Breitling Galactic Chronograph II

Factoid of the Day 12=22-07
In the spirit of the holidays, I am keeping this light and fluffy. No sharks, hacked up corpses or other kinky stuff involving weird watch discoveries. Here is today's tidbit:Raymond Weil sued actress Charlize Theron for wearing a Christian Dior watch and necklace to an AIDS bash. Theron had inked a 14-month deal - for an undisclosed amount - saying she'd only wear Weil. Weil contends in the lawsuit it spent $20 million on the ad campaign with Theron.

Any women wearing a speedy pro?
My gf likes it and I'm thinking of getting her one, any pics?Used to own one but she never tried it on, just curious about the size.I gave my ex wife a speedmaster date 40mm and she needed an extra hole in the cordura strap. Not sure how many links can be removed from the bracelet, may need to get her a bunch of straps or natos to be able to wear it... she's got small wrists.I'd really like it to be a 42mm.

5167 worth liquidating for?
Hello everyone, I have decided that I would like to get a 5167 as my next piece (and first Patek). I have handled the watch and started to really understand what the extra money and effort produces compared to other brands. I am in a position to purchase one now, but would need to liquidate both of my Rolex watches to get there (pre-ceramic Daytona and GMT Master II LN). The Daytona is not a concern to me as I purchased it solely as a good deal between friends (he could care less that I'm selling it now). The real question is whether selling both would be worth it to move up to the Patek. Other than the GMT and Daytona, I have a Nomos Orion (my dressier piece), a sinn 556i and Seiko skx007j. The 5167 would fill in as the watch I will wear 5+ days a week. The obvious answer would be to keep one (or both) and buy the 5167, but I have set aside as much as I would like to for watches at this time. From the eyes of Patek owners, would you rather have the Daytona and GMT or 5167.Thank you in

Platinum Pateks: Better with or without diamonds?
Hello gentlemen, What is everyone's opinion on platinum pateks with the small diamond embedded in the case at 6 o'clock between the lugs? It irks me just a little bit, as on some watches it seems out of character (5196, 5146 even 5960) as they are to my eye more classically styled. A diamond seems too modern a twist and a bit incongruous. I personally wish it were possible to buy a platinum Patek without one. What does everyone else think? Anyone know the history/reason why the Stern's decided to do this?Certainly no disrespect to anyone that has one; on the contrary I'd like to hear about it. Did the diamond affect your decision to buy one? Is it visible while wearing it? Mike

Got the Sub-C! Interesting bracelet & clasp adjustment
Hey folks,I have a separate thread about my new Sub-C that just landed today. I am pretty stoked about it in genereal.One thing I had not anticipated is how long it is taking me to get the bracelet links and glide lock clasp set up perfectly. I have a forum friend with basically the same size wrist (we owned the same watch with no adjustment needed) and he told me his Sub-C was set up with 4 links on the 6:00 side and 5 links on the 12:00 side. So this is what I did and it was not quite right. So then I went to 3.5 on the 6:00 side. Still not right. Down to 3 on the 6:00 side. Much better and allowed the clasp to center with some room to wiggle on either side of the adjustment area.After wearing it like this for a few hours, it was too short on the 6:00 side, so I took one link from the other side and swapped it over, for an even 4 links on each side. This seems to be the perfect setup for my wrist. I can get a more comfortable fit on this bracelet than previous Rolex bracelet