Buying from Non AD's
Does any one in the forum purchase Brietlings from non AD's like Authentic Watches or Watch Matic, both on line dealers? Any concerns about this?

Speedmaster w/ curved-deployment strap?
Some time ago I saw a photo of a Speedmaster Pro with a leather strap that had curved ends that conformed to the case, and a deployment buckle.Since then I have begun collecting photos of Speedmaster Pro's and other Omega watches to my hard drive, mostly from this forum.However, I don't have a photo of the Speedmaster described above, with the curved leather strap and deployment buckle.Many thanks to anyone who might have, or who might direct me to photos of this watch/strap combo, both on wrist and off wrist.

Omega Serial/Case numbers?
Is there anywhere you can get current info to determine when a particular Omega was made. I've seen older sequence info but can't find current numbers...say in the last 10 years. If anyone should know someone here should!thanks in advanceR

First patek...thanks for everyone's help
Thanks to DavidSW, i now have my first patek! First, I wanted to thank you all for putting up with my questions the last couple of weeks, basic as they probably were. I've definitely appreciated all of the help, input, pictures, etc. etc. of this great forum. It is one thing to be knowledgeable about watches, but to also have the patience to help out the less experienced among us (myself included) really makes this site great.So, here it is��I was going back and forth between the nautilus (5711) and royal oak (15300) for some time, but somehow ended up with an aquanaut, and couldn't be happier.I have only had the piece for two days, but here are my impressions so far:Positives:-Very comfortable, as most have already said. I was initially concerned about the rubber strap, but have found it incredibly comfortable��second only to my speedmaster on a leather strap and deployant.-Under the radar, as most have already said. I've only worn the piece around for the last two days, but I don'

got my first rolex today
it's also my first post here.short version:it's my birthday this week, and the conversation with my wife went like this:me: i was actually thinking of buying a rolex i found.her: no.me: no?her: no, i'm going to buy it for you. happy birthday.long version:this is really more of an introduction of myself. it was only last year that i decided i wanted to start wearing a watch again, after some 20+ years.i had no idea what i liked, so i visited shops and spent hours looking online. i read some dumb article classifying watches into groups and i decided that i didn't like divers because they all looked the same (turns out they all looked like submariners, ha).over some months, learning my tastes along the way, i bought some decent but inexpensive automatics, and definitely did not want a Rolex. part was cost, part was growing up in steel mill country after the mills went bust and (to this day) maybe having a reaction against ostentatious displays of wealth.but something funny happened when i