Patek Philippe TV SCREEN - Jumbo ELLIPSE Ref. 3604 - orig. Zertifikat

Introducing The Longines Conquest 1/100th Alpine Skiing Chronograph
The ability to time?events to hundredths of a?second?is quite a technological feat. Such recording requirements surpass the needs of the average chronograph-user (who is more likely to?use this complication in more modern ways (e.g. grilling time, decanting time, souffl¨¦-rising time. Heck, maybe even a light?jog if it's not raining). But for the adventurous watch-wearer, especially one who lives on the slopes, Longines is offering the Conquest 1/100th Alpine Skiing Chronograph.Longines has a long history of athletic timekeeping ¨C since 1878, to be exact ¨C and this new model continues that heritage.?The case measures in at 41 mm ¨C modern dimensions, but not egregious. The dial is black with a single applied Arabic numeral at 12 o'clock and eleven applied indexes?with Super-LumiNova coating.The?hands are rhodium?plated, with the red hand swiping at 1/100th of a second when engaged. Subdials include a 30-minute counter at 2 o'clock, a 12-hour counter at 10 o'clock and running seconds at 6

Gone whale watching today...
Got lucky and spotted one!!! Best,Ron

Inside the Chinese Marina Militare Power Reserve Automatic
I've had this watch for quite a while and one thing that always bothered me was the fit of the screw in case back. It is very difficult to photograph, but it seemed slightly cross threaded.Today I decided it was time to put the Jaxa wrench to the test. The flat sided wrench inserts made short work of removing the back.What I found was a pleasant surprise. As I am sure everyone knows, the Marina Militare watches from China can be had on several websites for $50 to $60. I've opened several watches to clean fog from crystals and/or to replace batteries in quartz movements. This is the first watch I have opened that does not have a plastic movement holder.By the way, this is a Sea Gull 2430 automatic movement with a power reserve indicator and small seconds hand.Lots of blued screws and almost every surface has been machined or hand tooled. Too bad this watch doesn't have an exhibition case back.The back was slightly cross threaded. I cleaned up the threads and carefully screwed in

The Forum's First Wakmann
I've looked all over for a reference on the forum for Wakmann watches but there isn't any. So here is mine: This watch was given to me about 20 years ago. He had it when he was going for a private pilots license. I've had it repaired once but died on me right in the middle of a trip to Japan (maybe the aura of all those Seikos and Casios killed it ). Anyway, As I understand it that Wakmann's are Breitling's under American license. I don't see any markings on the movement that suggest that this particular watch is but that doesn't matter to me. This watch was the first watch to suck me into the dark depths of Chronographs.

What is it?
Upon arriving home from a week-long journey, I found myself in possession of a new steel on steel 311.30.42.30.01.002 40th Anniversary Moon Landing timepiece. Apparently -- my wife hasn't found me so objectionable after 30 years of marriage. ;>)In looking at the back of the watch, I've noticed a small mark that's roundish in nature and appears 'frosted' in color. It is so light that I've yet to see it appear in a photo of this model. It is almost imperceptible. It appears just prior to the word THE in the wording, THE FIRST WATCH WORN ON THE MOON. The large photo that I've included is stock Omega. I can't get close enough with my own camera to do justice to the explanation. It's absence in the stock Omega photo may well be just that. It is absent.From the shape, I'm wondering if it isn't the same mark (small photo) that I have seen on the back of a Schumacher model 321.32.44.50.01.001 where it's very obvious?Is this the star that I've read about that doesn't necessarily appea