Invicta Pro Diver Black Dial Stainless Steel Men's Watch 15075

No Cyclops
Gents, I'm new to the world of Rolex, but I'm thinking of buying one. I would like to buy a rolex without the cyclops. Just looking at one local AD I found an Explorer, a Submariner without date, a TT Daytona and a Sea-Dweller. Looking online the Explorer seems to be the most reasonably priced, but I read a review that was not very complimentary of the 3000 movement. I don't know if that is the movement in the new Explorer or if it has changed to the 3135 like the Explorer II. Can anyone offer suggestions or help in this area? Hal

Orange Dial???
Calling all Benrus fans......You probably know I'm a big fan of 50's Benrus Wristalarms. I wear two constantly, gave another to my Best Man, and have two which are going in to the hospital soon. Well, I picked up one recently on the bay. Very unusual. RG case, and orange dial. Never saw a RG case in this vintage, or an orange dial. Received the watch and was pleasantly surprised. Nice case, (scratched up crystal), a very unusual copper colored dial, and it keeps perfect time. I was really wondering if it was a redial until I saw another Benrus on another site with the same colored dial. Anyone here ever seen a copper/orange colored Benrus dial???

Horology 101 - crystals
There are 3 types of materials commonly used for watch crystals: plexiglas, mineral glass, and synthetic sapphire. The harder the material, the more scratch resistant it is. However, as the hardness increases it becomes more difficult to polish and more susceptible to cracking and shattering. Sapphire crystals are the hardest and most expensive of the bunch, consisting of the same thing that the jewels in your watch's movement are made of: corundum. The only harder element is diamond. These crystals are 3 times harder than mineral glass and up to 20 times harder than plexiglas. Corundum is crystallized aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and is clear in it's pure state. Rubies and sapphires get their color from impurities - the red in ruby comes from traces of chromium and the blue in sapphire occurs because of the presence of iron and titanium. In 1902, a method to manufacture synthetic rubies & sapphires was developed. These man-made jewels were immediately used in place of natural je

Rolex Explore II 16570 bezel alignment
I work with someone who has a Rolex explorer II that he is thinking about selling. Very nice watch however ,under my discerning eye it appears that the bezel alignment is just ever so slightly off. I will try to get a picture but it is almost not even noticeable however it appears to be turned to the right maybe one third of one marker too far, if that makes sense .My question is is this normal and is it fixable or should I just not worry about it? He insists it was like this since since you purchased it. He said he never even noticed it until I pointed it out . I appreciate any input or past experience with this

Rolex Datejust jubilee bracelet
I have just purchased my 1st ever Rolex a 1986 Datejust from goldsmith when I have picked it up the bracelet is very loose on it the adviser said it's because it's 30 years old but I was wondering how much it would cost for a new bracelet from Rolex or for it it be serviced by Rolex because I have heard they fix the strap up like new, if they are to pricy then I can just take the watch back and look again, thanks I have uploaded a picture from the net it¡¯s not my watch but it¡¯s just like the way the bracelet is hanging, i say mine is more hanging tbh, it won¡¯t let me put my own pictures up sorry