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Bring a Loupe: A Magnificent Vacheron Constantin And Many Tool Watches From Aquastar, IWC, And Unive
This week's Bring A Loupe will present to you an outstanding Vacheron Constantin with a glorious case. Then comes a round-up of great tool watches, but here is the catch - none are from Rolex. Instead we preferred to surprise you with some less expected watches from Aquastar, IWC, and Universal Geneve - all fantastic in their own right. This is your Bring A Loupe for October 9, 2015. A Rare Vacheron Ref. 4790 With An Incredible Case 1 OF 11 The case of this Vacheron Constantin deserves a good close look: I have rarely seen such an interesting build in such dreamy condition. The articulated lugs are absolutely spectacular, especially complemented by this intact case. Interestingly, the pink-gold case has a very modern 20 mm lug width, and it is almost 40 mm long, including lugs. I actually discovered in a previous auction that this Vacheron houses the famed 1001 movement, engineered from a Jaeger-LeCoultre ebauche and showcasing impeccable finishing.This Vachero

Speedmaster Broad Arrow questions
If you have a chance, take a look at this thread and see if you can add any helpful info:Advice needed Rolex versus Omiga

Factoid of the Day 5-14-08
In the Bond movie From Russia With Love, Bad Guy "Red" Grant's favorite weapon is a garotte wire hidden in his wristwatch.

Vintage Croton...unusual
Ijust picked up a bunch of vintage watches. I am familiar with all of them except one. It is a Croton automatic. The Face says "Paul Du Pree" I see that in 2008 Crorton made a "Paul Du Pree" watch, but this is from around the 50's. The crystal needs to be replaced, so its hard to see the name, but its there. Does anyone know anything about this watch? I posted this question in the vintage forum at watchuseek but got no replies (kind of weird I thought).ThanksJustin

Panerai Discounts?
Hello all. I intend to add a Panerai to my watch collection to join my Rolex. I got a nice discount when I purchased my Rolex. I'm wondering what should I expect to get when I try for my Panerai. I'm looking at the 005($4.7k) or the 111($6.3k). There is a Panerai store close to me, as well as a few boutiques that also sell them. Kind of a far drive to try to hit them all to look for the best price. Should I even try the Panerai store? I've seen other say the Panerai store doesn't offer discounts, maybe just an extra band. I'm curious especially with the recent price drops if discounts have gotten smaller. Thanks.