Cartier Ballon Bleu de Cartier WE9009Z3 Round Stainless Steel Case Midsize Watch

Time Chimers: 4 Notable Minute Repeaters from SIHH 2015
It is not uncommon during the SIHH watch fair to hear the popping of Champagne corks and the clinking of glasses in the luxuriously appointed halls of Geneva’s Palexpo. This year, guests also heard the pleasant chiming of several new minute repeater watches from the exhibiting luxury watch brands. Here are four repeater watches from SIHH 2015 that caught our eye ¡ª and ear.The A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater is the first Lange watch to combine? jumping time displays for the hours and minutes with a 10-minute interval repeater. The simple, legible dial belies the complexities of the movement and its chiming mechanism.? Since the time can be read quickly (jumping hours are displayed in a window at 9 o¡¯clock, minutes are on two discs of different heights at 3 o¡¯clock, and small seconds at the bottom of the dial), the wearer can then turn his attention down to the bottom of the dial, where the two black-polished steel hammers for the minute repeater are readily visible o

Gruen Bumper
I'm sorry to make two threads about incoming watches but this one generated quite a commotion and I wanted to make it its own thread so you could tell me more about it.This is my first bumper watch! It is so VERY cool. It is very heavy and crashes around. It makes me laugh and I love it.Here are pictures of the watch and more importantly the elusive movement inside. This might be one of the coolest watches I've ever owned in my life! I am shocked at how clean the watch and movement are!Its pretty skinny for weighing 9827lbs SmallBumper!475Some other numbers that might be importantI hope it was worth all the hype.

How long before you get bored with a watch?
For me it is too soon. My best watches, the ones I always wore the most now no longer inrerest me. That includes an IWC, a Rolex, an Omega, A Wakmann and a Seiko chrono. Oh well, on to something else. The only watch that I never get tired of wearing is my A-11 hack Air Corps issue (1943) that I wore on all my missions over Germany. It is packed with memories, good and bad. Never forget absent friends.Art KramerWW II Bombardier

Dial restoration / refurbishing ? Any good source except SC?
Hi guys. I need some help.I have an AP Rubberclad white dial so i got bored of it and purchased an aftermarket Black dial for my RC model. However i did notice some slight blemish on the white sub dials and a tiny scratch on the sub dial marker and dial surface. I got the dial for a low price and wanted to get my watchsmith to to replace the dial and hands but now the marks have been bugging me. Ive seen many websites offering refinishing service for dials but im unsure of their reputation. Does anyone here knows where i can send the dial to get it refurbished as good as new other then AP service center?

Rolex Explorer II Dilema
I know there has been 1,000 threads regarding the new vs old Explorer II size but I was hoping you guys could help me out. I¡¯m relatively new to watch collecting. My only other watch is a two line 14060M. I do have a Luminox Jolly Roger but that¡¯s more of a novelty. I was looking to add an Explorer II Polar to the collection but feel the 40 is just a hair too small and the 42 is a hair too big. I¡¯ve included a couple of wrist shots of each and hoping to get some advice as to which looks better. The maxi dial on the 42 isn¡¯t ideal but with the smaller no date sub I thought it might be a nice contrast. Thanks for all your advice!