Christopher Ward C70 DBR1 COSC Special Edition Watch With SuperQuartz Movement
1959 Aston Martin DBR1There's a lot of overlap between watch folks and Aston Martin fans. I'm an amateur with cars, but even I've seen enough of the Bond franchise to appreciate a vintage Aston Martin. This car is a DBR1/2 that won LeMans in 1959. This is the only time that Aston Martin won that race, so this car is a very big deal indeed, and sold for a staggering 20 million UKP recently. Christopher Ward paid a chunk of change for this piece of the car:Panel from the DBR1Wonder which part of the car that is? Firewall? Anyway, they have enough metal to make a special-edition watch, 100 pieces. They are apparently big Aston Martin fans at Christopher Ward, as they had previously introduced the "C70 Aston Martin DBR1" quartz chronograph that sold out and now they're doing the limited run with panel insets from the actual car, paired with a COSC-tested movement.Here's the watch:Christopher Ward C70 DBR1 chronometerBritish racing green, with definite hints of a dashboard. The DBR panel is

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Today is going to be a historic day, and call it a hunch, but I have a feeling that we are going to be discussing the election for a while, though I hope this isn't going to be another Floridian style ballot disaster, but I digress. Today, all Americans can appreciate a watch of this ilk. While this is a Swiss watch, the representation of the American Bald Eagle in its symbolic stance is perfectly crafted. The golden emblem does the great American seal justice. But that isn't the gist of it, this is a watch as well.The Thomas Prescher Tempusvivendi series is based on a double retrograde movement meant to display the hours and minutes through two moving hands. The movement is an automatic mechanical movement with a 40 hour power reserve and a special push button on the crown. Pushing the button returns the hands to the position in the pictures. This is the "resting" or non-temporal position of the watch hands. This so you can see the American Eagle in its more regal of states. Pushing t

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Celebrating the fact arts an integral part of the current marketing strategy of Montblancs and brand persona. The Montblanc Prize project young directors took place this year at the Salzburg Festival, where several young (aged in his late 20s in the early 1930s) directors have been nominated for the award, which consists of an endowment of �?,000 and a pen Montblanc Max Reinhardt (specially designed for the occasion). As the price of leadership, not only the overall film, the judges emphasized the ability of the Director to work with the medium of film as well as connect with the public.

Trade BLRO for a 15400 Blue?
Currently have a Black Dial DaytonaC and a WG BLRO.Wife things they look too similar, I love the BLRO (heft is amazing), but I kinda see what she is saying. Would you trade a BLRO for a 15400 Blue + Cash to me?

Omega case numbers?
Is there a reference online for Omega case numbers? Particularly the recent/current models.