Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer Automatic Black Dial Black Rubber Men's Watch 1183-126-3-42

Is India and its horology of interest to you? - Part 4 (Final Part)
In the earlier parts we went from the Hindu time system, over for the Indian society all important wall clocks to the watch industry and its major players in India.This 4th and final part shall introduce you to the way watches are retailed in India.India is a very large and culturally diverse country. It is more of a continent than a country. Let's remember that India is home to 1.2 billion people. Most of them with a sound grasp of English. The British left India not only with the world's largest railway system but with a quite good education system as well. IT and precision mechanical companies all over the world are founded, nurtured and developed by Indians. The pharmaceutical industry can not exist without their knowledge anymore and I recently read in a newspaper that 38% of all doctors in the USA are either Indians or descendants of Indians. But back to watch retailing.In every Indian state there is a Horological Trade Federation. Their motto 'Build a better time around us' is

Need help identifying older women's model
This was a gift from my grandfather to grandmother passed down to my parents and now they're giving it to me. Until recently I had no idea that this was in my parents safety deposit box and they didn't give the watch much thought. They don't have any of the original papers or box. As far as my dad remembers it was given to my grandma in the 50s but that's just on memory. They also don't know where it was purchased, but I'm assuming somewhere in the pnw or west coast but I could be wrong. Any help here would be appreciated. I'm going to reach out to my local AD but figured I'd post it here too.

Visited Boston AD today
Hi went by Shreve Crump and Low in Boston today. First let me say all the guys that work there are super cool, super knowledgeable and awesome. Truly felt welcome they are all passionate about watches and even invited me to their inaugural get together they are having Wed from 5-7pm. Very glad to have met everyone there. Tried on a bunch of AP, a nice Roger Dubuis and then a couple A. Lange Sohn. Here are a couple pics from my visit.

Semi-mild rant about Watches of Switzerland/UK
So, walked in a branch, asked what the price/availability is on a 5167R. This arrogant sales attendant says oh, it's a waitlist piece, we only reserve it to our most loyal customers. I don't think we can put you on a list.Ok then. Fine. Thankfully there's a store across the street from them who said I should get it within 6-8 weeks.

Explorer dial question
I am thinking of getting an Explorer 216570 with the black dial. The prices on them look very good. I have never seen one in the flesh. Is the black dial a matte finish or shiney? Hard to tell from looking at pictures. Thanks!