Breitling Chronomat

My restored Hamilton Pacer
Hello all!I recently acquired a Hamilton Pacer. It wasnt running and in very rough shape. Here is the "before"Photo Jan 12, 8 14 31 PM.jpgIf anything, it looked worse in person.I was going to send it to Rene Rondeau but he isnt taking work right now so I reached out to Hamilton expert Dan Keefe of the Hamilton Chronicles and he suggested Richard Awiza. Richard is very friendly and helpful over emai. We agreed on the following workRebuild movement including new contact wiresNew crystal Refinish dialRefinish handsPolish bezel and caseFor this, he quoted $300 which i thought was VERY reasonable, bordering on cheap! :)I got it back today. it is running great and Richard threw in a vintage JB Champion croc grain band for FREE!Check this out:Photo Jan 12, 7 54 14 PM.jpgPhoto Jan 12, 8 21 01 PM.jpgIt came out better then I could've hoped. I highly recommend Richard for any Hamilton Electric work!

REVIEW:"Patek Philippe 5160 - a first look" < < < <
Below is a review of a wonderful and very rare 5160 that was done by one of ourmembers. Due to the rarity of the piece he wishes to remain anonymous, yet hewould like to share some pictures as well as some first-hand experience with us,which we certainly appreciate !================================================== = "I had always liked the 5050, the 5050 came with a number of different dialfaces, my favorite has always been any of the ones with roman numerals. The 5059 was the replacement for the 5050, the one dial the 5059 was romannumerals, my favorite. But it was a little small for me so I passed on the5059.Then pictures of the 5059 replacement appeared, the 5159,it was romannumerals again, a little larger than the 5059, but the center of the diallooked excessive in the pictures. That was the pictures , in person the dial worked, it looked beautiful. I ordered one and waited, the first one my AD received I picked up. A few years later the 5160 pictures showed up, it looked good,

I need help with a
Lathin watch. I know I posted something similar before, but.......It is swiss made but I can't find any info on the web about it. I don't know enough about it to trust to a watchsmith yet. But I want to get it restored. I'm afraid to open it. I would like to learn more about it so I don't appear to be a mook when I finally take it in. I might be able to post a better shot later.

Are Royal Oak (not Offshore) WR Ratings Conservative?
Hi All,Thinking of getting onto the Royal Oak bandwagon and wondering if AP are like Rolex in that their watches can handle depths much greater than what they were rated for? or if their WR Ratings are really the max you should take them to? OR if they shouldn't get wet at all?I'm the kind of guy who doesn't want to think about watches when I go about my day whether I'm at the gym, surfing, rock climbing etc.Looking particularly at either a 15300ST or the 15450STThanks all!

Decision made = INCOMING! (pics!)
After some serious consideration, and equal desire between the Pam 233 and the DSOTM, I made a decision and want to share it with you. Thanks for all the input when I was wondering about these two pieces. The 233 is still on my list, but will have to wait at least another year. Special thanks to Alfred (FNFZ4), one of the best trusted sellers on TRF. But on to the DSOTM! First impressions - it came in a very heavy and nicely finished black lacquered box. Very classy. The watch is stunning. It's black and its beautiful. It's shiny, but only when its reflecting light (I'm sure at the boutique, under all those lights it must really dazzle and shine, but under normal lighting and outdoors, it is perfectly balanced.) The sides of the case have a brushed finish whereas the front part of the lugs (where the it curves) is polished. It's not as large as i thought it would be. Compared to my Panerai 44mm, it is much smaller, as you can see in the side by side. It's also not as tall as som