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Hands-On: The Montblanc 4810 Orbis Terrarum, A New Case Shape, Size, And Colourful Dial For The Maison's World Time Function (Live Photos, Specs, Price)
The newest version of the Montblanc "Orbis Terrarum" flew a little under the radar when it was introduced ¨C which happens when the timing coincides with a new Annual Calendar Chronograph with a list price of $10,450. But it's still odd given the reception its predecessor received when this model first launched at SIHH 2015. 1 OF 10 Montblanc's new world timer, the 4810 Orbis Terrarum. The original Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum was exactly the kind of watch we want to see more of ¨C a simple, yet elegant complication with an in-house module for under $7,000. So we were thrilled when Montblanc decided to show more of it, 12 months later, this time in the 4810 collection. 2 OF 10 Originally presented in a 41 mm stainless steel or red-gold case, the Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum is Montblanc's take on the classic world time function. It displays the time anywhere on earth at any given moment, thanks to an intuitive and surprisingly legible multi-layer

Hands-On: General Douglas MacArthur's Personal Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, Complete With Lacquered Monogram
In April of this year, while searching through an Antiquorum catalog, we discovered one of the coolest examples of one of the coolest watches of all time – a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso owned by none other than General Douglas MacArthur. We've always known the Reverso to be the choice of several great men, but it was unknown that General MacArthur in particular wore the watch. We knew the MacArthur Reverso would have its fans when it came up for sale, and we were right – it sold for over 87,000 CHF. What we didn't know at the time was that the watch would be purchased by the company that originally made it, and we would have the chance to see it in the metal some months later. 1 OF 2 As you can see, the mid-1930s Reverso, retailed Golay Fils & Stahl, features a rich black dial and lacquered monogramming on the case back that reads "D MAC A" – easily one of the coolest uses of a Reverso case back we've come across.The watch, interes

Faceted Crystals
Does anyone have an understanding of when the faceted crystal made its emergence on the wristwatch scene? I am guessing it was done for the aesthetic quality it gave to watches. But, I think there would be much less brassing on the high points of rare vintage gf models if more faceted crystals would have been used.

Waltham WWII mens watch (+ movements)?
Came across this today, pretty interested in seeing what i can find out about it!It's pretty beat up, the crystal is plastic and a funky yellow color. It's missing the hour hand, I have the second had (it fell off). The back says "ORD. DEPT. USA OD-28593". On the inside of the back it says "Waltham. Base metal"The movement is trash, the dial says 17 jewels but the movement says 9. I don't think it's the original dial or movement.I have two other movements. (The one on the right w/ the minute hand was the one originally in the watch that I got) They came with the watch.I think the one in the middle, with no jewel marker on the face, might be the original. It seems more plain and probably military-standard. All the movements are 9 jewelsSo, what do you guys think? Worth it to try and clean up another movement and see if I can get it running? It needs an hour hand, and a lug.

so many post about this !!!!!!!
So i am trying to narrow it down since getting rid of straps is hard ! so my question is would a Pam 177 look better with a brown custom strap , an oem golden brown calf or an oem black distressed calf ! please help