Panerai Radiomir 8 Days Power Reserve 45mm PAM268 Unworn 2012

Maurice de Mauriac L1 Watch Designed By Fabian Schwaerzler
Zurich-based watch maker Maurice de Mauriac has just released the new L1 watch designed by the acclaimed (and award-winning) Swiss industrial designer Fabian Schwaerzler. The result is an attractively modern Bauhaus style watch that combines Swiss style with Germanic functionalism - which makes sense given that Zurich is in the German-speaking part of the country.In the future we will investigate what the relationship between Maurice de Mauriac and Fabian Schwaerzler is all about and how they hooked up. Oftentimes, big-name designers end up working with larger brands on special series timepieces with their unique aesthetic stamp. In this situation, Schwaerzler decided to work with a boutique brand, probably because it was a project of passion allowing the two an opportunity to focus on the product versus marketing and less fulfilling commercial matters (well, to artists that is).The L1 watch takes a familiar Maurice de Mauriac style case sized at 39mm wide in steel, and adds a domed AR

Deep Sea Dweller...Fat!!!
March 13th is my birthday so my wife surprised me w/an overnight trip to Atlantic City. I,m not a gambler so I know when to walk away, plus I don't get a "high" from this particular activity. Anyway I played black jack for a couple of hours, and after initial investment of $1000, I walked away w/$1700. Worked for me. Afterwords we walked into a jewelery store(Rolex ad) and I got a chance to try on a Deep Sea. WOW! It really is the club sandwich of watches(to quote a member of this forum) . It's really unnecessarily thick for any watch. I didn't feel it was too heavy but then I've only had it on for a few minutes. It'll probably will weigh your hand down at the end of the day. I felt the same way about my Omega SMP chrono. It's a heavy, noticeable watch, after 10 hours or so, and I work out regularly. Anyway, like some of you guys who've had this watch, I concur. It's unwearable. I don't wear suits and dress shirts, regularly, but this sucker wont slip under any sleeve. Basically it c

Seamaster 2254.50 losing time.
Hi Guys,OMG!! I have been checking my beloved Seamaster over the last few days and it is losing time....2 seconds a day, thats a minute a month, or 12 minutes a year....whats going on.....can it be sorted or do I just have to live with it...

Question???
I don't mean to offend any professionals with my naive remarks. I understand that it takes years and in-depth training to become a skilled horologist. I will unfortunately never be able to attain the the training or the level of expertise I would like for a number of reasons, the most prevalent at this point, reality. Unless, I hit the Lotto and am able to do anything I want.But, I am curious, do you know of any collector's here, or otherwise, that dabble in service and repair of their own collections? Collectors specifically who have not attained a horology degree from an accredited institution.I am not talking about destroying a perfectly good part of a collection. But, instead I mean learning on less than perfect specimens that in other situations might end up as parts.I am a bit of a tinkerer, patient, and mechanically inclined and I find the prospect of dissassembling and reassembling small machines fascinating. Just wanted to see what experiences or advice others might hav

Would you ever pay more for a band than you paid for the watch itself?
You guys seem to be the most adamant when it comes to watches so I ask you this.Have you ever, or would you ever pay more for a band than you did for the watch itself?I just bought the Seiko SND219 white/black chrono and I think it would look much better on a black exotic leather band of some sort. Just trying to get some ideas. Am I crazy? or do I really like watches?I got such a good deal on he SND219 that a nice band would almost be twice as much as I paid for the watch. But I think looking at it, a normal person, (other than you guys) couldn't tell.