Affordable Vintage: Hamilton Valjoux 7730 Chronographs
These vintage Swiss-made chronographs from a storied American brand combine great looks and quality mechanics at an affordable price.2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the Heuer Carrera, an iconic racing chronograph from a classic Swiss brand. Although the Carrera's looks have never really gone out of style, anniversary celebrations throughout the year have rekindled collectors' interest in early versions of the watch, and record prices are being paid for the best examples. While it might be hard for the average collector to justify spending a month's salary or more on an original Heuer Carrera, the interesting details of the watch industry in the late ��60s and early ��70s make it possible for collectors on almost any budget to afford a Heuer-made chronograph��with another brand's name on it. Today, we'll look at a pair of such watches from American watch company Hamilton.HistoryIn 1966, Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, PA purchased the Swiss watch company Buren. For the next three

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Just put my 2254.50 on a Omega deployant...
Wow... its like a totally different watch in feel (weight and comfort) as well as looks. I had been wearing it on the speedy bracelet and very happy with that but just for a change I put a Omega black croc strap/ Omega SS deployant on. I LIKE!!!!!!!

Day Date 40 change over problem
I recently posted about my problem with my white metal DD40, which is even now only three weeks old. The change-over at midnight wasn't changing over effectively. Sometimes it switched half an hour late, sometimes more than an hour. And this was on the days when I was actually awake at such ungodly hours. The watch went back to the new UK HQ and service centre in Kent, built on an old wartime airfield and looking like something out of a James Bond film; all brooding smoked glass and concealed doors. Anyway, the problem was apparently that the change-over gears were not properly lubricated. This on a new watch...so even Rolex can get it wrong at times. Can't wait to get it back next week.

GMT Master 2 16700 or 16710
Hi guys,I've got an itch for a Pepsi GMT but not sure if I should be looking for a 16700 series or 16710. I realise that the later model has the independent hour hand giving the option for 3 time zones but are there other considerations? Do people prefer one over the other and if so why?Unless a ceramic model is due to be launched I'm going to look at pre-loved. Many thanksSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk