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Armida A1 - Ultimate Tool Diver?
If you are looking for a no nonsense tool diver that delivers in the performance department, I would look really hard at the Armida A1.Got this 2+ weeks ago, and it has not left my wrist except for when I was working on my wife's van[G-Shock zone].I am not a diver, but I cannot imagine a more capable watch for diving, especially given the price of admission. Sure, there are more expensive dive watches with white gold dial markers, liquid metal bezels, and chronometer rated movements. But I consider this the Chevy Corvette of the dive watch community - not a high strung/high maintenance Ferrari, Lambo, or Jag.This watch is available in 6 configurations - centered around which movement you want. I like the Miyota movement version as it has a flat sapphire crystal and not the mega domed sapphire crystal of the ETA version. And quite frankly, I like the Miyota movements, and saved the extra $$ for the ISOFrane strap which fits this watch to a 'T', and makes the heavy watch very wearable on

Who invented the winding mechanism by movement of a rotor?
Who invented the winding mechanism by movement of a rotor?Some say it has invented by the watchmaker Abraham Louis Perrelet from Le Locle in about 1770.Other historians attribute the invention to the young watchmaker Hubert Sarton born on November 3, 1748 in what is now the Belgian town Li¨¨ge. Hubert Sarton is said to have invented the winding by rotor in 1778.The watch historian Joseph Flores is of the opinion that the invention must be attributed to Hubert Sarton and he has wrote a book about it. An interesting summary of this book can be found here.I for my part do not know it. Both schools of thought have points going for them as well as some opposing their view.On the eve of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, Mr. Flores is to present his findings in a get together of watch historians and watch creators alike at the Salon GTE in Geneva. The Salon GTE being the exhibition of the independent watchmakers and watch engineers. It is held at the International Geneva Conferen

Omega Chrono Repair Costs?
I am still trying to proceed with the resurection of my Mark II. Out of curiosity I contacted Omega for a service estimate and was directed to a web site regarding what they do and the cost.What they do:.omegawatches/customer...enance-serviceThe costs schedule: .sguscustomerservice/I was pretty much amazed by the cost of maintaining older watches. Currently I'm getting ready to ship the watch over to MY for full service. I was also wondering how other insured their watches when shipped to my for servicing and conditioning. Any input would be useful.Thanks!!!

Incoming Teaser!!
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"Steel" SkyDweller, is this a sign of desperation?
To be one of the first of 5,294 threads about the TT SkyDweller, and specifically the steel and WG Bezel (for around $14K), I am wondering... is this release in actuality a sign of desperation from Rolex?First, I absolutely love it and expect a lot of TRFers will be picking one up. More power to you and congrats in advance I actually would consider it myself.... but moving on - was Rolex FORCED to do this because of slumping Swiss Watch sales? WOULD they have taken a model we all expected to be PM only, (like the Day-Date) and turn it in to a SS if sales were steady? My personal opinion, is no, that the SD was originated to be an all and only PM model that Rolex re thought after three years of steadily falling numbers. I believe they will sell a lot, and it is a fantastic watch, I am just wondering what caused this (pretty drastic) release? Or, am I wrong, and the plan all along was to release it in TT and SS? What say you TRF?