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tip #5 All that Glitters is NOT Gold
Tip#5: All that glitters is NOT goldCare is the watch word of this tip. The more you are going to spend, the more you must be cautious.1) Drop the 'bull****'Ignore such words as 'awesome', 'rare', 'ultra rare', 'minty?!?'To some sellers everything is rare.2) Box and PapersFor newer models look for Box, Papers and possible original receipt. a box and papers does not guarantee authenticity, but it helps.3) Check out the seller:Check out his profile. Is he atop rated seller?Next click on his name or feedback profile next a 'special tip'click on 'ALL FEEDBACK' > Check out BOTH his feedback as a seller AND a buyer. Look what he has been buying.If he buys OLD watch parts, he probably makes up 'Franken' watches>BEWARE!!4) Read sellers Terms and conditiionsDoes he accept returns? who pays postageWhat is he charging for postage?Does he ship WW?Is watch sold as seen?5) Read description many timesWhen you are 'excited' thought you found your holy 'grail' it is SO easy to miss even

December 26 Wrist Check
Merry Xmas Everyone. Hopefully we will have a few new watches to see at wrist check.I am laying around the house today, being a total bum, and I am wearing one of my favorite vintage watches, my 1958 Universal Geneve Polerouter:Later I will go to my Ball Aviator GMT to illuminate things:

AP Online warranty extension
Hi! Just wanted to make anyone who wasn't aware you can now extend the warranty of your AP online now on their website. I wasn't aware of this until my AD told me the other day and also new watches now come with 5 years warranty (providing you extend the warranty online).I managed to extend mine even though I bought it preowned on eBay, you can also register the watch under your AP user account which I think is pretty neat.

vintage breitling: did i goof?
hi guys!on a recent bus trip to milan, i was passing by a window shop and saw about 15 - 20 vintage high end watches 50 + yrs old... including Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Ulysse Nardin, Breitling, Omega, etcthe shop was in a 'non touristy' part of town, in a pretty quiet section of town actually...i was intrigued...i went inside to discover that it was actually a service center (therefore, not primarily sales oriented) and the technician there, would buy old watches from his customers and resellwell.... despite not knowing much (i am new to the watch fixation...) ... i took the chance and bought one... he told me it is a breitling self winding chrongraph from year 1960- also, gave me a 1 yr guarantee of his owni thought it was beautiful it is much nicer than the pics i'm attaching (not very talented with the camera )i paid 1200 euro for it (not at all an insignificant amount, for me) it was totally an impulsive buyshould i regret it? does it look fake? not worth the money i paid? any

Deployant clasp opening pressure
Does anyone know how to adjust the pressure it takes to open or close a Patek deployant clasp? It feels like my 5170G clasp is too easy to open. There must be a way to adjust the male end. Thank you CB Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk