Hands-On: With The Bremont Victory - An 18th Century Warship on Your Wrist (Video & Live Pics)
While visiting Bremont's new London boutique a few weeks ago, we were able to go hands-on with their Victory watch. More than just named after the famous warship, the Bremont Victory actually contains wood and metal from the ship itself, which, if you didn't know, was Lord Nelson's flagship. All in all, it's a cool chronograph with serious historical nods. It's also Bremont's first truly complicated watch. 2 OF 17 Picking up the Bremont Victory, you might not immediately notice the historical bits of the watch. The dial is definitely vintage, nay, ANTIQUE inspired, though rather clean. The chronograph minutes and hours registers are at 12 and 6 o'clock respectively, and at 3 and 9 o'clock are retrograde indicators for the date and running seconds. The seconds retrograde only goes to 30, which is slightly odd - because you have no way of knowing whether you're looking at the first 30 seconds, or the second, though it is very cool to wa

Speedmaster 861 Opinion Request
I am new to collecting and would like your opinion(s) on a Speedmaster cal 861, circa early 1970's, that I recently purchased. The previous owner replaced the hands and hazelite crystal but, all else remains original including the dial. It came with its original bracelet but I put on a nice alligator band because I love the look and also so that I don't mess up the bracelet. All is in excellent vintage condition including the bracelet which show very little signs of wear. The opinions as the the following will be greatly appreciated.1. Does the replacement of the hands with new affect the value?2. What is your opinion as to its value with the new hands?3. What do you think the value would be if it was completely original.

I'm just not sure if I should keep this...
Been a member of WUS for a while and just joined here.... G'day all from Australia!My dilemma: I just got a new (days old) 41.5mm grey dial Omega Seamaster AT 8500 ref. 231.10.42.21.06.001 but I'm not sure if I really like it. The watch is awesome to look at but I'm not sure that it sits right on my wrist - I couldn't decide between the 38.5mm or 41.5mm case; one felt too small and the other too clumsy.I'm thinking of trading it for a Rolex - I'd love a green Milgauss but I don't think the budget would stretch that far so, a seadweller is what I'd look for. Am I crazy wanting to trade the AT for a seadweller?????

While waiting for my LVC....
I pulled the trigger on this to ease the depths of anticipation. I've had my eye on the 1499 for about a year. The white dial just got me! Still eagerly awaiting my new green friend.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Assistance narrowing down options...
Hi all, I've been a Panerai admirer from afar for years now. I have always loved the look but thought they wore too big on the wrist. This was back when my only watch was a 36mm Datejust. I have since been wearing a 6 digit Sub and it's expanded my tolerance for bigger pieces. I tried on a 47mm Luminor this weekend and while it was big I was shocked that it wasn't too much. A 45mm Radiomir/1940 case was perfectly wearable. So I'm quite excited that it might finally be time to add a Panerai to my small collection. With there being so many models I thought I would enlist some help narrowing down the choices.Here are my requirements:- 45mm max- Luminor/Radiomir/1940s cases are fine- Easy strap change is a big plus (is the push button system all it's cracked up to be, see some horror stories)- In house movement preferred, manual wind/automatic is ok- Something considered a shining example of the brand/classic DNA is preferred- Would like to stay under 8k for a minty pre-owned exampleThanks