Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Squadra Chronograph GMT Black

Vintage Benrus
In my ongoing attempt to bankrupt myself while helping the economy, I bought this Benrus. I'm hoping this is a circa 30s manufacture? Thank you for looking.

Good news/bad news
My new Clerc CXX diver was waiting by the door when I got home from work at 1:30 am last night - long, long day :mad: - but my WTF Limited Edition was merely a postal pick up ticket. And talk about fast shipping (for $1.99 too) - I ordered on Sunday afternoon and got it Tuesday.Admittedly, I didn't spend a long time looking at the Clerc. But I did open the box, of course.Very quick impressions: Thick chunky head, very good fit and finish, nice bracelet - but I'm not sure how well it will hug the wrist. Lume seemed decent.I'll post pix and more impressions soon.

Omega service repair experience
Just wanted to share some of my experience.My wife has a fairly new Aqua Terra with the new 8520 movement. Its very rarely worn. The winding mechanism seemed to fail whereby manual winding would catch on the rotor making it difficult to wind. I guess it shouldn't.Anyway, we gave it to the Omega boutique here in Hong Kong. It went through a local check with the watch master in Hong Kong, and then later it went to headquarters for a full repair. The whole time we did not receive a telephone call to update us of the status until it was ready for pickup. It took a full two months.When we picked up the watch, the sales gave very little input as to what was wrong or what was done to the watch. There was a little report, which I asked to keep but was not allowed to. It showed that the gasket was replaced, but surprisingly much of the comments were written in Chinese - so I wonder if this was the master report from Switzerland. Being COSC certified, it kind of irks me a little knowing

Patek Philippe World Time
Hello,When countries adjust their timezones, as Russia did relatively recently, does Patek Philippe offer owners an opportunity to update their World Time dials to reflect this?If anyone has done so in the past, what is the cost of such an update, please?Thanks

Explorer II 16570 vs. DateJust Turn-O-Graph 116264
Shopping for my first Rolex and initially these two models weren't even on my radar, I'd been really focused on a vintage 1601/1603 for that classic look. However, the more I've researched and thought about it I'm finding that either of these could be a really great starter piece that I'd probably get more use out of. Considering I'm a youngish guy (mid-30's) I've had multiple people say that a sportier look would be better on me and easier to dress up or down.The 16570 seems to be much more common and appreciated and I like its more toned down look. Meanwhile the 116264 had a more limited production and doesn't get discussed much, but there's something about the sport bezel on the TOG dial with red date wheel and sec hand that gives it a best of both worlds quality that's really appealing. I've also heard the 16570 will likely hold its value better while the 116264 may not since people seem to have a love/hate reaction to it.I could easily flip a coin and be happy with either, but