Hands-On: With The Absolutely Insane Blancpain X Fathoms (Live Pics, Official Pricing)
This is a good one, folks.? If you know anything about dive watches, you know that the Fifty Fathoms from Blancpain is often put in the same league as the Rolex Submariner when it comes to category-creating sport watches.? The 50 Fathoms, according to some, even pre-dates the Submariner by a year, and it was used by countless armed forces throughout the 20th century.Today, Blancpain continues the Fifty Fathoms line in a few different varieties, including this guy with a "no radiation" dial, a HODINKEE favorite.? But, the undisputed king of the Blancpain dive watches is this monster you see above, entitled the X Fathoms. 2 OF 14 The X Fathoms is something of a concept dive watch (though indeed put into production and sold via traditional retail channels), that was designed to be the ultimate in mechanical dive tools.? It features all of the following: a mechanical depth gauge, amorphous metal membrane, depth indication on two scales, maximum depth memory with secured reset

Lume
I use my watch throughout the night to see what time it is, so lume is important. When I got this AP, was concerned the thin lume on the hands and dial would be too weak, but it has turned out to be more legible than anticipated, and more than adequate.Please share your AP lume shots...

Opinion on watch issues
Hey folks. I have a SMP 2220.80 with a 2500D movement coax. It has had a few issues and I would like to get your opinions. First issue was the watch would randomly stop... then start again. it seemed to do this most when winding from a stop.Sent it to Omega in NJ and they found nothing wrong. 6 months later I sent it back and they did a rebuild on it. It seemed good, not stopping randomly any longer, but it seemed rough when winding it and when screwing the crown in, it seemed to continue to wind the watch. No other side affects were noticed. It ran good, kept good time, but that issue just didnt seem right.So I sent it back to Omega again. they did a full rebuild on it and kept it in QA for over a week. I got the watch back and I am basically in the same boat as before I sent it in. Rough or gritty winding on occasion and it still seems to wind when screwing in the crown. Still keeps great time, and runs for a full 2 days with no issuesAm I being picky on the winding issu

Speedmaster automatic saphire crystal
Hi all, My wife dropped and cracked the sapphire crystal of her Speedie auto(ref: 3311.80)The price quoted for replacement at local SC is ridiculous. I would like to ask if anyone knows the part number of the sapphire crystal. Any recommendation of website where I can purchase it would be greatly appreciated as well.Cheers.

Explorer 1 has landed!
I've been on the hunt for an Explorer I in excellent condition with Box and Papers for a while now. I was anxiously watching the prices rise slowly, and thinking I won't find the deal I'm looking for any time soon. Then I was browsing the classifieds and found exactly what I was looking for, a FULL SET Explorer I in gorgeous condition. I pulled the trigger immediately. (Even came with the original hangtags)I would like to give a huge shoutout to Takuya. This was my first transaction with him, and I could not be more pleased. The watch and all the accessories where well packaged when they arrived, the watch was in the exact (beautiful) condition as in the pictures. Furthermore he was a pleasure to communicate with and answered all my emails in an extremely timely fashion. I will not hesitate to do businesses with this great seller again, and can wholeheartedly recommend him.Now to a wrist shot, as no incoming is complete without it!Best, LukaP.S: How can I upload High Quality pictures?