Landmark Lower Manhattan Clock Tower Saved From Condo Conversion
Last October HODINKEE featured a guest editorial from Mr. Troy Torrison, board member of the Tribeca Trust, describing the struggle (and lawsuit) to save a landmark clock in New York City. The clock in question is perched atop the New York Life Insurance Company's former headquarters at 346 Broadway in Lower Manhattan, which is being converted to "luxury condominium residences." The clock tower contains valuable square footage occupied by a large mechanical movement that the developers wanted to remove. They argued that the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission should not be able to grant landmark status to a mechanical clock movement, but Justice Kotler of the New York State Supreme Court disagreed. 1 OF 2 346 Broadway in New York City. A recent New York Times article discusses the decision by Justice Kotler in detail, laying out her arguments: "There can be no dispute that the internal mechanism by which the clock operates is a significant portio

Early Speedmaster Moon Watch
Started to think a little about my father's Speedmaster the other day, as it dawned on me that it was probably quite an early model, and he's had it from new.He bought it new in 1966, and he's told me that when it went back to Omega for a service a few years back, he received a communication back from them stating that it was in fact quite a rare model, as it had been used for exhibition purposes, and something to do with a different bezel colour and possibly even the movement. Obviously this is all a little vague, so I've asked him to send me the serial number and a decent image of it - I'll post them here when I get them.In the meantime, does any of tha above mean anything to the Speedmaster gurus amongst you? Cheers.

So, double six or triple six (SD43 vs. new Deepsea)?
Hi everyone. Last year with the SD43 ref 126600, Rolex gave us an alternative to the Deepsea. Many among us thought it addressed some of the issues of the old DSSD and as a result made the DSSD less popular. Now though, with the new Deepsea 126660 or triple 6, do you think watch enthusiasts who want a larger diver than the Sub will favor this new DSSD to the SD43? Or is the single red destined to remain the darling for many years ahead? What do you say, double or triple 6?

Deposit down on Hulk :)
Hi Guys My AD has now taken my deposit on the Hulk which means I get the next one in the shop so should be before Easter. not quite before Christmas as I was hoping but still happy Can't wait to post a wrist shot HAGWE all

I dont get all the hype with the hulk
Hello all.i really don't get all the hype surrounding the Hulk.Every day there seems to be a new thread on this, where can i get onewill it be discontinued Hong Kong grey dealers have bought them all and so on.Its a nice watch, but its been out a while now and no one seemed interested in it until 6 months ago.Seems to me that the possibility of making money on it has become more important or more relevant than actually buying it because you liked it and wanted to wear it.I bought mine early this year, and i got lucky, so it seems, but not because i thought it would make money, but because i liked it and wear it and scratch it.But that's how i feel with any and all watches i have and have had.Cheers