Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier W69011Z4 Stainless Steel Case 42mm Mens Watch

TIME TEST: It¡¯s Automatic
How much do you know about self-winding watches, past and present? Sharpen your pencil and set that cerebral rotor a¡¯spinning. Answers, as usual, appear at the end. 1. Which of the following automatic watches was launched first?A. Zenith El PrimeroB. Eterna EternaMaticC. Rolex PerpetualD. Omega Centenary 2. Which watchmaker is widely believed to be the inventor of the automatic winding system in use today?A. George GrahamB. John HarrisonC. Louis CotterD. Abraham-Louis Perrelet 3. Which company makes what are often called ¡°clones,¡± i.e., near copies, of ETA¡¯s most popular automatic movements?A. SellitaB. APRPC. Dubois D¨¦prazD. Ronda4. Which watch has a self-winding system with a linear oscillating weight rather than a rotor?A. TAG Heuer Monaco V4B. TAG Heuer PendulumC. DeWitt AcademiaD. Parmigiani Bugatti 5. Which of the following Rolex watches is NOT an automatic?A. Air KingB. DatejustC. Cellini PrinceD. None of the above. They are all automatics. 6. Which two compa

Help: Omega De Ville Seamaster Gold Automatic (no date)
Greetings All:I am in need of some help. I have been recently given a Omega De Ville Seamaster Gold Automatic (no date / believe ~1965) from my father; belonging to his father. However, I have not been able to find a similar watch on-line and I am curious when/where my grandfather obtained it.....My model has the 'De Ville' situated above the 'Seamaster' on the bottom-center of the watch face. No seahorse on the back; blank/clean casing on the back.....is this something anyone is familar with? Best / Jason

Scratches on sapphire crystal?
Somehow I managed to get a very, very small scratch (or dent?) on my watch. It's barely noticable, but if the watch is held in the light, one can notice a small mark on the watchalmost looks like a piece of black dust. I'm not sure if this is a scratch or a dent.Anyway, my question is: Is it possible to remove a scratch as small as this from sapphire crystal? If so, how, and are the risks worth it?Finally, when do you guys decide it's time for new sapphire crystal? This scratch is barely noticeable, but the mere thought that it's there drives me crazy. How much does it cost to replace the crystal, anyway?Thanks.

2 New Arrivals
Hi all, you may remember that I recently bought an Oris TT1, well TBH it was a great watch but didn't really do it for me so I sold it and bought these 2 beauties.Previous owners pics used on bothCitizen Aquamount:This is a whopper at 48mm, but i just about manage to pull it off.2nd is this lovely vintage Roamer SearockMark

RG ROO on white strap??
What do you guys prefer ?White strap or black croc?