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Hamilton Watch Market Picking Up?
The market for vintage Hamiltons has always been strong, but the sale of a Hamilton Martin on Ebay for $385 seems to be a bit excessive. Ebay Item # 300390713473 sold for this. Was a black dialed Martin offered originally or is this a redial? I see nothing in the sales literature to indicate that the Martin was offered with a black dial originally. At this rate, Tom's collection is worth about $150 million.

So I received a little box today...
... and guess what was inside?Description of pics below:1. Nestled quite comfortably in its box, along with the solid case back and stylus.2. A closer look - flawless design, perfect proportions.3. What about the back? Had the sapphire display back installed at Henri Stern, to observe the lovely and enchanting CH 27-70 movement.4. Obligatory wrist shot!5. Final pic - the Rolex 69159 with a mother of pearl dial, all in white gold. Can't very well get a 3970J for myself without getting the wife something, can I?Thanks for all your advice and support along the way, particularly SteelerFan65, FeelingTheBlues, myopiccoog and my co-3970 hunter Oryx for offering great tips and helpful encouragement. I didn't think that I'd be getting another piece this soon. Heck, Oryx posted his thread about seeking a perpetual calendar chronograph only eight days ago. But I suppose if you really want it, you gotta have it...

The quintessential Luminor?
Hey guis. I'm still relatively new to Panerai, but I¡¯m fascinated by the history of the brand. Already picked up a 210, but am now looking to acquire a Luminor.So I¡¯d love to hear suggestions on which models best represent the ¡°Panerai DNA.¡±At this point, I¡¯m open to current, discontinued, or special edition models, and am focused on 44mm cases given my relatively small wrist size (6.5¡±).Looking forward to your suggestions. Thanks!

Got my first Rolex!
Been a big mechanical watch fan for a long time and had a few cool pieces (in my opinion, ha, ranging from Citizen and Seiko to Sinn and Omega ) that I bought throughout the years. Mostly tool watches as I love the engineering aspect of things.Always interested in Rolex due to its history and engineering, especially the Sub / Sea-Dweller series. But never convinced myself to spend the money. The past couple of years, I had been working in Hong Kong on assignment. As some of you probably know, there's a billion (no exaggeration ) Rolex ADs there. So my interest in Rolex picked up again. Tried on the Deepsea in the past and loved the engineering aspect of it (and I don't mind big watches), but somehow felt the bracelet is too narrow for the watch head. (Just my opinion.. still think it is awesome.. !) Tried the SubC and it is really nice, although would prefer it a little bit bigger. (I am not a huge guy, but just like big watches.. )Then I saw the release of SD43 and thought

AR coating on non-cyclops crystals?
Site referenced below (source of attached pic) suggests Rolex apply AR coating on top, or on top and below, of current production non-cyclops models.I had been under impression Rolex do not apply AR coating to any of their crystals, only underneath the cyclops on date models.Any forum members available to examine laser-etched coronet on their recent production flat crystal model (e.g., Explorer I, Oyster Perpetual, no-date Sub) for indication AR coating is used?I am prohibited from posting links because my post count is too low; Google how to identify Rolex's anti-reflective coating and first result is page spurring this question.