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Swiss National Bank Promises "Unlimited Currency Purchases" To Weaken Franc, Swatch Group
We've talked about the strength of the Swiss Franc and its impact on the watch industry probably more than most of you cared to read. But, today, the Swiss National Bank took a dramatic step towards weakening the CHF when it announced unlimited currency purchases.?The biggest beneficiary of all this? You guessed it, the largest exporter of watches in Switzerland, the Swatch Group.? News of the decision sparked the company's shares to jump immediately, and although the price setlled off a little bit, this is great news for the watch industry (and us trying to purchase things from it).For more details on this, check out Bloomberg's detailed article.PS - Hey watch companies who have raised their US prices three times this year, think we can get one of those back?(Chart via BI)

my rolex
i have a rolex date just stainlessteel/18krt gold. the watch was a gift from my dad n 1982...i never wore it very much, i was very concious of the sticker price, especially living in suriname<south america> the watch was serviced some 8 years ago by buirette jewelers in cayenne , french guyana , who claims to be a certified rolex dealer/watch repair.the price...750€< euro, NOT us$$> disaster!! the watch runs fast< every week 5 minutes, the date changes at 5past 12, and the markers and hands are not luminous anymore. of course the jeweler denied all wrongdoing . and if i want it running on time again i wll have to pay at least 750us$ to have it serviced in the usa. so for years now the watch is in my vault in its box with papers. i dont want to see it anymore. i became a watch fanatic and i own now a hamilton ventura <automatic skeleton> a hamilton flight 2 < quartz goldplated> a diamond faconnable mezaluna and a bulova innsbruck diamond bezel, and a mo

The Right Stuff & The First Rolex-Sea Dweller.
Hi everybody!!!A note to let you know I just completed a huge update to the Scott Carpenter Rolex Story.I added a podcast I recently recorded with NASA Mercury Astronaut, Scott Carpenter. Scott was also a U.S. Navy Aquanaut and Rolex originally designed the SEA-DWELLER for his SEA-LAB program.I hope you enjoy.Here is the direct link to the story:rolexblog.blogspot/2008/0...-aquanaut.htmlor you can find it today at the top of the blog by visiting:RolexWatchBlogI hope you enjoy!!!Warmest regards,JakeP.S. The attached photo is of Scott Carpenter wearing his Submariner during SEA-LAB II in 1965.

Longine Flagship
I have had my father's Longines for many years but I really don't know much about it. I think he bought it in the late 60's or 70's but I am not sure.I thought it a good idea to ask enthusiasts and collectors via this forum for help with my questions.The watch is well worn and does not have the original strap or box. On the face it says Longines Flagship Automatic.Is this a common model? There is no serial number on the back, could this even be a fake?Is my guess about the age accurate?All information, tips or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

1753: The First Watch in the USA
TIMEIn 1753 Benjamin Banneker, a self-educated scientist, astronomer, inventor, writer and anti-slavery publicist built a clock entirely from wood. It was the first watch made in the USA.1 It was a pocket-watch and striking in appearance.1 Across the ocean in the heart of the Middle East, in northeast Arabia in the district of Ahsa, a man was born in that same year who had a remarkable sensitivity to time and its significance. His name was Shaykh Ahmad. He built, not a clock, but an ediface of theological interpretation in his role as a mujtahid. He laid the foundation for what later became the Shaykhi School of the Ithna-Ashariyyih sect of Shi¡¯ah Islam and, in time, for what became Babism which was transformed by sensible and insensible degrees into a world religion. -Ron Price with thanks to: 1¡°Church of the Living God,¡± an internet site, 29 December 2008.Time was marching on in thoseopening chapters of our modernhistory, enlightenment and thepost-enlightenment part of o