Breitling Chronomat 44

eBay Hamilton Oval 14k Engraved... Gone.
Darn it, looks like someone talked the seller into an early sale for a nice 14k Oval Engraved that was up on eBay.I was watching it one day and it disappeared the next day and I don't think the seller was fully aware of what he had. Oh wellmaybe next time. I hope someone here grabbed it so we can see some nice pix of it. I would guess it's worth about $5500. Sound about right?

Any love for Russian Watches?
Here are my two Russian Watches.Not terribly gorgeous and not very expensive but to my mind a great snap-shot from the Soviet-eraRaketa 24 hrs, handwound Petrodworzowy Watch Factory Cal. 2623H.Poljot, handwound Poljot 3134 movt based on the Valjoux 7733/.7734.

5039r thoughts
I was shown a BNIB 5039r. I am interested in a perpetual calendar and have been looking at the 5159 and 5140. Does anyone have information / opinions on the 5039r? Here are some pics of it. Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you.

ImpoSSible
There's been an overwhelming barrage of threads lately where regular Joes like myself have complained about the impossibility of getting a stainless steel Rolex at retail. I only very recently (last week) learned of just how impossible a feat this really is. The popular SS models are pretty much exclusively reserved for VIP's-- people who've spent $100k+ on jewellery and less-desirable Rolexes/watches-- and while they may have lists for us ordinary shmucks, they don't really mean a thing. Even if you're so lucky to hear the (deceitful) words you're on the list, it's really just a thinly veiled no as there'll always be someone who comes along before your name is reached who'll get dibs first. It just really irks me that having the money--$10k+-- is simply no longer enough to get you a watch. $10k may be chump change to some folks on here, but to the vast majority of the world it's a hell of a lot of money, no less to spend on a mass-produced watch boasting such antiquated mechanisms- ju

Results from adding a half-link to my Explorer 1
For the last 2 years I have been trying to find the perfect fit for my Explorer 1. My wrist is just at the point where it was too loose when I kept the original full set of links and had the micro adjustment moved to the 'shortest' notch. I tried removing a link from the 6 o'clock side and moving the micro adjustment to its 'longest' notch. It was a better fit with one link removed. However, the watch face was slightly rotated away from me and not in the optimal place on my wrist. Additionally, the link under the clasp closest to the 12 o'clock side was cantilevered in an uncomfortable way. The solution was a half-link. This does not change the overall length of the bracelet when you use the micro adjustments (at least not when I measure it), but it repositions the watch face, and gets rid of the cantilever problem. The Explorer does not come with a half-link, but the Sub half link DOES. The Sub half link fits and matches perfectly. I am now totally satisfied with the fit, a