The Retail Watch Shopping Experience: Consider Not Going Through It
As a watch lover you probably spend more time looking at watches rather than actually buying them. If we bought every watch we liked, assuming the outrageous possibility that we could afford it, we would not have any room in our homes for much else. Thus, we peruse available watches online, in stores, and in magazines. Not to mention what we see on the wrists of others.That process probably results in us spending a good deal of time in watch stores. Sometimes there is only so much you can learn about a watch from a website. A watch that looks good by itself, does not necessarily look good on one's wrist. The size of your wrist and skin tone can effect how an otherwise great watch can look on you. This comes out very clearly when you try on watches, as the feeling you have when you put a watch on range from, "no," to "yeah..." (coupled with a giddy smile). Thus, much of the time you are going to want to try on watches, or simply browse in a watch store.So, you'd like to think that watch

A Week On The Wrist: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second
You first heard about the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second here on HODINKEE back in September, and the watch, as you would expect from a descendant from the original Geophysic – one of the most famous cult-collectible watches not only from JLC but of all time – generated a lot of excitement. The earlier Geophysic 1958 models, from 2014, which you can take a look at here if you need a quick refresher, were a real crowd pleaser, as you would expect from their very close resemblance to the original 1958 chronometer grade, antimagnetic (to 600 Gauss) watches made to celebrate the International Geophysical Year. The new Geophysic True Second, however, is more than just a celebration of the original – it is, as we reported at launch, very much a new interpretation of the idea of a no-nonsense, high precision, exact but unobtrusive tool watch. 1 OF 12 Two of the newest features of the new True Second, in fact, are pretty dramatically different from both t

Old Colt Auto questions
hi guys, I'm new to this forum, so apologize if i am repeating old questions.I have a Colt Auto, circa 1993 that I wear daily. It came with a stainless professional series bracelet, which I ditched in favor of the rubber dive strap ages ago. First question, the crystal is mineral, and have had it replaced several times. Is a Sapphire crystal available for replacement (I noticed ads for parablic ones for rolex). 2) the pins rattled out of the professional bracelet when I was mountain biking a decade ago, I still have the parts. a) can this be repaired, and by whom? b) did anyone else have this problem with Breitling Bracelets?thanks, jimRolex oyster dateBreitling Colt Auto

16610LV Service Insert is?
When you have an LV insert changed at RSC these days, what pointed four variant do you get?One of these shown below in this image from watchclub?I am aware that flat fours are out of production.Or is there a separate service-only variant out there?OR in typical RSC fashion, do they give you whatever they have in stock?

How does the titanium Pelagos hold up?
I saw a one year old Pelagos for sale recently on the forum and the bracelet and clasp looked like crap. Tons of scratches and it just looked much worse for wear than my 7-year-old Sub.Does titanium (and the Pelagos) get scratches and abrasions much easier than the 904L of Rolexes?