BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends February 13, 2015
I'm sure readers of this site will agree that one of the interesting, albeit more scarcely discussed elements?of?watch collecting is how desirable vintage watches - sometimes even important ones - are still being discovered now and then. These things don't happen all the time, obviously, but recently, an important discovery was made. A never seen before vintage Heuer Chronomatic was uncovered. And what's impressive about it is that it is believed to be one of Heuer's very first automatic chronographs and could very well be the oldest automatic Heuer chronograph watch in existence now. And this month, we retrace the story of how it was found.We also check out?one of my favorite watches from SIHH 2015, the new Montblanc Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum, and compare it to other worldtime watches that are on the market right now. Then, we?take?a closer look at one of my dream watches, the very rare and awesome Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Grande Complication - only one of three in the

How do you wash your AP rubber strap?
Had my 44mm SS for close to 6months now. I wear it quite frequently. Alternative with other 3 watches once a week. I do sweat easily so I would wash the rubber strap almost everyday with warm water and hand soap. But now I have realised that it has developed a permanent kind of sweaty smell on the rubber strap.How do I get rid of this smell other than changing a new strap? Is this normal ?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thinking of flipping PO8900. What? I know.
So I picked up a new PO 8900 last October. It's a great piece, and the things I didn't care for on the 8500 (flipped) were corrected in my mind. I was excited to get it. Fast forward a few months, I unexpectedly picked up a DSSD-Blue. The thing has hardly left my wrist. The 8900 is by no means a slouch, but it just doesn't come near the D-Blue for me. The 8900 now spends most days sitting in a spot on the winder. I hate having watches I won't wear. I'm debating on flipping it (along with my Tudor North Flag towards a subc date or maybe black dial Explorer II to wear on those days I don't want something as big as the D-blue or sporty dressy as the GMTIIc. I have my pepsi, but I don't want to wear it in more harsh environments for various reasons. I'm torn though as I think it's a wonderful offering from Omega, but sits in the shadows of the JC. A part of me will miss it, but the other part will hate myself for just letting it sit there. If I flip it, I'll be losing some diversity in th

Is The Hulk Versatile?
can the hulk be worn with everything?like its brother the sub c date?

Lumed Bezels?
Does anyone else here think the next evolution with the new sports models will be that they come with lumed numbering and markers on the bezels rather than the platinum dust? I'm sure I see a patent somewhere for Rolex filed with pictures a few years back?