Bulgari Diagono

16613 pricing question
I found a sweet looking black faced Submariner two tone 16613 today. It is an older model without the gold in the clasp and with the holes drilled all the way through the case. It is in excellent condition, and doesn't really even have any noticeable scratches on the clasp. It does have one little scratch on the gold portion of one of the links. Other than that it looks beyond excellent, probably 95% to 98% condition. Furthermore the watch will be completely serviced by the dealer who is a rolex trained and certified watchmaker for decades, just like his father before him. He said he would buff out the scratch and was also going to replace the crown and stem during the service. It does not include any box or paperwork unfortunately. The price is $5,000, including the servicing. This seems like a pretty good deal to me, what is the opinion of the forum? Thanks in advance for your help.

How a mechinical watch works: Via Hamilton, 1949
Yeah, I'd still fail a test if you asked me to identify the parts, but I think I have a better idea of how things work...

Interesting: Costco vs. Swatch
They said it was done with, but it's been going on since 2004!Now the Supreme Court will hear the case. With all the support from other sellers I'm curious how this will pan out in the end. I know it will affect my bargining chips when I go to an AD.U.S. top court to hear Costco-Swatch copyright case | Reuters

Titus watches
Just noticed this brand on a watch site that sells 1970's-1980's era watches. Their ad's are titled Titus ( Omega ) and then give the following description of their watches."Serious collectors out there will notice this is named Titus on the dial but is identical in every respect to a model by Omega. In fact is the same watch but marketed under a different name. It is extremely accurate and allowed Omega to market theirs with a chronometer badge." For me this is more of a general curiousity with no interest in a purchase. Opinions seemed mixed with regards to this brand, some say it chinese others say it's swiss. The prices seem to be about the same as an Omega, would anyone recommend these watches ? Are sellers taking advantage by throwing in the Omega name ?

blood diamonds
is that a lum-tec leonardo decaprio is wearing? looks like in some scenes he's wearing a chrono and in others a DJ.pretty sure it's an M series with a blue dial though. what do you think?