Omega De Ville Chronograph ca. 1968

Found: Two Incredible Pocket Watches From Girard-Perregaux, Including A Tourbillon With Three Bridge
The romantic notion of a handmade watch is one that doesn't stand very much exposure to the present world of watchmaking. For many decades, the overwhelming majority of components found in series produced watches have been produced by multi-axis milling machines, and if today you visit pretty much any watch manufactory from the smallest to the largest, you'll see that most parts are being made by computer controlled (CNC) machines. There are any number of practical reasons why this is so, of course (and in general, everyone has benefited, including consumers) but it's interesting to look back occasionally to watches made at a time when handmade meant just that – and when the skill of the hands doing the making was instantly visible. These two pocket watches, from Girard-Perregaux, represent the absolute acme of the art of watchmaking in the 19th century, and a range of manual skills that in some cases at least are for all intents and purposes extinct.The two pocket wa

pricing a used chronomat evolution
i have a general idea, but im still wondering how much i should pay? lets say all stainless, white dial, and either lume or number. i don't know if the dial characteristics make a difference in the price. (<'ling noob). i definitely want it to include the box and papers. i guess also the pilot bracelet, even though i would rather buy it with a strap, and get the bracelet in the future. i didn't want to post it in the buy/sell thread because im a few weeks away from getting it and i didn't want to waste anyones time. i pre-thank any replies.Josh

Archimede Flieger in Black
WOW...at around 500 shipped to the US, this is one hot Flieger.Archimede recently announced PVD versions of their watches, and this looks smoking (pic from Archimede Web Site)

Which dial do I need to source before servicing?
I'm about to bring this in for service and figured I might as well get a proper dial replace done at the same time. To my knowledge, the current dial is original to the watch but previous owner pulled a dunce move and had it relumed (a shoddy job in my opinion) and I'd like to get this back to near(er) original condition. Either way, I'm hoping to source an appropriate dial before I drop it off. Could you all guide me in deciding which dial to pick?

Is this a new model?
This Rad was on the dive into light video from Panerai. Doesn¡¯t seem to be a black seal. Anyone have any insight?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk