Bring a Loupe: A Rare Speedmaster, Two Chronographs With Famous Movements, And A French Diver's
This week's Bring A Loupe brings us back to the 1950-'60s era with some rare watches from Longines, Minerva, and Rolex. Time-only, chronograph, and dive watches are all represented here, underlining the timeless beauty of vintage timepieces. We have also selected the best lots from an upcoming Omega auction in Sweden, including a very nice Omega Speedmaster with an interesting orange hand. This is your Bring A Loupe for October 23, 2015. A Very Rare Longines, The Reference 2160 With Mushroom Pushers 1 OF 12 Usually, I don't feature non-functioning watches but I had to make an exception for this Longines from the 1930's. You can immediately see how rare it is, with one glance at its mushroom pushers and another at the legendary 13-ZN movement with fly-back function. The downside of this watch is obviously its poor condition, from a washed-up dial to a movement that needs some serious servicing. It is evidently too special to be called a project watch

Incoming , first Breitling
Possibly the most difficult link removal I've dealt with, but came out fine.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G925A using Tapatalk

Trade 5167a + BLNR for 5711?
I need some advice. I currently own a 5167a (for the work week) and BLNR (for weekends and travel). I enjoy both, but always feel like I'm neglecting a child when either one is not on the wrist, and the BLNR gets very little wrist time. I have recently begun to wonder if I should consolidate and trade-in both for a blue-dial 5711.What do you guys think?

If you had to choose...
This thread is for the owners of AP and PP mostly but others can chime in, it interests me to know if you had to choose between having either only PP or only AP what would you prefer and why? I mean for those who have both if you had to choose between keeping your AP's or your PP's which ones would it be?Thanks for letting me know your opinion as I went to the AP boutique in Paris and was a little disappointed with the RO's, tried the skeleton and the 15400, and can't say they appealed to me much, tried also the ceramic diver, but in white, and even though it's not for my wrist I did find it very well made and finished…

The DeepSea...Is anyone else surprised...???
Now please don't get me wrong...I LOVE the DeepSea...It's the only Rolex I now own and I wear it all day, everyday with more pleasure then I probably deserve...But it will be 10 years this spring since the model was released and I am shocked that Rolex has let the run go on so long...I mean let's face it, there are a great many people who dislike the 116660...It's too thick, too heavy, too much writing, etc, etc,etc... And I have yet to see a watch that tends to polarize people more...In the end Rolex must be making their monies worth on the watch or they would have pulled it from production years ago...Right...Or does Rolex leave it in their line because of it's technological advancements...I guess we'll never know...