Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grand Date

I woulda thought
he'd be wearing one with a Paul Newman dial!A definite testament to the popularity of the SS Daytona!

The first clue.
You know some interesting watch related thing will happen to you that day when at lunch your bottled water has this label: Oh, pardon the crappy iPhone pics in this post. Finished up and took a walk. Dropped Windy off at the chiropractor's office and hit a few of my "little" spots nearby. Came across this Hamilton pocket watch with a caliber 917:The movement looked very good and the rest was in nice shape. The seller wants $175 for it so if you're interested let me know. I can't tell you if that's a fair price or not though. Anyway, picked up a little something for myself:Before I go into Omega vintage dive watches I thought I'd see if a less expensive option was to my liking. There's a few light scratches on the crystal but otherwise it's in fine shape. I remembered you guys talking about these vintage Aquadives and figured I'd see if the commotion was justified.

Durability of Watches/Movements Made of "Black Gold"
Oh, the sweet torment of researchSome of you have seen me falling head over heals the Zenith Elite Ultra Thin in another forumWell, in the permanent quest of perfection [just another way of saying "still do not have the cash to spend, so I'm trying to keep me sane"], I have started investigating alternatives, like the oh-so-awesome-looking NOMOS Zurich. One thing I notice on the website is that the movement is listed as "Movement: ε (epsilon)¡ªmanufactory caliber with automatic movement, black gold". I did some reading on Wikipedia to find out that this is a 75% gold alloy with 25% of something else (depending on color variation). I am posting to hear your thoughts on some of these questions: - Is black gold alloy tough enough to last decades (pass onto next generation)?- If price of the Zenith and the Nomos were equal: which one would you pick? Why?- If you had to pick a dress watch and you had the choice - with or without date?Thanks for your feedback

Should have Got 8 Days Movement
Happy Chanukah

thinking my next watch may be a panerai but.....
hiI'm pretty interested in a pam 356 chrono....the daytona is just too small for me and have it be a chrono. i like the size of the omega speedy but to me, the bezel looks a bit cheesy (sorry for the rhyme)....and i love the crown guards on the panerai.....however, in as much as the references to the italian navy don't instil confidence with me, i am used to the reliability of rolex and i really have zero tolerance for a watch that needs maintenance.....i don't want the 'have to tinker with it' ferrarri type, but instead like the reliability of the mercedes or honda type -exclusive of quality issues....bottom line: am i setting myself up for issues with the pam 356 or other pams? should i look to iwc's ? thanks in advance...