Seiko Divers Pepsi Bezel Blue Dial Automatic Stainless Steel Men's Watch SKX009

Late 30's Sivana Pilots Watch
I have owned this piece a few years. Watchmaker dates this to the late 30's. He also states that the watch was built as pictured, not a re-case. Did a little research on Silvana. Been around a long time with a hiccup in the 70's and a re-birth fairly recently. Looks like a Unitas Movement.

Question?
Should we have a sub forum for "vintage Hamiltons" as Rolex does.We have the modern logo, etc. and we are the official Forum but most of the posts are about vintage.Just thought I'd ask. I own both BTW vintage and Swatch Group Hamiltons..Thx.JL

Making a move to AP... Concerns!
Hi guys. I've been thinking of making the step up to an AP for my next purchase. However, I'm a bit concerned about the steel bezel picking up dings and scratches. I've seen some preowned models for sale with pretty horrendous gashes in them. Question is what do you guys think? Are they like butter? I'd really appreciate some pics of daily worn roo's etc. there seems to be a lot of pics of brand new ones on the site so far and not many 'lived in' watches.Specifically, I'm thinking of getting either the new 41mm royal oak or a ROO black themes (on bracelet). Any opinions on which would be the best choice between these two?Thanks in advance!

Scratch out of the box from AD
I hesitate to even post this but I am curious other people's thoughts. First and foremost, I admit some fault in this. What I am about to explain could have been prevented by me.I was looking at a new watch at the local AD. In short, the watch was beautiful and I saw no damage to it. I looked it over very carefully. I agreed to purchase it. They took it in the back to remove a few stickers and box it up. They brought it out and I paid and left. When I got home I took the watch out of the box and photographed it for insurance and placed it back in the box. A couple days later I started wearing it and I noticed a slight scratch on the bezel. At first, I was angry at myself. I thought I must have done it. Then after a day or two I went back and looked at the insurance photo I took. When I zoomed in I could see the scratch was there.How angry would you be about this? I can say with roughly 80% certainty that the scratch was not there when I examined the watch but I can not say

Where to buy your first Rolex?
Hi Guys,I'm fairly new to the forum and am really glad to be a part of it!Anyways, I was pretty sure that I would get my watch from an AD because at that time I didn't know any other options. Then I found TRF, which opened my eyes to a whole new world. I saw many great deals from our sellers in the forum and became more inclined to buy from them. As appealing as the deals may seem, I still have this strange feelings about owning a pre-owned watch even though they look perfectly like new. But again, why pay more money at ADs (including sales tax) if the watches are essentially the same. I feel like I'm overthinking about this whole thing, but just couldn't make up my mind. Has anyone encountered this dilemma before? Would you prefer to buy from ADs or trusted sellers for your VERY FIRST Rolex? Thanks!