Bring a Loupe: Two Tri-Compax From Universal Geneve, A Great Longines 30CH, And A Very Rare Rolex
This week's Bring A Loupe will offer you a combination of vintage chronographs and dress watches from Longines, Rolex, and Vacheron Constantin. And because you usually love Universal Geneve chronos, today you will actually find two of them! This is your Bring A Loupe for October 16, 2015. A Chronograph From Longines With The Famous 30CH Movement, Reference 6651 1 OF 12 The 30CH from Longines belongs to the small group of mythical chronograph movements, along with its predecessor, the 13ZN – the first flyback movement developed for a wristwatch back in the 1930s. The 30CH was produced until the mid-1960s, which makes this 1967 chronograph one of the last manufactured. The dial and luminous numerals display the kind of patina that make vintage watches so sexy. While I could not find much information about the 6551 reference, this 36 mm watch was properly listed in Longines archives. It comes with a Longines certificate and a vintage box; the latter is not n

15400 Royal Oak dials
Lots of opinions shared on the forum lately about the various dials on the Royal Oak. Great discussions. Personally, I struggle with being able to read some dials without my readers on, (sucks getting old).The new ruthenium just does't do it for me, to my eye it just has no pop, not interesting, no offence to any owners. The blue would be redundant ion my collection plus the surcharge. The black and silver are my two considerations. Both have their benefits, not concerned about opinions as to what is best. For those who have seen both side by side Here is my question - Which colour dial is the most legible?Thx

Any negative feedback on the blue dial?
Specifically for the 26320. Planning to flip my black to blue. Can't see any disadvantage for the blue (versus black and silver), but you guys might have. If any negatives pop out on the blue I'm pretty sure it'll still net out better than the other 2 colors.

Insurance on Watches
I wanted to see how many of you guys had insurance on your time pieces. I have only this one Panerai and I was thinking about getting insurance on it since I have insurance on the wife's ring in case it gets lost or stolen but wondered if it was worth getting on the watch.I got quoted at $755 a year for insurance to add it to my homeowners. As much as i love the piece of mind I am wondering if it's really worth it. At that rate I could just save it up and buy a new watch in a few years lol.EDIT: Just heard back about insurance. That was the price of everything I have on the policy together lol. Other Jewelry, homeowners etc...not just the watch alone...sorry guys.

I now understand why Rolex loves waiting lists...
Because while waiting for my DaytonaC i couldn't help myself and picked up this dynamic duo.