Alpina Goes Vintage with the Seastrong Diver Heritage
The popularity of ‘heritage’ models from established watch manufactures is still going strong this year at Baselworld 2016, and Alpina has joined the fray with a strong entry. In 1967 Alpina produced an EPSA Super Compressor cased diver called the Alpina 10. This was one of many Super Compressor divers made during that era, and the Alpina 10 is a rare and desirable model for collectors these days. Now nearly 50 years later, Alpina has launched the Seastrong Diver Heritage, and modern interpretation of that classic Alpina 10. Much like Longines did with the Legend Diver, Alpina has taken their vintage classic and given it a modern update.The Seastrong Diver Heritage is a sleek and understated diver. The stainless steel case is 42mm wide and 12.3mm thick and will have a sapphire BOX crystal, with a water resistance of 30 bar or 1000ft. This makes it much larger than the original, but as wrist shots show, it fits very nicely, and wears a bit smaller than expected.The caseback

Black leather on black steel and rare vintage Breitlings
So I'd been tossing around the idea of getting a leather band for the winter. Is it me or does anyone else notice a huge change in Breitling leather straps as of a few years ago? They used to be supple, perfectly stitched and the breitling markings were more deeply imprinted on the inside of the straps. Now, I find the new straps feel cheap and harsh. Well long story short, I found an NOS older black 22/18 strap and jumped on it. Quite pleased with the results. I also have to give a shout out to the service tech at NYC's Breitling boutique. A very nice gentleman who showed me some really amazing rare vintage Breitlings that he had in the service room. I'll post some photos below.

Speedmaster reserve power
I recently acquired a used Speedmaster triple date 3523.80. It's about nine years old. I'm not concerned about its authenticity, but was curious about its reserve power. The specs on this say 44 hours. I wound it up manually and let it sit undisturbed until it ran out. It lasted just over 52 hours. Is this an anomaly or do others have similar experiences with their Omegas?

Incoming... revisited.
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AD Damaged my bracelet
I went to Rolex AD to resize my hulk. But they damaged 2 screws. I bought it back and they replaced screws. But now when I get home I notice that the end of the screw pin on the opposite side are not matching with link. There not flush. Feel devastated because now I feel my Rolex is devalued. What would you guys suggest I do. Would Rolex help me if I contact them. It's still under warranty and I have the receipt for link removal but I do not want to go back to that AD. Thanks