxury product that contains mechanical and aesthetical components can endure this lifecycle?Are we all mad?