Franck Muller Conquistador 8001 CC

Hands-On: The Glash¨¹tte Original The Senator Excellence, A Handsome Three-Hander Powered By A New Ca
Made In Germany. This label, coined by the British to discourage the purchase of foreign goods, has since become a promise of quality sought by consumers around the world. And it’s armed with these three words that German watchmakers are hoping to appeal to collectors. But they also raise expectations. ?Hoping to match them, Glashütte Original have developed a brand new movement line that sets itself apart in terms of longevity, precision, and serviceability. And since we’re at Baselworld, they’ve timed its release to coincide with a new collection called the Senator Excellence. I had the opportunity of wearing the watch during the first 100 hours of Baselworld, and here are my thoughts. 1 OF 7 A classic three-hander, presented in both dress watch and pilot watch form, it’s a real beauty, with a slim bezel, polished and brushed surfaces and a price that puts it in direct competition with the equally handsome Zenith Elite 6150 from 2015.Both ar

Omega Ploprof Prices
I am interested in buying the new Proplof. I stopped by my local AD (Los Angeles County) and found one for $7500 OTD. As this is my first new Omega purchase, any comments on the price would be appreciated before I commit.

I don't think we've had a thread on the Illinois Mate, have we?
I got this two-tone example within the last month or so, had it serviced, etc. It's a nice 3/0 large size. The hands on this particular one are not in great shape. I had them relumed from the gloppy white lume that was on it to something more vintage looking. The maroon calf strap is a NOS Gemex. These were photos from the seller (slightly different hues; the case back is actually white gf; is that a problem that the SN on the case back doesn't match the middle case?)movement prior to much needed service:

Hesalite scratch removal -- really bad
I'm either (1) SUPER hard on watch crystals, or (2) this Hesalite scratches awfully easily. With more than a dozen daily wearers, and with most of my watch time spend in an office, I'm very surprised at how bad this crystal looks. I know the pics make it look really bad due to the angle of the light. But please believe me: It looks that bad at pretty-much any angle.If I replace it with a new Hesalite, it'll only end up looking this bad again in a year.So, which should I do? -- give it to my omega boutique for a Sapphire replacement (if there is such a thing)? Or just keep it, & continuously use some kind of home remedy? THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE!

Rolex finally broke
Well I haven't been around for awhile but this brought me back. Was changing the date on my explorer 2, 28th to 1st. And when I got to 31 is was getting harder to move the dial then a slight snap and no more movement. It worked for about a min them stopped all together. Well had the watch since 06 and was meaning to send it in for service and guess I have no choice now. So I work downtown chicago and decided to bring it in person to the chicago service center instead of shipping to Dallas, think the service will be the same? Good news in all of this is that I don't want to be without a watch so I ended up picking up a Panerai 112, hard to go away from rolex but liked the leather. But this is addicting already looking for a sub so can finally have a sub with NATO strap.