Omega De Ville Automatic Mother of Pearl Dial Stainless Steel and 18kt Rose Gold Ladies Watch 42420332005002

Under the Hammer: My Favorite Lots from Today’s Christie’s NYC Auction
Today at 10AM Eastern Time Zone (UTC -05:00), Christie’s New York Important Watches Auction will begin. I got to sit with the newly appointed Vice President and Senior Specialist of Watches, Eric Wind, and ask him about a few of my favorite timepieces from this season’s auction. If you’re reading this after 10AM, click here to stream the auction and see what these pieces go for in real time.Lot #26 – Universal Gen¨¨ve Gold Chronograph Retailed by Herm¨¨sUniversal Gen¨¨ve was known as a brand that created groundbreaking designs in the early 20th century. In 1935, the Compax was introduced and it was the first chronograph wristwatch to display both hour & minute registers. Herm¨¨s was one of the first retailers to carry the Universal Gen¨¨ve Compax in Europe but the partnership was short-lived, so not many of these co-branded pieces have survived. This example is from 1936 and has an outer track tachometer in blue and telemeter in red, very large registers, origina

BASELWORLD 2009 - NEW Reference - Calatrava 5153J
Patek Philippe 5153JThe new Calatrava Officier Ref. 5153 features the Officier, a yellow gold case as rare as it is complex, created by the craftsmen of the brand’s manufacture. This timepiece bears all the hallmarks of refined classical watchmaking in the purest Patek Philippe tradition: the manufactory-made 324 Central Second caliber, Bassine-style bezel, sapphire crystal back protected by a hinged anti-dust cover, horns with visible screw attachments, a distinctive turban-shaped crown, and a finely worked Opaline dial with a hand-guilloch¨¦ center and gold applique hour markers.MovementAutomatic, 324 S C caliberFunctionsHours, minutes, seconds and dateCase18K yellow gold, 38 mm, Bassine bezel, Sapphire crystal back with hinged coverHorns with rounded ends and with visible screw attachments, Water-resistant to 30 mDialSilvered opaline with hand-guilloch¨¦ center, Gold applique hourmarkers, Direct-drive center seconds-hand, Date window at 3 o’clockBracelet/StrapMatt chocolat

Hamilton Strap Price List
Does anyone have a price list for Hamilton's straps? I want to know if it pays to buy them or if they're overpriced.

Flipper's regret RECTIFIED!
If you've been around the forums for a few years, you know who the flippers are. We buy & sell at a fever pitch sometimes, always wanting to try out different watches. Sometimes it's just the way we are, sometimes it's in search of the perfect specimens. We do have a few watches we'll rebuy if the price is right, but once in a while we make a HUGE mistake.....or, as the famous Philadelphia-area hair band Cinderella said: "Don't know what you got til it's gone". Took care of the silliest thing I've ever done just now. Traded away a 1946 Omega Centenary 2500 chronometer last year and I've been kicking myself ever since. Not that I didn't like the watch I received, and it was a fair trade. It's just that the 2500 might be nearly a perfect watch for me. It's a bumper ( ) and a gold dial in a 36 mm case. One popped up tonight and I pounced.with a little help from a couple friends. It's in even better shape than the one I let go, and from 1944 so it's one of the earliest model

Help: Manual for omega 1611 albatros
Could I seek somebody's kind help to point me to any available scan of a manual for this Montreal Olympic watch - something that tells you how to set the time and use the chrono function. Many thanks for your help.Kind regards, Shairan