Seiko Kinetic Premier Men's Watch SNP036

Collecting The First Swiss Quartz Movement: 5 Beta-21 Watches To Look For
If you haven’t noticed, it’s quartz week here at HODINKEE. Earlier this week our resident watchmaker, Aaron, wrote about the Girard Perregaux caliber 350, and Jack wrote about the Grand Seiko Quartz SGBX061. But what about other collectible “quartz” watches, like the Beta 21 movement, on the market today? The history of quartz is a complex and lengthy one, so I will try keep it short and sweet. Quartz was invented in 1928 by Bell Labs, and due to the sheer size of early quartz clocks, were mostly restricted to use in labs as reference timekeepers. Quartz experimentation continued through the decades and by the early 1960s quartz movements had been miniaturized enough to allow for them to be used in marine chronometers. It was at this time, that the major Swiss watch brands caught wind of this new technology and approximately 20 maisons (including Omega, Piaget, and Patek Philippe) created the Centre Electronique Horloger (CEH) in 1962 in Neuchâtel

SUB 168000 Question ??
I am new to the forum, and I understand that the SUB 168000 is an older model/style, however, I have a question concerning my particular SUB 168000. Can anyone tell me what might be indicated by a style #16800A ? I have a Submariner (168000), that was purchased in late, 1987. The original box, that my Sub came in, had a sticker on the end of the box, which was clearly marked, style 16800A. There was a smaller sticker, inside the box, where the dealer had written the price, and 10/6. I don't know what the 10/6 means (?). I originally thought it might indicate October 1986, but that doesn't seem to make sense, now that I have begun to investigate this matter.The serial number of my watch (9378###), falls well within the range of the 1987 serial numbers, as shown in a chart that I found online (as well as within this forum), that range being 9290001 thru 9766000. I am, however, somewhat curious as to the meaning of the 10/6, as it seems for sure, that my watch was produced in 1987.

Rik the watchmaker to the rescue
The other day just before leaving for vacation my wife dropped a few of my watches and my JLC got a nice nic put in the side of the case. I am lucky enough to live close to our very own forum sponsor Rik (timecareinc) so I called him up and brought the watch to him. With in minutes he had it looking as good as before it fell, he really did a great job. I can't recommend him enough for any watch repair you may need.Tim

5270p?
What are the odds that Patek will unveil this for their 175th? There seems to be a consensus that a diamond-free 5271P would be a winner

Quick question around Warranty card
Just a quick question.. Had my wife drop off my Tudor BBN for service at our local AD. It was making some strange noises and the PR was off. All still under warranty. I gave her an envelope with the receipt and warranty card in it's holder etc. She dropped it off and they told her 4-8 weeks. Didn't bother to check the envelope until now and noticed the warranty card is missing. is this normal practice to keep the card if they were sending it to Rolex for warranty work? Or should I still have the card? Will they be sending it back to me with the watch. Just curious. Thanks