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Bring a Loupe: An Early Look At The Christie's May 2016 Auction, Featuring Some Masterpieces From Breguet And Patek
As we at HODINKEE like to do, I am thrilled to give you an early look at some of the highlights from the May 2016 auction season – here with a focus on our friends at Christie's. We already know that cross-town rival Phillips has a special, stainless-steel chronographs sale planned for the weekend of May 14th in Geneva, but that doesn't mean Christie's isn't going down without a fight. In fact, based on what you'll see here, it's fair to say we are in for an absolutely incredible weekend of watch sales. Let's get down to it. The Earliest Patek Philippe 530 Oversized Chronograph In Steel, With A Sector Dial 1 OF 12 This 530 Steel is the earliest known example, dating back to 1938. Okay, we'll start with the most exciting watch to me. This thing is downright insanity, a true grail watch for me personally. What you're looking at is a reference 530 – the oversized Patek chronograph from the vintage era – consid

Today I picked up this one
Ow man, that was a looong week...But today my wife and I drove to Maastricht and picked up this old thing..This one was made in the year 1991First impression....WOWOw man, can't tell you how happy I am right now..

WATCH TALK FORUMS site redesign - update!
In last month's newsletter, I announced that WTF was going to be undergoing a MAJOR site redesign. I had originally hoped to have this project completed by the end of January. The bad news is, we won't make that completion date. The good news is, the work that our Site Administrator (Greg), our design consultants, and myself are doing is going strong. We're now hoping to launch the re-designed site during the first week of March. We have a test environment set up in which we're testing the new design and upgraded functionality. Next week, I'll be giving the entire Admin Team access to the test environment and they'll be assisting with identifying and squashing bugs, as well as contributing their thoughts to the final design. This will help ensure a smooth transition when we "flip the switch" and bring the new site online. Don't worry, all existing data on WTF will be there when you log in on the new site - no one will have to re-register, and there will be no lost data. Here's

Scratches on ROC bracelet
I wasn't being extra careful on my ROC's bracelet since the bracelet on my previous ROO grey was quite scratch proof. While cleaning my watch yesterday,I was quite surprised to see a small hairline scratch on my barely one month old 26331st. Seems like the bracelet on ROC is more prone to scratches?Already gotten over it...just being curiousSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Regretting Speedy Date purchase
I just bought this watch from a coworkerHe needed the money and the price was right, so I bought it and thoughtI'd give it to my wife, but upon close inspection I really don't like the model that much and I thought I'd put it on colorful NATOs for hee to wear, but just realized the lug width is 19mm! Not that many options...I'm torn between sticking to the plan and giving it to her (a very affordable way of spreading the watch fever and get her of my back for a future purchase) or flipping which I believe I can do relatively quick and at a nice profit...Not sure what kind of comments to expect, mainly just venting