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Junghans Meister Kalendar Watch
If you need just one reason to love Germans today let it be this watch by German watch maker Junghans. The Meister Kalendar is one of their more retro-looking pieces embodying the spirit of Bauhaus design's beautiful functionality and the graceful lines of a dress watch. Masterfully composed, the Meister Kalendar hides a few design secrets that make it so lovely to look at. It isn't terribly expensive either, and this is a brand that you'll be happy to check out - though it isn't without its quirks.Pretty much all good German stuff has quirks right? Well, that probably goes for all things. As an avid driver of German cars and wearer of German underpants (joke! only if...) I find an endearing quality to Germanic design. The Mesiter Kalendar watch isn't over-designed, which is good. Germans are excellent at minimalist design when they wish to be. Though as a brand Junghans has taken the production of retro-themed timepieces quite seriously. They want this and other Meister collection wat

A Balance Wheel Hairspring Question ?
This is a question about hairsprings from the standard flat hairspring to exotic overcoils and even barrel types, When contemplating hairsprings the thought occurred that although hairspring are thought to be very consistent in overall function they can't (or can they) be identical in both directions of operation meaning from at rest position and wound inwards and then springing back and from at rest position and wound outwards and springing back in terms of the amount of travel in degrees from a given source in both directions, the amount of returning force as the spring returns, and the exact elapsed time between the start of travel and back the center or zero point (the at rest position) given the fact that a hairspring is wound on a fairly tight curve.Any thoughts on this from anyone ?

5960p - Which dial color?
Hello all. Wanted to get everyone's opinion on which 5960p dial you would prefer if you had to choose one. As most of us know, the black dial is more rare due to its short production run, wanted to see what your thoughts and opinions are of the three dial colors: black, blue and gray and why. Is it safe to assume the gray dial has the longest run and is most readily available?Thanks in advanceWillieHere are photos borrowed online:

Am I Being Irrational?
Hello Everyone!As you can see, I¡¯m new to the forums here (and to Rolex in general too) and recently decided to acquire my first Rolex timepiece, a Stainless-Steel GMT Master II (ref 116710LN). I chose a seller on here primarily due to lack of inventory at the six ADs in my area and I just grew tired of waiting.The lack of peace of mind is why I haven¡¯t been able to enjoy the watch completely. I knew going into purchasing a watch on TRF that there would not be a 100% guarantee of authenticity and that a buyer should ¡°buy the seller¡±. I chose ¡°justrolexes¡± because of his incredible reputation and feedback from other users. The watch came with everything: box, papers, hangtags, etc. and all aspects of the watch to my untrained eye look correct, but that ¡°What if?¡± feeling hasn¡¯t gone away. Due to this, I¡¯m flying out to Beverly Hills on Tuesday to take my GMT to the RSC and pay the $150 to have it authenticated once and for all. Only then will I be at ease. My question to you all is, whe

Updated Rolex Heavy Collection(s) & Signing Off
Going south and turning over a new leaf. I took advantage of the rare occurrence that I had them all in one place. There is a method to the collection. I normally bring one from each of the following 4 groups home a week. Photo One: Rolex PMPhoto Two: PP Dress PiecesPhoto Three: Weekend CasualPhoto Four: Vintage Rolex & One OffsThat way usage gets rotated, I have all occasions covered and limited security concerns. With that I will cease participating for a prolonged period. The recent banning of a number of high profile members who contributed great content, has in my opinion diminished controversial or thought provoking subject matter and lessened discourse. As a result my general interest has diminished. I assume this was the moderators intent and completely respect their decisions to cultivate a certain decorum. I guess I am not a true watch or Rolex enthusiast Cheers and thanks everyone!