Invicta Russian Diver Mechanical Skeleton Dial Grey Leather Men's Watch 14625

Crosswind Special with Gold Bezel...
So what do you guys think of the two-toned Crosswind Special LE with a gold intead of stainless steel bezel? Too much gold, or good combination?

For better or worse...
This is my entire collection in the condition in which it rests. Watches that fold flat go in the large shallow boxes which have glass tops so I can see them all every day. Watches on bracelets that won't fold flat go into the smaller box but it has a solid lid. They are protected from dust and direct sunlight, which I'm guessing is good. I also keep a dessicant pack in each box to guard against moisture.There's a few missing that are at the repair shop and a few missing that found their way into my wife's collection. Clearly, I've outgrown my storage facility again but haven't been able to locate a proper (read: affordable) piece of storage furniture like Tom's to increase my storage. For better or worse, here it is.

The Evolution of Longines' Automatic calibers, part 4
1960: the 340variants:* all were produced with direct center sweep seconds with twin 3rd wheels340 - 17 jewels (1960)341 - 17 jewels / date (1961)342 - 17 jewels / variation to the milling of the gear train bridge (1963)343 - 17 jewels / larger date than the 341 / variation to the milling of the gear train bridge (1963)345 - 17 jewels / modified date mechanism (1965)non-magnetic19,800 bph / 44 hour power reserve27.0 mm diameter x 4.45 mm height (340 & 342) / 27.0 mm diameter x 4.6 mm height (341) / 27.0 mm diameter x 5.1 mm height (343 & 345) balance wheel:3 spoke glucydur with no screws350 series = 10.34 mm diameterKif shock protectioneccentric rotor with ball bearings around pivotThis is the culmination of Longines lessons in building automatics. It combined a decent finish with great durability and accuracy. They finally figured a way around Eterna's patent on a ball bearing rotor which made a very efficient system. The only issue was the wear of the bearings - if they we

RO Integrated Bracelet Question....
Just curious if anyone can clarify this for me.......I took two links off the integrated bracelet on my ROC, one from each side (so to balance the amount of adjustable links on each side of the bracelet). Afterwards I tried linking the two together but realized they are actually not the same in terms of the side where the chamfer edge is on. This is a bit odd to me as I'm used to linking my additional links from my Rolex's together and putting them in a mini ziploc bag.....so now I have to remember which side of the bracelet my links came off? Btw, thank you Thomas I realized I had to snatch a 39mm before it goes out! What a thing of beauty I must say......p.s. will post a wrist shot soon!

16520 & 116520 choices.
If I was to (try) and get one of the above models. Is there a particular year that is better than others ?(better movement etc..).I know the prices are crazy lately(have been for a while) but I’ve always liked the model and would like to try and get one before the prices increase to an even more dizzy height that makes it a crazy purchase.It’s only a question, don’t go crazy on me!.