Bring a Loupe: Great Vintage Watches From Universal Geneve, Heuer, Cartier, And Rolex
This week's Bring a Loupe will present you a handful of great vintage chronographs from Universal Geneve, Heuer, and Enicar. We will also cover a sporty Rolex Explorer that traveled magnificently through time, as well as a very elegant Cartier with a twist. This is your Bring a Loupe for September 4, 2015. An Early Rolex Explorer II In NOS Condition 1 OF 7 The Explorer II reference 1655 is a die-hard tool watch originally intended for cave explorers. This explains its most striking feature: the prominent 24-hour orange hand that allows one to tell a.m./p.m. time when underground and out of sight of the sky. This unique arrow gave this reference its Italian nickname – Freccione – while the Steve McQueen Explorer moniker is bogus, as the actor never owned or wore a 1655. The Explorer II offered here is the most sought after – a Mark I example with a straight second hand (the later iterations featured a lollipop hand instead). The watch seen here

A very special acquisition....!!
My all time patek grail - finally!Alot of nerve wracking work but its finally on the wrist....

Peyton wears Panerai!!
Peyton wore a Panerai today!! Unmistakably a ceramic Radiomir.

What do you wear as a "beater"?
As I've begun to travel the world a bit more, I've realized the impracticality of wearing a luxury watch in certain situations. While ideally I'd take my Explorer on all my travels, it's just not realistic for me personally. That being said, what do you use as a cheap beater watch?

Oyster steel or 904L
Are they the same? The term oystersteel is being used now and not 904L on Rolex web.. thoughts ?