Panerai Luminor 1950 8 Days PAM00203

Ball Watches For BMW Cars
A few months ago Ball Watches & BMW jointly announced that they would enter into an agreement to produce high-end watches from Ball for BMW. I got to see some prototypes and pictures a few months ago but was not allowed to discuss them until now. The relationship marks yet another watch brand plus car maker looking to make cool timepieces to appeal to both watch and car lovers. Will this be a success?Design-wise these are modest departures from the standard classic and sporty Ball watch fare that we tend to like. I personally am a fan of many, but not all Ball watches. The good news is that each year Ball releases enough new pieces such that there is something fresh and appealing for everyone. The Ball BMW watches are original, but have designs that closely look like a combination of modern IWC Ingenieur pieces and sporty Jaeger-LeCoultre sport watches like the Master Compressor and AMVOX collection. This isn't really an accident given that the pieces are supposed to be sporty, aut

Man's best friend...
A beagle holding a 145.012 - 67, of course. This watch has a movement serial no. a stone's throw from the watch in San Diego that was once claimed to be the Aldrin watch, but the last I heard, NASA had determined that the "found" Speedmaster was not, in fact, the watch Buzz wore on the moon. Does anyone have an update on that watch?

Bonus Factoid - Sweet Revenge?
Maid says she's innocent of crime Jun 3, 2008Fitriana, 25, is being tried at the South Jakarta District Court on charges of stealing two luxury wristwatches, a mobile phone, a digital camera and jewelry belonging to Dendi Gumilang and his wife Ira Syarif, who live in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta. She said Ira had locked her in a room for two days without food and also told her to drink a glass of insecticide. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia City)

Connecticut Service Center returned scratched my watch
Hi,Just want to share my experience and frustration.I bought Colt 44 in July and the movement had issues. In November I took it to the WTC boutique and they sent it to the SC in Connecticut.6 weeks later I got it back with scratches on the bracelet, side of the case and lower part (4-6) of the bezel. Naturally, I complained but was told that it is my fault. The center does not have any pictures of the watch before service or after service.... The best they offered to rectify this was $180 charge for polishing.Is my experience unique? Any advice? Thank you

Omega Restoration In Bienne
I recently bought an old Seamaster (case reference 166.042) which I decided would be a good candidate for a restoration by Omega in Bienne. The dial - which is one of the reasons I liked the watch - has some issues, and so the watch needs more than just a polishing and a cleaning. A true craftsman will need to restore the dial, or better yet maybe Omega has a spare original dial laying around to replace the dial. :) Here are some before pictures showing the dial (since that is the area that I think needs the most work):The movement seems to keeping good time, so it is mostly (I hope) a matter of restoring the dial, polishing the case, and making it look good as new. After going through the process of finding out the what, how etc. for sending a watch to Omega in Switzerland, I thought I would post a thread, show the before pictures and update the thread as the process moves along.Ultimately I hope to post the after photos as well.I started by sending an email to Omega customer serv