Historical Perspectives: A Look At The Horological Society Of New York, Owners Of A Unique Watchmaki
Twenty-one years ago the Bulova School of Watchmaking in New York City closed its doors. As the staff was cleaning and packing, they came across an extensive library of horological books and ephemera. Some of the books were hand-bound in leather, adorned in gold leaf, with personal dedications from the authors. Others were extremely old, dating from the 18th century. In addition, they found hand-calligraphed meeting minutes and accounting records. All of these items comprised an incredible horological resource and they were not sure what to do with them. The staff needed to be out of the building at the end of the day and hand over the keys. Urgent calls were made and that same day a large van arrived to retrieve the library. The books were quickly piled into the van and driven off. Storage was found in NYC’s Upper West Side and the library was locked away for decades. 2 OF 14 The library in question is one of the largest collections of rare horological texts in the

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I never expected to be posting this as I've always considered myself to be a dress-watch person. In fact, over the past few months I've been looking for a PC and I always expected that to be my next purchase. But after having spent too much time on TRF and seeing how much adulation is reserved for the 5711/5712, I saw that a local dealer got a 5712/1A in stock. So I went to see it yesterday (Sat) and was pleasantly surprised. This's the 1st time I've seen a SS nautilus in person (an AD has one in dual-tone). One reservation is that at 43mm, it's borderline too large for my wrist as I prefer sub-39mm. I didn't expect to like it but I did and it's growing on me. Call me a convert/believer.IMG_2487.JPGAnyway, having never purchased a pre-owned watch before, I've a couple of questions I'd like to ask:-- the 4yo old watch (dated mid-2013) is priced (net) ~5% below MRP. Is this reasonable? Normally I'd think not, but given the demand for this piece I'm unsure- the salesperson said that it is

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I'm looking to add a chrono and would like some advice from the experts.The Black Bay Chrono recently caught my eye. I like the way it looks, and I am very intrigued by the movement and high water resistance. It doesn't seem to get much love though. I've read that a few people don't like the hands but that doesn't bother me. I like the idea of adding a Tudor too.Also looking at the Heuer Autavia. Again, I like the looks and movement but this seems to be even less regarded than the BB. A speedy is also an option and likely the FIOS over the moonwatch. I don't really care for the Daytonas or the El Primeros. Anything else I should be looking at?A little more info. Looking for something that works nicely with a strap, and 42 mm would be the biggest I want to go. My daily wearer is a PO 2201.50 so this would be in rotation with that one. Thanks!

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