Orient Mako Dive Watch Winner Follow Up
In August I held a giveaway for an Orient Mako Diver watch. I asked the winner to send an image with the watch on his wrist as a follow up to show all of you. Like all aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer readers, he was busy in his work and personal life, but was finally able to get a snapshot for me to share with all of you. Here are a few meaningful words that Eric W. wanted to share with about the Orient Mako CEM65001B dive watch that he won on aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer:"The Orient Mako Diver watch is a terrific watch! I must admit that I was a bit skeptical for how an automatic watch in this price range would be, but I have been wearing this watch for over a week and it has performed beautifully. It is very accurate and is durable. I can tell that people that see the watch often do double-takes. They seem to be wondering if it is an Omega, a Rolex, or a Blancpain.The watch comes in a beautiful box. There is no question in my mind that Orient makes the best automatic watches for the money. Is

AP Service Center Questions
When sending a watch to AP for warranty service must the waranty card be under ones name? What if its empty? Is it advisable to polish the case to remove scratches after only 18 months of usage? Or will that thin out the case too much?

Going through airport customs - Germany
Hey all,I feel like it has been forever since I posted. I have a quick question about traveling internationally with my Omega Seamaster. In a month, I will be leaving for Europe and will be traveling through different countries. Did any of you have any trouble with airport customs when it came to going through the customs at the airport with your watch on. I've heard that 1. if they find a high end watch such as Omega, that they will check the watch for authenticity and either assess a custom duty fee or confiscate it if they believe it is counterfeit. Now, I'm not worried about the counterfeit piece, as I can back up the fact that it is authentic, but I am a bit concerned about customs duty fees. When I go through customs I will be wearing the watch. What are your guys' experiences with customs. The first part of my journey will be in Munich, Germany. Thanks!

Some pics of the Manta
Taken by a good friendNice isn't it ?

Base Titanium Pam
I've been looking around for a particular PAM but I'm not sure it exists Basically a Pam 000 but auto rather than manual wind, black and in titanium or steel. Also minimal text on the dial. I find the 8 days text defeats the cleanness of the base idea.