Ebel 1911 DISCOVERY CHRONOGRAPH

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Just Arrived: Lord Elgin Clubman
Technically, I already have a Clubman, but it has a custom Schlitz dial and a 680 movement. The heart of the Clubman is of course the waffle dial.Unfortunately, they often go for crazy prices or the waffle dials look like they have gone to war. Finally the other day, a seller had listed two of them ending a few minutes apart. The first one went for over a hundred, while this one received little attention.One thing I've never understood on eBay, is that many sellers send you filthy watches (wouldn't a clean watch get you more $$?). Of course, this was no exception. There was crud in every crevice on both the band and the case. I cleaned and polished both the case and band and they shined up nicely. Additionally, the crystal was scratched across its entire surface. A little polywatch, a Dremel, and elbow grease polished it up nicely. The movement is Elgin's 21 jewel, 556. As you can see, it has the Geneve/Damask striping. The serial number (in the 52 million range) puts it in pr

Piping Rock -- variations in hands and crowns
I've been trying to ascertain what hands and crowns were original to 1928-1932 Piping Rocks. I've seen examples offered for sale with various hands all claimed to be "factory original" by sellers. (Of course, that might be true: they were made in a factory It's just that they might not have been originally supplied with the watch being offered for sale.) I've seen pointy-arrow hands; cathedral hands; straight hands. And then, in terms of crowns, I've seen smaller crowns; larger crowns; flat-faced crowns; rounder-faced crowns. Does anyone know of a good source for into on the options that Hamilton offered with their Piping Rocks?Also, can anyone tell me the difference between 979 and 979-F movements?Thanks.== Jim

U-Boat Watches
These look really cool. Anybody have or had one? What model? Pics? How is their reliability? Are they a quality watch? Any info would be appreciated.

Speedmaster differences
Which one would you choose self winding or automatic?I see that some of the speedmaster's back is clear case (is that aftermarket)ProfessionalCaliber: Omega 1861Famous manual-winding chronograph movement that was worn on the Moon. Rhodium-plated finishPower Reserve: 48 hoursDay-dateCaliber: Omega 3606Self-winding chronograph movement with day, date and month indications.Power Reserve: 44 hoursDateCaliber: Omega 1164Self-winding chronograph, chronometer movement with rhodium-plated finishPower Reserve: 44 hoursReduced Caliber: Omega 3220Self-winding chronograph movement with rhodium-plated finishPower Reserve: 40 hoursor the more expensive Speedmaster 50th Anniversary Limited SeriesCaliber: Omega 3201Hand-winding chronograph movement with column wheel mechanism and Co-Axial Escapement for greater precision stability and durability. Free sprung balance, with hour, minute and small seconds hands, central chronograph hand. White rhodium-plated movement with special wave decoration, circula