8 Things to Know About the Christophe Claret Allegro
At #baselworld 2015, Christophe Claret's headliner was the Allegro, a new minute repeater watch that boasts very fine craftsmanship and an extremely eye-catching movement. Here's what you need to know about the Le Locle brand's latest in order to stay up to date.  1. It comes from a very musical family.Watchmaker Christophe Claret has always been fond of minute repeaters; in fact, the first watch movement Claret designed, in 1989, was a minute repeater. The Allegro follows in this heritage. It is the third musical watch in the brand's Traditional Complications collection, following after the Adagio and Soprano models. However, it has a movement entirely its own. Caliber ALG89 is a manually wound caliber 34 mm in diameter. It has a grand total of 520 components. It beats at 21,600 vph.  2. The Allegro uses a smoked sapphire dial to highlight the workings of the repeater.A darkened, translucent dial offers many advantages for watch designers. In some sense, it's a happy medium

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So I just pulled the trigger on this PO and I'm loving it. I was worried about the size since I have small hands, but I think I'm pulling it off. I haven't resized it yet. What do you guys think? A link, half a link, or should I just leave it as is? I don't mind the current setup as I like my watches a little loose, since I never remove them even when asleep. I'm just concerned that if I leave it this loose, it would damage (stretch?) the bracelet. Any insight would be highly appreciated.

861 or 1861 in my 3570 ?
I bought my 3570.50 brand new in 1998 and the serial number 4835xxxxx confirms this. It's not clear to me from the otherwise excellent web sites out there though if my watch has the gold plated 861 movement, or the later rhodium plated 1861 movement. Does anyone here know ?

planet ocean rubber strap
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does anybody know this vintage patek Model?
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