Bring a Loupe: A Patek Tool Watch, The First Diver Ever From Omega, A Stunning Rolex, And Many Other
This week's Bring A Loupe will present to you some unusual, even a bit outlandish, yet truly beautiful watches. Let's start with a tool watch that Patek manufactured in the 1960s, with a stainless-steel case! You will also discover two rare divers, the Omega Marine – the first diver watch ever produced – and a more recent Universal Geneve. Unfortunately, we will also need to flag many doubtful pieces that you should stay clear of. This is your Bring A Loupe for September 18, 2015. A Tool Watch From Patek, The Amagnetic Reference 3417 1 OF 8 Countless times you have heard in Bring A Loupe that steel Pateks are rare. What about a tool watch that can face the aggression of magnetic fields? Yes, this is what the Patek Philippe "Amagnetic" reference 3417 is all about, and only about 500 of them were ever produced. We introduced you to this incredible reference in the past here and our infatuation with this model has not decreased one bit si

looks much better without stickers...
having owned my 15400 for few weeks and deciding its is keeper (for awhile anyway ) finally removed the plastic from bezel ..wow this watch really looks goodAs my other ap the bee has ceramic bezel never really seen the beauty of the ap steel bezel before...

Questions on new 2014 moonwatch
Couldn't resist wearing this on the new velcro, so if it goes as planned I will be posting an unboxing in the coming days.I know the sapphire sandwich is neither a true moonwatch nor NASA space qualified, but after hearing so much about the robustness of the 1861/1863 and how little have changed since Apollo 11, I'm drawn to enjoy it with a display back model.The trade off is sapphire over hesalite, which I'm ok with.Couple questions:Do we know if this model still comes with a red dot?How well has yours held up, any reports of it failing within warranty period?In terms of sourcing at MSRP $6250, would you:1) Joma at 37% off, no Omega warranty2) A non-AD in DC at 28% off, warranty another AD stamped3) Local AD with repeat business at 16% off with tax?

latest acquisition. Speedy Pro Hesalite.
always admired this particular omega model for years. the history behind it and the looks never ceased to amaze me from time to time.now I've got the chance to share it with you guys.please enjoy.

How's this for crown orientation?
It's never made sense to me why people think the crown facing up towards 3 o'clock when viewed from the side is correct.The crown facing up towards 12 makes more sense.Picture taken from the official Rolex instagram.Disclaimer: crown orientation does not matter and I don't care at all. Would be nice if they lined up, and I think one day they all will, but it's not an issue.