Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk

The Elgin SWIVEL LUG Trench Watches, a Newly Found Case Design ! ! !
Hey guys !Just when you think that you have seen it all a previously unknown SWIVEL LUG case design is found at the bottom of a bag ! ! ! !Me and Fred were doing a little shopping out at the NAWCC Regional Mart in Del Mar, California last week.I came across a table that had three rather larger bags of watch cases in clear plastic bags so I picked all of them up to take a peek.Two of the bags looked pretty good while the third had mostly WWII stuff that I really don't work with so I took a pass.Me and the seller made a deal for the first two bags that held about 150+ cases combined, I saw MANY good cases that I could use.But, one VERY SPECIAL case stood out like a sore thumb ! ! ! It was a SWIVEL LUG Trench Watch Case that was made by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company ! ! ! ! !Philadelphia was NOT known for manufacturing trench watch cases with a SWIVEL LUG configuration during the Great War, they ALWAYS have solid fixed lugs, NEVER Swivel Lugs ! ! ! !The Illinois Watch Case Company w

WTF Watch of the Year 2009
It's the time of year for awards, and of course we have our own - and with categories too. Here's last year's thread:watchtalkforums.info/foru...-5-thread.htmlI'd like the nominations for each category:1) $500 and under2) $501 - $10003) $1001 - $25004) $2501 - $50005) $5001 - $10,0006) $10,001 and aboveWe'll see which ones get the most nominations per category, narrowing it down to the top 3 then post a poll to vote. Post your suggestions. If you don't have a vote for every category that's okay too.

No more 15450? 37mm? (new AP fan)
Hello all,Basically a new AP fan, and looking around to see which one I will drop the bomb on when the time comes.Now I have been to the AD in my city, and the smallest sized AP they had was the 41MM 15400.Though a beautiful watch, it wears massive on my 6 wrists. I have very slim wrists, and not massive forearms either, and can't stand the look of very big watches.Do AP no longer make smaller versions like the 15450?Looking for some input.Bare in mind that I can't stand the look of the big 15400 on my wrists; Though i know many do wear them and love them, it's just a personal preference for me I guess.Thanks guys!

PAM292 Lug Replacement - Help
Hey Folks,So I purchased my first PAM last month and absolutely love it.Only issue is that I replaced the strap and when installing the new strap I noticed the 4 rubber ends (specifically the area that inserts into the case) are pretty mangled, loose and/or torn up.One rubber end was so loose and mangled it actually got stuck in the case and i had to pull it out with tweezers, the others are kind of bunched up and they protrude from the case when installed.I'm definitely less concerned about cosmetics here and more concerned about the function and reliability of the lugs, but being a brand new watch, I also want it to look exactly as it was meant to look.OK so moving forward, I called Panerai NYC and asked if they could sent me replacement lugs. I told them even though the watch is under warranty I would simply buy them to speed the process.They told me no matter what, I need to ship them my entire watch so they can examine it and order the parts after they fill out the proper forms a

Hodinkee Strap photos
I just received my first strap from Hodinkee. Beautiful quality, I went with the marbled calfskin in navy. Nice box and packaging as well. If anyone else has purchased one, show us what you have!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk