Girard Perregaux Lady 7000

OK, don¡¯t shoot me but . . .
A couple of months ago when I was shopping for a GMT for my collection, I stopped by a local AD to check out the Rolex offerings. The Explorer II was exactly what I was looking for but the Cyclops was a major turn-off - especially when I saw the Sea-Dweller Date sitting next to it. The dial of the SDD was absolutely stunning without the ¡°bubble¡± obstructing it.The AD¡¯s watchmaker overheard me complaining about the Cyclops on the EXPII and said, ¡°No problem, I can remove it.¡± He explained that he would immerse a new crystal in solvent for a day or so, remove the ¡°bubble¡±, install the new crystal in place of the original, pressure test the watch, and return the original along with the my Explorer II. He even offered to perform the service at no cost if I bought the ¡°Z¡±/3185 the AD had in stock ¨C at the 2008 MSRP.Fortunately I was able to obtain a NIB ¡°M¡±/3186 elsewhere at a substantial discount:

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament"WatchFanatics2015" Group
Hey guys!It's TOURNAMENT TIME once again ! ! ! ! The conference championships are being held this weekend so the big dance is about to begin.Many of us entered last year's tournament and it was pretty fun ! ! !You can start filling out your bracket late Sunday evening March 15th after the team selections have been finalized by the committee, around 8pm EST I believe.The Tournament begins on March 19th at 12pm EST.I just set up a "group" for us on ESPN for the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.Click on the link below to enter.TSN - Tournament Challenge - Group: Get in on the excitement of thi...Our group name: WatchFanatics2015Password: PershingOnly takes about 5 minutes to fill out a bracket.Only ONE entry per person.Entries cannot be changed once the Tournament has officially begun but picks can be changed until the tip off of the first game.In the crazy event of a tie(s) I will draw the winning name from a hat.The 2015 NCAA Men's Tournament Challenge grand prize for our group wil

Least worn
So many posts concerning top 5 watches or which you would keep if you could only keep one got me thinking about all those former favorites that we can't part with but don't get the attention theydeserve.Let's see those seldom worn but still loved watches.A couple of mine

WRUW, Sunday, July 19, 2015 <<<
Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Flyback Chronograph...base ETA 2892 with the DD 4900 - Tricompax Calendar Chrono Module

Cutting rubber strap?
Hello all, taking delivery of my first Patek (5167r) this next week. I planned on getting it in person but I'm having it shipped instead. Has anyone sized the strap themselves? If so, what tools do I need? I removed the links from my AP bracelet so I'm not afraid of taking on the challenge!Thanks in advance.