My First Grail Watch: Peter Speake-Marin
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're talking with Peter Speake-Marin, who started off as a restorer of antique watches, and today is the founder of his own watch brand. ?You'll definitely want to read on about his grail watch. ?Not only does it feature a minute repeater, split-second chronograph?and a tourbillon, it came into being in 1913 at the behest of none other than J.P. Morgan.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Peter Speake-Marin (PSM): My name is Peter Speake-Marin, I am an English watchmaker, working in Switzerland, I began my career as watchmaker 28 years ago. Today I am on the life long journey of developing my own watches and brand.ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?PSM: During my period in London's Piccadilly when I developed a restoration work

Speedy Pro
Ok, I just purchased my first Speedmaster (moonwatch) from DSW My last Omega purchase was a Seamaster pro in 1991My first impression was WOW , Acrylic crystal , matt dial ,easy to read, this watch is a stunner, can't believe I waited so long to purchase one . Nice box [IMG][/IMG]Need to get my tools out to resize the braclet to my small wrist[IMG][/IMG]1st I remove the bracelet[IMG][/IMG]Push out the pins in the direction of the arrow [IMG][/IMG]Take some more pics [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]A wrist shot [IMG][/IMG]

Been thinking lately...
I have a 311 that will be arriving this Wednesday. It has taken me several months to pay for the watch because my business has been tough over the summer, now that it's finally picking up again I can afford to pay it off and actually wear the watch. I've been thinking lately that since I have a fairly high end Pam in my 233 that I might flip the brand new 311 and get a 351 and 113 instead. Granted I've yet to see the 311 on the wrist but not sure I need to be wearing a $20k+ watch when I could have two more Pams and still have money in my pocket. What do you all think? Keep it or flip and buy two others?

A Guy and a gal, A 16013 and a 6917 (True Love Story) with pics!!
Just in time for Valentine's Day .. A love story about a man and a woman, and two Rolex watches. The year is 1979. A young couple has been married for a couple of years already, but they acted as if they were still on their honeymoon. The young man was a car dealer, and the young lady was unemployed, because she was with child This young couple loved each other very much. In fact, neither of knew that it was possible to love another person as much as they loved each other. The young couple were married and starting on building their lives and their family together. One evening in 1979 the young lady looked at her young husband and said the two words that both scared and excited them. She said it's time! The husband rushed his beautiful young wife to the car and sped her to the hospital where she was taken in and prepared for delivery. While in the delivery room the young husband paced the floor until he would get tired of pacing, and then he'd sit down and stare off into nothing with o

Paranoia
Hello! Long time lurker here. First off a quick thank you to all you wonderful people for enabling this toxic hobby ! What with all those beautiful wrist shots . Anyways I acquired a Submariner this June, and I'm still deeply in love with it . Yesterday however I took a fall right outside my house . Had an exam the next day and didn't really pay attention to the weather warnings for frost. While my butt took most of the force of the fall ( I know because it is still sore 24 hours later ), I think I might have broken the fall abit with my wrist, which of course, had my beloved 114060 strapped to it . While there seems to be nothing wrong with time keeping( fingers crosse), I fear I might have dislodged/loosened something? Every time I shake the watch I can hear a very very low pitched whirl of the rotor . Compared to my seamaster, everyone would've called this whirl inaudible. But I'm just paranoid ! I can't remember if this whirl was there before the fall ! Granted I have pretty excell