Jaeger-Lecoultre Reverso Squadra World Chronograph 702T670 Mens Rectangle Quartz Watch

Rau-Tech Custom Rolex And Other Watches Colorful Coatings
Rau-Tech is a German company that exists in the boutique world of high-end watch customization. This microcosm of horology is mostly proliferated by custom Rolex watches, which are becoming quite popular. One of the most common questions I have been getting from people all over the world is, "when will Rolex start to offer black colored watches?" They seem to feel that with all the custom Rolex watches out there with black cases, there seems to be a less-than-insignificant demand. That may be so, but I don't think that Rolex is going to start offering black-coated Submariners or other models now or anytime in the near future.Why? Well, think about it. Rolex is first and foremost about respecting their past. The first question they will ask themselves is, "have we offered back-colored watches in the past?" If the answer is "no," then they will move on. Of course, one can retort with the fact that in the past there were no particularly good ways of durably coating metal watches in black

Chopard Mille Miglia GMT Chrono Watch
For 2012 Chopard once again comes out with a new Mille Miglia watch. This time it's a GMT chronograph as a limited edition. According to Chopard, the Mille Miglia represents "consistently reinvented perfection". That sounds pretty lofty. I would go with "consistently renovated". That better represents how Chopard makes slows changes and visual enhancements to the core design. While these are expensive watches, I've always been happy with them when it comes to look, comfort, quality, and utility.The Mille Miglia GMT Chrono is an evolution on a design that we all know. Tweaks here are interesting. Let's look at the back of the watch first. Usually there would be a sapphire crystal caseback window. Given that the watch contains a modified 7750 - that we've all see before - Chopard decided to make a solid caseback. They did it with a nice Mille Miglia race engraving surrounded by a ring of perlage. I don't hide the fact that I love perlage, so this design feature appeals to me. There was a

Rolex Two-Tone Submariner?
Today I went to the mall and into Osterman's Jewelers again and I was looking at several of it's Tag, Omega, and Rolex watches. So I asked the dude who was working there a few questions about the two tone Submariner. They were selling the Submariner for almost 10k! He said that it's also full gold parts and not plated. He asked me if I wanted to try it on but I said no because I was scared I might drop the watch or accidentally scratch it or something.How much does it even weigh since it uses real gold parts on its bracelet and face. I'm thinking it must weigh a lot but I'm not sure myself.

Last minute Christmas present to me, circa 1929.
Recently arrived from a dear friend out west.

x-wind repair question
Hey all, need some guidance. I have a Hamilton x-wind that I've had for about 2.5 years. one of the second hands on the top timers fell off and caused all sorts of damage within the chronometer. I took it to the Swiss Watch Repair ctr here in NYC (as authorized on the Hammy website) and the damage is so bad they have to send it off to get an estimate to be repaired. So my question is this. Am I going to have to eat the repair cost? The watch isn't that old and has never, and I mean never been dropped or abused. Any advice on what this may end up costing or how better to proceed?Thanks.