Ulysse Nardin Skeleton Tourbillon Manufacture 18K Rose Gold Men's Watch 1706-129

Gavox Squadron Review
The last Gavox watches we took a look at were a couple of really cool, kind of different, Marine style pieces. Powered by Miyota automatics with price tags under $500, they were very compelling. Following up these pieces, Gavox has gone a pretty different direction, from a fun and playful take on something classic, to a serious attempt at a military pilot's watch.What immediately sets the new Squadron watches apart from others in the stylistic vein, is that they were made at the request of the Belgian Air Force and designed to their specifications. A total of 65 watches were made an issued to Air Force pilots, 15? for 15th Wing in Melsbroek and? 50 for the 350th squadron at Florenne. These watches are distinguished by the special emblems on their dials. Checkout this great gallery of images of Belgian Air Force Pilots with their Gavox Squadrons.The civilian version of the watch lack an emblem and is an edition of 500. Design-wise, they clearly speak to a lineage of European military pi

Raven Vintage and Deep Review
The Raven Watch brand popped up a little while ago with a pretty singular mission: create affordable, well-made watches with looks inspired by classic Submariners. Their first watch, which was a limited edition with a 42mm case, sold out immediately do to successful marketing on forums. Their second production, which consists of 2 watches, also sold out immediately by pre-order. Luckily, however, they have produced more than the initial run this time, making them available to the general public. The models currently available are the 40mm Vintage? (with and without date) and the 44mm Deep. While both have styling roots in the Submariner family, they are actually very different watches with different goals in mind. One is an homage watch that pays tribute to one of the most iconic Submariners ever made, and the other is a beefy tool diver with design cues taken from a few different classic Subs.Specifically, the Vintage model refers to the Submariner Ref. 6538, which was a model from th

Submariner no-date question
Does anyone know when/if Rolex stopped putting visible lug holes in the no-date subs? I have one that is a Z series with holes but has the rolexrolexrolex engraving. What confuses me is I also have a Z series sea dweller with no holes and no engravingDoes is have something to do with the bracelet?Thanks

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Kurt

Two APs Meet
I met our friend and TRFer 111Forza aka Kevin. What a great gentleman and nice person. Glad we were able to meet my friend. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1367240729.398462.jpgSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Watches are the new currency!