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Illinois Kenilworth
I picked this up in early February. It is a Illinois Kenilworth in white gold with a original silver drop-shadow dial. I hope to get it back from "my guy" tomorrow. I cleaned the dial before I shipped it off, and the dial looks great. I hope it arrives back tomorrow. :) Greg has a nice yellow example to show too! Any others?If it does arrive tomorrow, I'll have another unusual one to post for February.

5 things I learned from the 5740 (Nautilus PP) release...
1. That Patek is committed to keeping the Nautilus as a 40mm watch.With the last three new releases of the Aquanaut being at 40.8mm (5164), and then twice at 42.2mm (5168 and 5968) it is clear (at least to me) that ALL future Aquanauts are going to be larger than 40mm. The fact that they kept the 5740 at 40mm likewise makes it clear to me that the Nautilus will forever be a 40mm watch.2. That the 5712 has a water rating of 60m instead of 120m because of the 240 movement, not the pushers.Many people have said that the 5712 had a lower water rating than the other Nautilus watches because of the pushers to correct the moonphase and date. However, I always thought it had something to do with the 240 movement because the 5712 was the only Nautilus with that movement whereas the 5726 had pushers and still retained a 120m water rating. Even with advances over the past 12 years since the 5712 was introduced, the 5740 still came out with a 60m water rating. The 5740 and the 5712 are the only tw

John Wall buys the whole team DDs for Xmas
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Oils
Need some help with oils. There are 5 different oils needed for servicing a 3135. I see that Moebius will come to over $100. Are there alternative synthetics that are just as reliable at a lower cost? I plan on attempting a full service on My LV in the next couple of months. I have faith in myself. Thanks in advance TRF!

First world problem complaining about BLNR
I've owned the watch for 2.5 years now and enjoy it for the most part. Just wanted to share some weak points that prospective buyers might not be aware of as, imho, the watch is held to a higher standard here than it deserves:- Lug edges are pointy and sharp, feel unfinished- Chamfers on top of lugs are almost non-existent. I always liked shiny chamfers on my Rolex- Brushing of mid-case on top of lugs is straight, no longer brushed diagonally toward the midlinks - Quite frequently, the crown gets stuck in 2nd position when trying to pull out to 3rd position/hacking the movement. This has been widely discussed on this forum. It has not 'loosened' up over time so far. Usually winding it a few more times helps. Will have this addressed when it's going in for service in a few years.- Lume is fairly weak, only bothers me when I'm flying overnight and the lights are off in the cabin- In addition to the above, the GMT arrow is extremely hard to find when it's dark. It virtually disappears whe