Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Orbital II Chronograph Watch
Ball?is no stranger to creating watches tied to modes of transportation. They're most commonly associated with the railroads, as that's where the company got its start over a hundred years ago. What people may not be as familiar with are their ties to aerospace. Ball has been partnered with Brian Binnie (the pilot of Virgin Galactic's SpaceshipOne) for some time now, and have developed features to help watches withstand the shocks of rockets firing.The first development they added to their latest watch, the Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Orbital II, is the Amortiser. This is a ring around the movement to protect it from shocks, as well as providing magnetism resistance. This system also includes a switch on the case back which will lock the rotor in place, preventing it from spinning. Basically with this, if you're going to go do something that you know will generate a lot of shocks (say, launching in a space ship or swinging a hammer) you can prevent the rotor from spinning wildly (

5167 dial representation
Does any one know what the dial and rubber strap pattern of the aquanaut are meant to represent

Is it safe?
Thought I'd test out the 5167 and see how it is with water, as there have been a few is it safe threads for Subs but not as many for Pateks It is called the aquanaut after all So what do you think, is it safe?

Advise needed please
Guys,I have been racking my head picking up a new watch for the last 6 months. I currently have a blue Omega SMPc (my daily watch). Here are my choices:A. Sell or trade in the Omega and buy a Rolex GMT II 116710LN (need the funds to purchase this piece).or B. Keep the Omega and buy a Panerai as a second piece. My dilemma is; I love Rolex as a brand (always have), but none of the pieces scream buy me (including the 116710LN). It's a great watch, but there is something about it on my 7.75 inch wrist that makes me scratch my head in doubt. In addition to my full-time job I work a side job for a high end catering staffing company. I worked an event last night and of course being a WIS my sole purpose is to check out someones wristwatch. All the younger guys (30-45) that I saw had a Rolex of some sort on. The watches they had on looked great, but nothing jumped of their wrists and said wow to me. The event was at a high end family jewelry store. They sold watches (oris, Lumin

Everest band and Rolex Clasp repair
Not sure if this is the right place to post this (am sure this OP will get moved if not!). I'm looking to buy an Everest watch strap band for a GMT Master II 16710. I like the black look of the rubber watch strap - feels sporty and a good alternative to the steel bracelet when sports arise, or summer (finally) comes.Question I had was with regards to the clasp which is used for this band. I'm looking to purchase a Rolex Clasp and have found one available in London (UK here) on ebay but this is advertised as broken in the middle according to the salesperson. Apparently the clasp was used for an Explorer before.Here's a link to the ebay page: https://.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rolex-Dep...YAAOSwbHZaWLKL A few questions I had which I was hoping for advice on:1) How easy is it to fix such a clasp? 2) Is it worthwhile purchasing this clasp and trying to get this repaired so I can use with my everest band?Thanks!