Chopard Imperiale

New Staff for a Ladies Watch
As a newby I am slowly learning how to repair watches. Up to now when I had a watch with a broken staff I looked for a donor movement and replaced the entire balance assembly. I thought I'd give a try at replacing the staff on a ladies Gruen 210 movement, and voila success after about 3 hours work. The finished job isn't real pretty, but it works. I used a staking tool to remove the balance and rivet it to the new staff. I'll run the movement for a day and see how well it keeps time.IMG_0332.jpg

pictures of longines flagship manual wind vintage late 60s early 70s
Hi I am trying to find pictures of a late 60s early to mid 70s flagship model, manual wind, stainless steel, with two tone facing, small minute hand and date function. I am told that this type of flagship was very rare??If anyone could help that would be great.Many thanks

Incoming AP RO 15300
Recently got the AP bug after spending time on the AP sub-forum here..Got the 15300 on order, 39mm black dial with bracelet, which i think pays tribute well to the original RO design by Gerald Genta. I am fascinated with both designs by him, the other being the Nautilus 5711/1a which i am hoping to get few years down the road and hopefully that being the last piece in the crazy watch chase.Currently having Pams, Rolexes, Omegas and assorted brands but this is the first AP. The hexagonal design of the bezel is the feature that sets it of for me. and i prefer the version of the RO to be closer to the original design so i am not so hot on the ROOs for now (hopefully for a long long while so i do not have to spend on expanding the AP collection). Also believe that sizes in respective brands should stay the way they were originally designed, i.e. Rolex sports 40mm, PAMs at 44/47mm, AP 37/39mm. Base design/dimensions are good and will stay true to the purist even as sizes grown and shrink,

Deployant clasp
Folks I am contemplating the purchase of a deploy clasp and that begs the following questionsHow do owners like them over regular clasp? I e how do they compare. Can one get a deploy clasp made from titanium?What's the best way to obtain oem product when the closest AD is 1600 miles away. Thank you for any help Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wasn't really a DJ guy until I saw this watch (116234), anyone wear one as a daily?
Since becoming a Rolex fan, my interests have mainly been with the SS sports models (14060, 16710, and now BLNR). It's not that I disliked the DJ's, just wasn't drawn to them the way I was with the Subs and GMTs. But I stumbled across this old Hodinkee article reviewing the 116234. The particular combination chosen by Hodinkee here is stunning -- champagne dial, fluted bezel, Oyster bracelet. Does anyone here have this watch? How about wearing it as a daily?Link to article