Panerai Luminor Base Automatic Black Dial Brown Leather Men's Watch PAM00176

Thanksgiving Wishes to Watch Enthusiasts Online From ablogtoread.com
In accordance with the sentiments of the day, I wish to thank the Internet for bringing me that which I would otherwise be without. If it was not for the internet, myself, and likely many of you, would not be interested in watches or have the material to fuel our appreciation. With the Internet, watches, people, and places so far away, are instantly accessible to us. What was once a rare and isolated timepiece can now be shared with so many.It was in about 2002 that I started surfing the net for visuals of watches as my interest in timepieces grew. At the time, I knew of only a handful of watch makers, and had but the faintest idea of where to buy such watches. In time, I was able to discover so many brands, models, styles, and places to purchase, that it is now a full fledged hobby as opposed to idle interest. That combined with the buying and selling power of eBay spelled out that I would be hooked. The commercial side of the internet really brought back the notion of owning a rare a

Breitling 1806er project. Where to begin????
Hi everyone,Yes, I know what you're thinking, but I think I can do it. When I saw this "retired" flier at a show, I had to buy it. Price was OK and decided to rebuilt it regardless. That was about 8-9 months ago. I didn't want to start until I had all the parts it needed for the transformation. After about 6 months of searching the the web, following leads, it became an obsession. Now, you're asking yourself why on earth would a formely sane guy would spend way more money than the watch is worth?? I have a very simple and honest answer: Becasue the wife said it couldn't be done.I found this little guy in the box as shown. Crash? No, it was cannibalized many, many flights ago. Here are some views of the pot.Missing the buttons. Ouch!!Next came the inspection of the movement. It was missing the hour recording wheel, the original bridge had been replaced with a Heuer "bridgeasaurus." (More on that later and what I found)

Current Seamaster Variations?
I spent the past few hours going through an eBay search of Omega Seamaster and noticed a few things. FYI - My search was mostly focused on the blue faced, blue bezel current (?) offering.Quartz vs. automatic and full-size vs. mid-size, non vintage. Oh, and many folks tout their offerings as a Bond model.Is there no love for the quartz models? I know that they are cheaper, $1700 vs. $2500, but are they that inferior?I also saw a few that were listed as mid-size, I believe 36mm vs. 41mm. I didn't really take note, but are they quartz as well?Lastly, I saw a bunch touted as Bond watches. Only a few actually had the 007 back and/or hands. What truly constitutes a Bond watch?Thanks,Tim

5524G arrived......
Just as I imagined....outstanding!!Tried to give all the angles/perspectives, to give some depth, and a comparison shot (to SD4K) as well :)Patek is impressive! This model may not be the ¡°what comes to mind¡± when thinking Patek, but I really like it for my purposes. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Those with a Submariner AND a Seadweller...why?
I’ve seen several collections here where people have both a sub and a Seadweller 43/Seadweller 4000...Even in smaller 4-6 watch collections. Been curious on why some members have both and want to understand the reasoning. Do these watches serve different purposes? What kind of activities do you use each for?