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Maitres du Temps Chapter Two Watch: The Triple Date
The second watch from the still new Maitres du Temps watch brand is the Chapter Two (which of course has followed the Chapter One). The term "triple date" comes from the fact that the calendar features, 1) the day, 2) date,? and 3) month. Interestingly enough, the watch went from ultra complex, to something more simple and ¡®live-with-able¡¯ on a daily basis. While the Chapter One is a beautiful and decadent masterpiece of form and complexity, the Chapter Two is more akin to a nice looking watch that won¡¯t intimidate people seeing you wear it as much - as I have always felt the Chapter One is more like a watch made for royalty. The same basic dimensions for the case are used, but somehow the look is totally different. A fact that really has to do with the dial looking different ¡ª more direct on function, and not as showy with the complications. See my discussion of the Maitres du Temps Chapter One watch here, which I did enjoy a great deal.The Chapter One/Two watch cases are still some o

The Library: Resources & Gallery
This is the place to research and show off you goodies for othersto admireA library of Info and Photos!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hamilton Watch Forum member and vintage Hamilton collector Tom Diss (Vintagehamiltons) has been generous enough to share pictures and descriptions of his collection with us. A list of these watches follows. Click on any link to be taken to the thread.Here are the Master HAMILTON LINKS:64028-4 Barrel Plain Barrel Engraved Boone Bowman Brooke Cabot Cambridge Carlisle Clark Coleman Converta II Cushion B Cushion Engraved Cushion Form Cushion WWII Custer Dixon Dodson Douglas Drake Endicott Ellsworth Gent's Wrist Watch Gladstone Grant Greenwich Hastings Heyward Judson K-454 Lincrest Lyndon Mason Medford Merritt Meteor Morley Mt. Vernon Oval Perry Rodney Ross Russell Rutledge Scott Sea-lectric II Sentinel Sherwood (Seneca) Sherwood N Sidney Square B Squa

Longines Master Moonphase
A while back I asked for advice about buying this watch. You guys gave me some great info and advice, thanks. I did a bit of research on my own re. the movement (Valjoux 7751) and decided to buy the watch last week while on holiday in the Canary islands ( got a good deal from an AD cause of the low island tax:D) Well here are the pics:-I just love this watch

how long are the leather straps
i have 9 wrists. it makes it near impossible to find leather straps that fit. i was thinking of a navitimer with the black leather straps and was wondering how big they were. also, anyone know what a navitimer goes for used?

price for a speedmaster reduced
I am considering buying a used omega speedmaster - reduced to add to my collection. Can someone give me price range for one in good condition? i understand the reduced model goes for less money. thanks much peter