Invicta Signature II Chronograph Gold-tone Dial Gold-tone Men's Watch 7472

BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends November 21, 2014
Tag Heuer is a curious?brand in that its pieces are diverse in its price range. It makes relatively affordable quartz pieces and at the same time also has some truly outstanding and costly watches such as the Monaco V4 Tourbillion and the MikroPendulumS. And earlier this year at Baselworld, it announced a brand new chronograph movement called the CH80 and a new watch that will feature this new movement called the Carrera CH80. The watch was positively received and many were looking forward to its launch. However, production was delayed time and again and the latest news seems to indicate that Tag Heuer will cease production altogether. This all sounds very drastic, and in this round-up, we feature an article that takes a considered look at why this has happened.If we were to take a look at the individuals who have contributed most to horology, many of them would be British. Here are some examples: John Arnold, John Harrison, George Graham, Thomas Mudge, and more recently, George Daniel

Extra Warrenty??
So I found local dealer who will sell me the seamaster 212.30.28.61.01.001for my wife, it will cost me about a hundred dollars more than on line but I will get better longterm treatment They have a two year warrenty that covers everything (scratches and all) for about $140.00. The sales pitch was that it also covered lifetime battery replacement as well and at the end of the two years I could have the watch refurbished and have a new watch againWhat do you guys think, is it worth it or is the watch built solid enough that I need not worry about serious damage.

Back Home from the Watchmaker
A couple more Longines that made it back from the watchmaker. The first is a late 60's or perhaps early 70's Admiral. Per the inscription on the back this was a 25 year service award dated 1971 for an employee of Merek & Company, Inc. When I picked this up the crown was missing (torn off) and the crown tube was damaged. It came with the box and papers and looked like it was worn only a few times before it was damaged, then put away until I bought it. It has a Kreisler Steelflex bracelet which looks original to the watch. It is uncanny that the bracelet fits me perfectly, so it is staying on the watch. This one has a caliber 505 movement, which was originally produced by the Record Watch Company. Longines acquired Record in 1961 and began using their "5XX" movements shortly thereafter. For Longines collectors the "5XX" movements are not as desirable as Longines in house designs. However the Record movements are well made and my bet is that there are more "still on the road" than Vol

Omega Speedmaster 321 on eBay 1965
What does A.C.P. stand for on the dial??

Double Anti-Reflective Coating?
I notice that Rolex are saying in the 'brochure' that the New GMT, Cyclops has 'Double Anti-Reflective Coating'.Not sure what this means.I interperate this as meaning that perhaps the main crystal is AR coated and that the Cyclops is given a seperate coat of AR 'paint' justbefore the 'glue'?