Bell & Ross BR 01 Tourbillon Phantom

Is this a legitimate Elgin military?
I've been collecting parts to put together an Elgin A-11. I've also been studying other A-11s on Ebay. Item # 220836213889 is unlike any WWII watch I've seen yet. It has a new looking case, a nice grade 532 (Y591919) but the black dial puts the stem at 6. It's marked U.S.Navy at 12 and Property at 6 in curved white letters. There is no pic of the back. Is this a construction or a real rare variant of the A-11? Joel

question about straps
Hey guys just purchased a new Jazzmaster viewmatic with the dark brown strap, very pleased with it. I had a quick question though. I recently saw the viewmatic from an AD that had a light brown, almost tan strap with DB and I can't seem to find the strap anywhere. Do any of you guys know of a website that carries them, I contacted an AD nearby and they can't seem to locate it. Any help would be much appreciated.

Vintage Hamilton for Wednesday, Aug. 27th
Drake modelcatalogued 1935-1936true Art Deco stylingoffered in a 10K yellow gold filled case & 10K white gold filled casedial options were applied gold numbers (most common), luminous, & black enamel numbers20,919 manufactured in ygf4,121 in wgfone of Hamilton's largest watches at the time28mm wide excluding the crown40mm over the lug tips18mm strap width$37.50 new with luminous or black enamel dial$40.00 new with applied gold number dialnot seen very often today even though the ygf version had a relatively high production volumewgf model is very scarceone of my favorite modelsArt Deco wristwatches photoArt Deco wristwatches photoArt Deco wristwatches photofrom eBay listing

Suunto Core v. Black series ST?
Alright, I know this may or may not be your 'thing' since they are digital but I am looking for advice on the two. Here are the specs:Observer - Stealth Features:Time•12/24 hour clock •Calendar pre-programmed to the year 2089 •3 daily alarms (please read review above) •Dual time display •Stopwatch with lap and split time measurement; stores up to 99 laps and split times for 1 runAltimeter•Altitude range up to 9000 m / 29,500 ft. •Resolution to 1 m / 3 ft •Ascent/descent rate in m/min or ft/min •One-button access to intermediate information about total vertical ascent/decent, and number of runs skied •Logbook stores total ascent/descent, average ascent/descent rate, number of runs skied duration of log •Altitude alarm •Altimeter use: unique feature to keep sea level pressure from changing when unit is used as altimeter Barometer•Absolute pressure range 300 - 1 1-hPa/ 9.90 - 32.40 inHg •Sea level pressur

Reaction to Rolexes
I am new to the hobby, but currently own 2 watches, a 116610LN and a Breitling Navitimer 01. Not that I care or am even concerned with the perceptions or opinions of others, but I find it funny that 90% of people won¡¯t comment or notice the Rolex, but a good portion notice the Breitling and comment on it being a ¡°nice watch¡± and if I tell them what it is, they typically have never heard of Breitling. On the other hand, the watch no one notices, they typically only notice when they see the Rolex at the top. Just an observation I found amusing somewhat.