Man Finds Original LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm At Phoenix Goodwill Store For $5.99, Sells It For $35,000 (Plus An Omega Speedmaster!)
It's every watch collector's dream: to find a super-rare and valuable watch for sale for almost nothing at a thrift shop, estate/garage/car boot?sale or flea market. For Zach Norris, the dream became a reality recently when he walked into a Phoenix, Arizona?Goodwill store looking for a used push-pull golf cart only, to stop by and dig through the store's watch basket on his way out. Inside the basket filled with?Fossil watches with dead batteries (most priced around $15 according to Zach) was a watch,?face down, that caught his interest. The dial said "LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm." The price? $5.99. 2 OF 12 Zach knew the LeCoultre name and knew the watch was made by Jaeger-LeCoultre and probably was worth far more than the $5.99 price, but he didn't realize?it was a?vintage LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm from circa 1959 worth over $35,000. According to the price tag, the watch had been put out for sale the previous day, January 16, and although Zach had left empty-handed in terms

Closest Patek to a Rolex
It seems to me that the Aquanaut 5167 1A is the closest Patek to a Rolex because:*It has a 40mm case*It is water rated to 120 meters*It isn't a grand complication*It has a ss or tropic rubber strap option*It has a screw in locking crown*It has a 28,800 bph movement*It has crown guards;*It has an instant date change at midnight;*It has a centrally located auto winding rotor.So should one just consider it as a Rolex alternative to say a Submariner?

Visit to Wempe (AD) in NYC....
I was in NYC today on 5th Ave and stopped in at the Wempe/Rolex AD. They carry other watch brands suck as Cartier, Patek, IWC, etc. A beautiful store, lots of sales help and a glass of champagne if you want it!They have a dedicated Rolex Boutique. I have never seen so many Rolex watches in a store. The only SS sport models were 1 Milguass (blue dial) and 1 AirKing, that was it in SS. In PM I remember a Yachmaster II, and perhaps one or two others, yes a 116710BLRO in the window. If you want a DJ, they have tons of womens and mens sizes. Many open spaces on the display for watches sold and not replenished. I did not ask about when they would get a replenishment because I did not want to hear the sales BS.I was able to pick up another copy of the Rolex Magazine, Issue 7.

Tudor Basel 2017 Black Bay S&G 79733
So a little background...while I love vintage watches, in particular a 5513 or 1016, the high cost and doubtful genuineness has been giving me cold feet. I've picked up a few new and vintage pieces in the last couple years but a Sub has been missing in my collection and I'm not particularly fond of the square maxi case of the current SubC.Which brings me to the Black Bay, and on numerous occasions I've almost picked up a Black Bay Noir. However, it's lack of a date complication left me wanting more....Enter Basel 2017 and the announcement of the BB S&G and the BB Steel, was my prayers answered!! The toolish BB with date! I love it so much upon the news breaking I called my AD and asked to be called the minute they have one in. Yes I also played with the idea of the BB Chrono a bit but ultimately the snowflake hands on the chrono just wasn't good enough for me.Now we all know that normally when a new watch is announced in Basel, ADs won't get them until at least Sept. So imagine my

here in Vegas
besides Bellagio where else can I check out Rolex timepieces