Bring a Loupe: An Untouched Omega Speedmaster, An Unusual Breitling, And Other Interesting Finds (Including A Vulcain Cricket That Might Have Belonged To President Truman)
This week, you followed all the exciting SIHH novelties live from Geneva; today, Bring A Loupe returns with some really gorgeous vintage watches – or vintage-inspired, in the case of my favorite Grand Seiko. You will notably discover how a Speedmaster looked when it was sold in 1971, and admire a nicely preserved Movado. I have also found an intriguing bullhead watch from Breitling, and a not-so-great medical chronograph from Universal Geneve. This is your Bring A Loupe for January 22, 2016. An Omega Speedmaster Reference 145.022, NOS From 1971 1 OF 14 Finding an untouched example is a recurrent fantasy for watch collectors – probably not as frequent as a time-travel machine to stock up on vintage references, but not far off. Here, this Omega Speedmaster reference 145.022 follows this time-capsule logic: it was purchased in the UK back in 1971 and left in the box since, to the point that the bracelet links are imprinted on the watch holder. As you would

Omega Mark 2
Hi gang. I have a 1970 Omega Mark 2 that I bought in Vietnam, thought about sending it to Switzterland for restoral. It's still very nice and non faded dial, hour markers still lume briefly to this day. Should I send it for a total makeover or is it worth more all original?? Always thought they should be kept original but would really like to see this as I bought it way back when, advise welcome..

Meeting up with a true gentleman (Mr. Subtona)
I was in NY City this past weekend so decided to reach out to a fellow patek-subforum-holic (aka subtona) to see if we could get together and talk watches. FullSizeRender_1.jpgWell, so we did and it was a lot of fun. A true gentleman and overall nice-guy-watch-nut! Thanks again buddy subtona. I'm buying next time! Since that first picture was so crapy, I'm adding a few more I took over the weekend of my newest! Be well.

Watch hunt, and how exactly can I see the 5711 in the flesh!?
I travel very often, and every single Patek Philippe boutique I have been to does not have a Nautilus. They are always sold in the pack as soon as they come to customers that have reserved it.I really need to see how the watch wears on my 6.25 wrists, and if it sings to me.I have ruled out the Aquanaut even though I like it a lot, because the Nautilus simply looks so much better to me(in pics).The AP lugs don't seem to rest well on my wrists, and I am told that the Nautilus should fit like a glove.How exactly does one go about trying this watch on before a purchase?

The utterly beautiful Pam317 K series
That PVD movement is truly beautiful.