Invicta Sea Hunter Russian Mission Black Dial Men's Watch 1545

Blue Diamond Achieves Record Price at Sotheby’s
On Tuesday May 12, Sotheby’s realized $9,488,754 (CHF 10,498,500 / €7,024,336) for a fancy vivid blue, internally flawless cushion-shaped diamond weighing 7.03 carats. This is the highest price for a fancy vivid blue diamond sold at auction and the world-record price per carat for any gemstone sold at auction – $1,349,752. The sale was held in Geneva, and the price topped the pre-sale estimate of $5.8-8.5 million. The diamond, which was cut from a 26.58 carat rough, was discovered in 2008 at Petra Diamonds¡¯ historic Cullinan diamond mine in South Africa, the world¡¯s most consistently reliable source of blue diamonds. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) graded the stone as fancy vivid blue in color and internally flawless in clarity, the highest possible grading for a blue diamond. The winning bidder, who wishes to remain anonymous, has not yet exercised his or her privilege to name the stone.

does anyone here own a 311.30.44.50.01.002
Speedy 44mm Co-Axial.

IWC 5 year Service:
Ladies and Gents,The time has come to service my IWC Mark XV. It's about 5 years old and after having a very good recommendation for someone to perform this service, I have come to learn that IWC does not offer their parts to watch makers to perform what it would take to acheive a proper service.So now I'm curious to know if anyone out there has gone through the steps of having their IWC go through a basic maintenance service with IWC and would also like to know roundabout cost and time frame it takes to get this done...Addresses, tel. no.'s, contact names and any info that you may have available in addition to what is just posted on their website would be appreciated. Here's a pic of the watch - it was my first 'nice' watch...Thanks, gb

Anyone have the new Superocean 42mm?
Is so could you share pics and opinions?Thanks

114270 Explorer vs 11610 Submariner
Back in November 2016 I acquired a 2008 V serial 114270. This was my second Rolex, having bought a M serial 11610 Submariner in 2008 Below are my thoughts on the watch, with some comparison made to my Sub. Technical observations I will leave to those more qualified that me, but they have practically the same movement, but the Sub has a date wheel and therefore a new ref.Why the 114270?Being a huge James Bond fan the first Rolex had to be a Submariner, and a collection of NATOs were purchased not long after to recreate that Sean Connery look. But even then the Explorer appealed to me. I have always like the Explorer for its simplicity. I view it as a hybrid, part sports watch, part dress watch. I am also a fan of the GMT and the Daytona, but in the former is too similar to the Sub and the latter too expensive. I admire the DJ, but prefer the versatility of the Explorer. It looks great under a tough jacket going on a walk through the woods, and at the same time looking great under a shir