Jaeger-LeCoultre Futurematic

My"newest" Hamilton
Earlier this year my grandfather passed away, and while going through his belongings my mom and aunt found two pocket watches. Knowing how much I love Hamilton, my mom took this one for me and my aunt took the other. She got it cleaned for me and it now runs pretty good (seems to lose a few minutes per day). I know nothing about pocket watches, but it's cool to have a Hamilton. This thing is pretty thick, and quite heavy!My mom and aunt are not sure who it originally belonged to, but they think it must have been a relative, perhaps my great-grandfather. My grandfather was born in 1917, so he came of age with wristwatches (I have a 1939 photo of him and my grandmother where he is wearing some kind of gold wristwatch on leather strap). Anyhow, the watch is in overall great shape for being more than a century old. Some very light brassing on the caseback (not surprising), and the subdial is chipped where the second hand comes through. The watchmaker told my mom it is from 1908, but based

Please help identify Hamilton Khaki Automatic waterproof leather band
Could anybody help me identify this one my uncle was suppose to have bought it brand new years ago....I usually have no trouble finding anything but this exact hamilton automatic khaki have not found....BiLL

Vintage Model for Wednesday, Oct. 22nd - Merritt
Hamilton Merrittcatalogued 1937-1939available in yellow or white (very scarce) gold fill17-jewel 987 movmentdial options were 18K applied gold numeral (most common) and black enamel numbers7,485 manufactured27mm wide excluding the crown39mm over the lugs19mm strap width$37.50 new with black enamel number dial$40.00 with AGN dialOnly 29 wrist-worthy (IMO) Merrits have sold on eBay in the last six years. Of them, 6 have been the wgf version. Based on this ratio, there were probably only approximately 1,550 wgf models manufactured. Will may have actual production figures.from 1937 catalogfrom 1938 catalogfrom 1939 catalog

Review of the ROO Alinghi Team Rose Gold and FC
For those of you that love the Alinghi Royal Oak Offshores. Picture and text heavy, the way a good review should be. .watchcollectinglifestyle....-forged-carbon

Where is the best place to get my 5711 in the NYC area?
Either a good deal, or someplace where you get the royal treatment, i.e. where they will throw in a necktie and other goodies