Announcing The First Ever HODINKEE Collectors Summit, Coming To New York City This December
We love watches. We love watch collecting. We also love watch collectors, and in fact most of the team at HODINKEE are indeed serious collectors in their own right. The collecting community is a small but ever growing group of global timepiece nuts that bond over a preternatural love for these wonderful little machines. And the entire purpose of this humble little platform on which you find yourself is really to bring the most detailed and in-depth knowledge from the great thought leaders in horology around the world, to you, at home. And that is why today we are beyond excited to announce something to merge you – members of a burgeoning global family of watch lovers – with them, the tastemakers and power-players. This December 11th and 12th, we will be holding the very first HODINKEE Collectors Summit. This, my friends, you will not want to miss. 1 OF 4 Okay, So What Is It?The idea behind the HODINKEE Collectors Summit (HCS) is about sharing knowledge between

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I've always like the clean look of Panerai watches, nice simple, nothing too crazy, and I have been looking for something as a treat for myself recently and was bouncing back and forth between the Yachtmaster, Navitimer, and the Luminor Marina. As you may have already guessed since I am posting in here which one I went with!So I took the plunge yesterday and got my first Panerai!a PAM00499. Looking forward to chatting up with the rest of you guys to learn more about these amazing watches!PS: Where is the best place to get a deployment clasp? I hate having to use the buckle to take this off each time.... Can anyone point me in the right direction? I don't want to get a fake, or be duped by a good replica. I want an OEM, brushed finish if possible.

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Certificate Card Invalid
Hi everyone, It has been about 1.5 years I bought my explorer ii V series 16570 from its first owner. So it has the name of the first owner written on it. Yesterday I wanted to find a way to get rid of that name on the card and write mine instead. Since it was written with permanent marker I thought it would be easy to delete it with acetone. But after a very little attempt it has been worn of and I saw it was typed invalid under the sticker. Then, I read on some forums that this is one way of protection Rolex does for not to transfer the warranty of the watch to second or later users..So, my question is, is the certificate invalid from now on? If yes, what can I do?Thanks everyone..

If you had to pick 3
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