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New here and hoping to get a nice Swiss watch later this year...
Hallo everyone I've been into watches for around 5 years now. I started with a 10K gold Seiko I got on sale at a local jewelry shop, but it was kinda flimsy(band was hollow gold) so I didn't wear it much and sold it for weight like a year later then I got a Wenger. It was my first Swiss watch but I was hard on it and got water in it, chipped the lense and broke the band. After that I decided to take better care of my watches and found a automatic Hamilton at Sams Club and have been using it occassionally ever since. Its an ok watch but I want something better. I've been looking at Rolex but when I last priced them they were ~$5000 but after contacting the dealers in my state it appears theres newer versions out of the model I want and it has a $3000 price increase. Also I've seen Omegas online for ~$1500 but i'm not entirely sure they are mechanical. I read a few years back that British SAS use these brands so am I right in assuming they will take abuse? Also I read that Rolex uses and

South Bend Pocket Watch
..........I think I might have gotten a good deal here .....whatcha think ? ......a 1909 South Bend, 7 jewel, 260 grade, model 1, stem wind, lever set .....what is caled a Victory case, ( I am assuming it is some white metal....not white gold filled, ......any help on that would be apprieciated) ......anyway, here's the watch without the bezel and crystal......the movement:and the watch with the crystal .....how would you rate the condition of this watch ......oh and it is running just fine.......

No snow in the UK
Looks like it's snowing in Le Brassus though 😀 Merry Christmas to all 👍

Wtb: coaxial deville st moritz edition chronograph
Looked at one forever and didn't pull the trigger. Now discontinued, but looking for one. It's got a white face and chocolate croc band.

Omega deserves an A+ for customer service
I recently acquired an Omega Seamaster GMT. Anyway several weeks ago I wrote a letter to Omega Customer Service.Yesterday, I got a surprise in the mail.An A4 envelope all the way from Switzerland and it cost over 5 Euros, those Euros are expensive too Omega were kind enough to send me an original of the COSC testing results on an authentic COSC sealed certificate. The certificate was presented in a clear plastic sleeve and with a backing card, so it arrived in mint condition all the way to the bottom of Down Under It is a bit difficult to actually work out how good the results were in comparison to other movements, but they look pretty good to my untrained eyes.Anyway, it is an outstanding jesture of customer service for Omega to do this without charge. It does add a great compliment to the watch especially for the enthusiast.I'm sure that if another company put there mind to it, they could somehow also do this for their enthusiasts, particularly as the 'credit card' lacks the imprima