Hublot Big Bang 44mm 301.AM.130.RX.YCM07 Black Dial Stainless Steel Bezel Quartz Chronograph Watch

A unique sound...
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LIFE!! Give my creation LIIIIIIIIFE!
I think I showed off this watch some time back. This is one I got on Ebay, with a nonrunning Elgin 770 23j Durabalance movement. I swapped in an idnentical, but working movement I'd previously bought. This was the first time I'd switched a dial, hands, and a stem. I was pretty impressed with myself.But what to do with the nonrunner?Well, I've been playing at watchmaking. It turned out the reason the reason the movement wasn't running was that the roller jewel was missing. I swapped in the balance from ANOTHER nonrunning Elgin 770, and it worked. At least, it ran a bit. I was very pleased.As I mentioned on the 'Project Watch' thread, I wanted to practice doing COAs on some spare movements before I tried to tackle the one in my project. Today I put one of the 770s back together. I had to put the mainspring in the barrel a couple times. First I put it in backwards. Then I missed getting the hook in the right place on the barrel wall. Then it took FOREVER to get the barrel arbo

Potential Purchase
I've recently been looking at buying a Breitling. After much comparison I've narrowed it down to the Avenger II GMT. Having tried them on the thin design looks sleek as well as being comfortable. I was looking at the Mariner Blue Dial and the Volcanic Black Dial (pictures attached). I was just wondering if anyone has either of these and can share their views?

Italy - The cradle of European horology?
One thing is for certain, the first description of the 'modern' mechanical clock can be precisely dated. It was the description of the clock mentioned by the Italian poet Dante Aligheri in his masterpiece Divina Commedia on which he worked and published from 1307 till his death in 1321. He was thrown out of his native Florence in 1307 and spent the rest of his days travelling from city to city in the North of Italy. As he was given temporary refuge only in these cities, time took on such an important role of Dante's existence.It is well documented that many Italian towns had clocks installed in the belfrys of their principal churches or in their cityhalls. Orvieto's clock is the oldest and it is first mentioned in 1307, in 1322 Ragusa's and in 1344 Padua's clocks and their functionings are detailed in documents kept to this day in the towns' archives.Around 1309, the Milanese church S. Eustorgio was home to a largish clock to which was coupled a set of bells. The clock seemed to have s

My new jeans strap
Hello!!Finally I have one! I wanted long time ago a baseball strap and found a person who can do it in Moscow. He did it and it was great! I asked him if he can do some jeans strap for my Pam 422! Here is the resault. I love it! Wears thick, but looks awesome!