USA Duty Import Question - 1st AP
I've got the cross listed in the Patek forum as I'm working on a Patek purchase as well...I've been working with an AD in the EU on purchasing my first AP and am trying to figure out what the duty would be when sending to the US where I reside. I've read conflicting percentages on different threads in this forum and want to be sure because the difference could be in the thousands.I've used the duty import calculator online that Pitney Bowes has and have come up with two different numbers between the AD and I. The calculator is confusing if you're unfamiliar. His number is quite different from mine and it almost makes the purchase not worth it, however, the number I used makes it worthwhile with the FX and VAT back. Does anyone have any experience in shipping a watch to the US? Any advice is appreciated.

Size of the new 2014 42mm's...
Do the new Navy for example wear smaller than lets say the Rubbelclad? or the old 'Navy'?I have not had a chance of trying them out yet but heard they should sit thinner on on the wrist....

What strap should I get
I have a vintage Breitling, It has a leather strap, but since I use it often and it does get wet, I would like to put a rubber strap on it and I would prefer a Breitling strap...The problem is I cannot force myself to pay the outrageous price for an original Breitling rubber strap. Any suggestions.

Incoming first Omega!!
After I got my first Rolex a few months back I became really interested in some other watches as well, and decided that I wanted to make a Speedmaster my next purchase. Thanks to a great income tax refund, this morning I had the pleasure of opening my first FedEx package with an Omega in it! I picked up a Speedy Moonwatch from DavidSW, whoever owned this watch previously took really great care of it, I couldn't be happier with my new-to-me watch! Here it is, what a beauty!!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

How I fixed my Sea Dweller that appeared to not be self winding... by myself...
So a little bit of a back story before I go into the thread. I bought a 11660 1999 Sea Dweller a few weeks ago. Loved the watch and it worked great, but it appeared to run a bit fast, 15 seconds a day fast to be precise. The jewelry store I bought it from gave me a 1 year warranty on it that they provide, so I bring it in. Get it back, running at +3s a day now, great! 1 week later, its New Years Eve, 6pm, and I notice my watch has stopped running. Weird, maybe my reserve wasn't as full as I thought. I wind it and move on with my night. 2 days later its stopped, 2 days after that, stopped. I feel as tho I really can't hear the rotor spinning if I give the watch a little whirl, although when it stops, giving it a little swirl gets it to run, but only for a few seconds, which doesn't seem right. I digress. I bring it to the jewelry store, they agree thats not right but informed me the watchmaker they use for Rolex is off until the 17th, and that I could just bring it back in then, or leav