Cartier Delices de Cartier Extra Large Pink Gold

De Ville "Power Reserve" or "Hour Vision" ?
As it say's really!Just wondered which one you guys would prefer and why?

Congrats!
WTF keeps on growing.Congrats, John.I'll enjoy reading all the threads here.

Panerai 004 ***Royal (DLC) SPA Treatment***
Hello everyone,I would like to present you with a watch (Panerai 004) that was in an extremely bad shape due to the everyday wear its owner had put it through over the years. Personally I dont know a true Panerai fan who hasn't been secretly dreaming to put their hands on 201, 004, 009, 205, 218, and 004 in a fairly good shape. Well this could be extremely dificult the least to say and this particular 004 is kind of supporting my words. Therefore, i engaged into getting this baby a well deserved spa treatment.The watch was first completely disassembled; the old coating stripped off; all dents and inconsistencies were removed (it does sound easy but it is a procedure that takes over 2 days); all parts were then DLC coated with the Panerai signature pencil lead color. The caseback was also refinished by reapplying the original satin finish on it. The movement undertook a complete overhauling¡­ it was completely disassembled, cleaned, oiled, assembled, and then regulated.Enough of talking¡­

This May Be a Duh for Some, But It Was a Big Revelation To Me !!!!
Last sunday at the antique market, a lady wanted to get her husband a vintage watch .....he's a big guy at 6'4" ...so it had to be a watch with some size to it .....that isn't a huge problem for me ....some of the 60s and 70s watches are good sized......but then she said.....it has to have numbers ! ......So I searched my 76 running watches ( 6 of them were pocket watches and out of the running so to speak ) .....and I searched and the we both searched .......and I found out something interesting ......and I think it is somewhat co=incidental, but not entirely .......the watches that had numbers on them were from the 30s and 40s.....the smallest ones I have ...beautiful shapes, barrels, and tanks and such .......and most of them had numbers......too small.....then I looked at the watches from the 50s .....and they had SOME numbers, sometimes there would be a 12,3,6,and a 9 or it would be 12,2,4,6,8,10......and in between those numbers were arrows or tics...or lines .......but they were

Spoke with my favorite dealer on the phone and . . .
he had some interesting info for me.As has been reported, Omega is increasing the MSRP of the Speedmaster Professional line of watches. This will be in the range of $500-$600 to cover the cost of the new box and goodies:Always thinking ahead, my dealer has greatly increased his inventory of Speedy Pros in their various flavors. These he will make available at the current MSRP but when they are gone, there will be no more.Don't know about you but I wear the watch and not the box. No way I am going to spend that kind of money on packaging. I've even put a couple of my special Omega boxes (one mahogany and one leather) on the market. They were just taking up space in the closet.He also mentioned that he still had a few of the Gen I, cal 2500 Planet Oceans in stock. I am now awaiting arrival of my BNIB, 42mm, cal. 2500D, Planet Ocean. (It may become a safe queen.)