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Saying hello . . .
Hi,I'm a regular on another watch forum (don't know if it's bad form to mention it so I'll err on the side of caution) and heard about this forum over there. Thought I'd drop by and say hi. So, um . . . 'Hi'I'm not a collector, only got the one Breitling but it's a B-1 and I love it. If this place is anything like the other you'll want a picture so here goes . . . A shot of the B-1 playing in the recent snow we've had here.I'll leave it at that for now, thanks for looking.Rik

WTF??? New Pop-up ads on the WTF?
Is anyone else experiencing the annoying "joy" of the new pop-ups for Land Rover here? As the spouse of a Ford Motor Company retiree, this is yet another reason to not buy a Land Rover!

Just Won Auction
I'd like to ask for your opinion. I just won an auction from Fellows Auction House in the UK. The item I won is the Omega Seamaster Chronograph Olympic Series London 1948. What is the value if this watch as I won it for $2,350. Any constructive comments welcome. One thing I didn't like is, it said that the hour hand could not be verified due to time constraints but the movement is operational. I said to them how can you not verify if the hour hand works yet you're supposed to be a reputable auction house. He gave me some song and dance about how many people they had working for them how long it would take to verify if the hour hand worked blah blah blah. My feeling is they should if they're putting it up for auction test not only the minute hand but make sure the hour hand also works. Sent from my MHA-L29 using Tapatalk

Here's a bit of a rare bird...Vintage Seamaster Chronometer
Just got this one back from my watchmaker after a routine overhaul. This is an all original circa 1969 Omega Seamaster Chronometer Automatic with quick set Date with the highly acclaimed cal. 564 Chronometer movement. This watch is considered fairly rare (especially in this condition) due to the fact that the cal. 564 Chronometer was typically only seen in the Omega Constellations of this era. I just love the classic size, golden dial with matching gold applied Omega logo and stick hour markers with the matching gold hands...quite the package I must say. Not only does it look good and wear very comfortably with the original omega bracelet; but it also keeps incredibly accurate time. One of my favorites in my recently slimmed down eight watch rotation.Frank

Where to find an old style "beads of rice" goldplate bracelet for 1960s Seamaster DV?
A family member who knows I have taken an interest in 1960s Omega Seamaster watches has given me his Seamaster De Ville (I think it is a 166.0020). Presently it has an after market bracelet.I would like to try to find as good of condition as possible OEM bracelet for it. Anyone have any idea where I might be able to find a good condition 1037 (the 9 row) beads of rice bracelet (gold plated)?I have looked at a few that are described as very good condition on eBay and most look really terrible. As a result I am hoping to find a source for this other than taking my chances on eBay.