Patek Philippe Calatrava Ivory Dial 18kt Rose Gold Brown Leather Men's Watch 5227J

Omega Chrono
Hello All,I have just taken out my Omega Chrono for today, I bought it from a fellow that was in need of some $$$. It has been a sweet watch with a very smooth movement. Please forgive me for the photo quality as I have just started.

When was it launched?
HelloI would like to know when was the Hamilton khaki swat quartz 38mm launched. Does anyone have an idea?Thanks. Best Regards Luso

The Tissot PowerMatic 80 Movement: 80 Hour Power Reserve--Your thoughts/oberservation
MWas looking at watches and came across the Tissot PowerMatic 80 movement, which as its name implies, has a power reserve of 80 hoursfixed. Right now, I think, though I could be wrong, it is exclusive to Tissot, but I'd guess will be farmed out through the Swatch family, if it already hasn't.Anyway, the movement is officially called the ETA C07.111. Here's a very thorough rundown of the watch it is used in, and the movement itself. Tissot Luxury Automatic Powermatic 80 Review | watch reviews on worn&woundIn a nutshell, the C07.111 is based on the 2824-2. To achieve the large power reserve, it has 2 less jewels, some new parts that exhibit less friction, and the bph has been reduced from 28,800 to 21,600.As with a lot of things in life, there are compromises, To achieve the power reserve they wanted, ETA made the movement work less hard.So here, I'll ask, what do you think of the movement? Does the decrease in the bph make it less desirable? Or, does the enhanced power reserve

Rolex USA Supports Alzheimers Research....
As somebody who has a parent with Alzheimer's, I am proud, and pleased, that a part of what I pay for my passion and hobby is used in this way. Recently:Rolex has once again acted as the underwriter of the annually organized Alzheimer's Association Rita Hayworth Gala. The event was held on October, 10th to pay tribute to American screen legend Rita Hayworth. The actress, who was especially famous in the 1940-s, became the sex symbol of the era. She was stricken with the Alzheimer disease in her 40s.The event took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The organizers managed to raise more than 2 million dollars for the Alzheimer's Association.The event was hosted by Louise Kornfeld, gala chair, and Allen Brill, underwriting chair, Rolex president and CEO. Among those who joined the event there were New York socialites, famous actors and media representatives, including Muffy Potter Aston, Bryant and Hillary Gumbel, Donna Dixon Aykroyd and Dan Aykroyd, John McEnroe, Anne H

Problem with ROO 44mm novelty
So I noticed the crown was rough to turn during wind up after about 5 revolutions. The watch had sat for about a week and was this fully unwound. I stopped and hoped the watch would continue winding itself automatically on my wrist tonight, which It did. Just got home and decided to try again and found it was still rough. Not only that, but it won't change the date anymore. Has anyone else encountered this problem?