Jaeger-LeCoultre 554 Tischuhr

Titanium liquid metal
I happened to walk in the Omega Boutique at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday and was told they just received the new Planet Ocean Titanium Liquid Metal watch. The salesperson let me try it on and mentioned that I could purchase it and take it home for $8200. She said there are only 5 in the U.S. right now and they have received calls from other stores wanting the watch. I tried it on and I¡¯m not too excited about titanium watches. Breitling makes a couple of titanium models and the titanium watches are just too light for my taste. I did like the blue face and bezel, but it did not speak to me as a watch I just had to have. Especially when priced at $8200. However, I¡¯m sure it won¡¯t be there very long.

Quick dial refinishing Q.
Let's say you have a dial that needs refinishing, let's say it's a Rodney dial and it is missing a couple of the markers, is that a problem for most common professional refinishers? Will they simply make the necessary markers and put them on for an additional fee?

RGM Making Movements in USA!
Great news from europastar.com:RGM Watch Company's new manufacture movement - made in the USA June 19, 2008 By Keith W. Strandberg At one time, the United States was the centre of watchmaking for the world. In the hey-day of industrial, volume watchmaking, the famous names of Hamilton, Ball, Elgin and others were the leaders in watchmaking innovation and production. At that time, the Swiss were eager to learn from the Americans. Unfortunately, true watchmaking has been absent from the United States for quite some time.Roland Murphy, President, RGM Watch Company, is out to change that with his new manufacture movement. "When you are a watchmaker, your goal at some point is to make your own movement or your own complication, something of your own design when it comes to the mechanics of the watch," he explains. "We have done complications over the years, but I always wanted to do my own movement, here in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I wanted to start off with something very traditiona

Happy, healthy new year to all
I hope your new year brings good health, good luck, good fortune to you and yours.DH:cool:

New to the Omega Discussion Forum
Hi, Im am new to the Omega Forum but have been lurking on TRF for several years. My introduction to the Omega Forum and TRF was through Google searches for info on Omegas while I was putting my collection together. You-all should be commended for your passion and knowlege of Omega watches. I feel a little obligated to make this post after jumping into some debates posted today!A little background, my grandfather retired from the Railroad when I was quite young and received an Omega watch as a retirement gift. This was a Seamaster engraved on the back around the seahorse with his name and years of service. I remember how proud he was to wear and show it. Soon after his retirement my grandmother passed away and he later remarried and moved south to Texas. When he passed I always wandered what happened to his watch. It seemed to disappear. As I became interested in watches ~ten years ago, one of the first watches I bought was a 1961-2 seamaster that was similar to what I remember my gran