A Riddle and an Update
When can a speck the size of a grain of sand stop the presses at ? When it materializes in the editor’s kidney. So begins the story of my ill-fated trip to Baselworld 2010. I arrived at Zurich airport on March 16 feeling pretty well, but by the time I had my train tickets, the stabbing pain had started. A doctor visited a few hours later at my hotel in Germany. He dispensed some pain medication and I hoped for the best, but the next morning things were worse. I ended up spending about 5 days in a German hospital where I received excellent care: in all about 15 x-rays, 4 or 5 sonograms (three administered by specialist doctors), and a CT scan, plus several visits each day and night from nurses, and plenty of medication. I generally felt the center of attention. Test results were consistently reported within a few hours. Without getting into politics, I appreciated the opportunity to experience a European health care system first hand while the health care debate raged back home. O

1966 vintage seamaster de ville
Purchased about 6 years ago from local used dealer with original box and papers just not getting enough wrist time. To be honest not knowing to much on vintage would welcome your thoughtsSorry for poor quality of photos

Holiday Boredom Sets In
The sapphire blue on the car matches the watches pretty well. You notice these things while waiting for the shopping to conclude.

PP Chrono Conundrum
Gentlemen, I'd appreciate your thoughts on my PP Chrono conundrum. I currently have a 5980 White dial that will be coming back from service after about 4.5 months. It's in beautiful almost mint condition and has been my favorite chrono. As you know, the 5980 white dial had a shorter run than the generally more preferred blue dial 5980.During the service period, my AD contacted me to let me know I'm scheduled to receive the 5990 this Fall. I really like both and can keep both but feel having two chrono's might be redundant.Your thoughts as to what would you do? Thanks for your time!

Upgrade Explorer to Date Adjust?
Hi,I've had my Explorer for about 18 months now and absolutely love it.I wanted a plain looking Rolex without a date.BUT i find myself looking at the watch for the date every now and then, so I'm thinking about upgrading to a Date Adjust with a Black face, so it sort of looks like an Explorer without the hands and numbers on the dial.I've noticed there are several different sizes. The explorer is 39mm, the larger date adjust is 41mm.Do you think I'll notice much difference and secondly will a Rolex dealer do a part exchange?I'm UK based.Many thanks.