Vacheron Constantin Essentieles

Helenarou?
I have this burr in my saddle to get a diving watch with a blue dial and black bezel and no cyclopsI hate cyclops (the magnifier for the date). I was doing some exploring and came across watches that can be custom made by a business in Hong Kong that makes homage watchesno label but the watch looks like a Rolex/Tudor. The business states the watch comes with a Swiss ETA 2836 and a sapphire crystal. Question, has anyone done business with Helenarou or know of someone who has done business with them? If so, was the opinion a good one or bad one?The fact that I can get a custom watch with no fake name and no cyclops is a real motivator but not knowing of these folks I thought I should ask you folks.Thanks.

Longines Heritage 1954
was wondering if anyone could give me some information about this watch? Looking for a retail price i can expect to pay, weather or not it is a good buy. I think i may have found a decent deal from an authorized dealer for about $1,300, but i am unsure because i am currently out of the country. any help would be awesome! thanks everyone in advance.greg

Recommend against buying Longines
My opinion may be biased for those people considering buying Longines, but I'd like to express reservations about the Longines quality. I have bought Longines for two women in my life. You ask me why? Longines model provide the understated sophistication and classic tone, but I was deeply disappointed with the models. Both watches skip dates. The company only offered to fix the problem for money even though the quality issue has nothing to do with wearers' care. (I can provide passport numbers and model names).I personally go with Jaeger le Coultre and Luminor Panerai.Again, due to poor customer service (unresponsive) and quality issues with two separate models I would caution against considering Longines purchases. That's my biased opinion based on real life observation.

Possible 5167 winding issues?
So, I've had my 5167 for just over a month now and i'm absolutely loving it! I just let the power reserve run out and thats when i noticed manual winding seems a bit odd. When i unscrew the crown i seem to have to spin the crown a couple times in the 12 o'clock potion before it catches and starts to wind. Normally i wind by spinning the crown in a 12 to 6 o'clock motion, but in this case as soon as you turn the crown in the 6 o'clock position the crown feels like it's free floating and you can spin it 3-7 times in the 12 o'clock position before you feel it stop at the winding gears. Hopefully i wrote this in a way you guys can understand. Is this normal with the 324 movement? or has anyone heard of this before? Thanks

The obligatory what you cooking while wearing your watch thread
Stuffed jalape?o peppers with seven kinds of cheese and smoked sausage, while wearing my 114060.