Auction Watch: July 18th Deals To Be Had At The Fellows Auction
The following timepiece auction analysis post is by Chris Meisenzahl. He is a long-time watch enthusiast and daily Speedmaster Pro wearer. He blogs at The Pretense of Knowledge and can be followed on Twitter at twitterwatches-dealer/speedmaster.Fellows is a UK auction house, established in 1876. For this auction the estimate range is a fairly reasonable £200 - £50,000. Clearly not pocket change, but there are dozens of pieces in there for a person looking for a deal, or just filling out a themed collection.I see that the most expensive (that is, expected to bring the most money) item in the auction is a Rolex with a range of $61,600.00 - $77,000.00. It’s lot #486, a “platinum automatic Oyster Perpetual Day-Date bracelet watch circa 2006.�?But here’s the problem, the thing is covered with about 4.0ct’s worth of diamonds (see pic)! I’m sure all aBlogtoRead readers realize this isn’t a watch so much as a piece of jewelry. So we’ll move on.  😉If you’re a new collector or just

AP 15703 Diver Issue.
Hi everyone, I apologize in advance if this is a repeated questions but I couldn't find anything when I searched. I have a AP Diver that was purchased new in March of 2013. Just yesterday the seconds movement stopped working. Winding it only has it move for about 5 seconds before it stops again. Is this a service that is required? Anyone have a similar issue? I would appreciate any help very much!

My Dream for Basel
I'm sure that Omega hasn't even thought about this once, considering the rumors about discontinuing the SMP's etc, but I think that this watch would be a classic:I would love to see the 2254.50 come back with an updated movement. And possibly a smaller 12 o'clock marker. None of the basics designs should be changed, but it SHOULD be updated a little, EX. making the waves on the dial go over the ENTIRE dial and not just end at the minute markers and other minor upgrades to modernize the watch. If they fixed that, and popped in an 8500 I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I would probably trade my 14060M sub for it actually.

5160
Do you like 5160? I bought 5160J in 2012. Some collectors don't like it because too much engrave. However, I like it very much. Then, I waited for another three years. My AD offered me 5160R couple days ago. I am so happy to accept the offer.214106nnflfnhpt8gazh83.jpg214158djvjf6wgwedjawtl.jpg214123q5p5qdcuadbblc75.jpg

Quick Strap Release Button popped out ....
from my 352. Anyone else experienced this ?Sent it in thru the boutique. the watch is less than 6 months old.