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Oris Carlos Coste Limited Edition ¨C Cenote Series
In 2010, Carlos Coste established a new Guinness world record for freediving by completing a 150 meter underwater swim using no breathing apparatus. The Venezuelan was armed with only a torch and a monofin when he made the dive, and now Oris honors his achievement by creating a special Carlos Coste Limited Edition Cenote Series diver’s watch. Find pricing and wallpaper inside.Coste’s record-setting swim took place in the Dos Ojos, a colossal cenote or cave network that twists for 31 miles under Yucatan, Mexico.A standout member of the Oris diver¡¯s collection, the 46mm Cenote Series offers original features to highlight Coste¡¯s feat. The minute counter glows in the dark for ease of reading. A triangle at the seven minute position highlights Carlos¡¯s record of 7:30 for holding his breath during a static dive. The case is titanium with a helium release valve. Power is provided by the ETA 7750 movement.The bezel is scratch-proof ceramic, and the numerals and triangle at the zer

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The following timepiece auction analysis post is by Chris Meisenzahl. He is a long-time watch enthusiast and daily Speedmaster Pro wearer. He blogs at The Pretense of Knowledge and can be followed on Twitter at twitterwatches-dealer/speedmaster.Fellows is a UK auction house, established in 1876. For this auction the estimate range is a fairly reasonable £200 - £50,000. Clearly not pocket change, but there are dozens of pieces in there for a person looking for a deal, or just filling out a themed collection.I see that the most expensive (that is, expected to bring the most money) item in the auction is a Rolex with a range of $61,600.00 - $77,000.00. It’s lot #486, a “platinum automatic Oyster Perpetual Day-Date bracelet watch circa 2006.�But here’s the problem, the thing is covered with about 4.0ct’s worth of diamonds (see pic)! I’m sure all aBlogtoRead readers realize this isn’t a watch so much as a piece of jewelry. So we’ll move on.  😉If you’re a new collector or just

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Greetings all!As some may recall, I modified my Yacht-Master last year by replacing the stock clasp with a Daytona clasp:You may also recall that I modified my Daytona by putting a sapphire crystal display back on it:Well, I contacted Thomas Preik and secured another sapphire display back for my Yacht-Master. Here it is before:And here it is with the new display back:I think it looks fantastic! And in case anyone was wondering about the water resistance of the watch after the caseback is installed, I had my watchmaker run a standard pressure test - the YM passed with flying colors with the new sapphire caseback on:So now I have two watches with display backs:

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I've read countless discussions where one member complains about the accuracy of his new watch and is advised by others to give it a few weeks to "break in". I have a problem with this. First of all I've never had a new mechanical watch run badly and then correct itself so I don't support this theory. But I have a few questions for those that do. How do the certified watches pass the COSC testing procedures? Do the manufacturers break them in before sending them?And wouldn't you think that even non-COSC watches are regulated at the factory before shipping?Would they deliberately regulate them +17 seconds knowing that when they break in they'll slow down?

I just keep going back to the OEM Strap...
I have tried a bunch of straps at &100++ per strap and I find these thick vintage looking straps with large buckles to be very uncomfortable and I keep retuning to the OEM strap I love the look of the dark vintage strap just not the feel on my wrist Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk