Jaeger-LeCoultre Amvox II Chronograph - 192.T4.40

Quartz Patek Philippe And More Watch Lots In April 15th Fellows Auction
Sponsored PostThe catalogue for Fellows¡¯ 15th April Vintage & Modern Wrist Watches Auction is now available to view online, presenting the usual eclectic mix of watches with something for every budget. That said; collectors looking for something special not will be disappointed. Below we highlight one contemporary watch for men, one for ladies and a vintage gem.The association of watch brands with motorsport can have a numbers of driving factors (if you pardon the pun). This may be a historical connection where drivers have used the company¡¯s product as tools of the trade or it may me a more blatant attempt to push brand profile, with any connection having its origin in the marketing department¡¯s imagination rather than in the pit lane or on a driver¡¯s wrist. With Chopard, you have to include personal passion as a major reason for the link.Co-President of Chopard, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele¡¯s likens the appreciation of classic automobiles with that of fine mechanical watches. Both ar

Hamilton Illinois Wristwatch Research Material Wanted
All,I am performing research on the Hamilton Illinois wristwatches from the mid-1950s and seek any advertisements, catalogues or related information concerning them. Also, if you know anyone that collects them please let me know. (I do know about our friendly moderator).Please contact me at fred@illinoiswatches concerning the above requests.Thanks in advance for your help.FJF

Help needed with winding of automatic watch
I have a Longines L4.708.4 automatic watch, but found that every couple of months I'd wake up and the time is out by 20 - 40 minutes from the real time. This happens because the watch stops. Now usually I'd guess it is because it is not getting enough movement in the night, but surely a day's activities will wind it up enough to last the night? I am not an overly active person in the work week, I work on computers, so not sure if that contributes to the problem.Secondly, I have read elsewhere that even automatic watches need to be manually wound from time to time. My instruction manual does not cover my specific model, so I could not get clarity on the matter. So two questions:1) Does my watch support manual winding?2) Do I need to manually wind it and how often? Lastly, is my watch functioning correctly by sometimes halting like this? This is my first mechanical watch so I am new to this.

Anyone know this AP model?
I was watching a video on ESPN today and noticed Paul Pierce wearing an AP. Does anyone know which model this is? .espn/nba/story/_/id/2...heir-grip-east

Omega cleaning band and extra links
I just purchased Seamaster Pro Titanium 2231.50 automatic on Ebay.Overall solid condition. I'd like to tune it up - remove abrasions and hairline scratches on the band/clasp. Also I need one more link. Ideas on how to polish the band up without damaging it and where to buy links? Otherwise the sapphire and case are mint.