Certina DS Rookie Watch
In addition to Tissot, Certina offers nicely designed Swiss watches are affordable prices, and is part of the Swatch Group. While not as common in the US, there are some real nice Certina timepieces that should be considered when looking for a decently priced quartz watch. Though there are mechanical Certina watches available as well. Basically, Certina watches are priced in the 200 - 2,000 euro zone.Almost all Certina sport watches have a name that starts with "DS." This stands for "Double Security" and is more a safe sounding name than impressive technology. It just means that their cases are durable (not sure just HOW durable), are 100 meters water resistant, and have sapphire crystals. This watch is the DS Rookie, a funny sounding name for a good youthful timepiece that doesn't look chintzy. At 40mm wide, Certina is literally aiming straight at the young make demographic with this watch - those more mature adults who prefer 40mm wide cases will find the DS Rooking a good wear. The

Hands-On with the Melbourne Portsea Heritage
Almost one year ago I had the pleasure of reviewing the Melbourne Watch Company's Portsea models. A play on Marine chronometers, these nautically themed watches had great style, unique elements, a cool movement with calendar complications and a great price. They were, and still are, one of my favorite casual watches under $1,000. By taking a classic style and adding some modern elements, namely a layered dial that utilizes ceramic discs, they created something very successful and very wearable.To follow up the first series, Melbourne has taken the interesting approach of making a more stripped down and therein more affordable version with the Portsea Heritage. Typically, brands tend to add in more complex versions with the success of a simple three-hander, but in a move that speaks to Melbourne's goal of making very obtainable watches, the new Heritage version drops the Miyota 9120 for a Seiko NH35 and sheds about $200 of the price tag coming in in the low $400's (currency and model de

150th Anniversary bezel
I am thinking about trading my Breitling Steelfish X-plus for a Seamaster 150th Anniversary 2232.30. I have noticed the bezel is quite shiny on most pics I have seen in reference to this model. This particular one has a machined finish and does not appear to be white gold which I believe it is supposed to come with. Here is a pic of it:Your thoughts?

Help with ID on a 120m Seamaster
I was driving back from selling my Rolex Yachtmaster to a fellow forum member (nice meeting you Dan), and I stopped at a place that buys and sells gold and estate jewelry.He happened to have a few Omega watches, on old Seamaster Deville, Seamaster Constellation, and there was a Seamaster diver. Here are the pics:The watch is pristine. The only blemish is the smallest of scratches on the clasp. It looks like someone put it away after wearing it only once. Sets up and runs strong. I noticed that the red dot on the caseback is intact.So the question is, what do I have and what would have been a reasonable price to pay? No box or papers, just the watch.

White Daytona or Blue Sky-Dweller
Which of these 2 watches would you choose and why? I'm really torn between the two. I understand they are two totally different watches. I plan on wearing the watch but would also like to have it as an investment as well. I know that watches should normally not be viewed as investment items. However, in my research I have seen that some watches have a decent ROI. Thanks for any advice.