Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Duetto Rose Gold On Bracelet Black/Silver Dial

Hamilton 50th Anniversary LE, Skeleton Dial
Hey All,I'm quite the watch lover, and saw my first ventura when I was only 13 (about 8 years ago). Ever since then I've wanted to buy one, but lacked the capital to do so. I'm looking into buying one as a present for myself for Christmas, and was considering the current Chrono ventura. I did not know about the skeleton dial 50th until very recently, and when I saw it I immediately fell in love. There is currently one of the limited editions on eBay, but I lack the know how of what to do in terms of due diligence to verify the authenticity of the watch. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I post the link to eBay, in the hopes no one here has been looking for it for very long :P Hamilton Ventura 1957 Limited Edition Automatic - eBay (item 220709201304 end time Dec-19-10 17:40:57 PST).Thank you!

Happy Birthday......
to me!!!! May I be the first to wish me a happy birthday. A mere 49 years ago today the Doctor slapped both me, and my mom. Feel free to donate any old Breitlings, Omegas, Rolex, Hamiltons, Bulovas, or GP's. I'll also accept gift certificates to the local Omega AD, or the local gunstore, or Harley dealership. All donations eagerly accepted......

Looking for a Coffee table hardback book on Patek
Does anyone have a minty example and looking to sell?

20% discount and no tax considered good?
New to Panerai and will have a chance soon from an AD with what my title states. I know getting 20% off on a new Breitling isn't good enough (for me), but what about a new Panerai? Thanks in advance.

My first new Rolex--Explorer 214270 (and the journey here)
Hey there new member here--I've been on quite a journey the past 8 or so months in terms of what's been coming in and going out of my watch collection. It started with a 16013 Datejust that was my father's. That watch was the lone watch in my collection (with the exception of a Garmin GPS running watch) for a year. Last July I got an Omega Speedmaster Pro--the watch that was the focus of my obsession for about 15 years. I had fallen in love with Omega and the Speedmaster in particular when my father had purchased one when I was a teenager. The sad reality though is that my 6-6.25 wrists just don't support a Speedy Pro like I hoped. In October I came to own a Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial. This was my first diver and while smaller than the Speedy it was very thick for being a simple three hander. The Datejust will obviously never leave my collection, but the two Omegas had gone from infatuation to getting ignored. In January I worked out a deal to trade my Seamaster for an OP3