Introducing the Steinhart Ocean One Vintage Dual Time
It's been quite some time since we've written about Steinhart, the German brand known for producing some of the most affordable Swiss-made watches on the market. But a few days ago, the company sent out a press release that caught our collective attention. Today, we have the pleasure of introducing Steinhart's latest addition to their Ocean line, the Ocean One?Vintage Dual Time.As you may have guessed, this isn't an original design from the brand. Rather, the Ocean One Vintage Dual Time is Steinhart's take on the legendary PanAm Rolex GMT, a watch first developed by Rolex in 1954 for Pan American World Airways. Pan Am was the first airline to offer commercial international service, and as the lore goes, the airline worked with Rolex to create a watch that could meet the needs of the company's transatlantic pilots. Pan Am's executives were apparently quite jealous of the pilots and their new toys, so Juan Trippe, the head of Pan Am at the time, decided to squelch the discord by commissi

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Hi guys. Three years ago I sold my complete set 2208.50 to a good friend of mine to fund a Sub. Before selling it I had it serviced to give my friend a perfect watch with many years of peace of mind. It was a nice gesture and I had no idea it would be useful to me as well. Last friday I was visiting him at his new office and I was surprised with his offer to sell the Omega back to me, and as he kept it absolutely mint, having it back was a no brainer. I'm really happy that my Omega PO 2500 found it's way back home. Thanks for reading, guys.

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hey everyone, i've recently started looking for a watch that falls in between the pure dress and pure sports watch categories...preferably in a light colored dial given the other pieces in my collection. I have the following two pieces on order from my AD to try out, and was hoping to get your feedback before they come in. Obviously its a question of personal taste and how they will ultimately fit and feel on my wrist, but wanted to get some opinions. I've narrowed it down to the Patek 5296G-001 and the Lange 1815 Up/Down, which also happen to be similarly priced. Other suggestions would be appreciated.

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So with the apparent discontinuation of the white gold BLRO, how do you think the future value of this piece will play out? Some say the piece didn't sell well but there are now very desirable pieces that did not sell well and the production run for the BLRO was short compared with other modern pieces. On the flipside, steel professional pieces have historically been more collectible than PM and white gold resale values have been weak. Looking past the BLRO and perhaps to Basel in March, I find it hard to believe that Rolex would introduce another pepsi GMT in steel as this would alienate many BLRO buyers who paid much more for that piece in white gold because it was not available in steel. Seems like a bad marketing strategy for a conservative iconic brand. What seems more likely to me is a coke bezel white gold piece at Basel with a similar production run time as the BLRO with a new GMT with modified case and movement to follow after the two hommage to the past pieces have compl

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