Tudor Chronograph Prince Date ref. 79260

Watch What-If IWC Big Pilot Top Gun Miramar
"Watch What-If" is a special column on aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer that asks the playful question "what if an iconic watch you know and love was offered in a different style?" The idea embraces a good timepiece's core design and has fun by offering new colors and material concepts to stimulate your senses. These ideas may be provocative, artistic, or just plain silly. This is about fun, Photoshop, and the celebration of wrist watch design and experimentation. The original design we work off will always be at the bottom of the article. The designs are brought to life by Beau Hudspeth who does the artwork and concepting after he and I choose the models and styles to focus on. These special design experiments are extremely time consuming and labor intensive but we hope you enjoy the results. Ideas and comments are more than welcome. Enough response may even lead to a round two of design of the same watch - so please comment below. You are also encouraged to suggest watches that make it into

Citizen 3100 Perpertual calender
Hi.My first post. I have bought a Citizen 3100 with a perpetual calender. But it is impossible to set the calender. Neither the manual that came with the watch nor the instructions at Citizens website give the right instructions. Anybody know how to set this watch? It has a black face with a leather band. The crown is NOT a screw down crown as the manual says.

Khaki auto chrono needs repairs-help!
I have a khaki auto chrono in brown that I recently had a problem with. I went to wear it the other day, set the date and time, and then started to wind the watch. After 5-6 winds, the crown suddenly became tough and would spin the rotor as I wound the watch. I took it in to a local watchmaker this morning (he was recommended to me, but he is not an AD. He is a 3rd generation watchmaker who has been in the area for about 45 years) He said he would have to probably remove the movement to fix it, replace the seals, and regulate it. The watch is only about a year and a half to two years old, and I am the second owner. Because it has a leather strap, it does not get wet. I was told it would cost in the range of $ 350 for all of the work. I don't have more information as to the specific problem, but I wanted to know if anyone else had this problem and if that quote sounded right. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

112 Reserve Question
Would appreciate thoughts on the following: I bought a BNIB 112 this past Friday. I gave the crown 30 full winds Friday evening, and the watch stopped by about 1:00 PM the next day. Saturday evening, I gave the crown a full winding, to the point where I felt resistance in the crown. Sunday afternoon, I gave the crown a few additional winds. The watch stopped at approximately 2:00 AM Monday morning. I though a full winding would give me 48-72 hours. Should I be concerned? Take it back to the AD?

Rolex Gmt master 2 Production date difference from the sale date
Hi FolksI have Just joined this Forum so thank very much for letting me join.I have a couple of questions about a recent purchase i made with a local seller.I have owned a few rolexes including a Gmt master 2 2004 model and now have a Gmt 2 Ceramic sale date 2014 and was puchased based on the warranty card from LA SUISSE WATCH CO HongKong and stamped on the card.Now based on the serial no of the watch which indicates a production date of 2009/2010 is it unusual for a Gmt master 2 ceramic black dial to sit for 4 years prior to sale. The watch is 9.5 out of 10 for condition and i have all the box paperwork etc.Also and based on my last watch which i bought from my local rlex dealer the sound of the movent sound identical to my older 2004 Gmt.Just wanted your thoughts o this.ThanksKeith