Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph Moonphase

Rotor Noise
Dear all,Just received my new 5146G-010 and could not be more delighted. It's an absolutely stunning piece. so all doubts I had about making that kind of investment have disappeared!One thing I'd like the benefit of your experiences on is whether I should be able to clearly hear the noise of the rotor winding the watch as it's on my wrist? It can clearly be heard if my ear is just a 1-2 centimeters away, unlike the ticking noise where you virtually have to have the watch in your ear to hear!Normal or something to be concerned about?Cheers

Another Deployment Clasp...
I posted this over in the Invicta Forum, but wanted to post it here, as well, to give one of our sponsors a little more love from some folks (those Hamilton types!) who might not otherwise see it!Recently, I found a Times Square Automatic on eBay:I really liked the watch; nice and hefty. But, I really wasn't blown away by the simple black strap. It just seemed like it was there to keep the watch in place, as opposed to being "part of the package":So, before I left on my trip to Atlantic Canada, I ordered a brown croc strap with a butterfly deployment. It was waiting for me when I got back from my trip on Saturday night. I just knew that a nicer strap would make this watch something special.I think I may have succeeded:Thanks to The Watch Prince for the superb strap and clasp! I really like the way this watch looks now. I can't imagine making a better choice than the brown croc strap and, frankly, I think I'm developing an unhealthy addiction to deployment clasps.Anyway, I think the new

Supply of ETA ¨¦bauche kits
Does anyone understand what the current situation is with ETA and their supply of ¨¦bauche kits to 3rd party manufacturers? From what I understand, they started reducing supply in 2008, and are to stop supply alltogether in 2010, or at least at much lower numbers. Can anyone tell me if that is the case, and what it means for watch manufacturers that still use base eta movements in their watches?Watch manufacturers lately have all been scrambling to create their own movements, which sounds like it was Hayek's plan: "[t]ere was no innovation, no new development, and when I pushed them to start doing new production, everybody started shoutingI said I was not going to deliver any more of my movements unless they try to do their own productionOtherwise the Swiss watch industry will suffer exactly the same problems it had before and it will go down." (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETA_SA#Valjoux_7750)Will companies like Breitling, Panerai, IWC etc still be able to offer eta base movements in a few

2 Vintage Brietling Watches for sale
hello I have these 2 vintage brietlings for sale along with a lot of other brands make offer selling in as is condition thanks

Speedy Gold Brown Strap
After a few years of owning my speedy 3572.50, I'm ready to try a strap to dress it down a little. I really like the gold brown straps against the speedy black face. Couple of questions.......1. What size strap do I get? 18mm or 20mm?2. I have been looking at this particular strap. Thoughts on how it will look on the speedy? Thanks for any help!