Seiko Solar Blue Dial Stainless Steel Ladies Watch SUT209

Mexico City's Watch Show: What The SIAR Is Like
You don't get warnings before traveling to most cities ¨C at least I don't ¨C but I did get a few precautionary tales before traveling a few hours south of Los Angeles via plane to Mexico City. One of the highest altitude cities in the world, Mexico City is also one of the most populated, with about 20 million people. It is vastly spread out over a wide area, and the colorful buildings add a friendly sheen to what is in reality a mixture of haves and have-nots in what I understand to be a rather dangerous place. This, and a regular selection of "gringo kidnapping" stories up in LA framed the beginning of my first trip to what was once Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztecs, and the current home of the annual luxury watch show SIAR.The Salon Internacional Alta Relojeria is the brainchild of a group of passionate watch people and journalists in Mexico City that by day run the Spanish language watch magazine Tiempo de Relojes. Captain of the SIAR ship is Mr. Carlos Alonso, a worthy sh

Marcello C. Classic Duochronograph Watch Vs. IWC Portuguese Chrono-Automatic Watch
Two great watches, two similar designs, and yet two vast different prices. Sizing up what over $10,000 extra will get you. The bilateral chronograph is a beautiful thing. Two registers placed along a vertical radius is classically appealing and high legible. In existence for over 60 years, this style has solidified itself as a true classic.The most notable watch to epitomize this style, at least in a modern sense is the IWC Portuguese Chrono-Automatic. A venerable monolith of classic proportions and design, it is pure legibility at its finest. The frills on the IWC are in the construction and the materials used. You can opt for a gold case, and the IWC movements are world class, as IWC has been one of the gold standards of pilot's watches for many decades. IWC backs up its watches with a reputation for refinement and reliability, but you certainly pay a premium for it. Once you settle on a watch design you like, there are often many options when it comes to satisfying your new taste.Ma

Fake or real: co-axial escapement
Hi,I am pretty inexperienced with watches. Now I came over an automatic Omega watch with black dial and the text "automatic co-axial escapement Limited edition". It has a glass bottom. What information do you specialists need to tell if it is a fake or original? Are ther any serial numbers anywhere?I'll try to post a pic, but what else do you need?BRThomas

Seiko Honda Question
I recently joined this forum, as I have been researching some different watches. I've always had an eye on a friend's Seiko Honda F1 watch, and started looking online for them.Can anyone confirm for me, all of the different versions are quartz, except for one special very expensive and rare version?Also, looking at the quartz versions, there are many different ones. Other than styling, does anyone know if there are "better" versions out there to look for, and how much to spend? Thanks!

AP finishing question
Is there a consistently observable improvement in finishing between the SS pieces vs the PM pieces? Pictures seem to support this.