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Elgin Straps and Hadley Buckles
Here's an fyi post for anyone interested:Hadley USA manufactured watch bands and buckles in the 1940s-1950s (likely earlier). I'd seen more than a few original and NOS Elgin watches with Hadley expansions over the years, and noticed that the display packaging for replacement bands was marked "A Product of The Elgin Watch Company".I recently purchased some NOS Kreisler/Elgin straps with gold-filled buckles marked HADLEY. These haven't been tampered with afaik, so it looks like the Hadley buckle is correct for some (which though? ) Elgin models.

price nogotiation
I was wondering , up to what percentage am I able to negotiate off the price of the watch at an authorized dealer.

Vintage Spot vol. 3
When Hamilton was more than Just a Wristwatch . . .In an effort to move mail more quickly, Assistant Postmaster General Otto Praeger instituted the first regularly scheduled airmail service in the world. It took just 200 minutes for a letter to travel from New York to Washington DC., fast by the standards of the time. Today, mail is more commonly sent via cyber "airway" - email, and it arrives at its destination almost instantly. Times have certainly changed.When the first regularly scheduled airmail service was established, the pilots were military officers and they carried with them two instruments to fly by - a compass and a wristwatch. Both instruments were necessary for what was commonly known as "dead-reckoning" flying. Pilots would quip at the time: ¡°With "dead-reckoning," if you "reckon" wrong, you're dead.¡± And that almost came to pass.On May 15th 1918, airmail¡¯s inaugural flight, two pilots were set to leave at the same time - one from Washington DC, heading toward New

Casing a Bulova 17AH in a 44mm pilot case
I was wondering if anyone here has ever tried to case this movement in a 44mm case, I had laying around and it fit in the case plus the stem. I was wondering about a dial. Will the 6497 dial fit and will the second hand hole fit the dial Then the hands where the heck to get those?Thanks in advance Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

TRADE POLL: 5726/1a and 5164a for 5960/1a plus cash v. VOTE NOW!!
I am contemplating trading my 5164a and 5726/1a for a 5960/1a (and cash to me). I have been offered a great deal so I'm not worried about that end. I'm just completely split on what to do. The 5164a is really not singing to me so I do want to flip that. I like the 5726/1a but think the 5960/1a will more than make up for that. I mean chrono, ac, steel, amazing insane different dial. My concern is the bracelet. Pictures don't make it look great but I am sure Patek makes a beautiful bracelet and that the subtleties and nuances of the craftsmanship come alive in person. So TRF, what would you do?I am also curious what TRF thinks about long term value of 5960/1a? Is this a winner?