BEST FROM: watches-dealer & Friends June 19, 2015
Omega is held in high regard in many circles?because they have been making concerted efforts toward improving the chronometric performance, reliability, and efficient of their movements. This began in earnest in 1999, when they launched their first movement with a co-axial escapement. More recently, we see them incorporating the use of silicon and non-magnetic metals in their movements, which culminated in the first of their Master Co-Axial movements - as seen in the Aqua Terra >15,000 Gauss watch. This month, we take a look at some of Omega's older movements - the Caliber 1120, 2500 and 8500 - all of which have seen service in countless Seamaster watches.It is always interesting to see people share their new purchases and explain why they chose what they bought. The reasons that affect and influence their purchasing decisions is always intriguing to me. And in this roundup, we have a biggie, because the watch in question is Greubel Forsey's Invention Piece 1. Still on the subject o

AP ROO safari version 1 awful clasp
Hello- new member I recently acquired a AP ROO safari version one with the hornback -my wrist is very small, 6.5-7 and the metal clasp sits and rubs right over the medial part of my bony wrist - leaves imprints on my skin as wellcan a version 2 safari hornback with pin buckle be retrofitted? anyone have any suggestions where I can source it?thanks -

Brand new ROO headed back to APSC For a second time - very unhappy
So it looks like I have to send my watch yet again back to APSC.I originally send it in because the date wheel stuck at midnight for over an hour (one time incident), when winding and screwing down the crown it felt very gritty and grinding like there was residue or dried lubricant in the threading, and over all the accuracy of the watch was all over the board.I wasn't sure about sending it in at all until I stopped in the AP Boutique where I compared my watch to others and the staff definitely recommend I send it in based on the crown grinding alone, but of course they'd look into all other items on my list.So I received my watch back about a week ago and I'm sorry to report the crown sounds and feels exactly the same. The accuracy issues are worse than before and now I'm realizing there's a sound coming from the movement when I move (but not shake) the watch around. Sounds almost like spring sound or something.APSC has already sent me a return label but also gave me some speech ove

Leave the Chrono running on a FOIS
HiProbably been asked before but are their any downsides wear, spring run down etc to leaving the large chrono sweep hand running all the time?Thanks for any infoToby

Choose your Rolex Poison...
Which and why? * for me, I will take 5513/114060 any day over the date variant.The 116610 DateThe 114060 Subor the grandfather 1680