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My First Grail Watch: Eric Loth
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Eric Loth, the founder of Graham SA, about?the grails that elude him to this day.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Eric Loth (EL): I'm the founder of Graham SA. I grew up in le Locle and did my engineering studies in the region. La Chaux-de-Fonds, next to Le Locle, is now the home of Graham. The Watch valley is an area I know pretty well. And this is in this region that my passion for mechanics and precision also was born.ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?EL: I started my working life at Rado. At that time, the brand was widely recognized for its creativity and avant-garde. Advanced and different materials were used such as sapphire and cemented carbide. It made me curious and fuelled my passion and fasci

BASELWORLD 2010 - NEW Reference - Patek Philippe 5205G
DescriptionThe new Ref. 5205 Annual Calendar has a distinctive white gold case with delicately pierced lugs. The two-tone dial is available in two combinations: rhodiumed / silvery gray and matt black / slate gray. It indicates the day of the week, the date, and the month in three apertures arranged along an arc in the upper half of the dial. Technical dataWatch:Mechanical self-winding movementCaliber 324 S QA LU 24 HAnnual CalendarDay, date, month in aperturesMoon phases and am/pm indicatorSweep seconds handTwo-tone dial: rhodium- and silvery-gray, gold applied hour markersStrap: alligator with rectangular scales, hand-stitched, shiny blackProng buckleSapphire-crystal case backWater resistant to 30 mWhite goldCase diameter: 40 mmCaliber:Annual Calendar mechanismDay, date, month in aperturesMoon phases and am/pm indicatorCenter sweep second handAnnual date correction on March 1Overall diameter: 32.6 mmHeight: 5.78 mm34 jewels, 10 bridgesBalance: GyromaxVibrations per hour: 28'800Power

Where did the original bracelet go?
I've noticed with my own watches and many, many on auction sites that watches often have a period replacement bracelet but it is kind of uncommon to find the original bracelet. Usually, these are estate watches and the bracelet was with the watch for many years.Any speculation on why it would be so common to replace the Hamilton bracelet with a period Speidel, etc. around the time of purchase?

Got my watchtime last night
Good Day All,I got my copy of WatchTime last night. That Jumbo has such a nice movement in it. I kind of want one nowIf you like AP you should pick up a copy they take a part the Jumbo, it's real coolI hope to try one on next week when I am in Toronto.Take care,Eric

Another one
So Im mousing around on david sw's web site today. My new sub gets here tomorrow.