Maurice Lacroix Les Classiques Tradition Black Dial Automatic Ladies Stainless Steel Watch LC6063-PS102-310

Tourbillon Watches In A Nutshell; Expensive, Fun To Watch, Serve Little Purpose
If you know all about tourbillon watches, then none of this should be surprising or new to you. If you don't, you might have a couple of outstanding questions as to what a tourbillon is, why prestigious watch makers say you should want one, and why they are so expensive. This article is not going to be an in-depth analysis or explanation as to how a tourbillon works in detail, or all the different flavors, but it will shed enough light on the topic for you to participate intellectually in any topic related conversation.The tourbillon has been around for a long time and was patented by watch making master Abraham Louis Breguet in (who founded Breguet watches that is still around today and owned by the Swatch Group) in 1795 and patented 1801. That patent has long since expired. Tourbillon is French for "whirlwind." This is because the mechanism literally spins on itself. Breguet's ideas was essentially to house a clock within a clock. While this characterization is a bit off realistica

Attn patek owners!
OK everyone.. As a relative newbie to Patek Philippe (Ok, not so relative, just new ) I'm curious to hear what the first Patek Philippe was for those of you who own them. How did your Patek collection evolve after the first one?I've spent so many countless hours reading information & staring at pictures I've gone cross-eyed (Thanks a bunch Milos! ). Man these things are hard to pull yourself away from!I'm hoping to get my first Patek Philippe this year & have a very good idea of what it'll be. But I'd really love to hear from all of you on where you started down the Patek route, what road your collection went down & where you are today (such as did you start with a simple 3 hand, and then go to a complication or other way around)...Oh, and of course pictures are greatly appriciated!!!! Let's hear where it all started for you!

I finished up with another GIANT Elgin SIZE 6s Trench Watch over the Weekend
Hey guys!I finished up with another GIANT Elgin size 6s trench watch over the weekend.This is a 1917 with 15 jewels, serial number 20000201 (I'd love to get an even numbered SN one day like 20,000,000!!!)"MADE IN USA" stamped dial, stamped shrapnel guard, new mainspring, NOS glass crystal, new stem, new sleeve.The guard has a lot of wear but these are VERY hard to find for a size 6s!I had to replace the original factory crown, unfortunately the threads had been stripped over the years.Philadelphia "silverode" case that measures 41mm lug to lug and 38mm without the crown.The 1917 movement is now VERY clean and has an incredible demaskeen design!

Picked up a Gevril Sea cloud
about two weeks ago to be an everyday wear watch. Nice watch like it a lot, Two tone. here are the picks of it, sorry for the delay in posting.Not a bad little watch and it runs great. Good everyday watch.

this is why
I think like most here, we expect that when we purchase a ¡°high-end¡± Swiss watch that these things should be perfect. Of course nothing is ever perfect and considering that they are mass produced, as in the case of a Rolex, then we know that perfection is impossible. Same thing applies to handmade watches. Which got me thinking, has anyone here dealt with a lemon Rolex? A Rolex that was ¡°defective¡± or imperfect from the getgo after being purchased brand new? Would love to hear your story... what was wrong and how things were resolved if they did.