IWC Portofino Silver-Plated Dial Pink Alligator Leather Unisex Automatic Watch IW458112

Question re: changing dial on older watches
Hey guys, question about changing dials. This dial for example: Cadran Montre Leijona FHF 969 Are these attachment points fairly common in 60s-70s mechanical watches? i.e. if I found a watch that was the right size, would I be able to fairly easily swap out the dial and replace it with this one, or watch a watchmaker do this? (of course I would keep this watch for my own use only). Any thoughts/advice would be great. Thanks!

Vintage Watch Restoration
When you get an old piece, do you restore or keep it as is?I'm of the restoration school of thought - since I don't want to wear beat up or worn watches. Yeah, say what you will about history, scratches and stuff. But that's why they invented Botox.I have restored my Tudors, my 1960 Omega Seamaster and my 1946 Concord (twice). I doubt I'd ever recoup the cost of the restorations if I sold (although Tudor prices have outpaced the cost of my watches and restorations) - but that's not the point.It's fun bringing back watches to the glory they deserve.What's your take on this?

Buying pre-own Rolexes
Hi guysWhen buying pre-own Roles as, does it matter as a lot the year in which the watch was made. Example on sports Rolexes pre-own prices gets cheaper from 2017 to 2016 to 2015, etc. Of course there's the question of warranty and length of use prior. But my opinion is these watches are built like a tank and meant to be worn for 10 years without service. Is there any real concern buying a 2014/2015 watch today as am example? Prices are quite much cheaper and different from a 2017 pre-owned GMTII BLNR to a 2014 pre-owned piece for example. I reckon if you could find a fine and perfect condition piece of 2014, it should be a no brainer than getting a 2017 piece?Sent from my LG-H930 using Tapatalk

PVD coating durability
I know for many of you a PVD treated Rolex is pure blasphemy, but for those others that actually own or have owned a Rolex with a PVD treatment, I¡¯d love to get some feedback (and some photos) on how well the PVD has held up. It seems that one of the knocks against them is that if you get a serious scratch, there¡¯s not much you can do other than use a sharpie and just deal with it.However, my experience has been different. I have a PVD Panerai that has seen a lot of wear, and it doesn¡¯t have a single scratch on it. It does have an interesting patina around the edges of the case. I also have a PVD treated Sinn U1, and I don¡¯t think it¡¯s possible to scratch that thing. After nearly a decade it doesn¡¯t have a blemish anywhere on the case. On top of that, I had a DLC treated Nighthawk Custom 1911, and I had a similar experience - no scratches anywhere.So...let¡¯s see ¡®em if you got them. Please post pictures of your well worn PVD Rolexes. I¡¯d also be curious to compare the difference betwee

Only "swiss" on 14060 dial.
Hello everybody, here we are again. I found this 14060, 1997, T89..., and I really love it. Is it an only swiss dial possible? I know some U could have it, but I'm not sure about this reference. What do you think, is it original and coeval? I'm also trying to contact rolex (maybe they are the only one to know what they did!). I hope someone can help me. Thanks a lot.