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Watch Quiz: Can You Identify These Dive Watches Under Dress Shirt Cuffs?
Some say that dive watches and dress shirts are a fashion faux pas. We disagree. We¡¯ve squeezed eight dive watches under a dress shirt cuff, leaving just a bit exposed. Put your watchspotting skills to the test and see if you can identify them. The answers appear at the end of page 2. Good luck!  

Pre-SIHH 2014: Introducing The Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire (Live Pics & Pricing)
On Monday we showed you the new Calibre de Cartier Diver, the first in-house tool watch from the maison. Today we have something for you from the opposite end of the spectrum. Here is the Rotonde de Cartier Astrocalendaire, a perpetual calendar with a flying tourbillon that uses a multi-tier circular display for the perpetual calendar and a mechanism that is almost entirely free from the typical levers and springs. This is a seriously complicated watch that introduces a number of important new technologies, plus it just looks like it means business. 2 OF 15 Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Last year's SIHH saw the introduction of the Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, adding the benchmark pairing of complications to the Cartier stable. The perpetual calendar indicators are a bit nontraditional on this watch, with retrograde days at 6 o'clock and date around the perimeter of the dial. But the Astrocalendaire takes nontraditiona

CLA your own watch?
Hi,I'm new to this forum but I have been longtime a big fan of Hamilton vintage watch ( it doesn't mean I have many Hamilton watch!).I'm curious to know how many of you can clean and service your own watch? I got help from a friend to tried it a couple times and I want to learn more and practice this skill.Where I can get, share tips or this interest for vintage Hamilton?Thanks

Piping Rock -- variations in hands and crowns
I've been trying to ascertain what hands and crowns were original to 1928-1932 Piping Rocks. I've seen examples offered for sale with various hands all claimed to be "factory original" by sellers. (Of course, that might be true: they were made in a factory It's just that they might not have been originally supplied with the watch being offered for sale.) I've seen pointy-arrow hands; cathedral hands; straight hands. And then, in terms of crowns, I've seen smaller crowns; larger crowns; flat-faced crowns; rounder-faced crowns. Does anyone know of a good source for into on the options that Hamilton offered with their Piping Rocks?Also, can anyone tell me the difference between 979 and 979-F movements?Thanks.== Jim

Incoming vintage Benrus
So I've been looking for 1940s-1960s watches with 3/4" lug spacing, no divers, and they've been tough to find.Took a flyer on a rough Benrus in rose gold-fill because I wanted the little calendar off the band that was on it. Got the watch yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised that it takes a 3/4" strap!I was not pleasantly surprised by the condition, tho...pretty bad off, very well-used, and just filthy! Here are pics from the listing:No, it wasn't pretty.This was one of those watches that was worn and never, ever wiped clean...not pleasant.First the bracelet came off and was into the bath.Next the horsehair brush knocked off most of the loose dirt before opening the case.Popped the caseback off, and the dial was even worse under the very scuffed crystal: very brown and speckled.Removed the movement, and cleaned the case and caseback, set aside to dry in the warm California sun (Ramones, yeah!).Now, I don't suggest this on a watch that is higher-end, but this one was so far gone, and