Classy, Stealthy, Sporty Citizen Alterna Eco-Drive Watches
In America we get upset at the notion that cool objects are sold elsewhere and not here. We have had to deal with this for years in terms of cars, electronics, and especially watches. Japanese companies such as Citizen and Seiko are well known in the US, but don't exactly have the prestige that Swiss watches have. Regardless, in Japan these companies service the low-end and high-end markets equally.I'd say that most of the interesting watches that Citizen makes are never officially sold in the US. They are made in limited numbers and sold in places all over Japan. The market there seems to gobble up limited edition pieces that appeal only to a select few. Well some of these have much wider appeal in my opinion, and you should know about at least some of them. You can get a good deal of them on eBay or other places online.Here is one piece from the Citizen Alterna collection, model VO10-6662B. The all black watch shares a bracelet with certain Citizen NightHawk models. The look is highl

Thoughts on strap change?
Hi all. I have a 5396 in white gold. The AD sent me a beautiful authentic Patek alligator strap in golden brown that would go great with a belt and shoes I have. The strap itself is only about $400 CAD and I'd be looking at about another $5000 CAD for the gold clasp and other hardware. This would allow me to change the strap on the fly and allow me to coordinate better. I'll post pics of the strap when I get home. Thoughts?

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PAM Questions
Bear with me guys. I know very little about these watches. I had a brief love affair once, but it was short lived. I'm recently loving these watches again, and debating picking something up. I was just killing time and saw a 1940 657 and I really liked it. At 45mm that's typically very big for me. But because of the slim profile, it fit super. Curious what the consensus is on the 1940 line. Also Chadri prefers the 1950 Luminor. So I started looking at those. I like them too. And at 44mm options I'm getting just a tiny bit smaller. But are they as slim as the 1940?I tend to like a second hand and a date. Don't care about a GMT, but I won't kick it out of the watch box for having that complication. Lume and the ability to change out straps is super important to me. There appears to be so many to choose from, I'd appreciate any thoughts from you PAM experts. Thanks,

Explorer 114270 $4,188 vs $4,288
Explorer 1 , 1142701) Year 2003, With Paper, $4,1882) Year 2008, Watch Only, $4,288Both are polishedwhich one would you go for?