IWC PORTUGUESE PORTOGHESE CHRONO AUTOMATICO

Can My Hammy Beat Up Your Patek?
Are modern mechanical watch movements of similar design and quality, essentially comparable? Reading a listing of a 17 jewel Patek struck me as decidedly similar to a description of a Hamilton. It got me wondering if and when mechanical watch technology reached maturityWhat makes a manual-wind movement superior and does Hamilton (alongside other brands) represent the apex of wind-up watch development? Technology typically advances in stages and eventually reaches a point where further development is largely incremental. When it comes to portable watercraft, the canoe is an elegant machine that's not likely to change very much. Inflatible boats with outboards may supplant canoes in certain applications, but they're not "better canoes." My knowledge of watch mechanics is pretty basic, but my guess is that manual-wind watch movements are now rather canoe-like. Is that true? And if so, can the best Hamilton watch movements of the 20th century be placed alongside other superior bran

Longines oposition help....
Hello all,i joined the forum as i want to start a collection of Longines watches. I recently aquired a Longines Oposition Chronograph watch with a quartz L541 movement. I apologise for my ignorance but the hands on the watch do not move, that is to say it does not display the correct time.I can set the time by pulling the crown into the 3rd position then turn the crown to set the hands at the correct time then press the crown in fully how ever the hours, mins and secs hands will not move / progress to display the correct time. The battery i assume is good as I can press what is described as button A and the chrono seconds hand moves, press button A and the hand stops, press button B and the chrono seconds hand will sweep round to the 12 o'clock / zero seconds position along with the 1/10th second hand.is there a putton press combination in order that the watch will then be in a 'normal' time mode?i did make an attempt to search the Longines website for assistance however the online hel

Bye bye RO 44mm
Sad dayHad to let my RO 44mm rose gold go!Hard decision to make but with it.Anyway this orange baby will keep my mind of the loss.Still have my rubber clad.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Omega Men's 3212.80.00 Speedmaster Date Automatic Chronometer Chronograph Blue Dial
I just went to an AD and REALLY wanted the watch (stolen picture below for reference). However, with a list of $3,300 I thought there was room for bargaining. I offered 10% less for a cash today purchase, and they said No dice. They argued the same thing I've heard from Rolex, that Omega won't allow discounts anymore. So I left. Then I went back, and tried again. Then the manager said the same thing. So I left again.So what do you think? Are they really holding firm for policy reasons? I was wearing my Rolex 14060 at the time, and I wasn't sure if that had something to do with it. I went in looking for a blue-face Turn-O-Graph, but they didn't have one. I'm currently obsessing on watches with blue faces, for some reason.Someone through amazon is selling the watch for $2700 - should I just go that way, or are their Authorized Dealer issues with this?Thanks!

List price of Patek 5980R
Can any senior advise on the list price of Patek 5980R at UK and France? Thinking to pick up one if I see it next month at Europe. Thanks!!!