Chopard Happy Sport Ladies Watch 278477-3004

Getting my first Omega!
Hi Folks,I'm planning to get my first omega in the next few weeks, but I'm still deciding with fit me best. I'm 21 years old, and have currently attend college for two years. I go to college full-time and work part-time as a professional videographer at weekend. My plan is getting a omega to fit my daily basic at school, and dress up at weekend for work.1st - what omega fit me best? Thinking of AT 8500 or PO 8500 (If AT 85, should I get Master Co-Axial?)2nd - Is there any trusted dealer online that you've experimented with or you've already dealt with? I currently live in CA, US, and one of my friends recommended me Jomashop, since he've got his Rolex GMT there a while back.3rd - I would like my watch comes with stainless steel, and I will get some REAL Alligator straps with Omega buckle. I just wondered where can I get them at?I highly appreciate your thoughts or comments.Best regards,Hien

Real Longines?
I'm new to this forum and registered hoping you guys can help me.I've been in the market for a new watch and fell in love with a Longines I saw in a mall jewelry store. I think it's from the Flagship collection, L4.718.4.52.6. The list price on the watch was $1900.00 but they were selling it for about half that. I almost bought it on the spot but my wife convinced me to investigate. I did an online search for that model number and came up with a massive amount of replicas of that particular watch. The mall jewelry store is not an authorized dealer and now I'm concerned that the watch, for that price, may be a replica. What are the chances and how can I tell?

What is the longest you have gone without buying a watch?
It can be torture, seeing all of these splendid watches on different forums and with threads about new acquisitions. Unfortunately, not everyone is capable of buying a new watch on a whim. So I put the question to you. What is the longest you have gone without buying a watch?For me, it has been about a year since my last purchase. The last watch I bought was my OMEGA stopwatch, in August 2008. Between then and now, I have wanted to get another watch; namely a Rolex 14060m pre-chronometer. But one thing leads to another and I am still without it or a new edition period for that matter.What is your story?JB

New Member, New 5711/1a
New member to RF so wanted to first say hi and introduce myself. Have been a longtime collector but recently picked up my first Patek. Over the past year and a half I have been fortunate to add an AP 15450 (I have smaller wrists) and a Lange Langematik Big Date to my collection and thought I was satisfied with things. I have a deposit down on a new 60th anniversary Speedmaster as I like the size relative to the current Speedy's and thought that would be the end of it (for a good while at least). Well, as I'm sure many hear can relate, I caught the PP 5711/1a bug pretty hard and couldn't shake it. I resigned myself to making the decision to proceed but knowing it would be a while before my number was called. So, I called a number of US ADs and was finding it difficult to even get my name on the list...let alone actually getting one. I then decided to call all the smaller market ADs and got nearly the same answer from them but was at least on the list. After 10-15 calls, I called one mor

Deployant buckle on 2007 vintage 5140
Can anyone advise whether the attached deployant buckle looks right for a 5140 made in 2007 ? It does not have the PP 'Calatrava' symbol on the ourisde. The watch is still sealed and the paperwork all matches up, so I have no reason to doubt its authenticity, but I equally have not seen one picture of a PP buckles without the symbol.