Cartier Santos 100 W20073X8 Stainless Steel Case White Dial Watch

Omega Boutique
I had the pleasure of visiting an Omega Boutique at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles before Christmas and I must say it was very nice. They had every watch I wanted to see immediately available as can be expected. The sales person would simply ask me to wait while he went to the vault to retrieve the required watches. I¡¯m not too sure the salesperson was thoroughly familiar with the brand, but nevertheless, it was a fun experience. I¡¯m only posting this because there don¡¯t seem to be too many of the boutiques up and running throughout the U.S. as of yet.

Rolex Weights
Hello all!Can someone provide me with the weights(All links included) for the following Rolex models...Rolex GMT MasterII 116713 SS/YGRolex Submariner 116613 SS/YGRolex YachMasterII 116622 SS/PlatRolex Explorer II 216570 SSRolex Submariner 116610 LV SSRolex Milgauss 116400 GV SSRgds,Eddie

Another" two-tone" solid 14k square engraved
Here we go again! Ebay item#350464902000 is an auction for a so called Two-Tone solid 14K Square Engraved. It has a beautiful Fluckiger Dial#10, too bad it was refinished incorrectly! It should be a Two-Tone dial. All of the hands for this dial are also incorrect. The watch is described as having a yellow gold center case, this is incorrect information as the center case would be green gold. Now for the fun part. Obviously if one had the watch in hand all you would have to do is to rub the center case with a rouge rag. A real Two-Tone will not change color, but in the Ebay venue all one has to go on is the seller's description and photos of the watch. The first two photos kind of show the bezel and center case, but the greenish color is very faint on the center case and the angles are not the best to show the difference in color. The last photo is the acid test! Compare the color of the inside surface of the center case with the color of the inside of the back. They are

Bulova, Citizen and Seiko?
Why do most jewelry stores that I vist only carry Bulova Citizen and Seiko watches? I went into a mall with three stores on three corners directly across from each other. They were about 20 feet apart. They all carried the same brands.I really think that if people were given more variety maybe more would be interested in watches. It seems most people reconize these brands just because they are forced down the consumers throat.I want a Hamilton but want to see what I may buy first hand. AD 3-4 hours away. Same for any Brietling AD.Why?

Speedmaster Model Complexity
New to mechanical watches and I really appreciate the information on this forum. I've been lurking and browsing for about 2 months and I am just amazed at what is available. I honestly was headed toward the next 42mm Explorer II, but am not sure if I'm ready to spend that much on my first real watch. I quickly looked through the Omegas and thought, Speedmaster, interesting. Then I was completely surprised to find no two watches I had pulled from the display case were the same. 42mm, broad arrow, 44mm, manual wind, leather strap, saphire, steel case back..seriously, they had this many choices on the moon?Mind you some sales people don't really mention the reference number so that wasn't helping me. I thought it best to head home and do some research and I am glad you folks are here. I have some easy questions that I could probably find the answers to if I plowed through more posts. Everyone seems friendly enough for a few newbie questions. 3570.50.00 Hesalite, steel caseback