Patek Philippe Gent's 18K Yellow Gold Ultra Thin Calatrava # 3520-D Strapwatch

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Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 5524 Watch
What you are looking at here is the new Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 5524 introduced at Baselworld 2015. Yes, it is an unmistakably pilot-style watch from Patek Philippe. Your eyes are not kidding you.Patek Philippe has got to be one of the most unpredictable?brands in recent times. Most recently, the company announced that it would revise its prices and that resulted in most regions receiving price cuts. Although this is not the first time Patek Philippe has done so, it comes at a time when the Swiss Franc has appreciated significantly and other powerhouses like Rolex and Audemars Piguet have increased their prices. And at Baselworld 2014 last year, it released a high-complication steel watch, the Annual Calendar Chronograph Ref. 5960 (hands-on). That was a watch that caught everyone off guard and got everyone excited, and this year, Patek Philippe is at it again.Provenance is, of course, extremely crucial when it comes to high-end watchmaking, and before you dismis

Making Sense Of The Sellita SW200 Movement: Same As ETA 2824-2
Lots of people are starting to notice that watch makers are starting to indicate the movement of a watch as "Swiss Movement." For most of us, such an ambiguous designation is unacceptable, as this can mean just about anything. Strictly speaking, for a watch or movement to legally have the "Swiss Made" designation upon it, the watch or movement does not have to be made or assembled completely in Switzerland. In fact, only a certain percentage of the components must be made in Switzerland, and the watch does not need to be put together in Switzerland.Regardless, of the circumstances where you see "Swiss Movement," this means essentially one thing, the movement in the watch is going to be either an ETA or Sellita movement. Ablogtoreadwatches-dealer wrote an article regarding Sellita's presence here. Occasionally there are other potential makers, but this is rare. So you ask yourself, "I don't know what movement I am getting? What am I even paying for?" This is a perfectly reasonable quest

Vintage Waltham Pocket Watch ........
I posted these photos on another thread about Walthams, but it was about their wristwatches, so I thought this should have it's own thread .......I just got it back from my watch guy .....it was not runnning when I got it ......it was listed as Sterling, but I knew the instant I opened the box that is wasn't .....it does say nickel silver on the inside back,....but I kept it anyway, cause I think it's a very nice looking watch ....and heavy ! and thick !and as it is a lever set, without the bezel and crystaland of course....the movementAny information about this watch would be greatly appreciated as I am a complete dunce about pocket watches.......I have been a wrist watch person from the start ......and I paid about $43 for it .....is that a good price for that watch ? is it a rare one ? and how old is it ...are some questions that I would like the answers to .....kinda just took a flyer on this one .....at $43 I couldn't exactly lose my shirt....but it goes in the case whne I get b

tornay laser beam.
im trying to get any info on a watch left me by my grand father.it is a tornay laser beam .it only has the #12 and 6 it says tornay at the top and laser beam on bottom with a little sort if lightning bolt representing the laser i asume. any info would be great as i know next to nothing about it.