Another Speedy and Houston Connection Thread
I didn't want to barge into the other Speedy and Houston thread, so I thought I would start my own. If you are a WIS you might find this interesting.If you read my Speedy and Archive Question thread you know something about my 105.012-65.003. But here is my Houston connection.So the guy I bought the watch from says he bought the watch from the daughter of the original owner after the original owner passed away. She says her father bought it new at the same store in Houston where the astronauts got their watches (Corrigans?) right around the time of the Gemini space flights. He lived in Houston for 30 years, moved to London for about twenty years (where it might have gotten it's .003 movement) and then back to Houston before he passed away. My seller lived in Houston and bought it from the daughter in Houston. After I bought the watch I texted the seller. Knowing the watch did not have box or papers, but knowing the watch would come in a box with a return address from Houston, I asked

Went shopping
The wife was looking for an outfit for New Years Eve, so I snuck out of the clothing store and went to an AD down the mall. I've been wanting a classic Speedy Pro for the longest time but never tried one on. It took about 30 seconds to be convinced to add this to my collection, and some tough and successful negotiations brought him home.The three amigosand the obligatory wrist shot

Panerai 318
Why is it that when I do a search here for threads about the illustrious Panerai 318 I get zero results, but when I Google the same search I'm directed to numerous threads on this forum?

Panerai oor
Hi you, Panerai experts. I have been doing my research on some pieces and came across a 217 marked OOR Out of Range production pieces (11 to be exact). Care to illustrate me on what this is? Is this common for Panerai? Does PANERAI do this with all their limited edition pieces and is it worth the extra money?God bless and thanks in advance

372 versus 5002 Big Pilot
Ok, almost did trade my 372 for 5002 IWCmind you, i owned already 2 Big Pilots and sold them ... Do all good things come in 3 or should i be happy that the deal did not happen in the end.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk