What You Want To Know About Watch Luminant
Have you ever thought about what causes your watch to glow in the dark?This subject has a very colorful and dubious history. It started early in the 20th century, around 1910, when some companies began to use radium on watch dials and hands to create a glow in the dark" effect. Radium is an almost pure white alkaline radioactive earth metal, and is found in nature in uranium ores. It was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898. What Marie Curie discovered was that a test tube of radium emitted a fairy-like glow, and she kept a vial next to her bedside as a kind of night light. She further discovered that the glow wasn't coming from the radium itself, but from the ionization of the materials surrounding the radium, which when ionized, emit light (glows). The watch companies added materials to the?radium paint which caused the materials to glow, thus lighting up the numbers and hands in the dark.To the wearer, what a conversation piece their watch became: outside at night or in a

I got 99 problems but a Patek ain't one
Charlie may have misplaced his 5970 but at least he still has his 5110P

Oysterflex bracelet question
If I were to buy a TT Datejust 41 with an oyster bracelet; how difficult would it be to get the oysterflex bracelet and switch them out depending on the situation?I like the look of the TT Daytona with the oysterflex, but would like to see that same look in a Datejust 41. Am I crazy?Thoughts?

White dial Milgauss no longer on Rolex website
Has the white dial variant been dropped?https://.rolex/watches/milgau...l#configurator Regards Sean

How much discount can I expect from an AD Tudor
I'm buying my first luxury watch soon, I hope. I have my mind set on a Tudor Pelagos (black, probably new model). I have gone to the AD and they quote me 10% under list price. I have phoned other AD but they all stick to the list price.What is a realistic % discount to expect from an AD?I don't mind paying +/- 10% more than the gray marker, but the difference is at the moment closer to 25%. For me this is quite a big deal.