Bring a Loupe: A Diverse Selection Ranging From A $500 Takano To A $25,000 Rolex GMT Retailed By Tif
This Bring A Loupe looks at unusual watches, all with a twist that makes them collectible in their own right. We start strong with a rare military Omega, and a minty Rolex GMT-Master retailed by Tiffany. Chronograph love is there this week as well, with an undervalued Minerva and an unexpected Universal Geneve Aero-Compax. And you'll discover a couple of defunct brands, including the ephemeral Takano and the budget-friendly Clebar. This is your Bring A Loupe for February 26, 2016. An Omega Military Reference CK 2777 With Original Thin Arrow Dial 1 OF 8 You might remember this super rare military Omega from our visit to Omega's museum collection, here. The Reference CK 2777 represents a crucial step for Omega: a 37mm antimagnetic watch to answer a special order from the British Minister of Defense for the Air Force, in 1952. This reference fights magnetism with a thicker dial and inner soft iron cage, exactly like the first Railmaster CK2914 launched in 1957

AP Bumblebee VS AP Elephant
I'm just wondering which audemars piguet Royal oak offshore I should get, the new grey one (elephant) or the forged carbon yellow one the bumblebee. This will be my first ap. There's around a 5000 dollars price differenceThanks

Omega and Baltusrol PGA Championship
image.jpgHad a great time watching golf Sunday. Some rain but not too bad. Wore my speedy on a green perlon. Visited the Omega tent and was greated by a very knowledgable watch maker in the Nashville Boutique. Was given this freebie awesome hat. So at the end of the tournament I walked up the fairway and showed it off ;) Got yelled at when I tried my luck on the next fairway heading towards the shuttle :( Anyways thought I would share some photos.

Why are BLNR Prices From Trusted Sellers So High?
I posted yesterday I've been out of the loop for a while and was surprised to see the AD in the fancy mall here pretty much out of SS sport models. I kind of thought it was a minor supply issue but after looking thru TRF for a while it seems this is a trend. In addition while perusing thru the for sale ads it seems the BLNR is significantly more expensive these days. Thankfully I sourced mine last year thru TRF trusted seller Tony (JustRolexes) and it was as described but Tony also gave me a super deal. Now that same watch is almost 10K. Is this due to the supply issue or has the demand for it increased that much?

Picked up Rolex#2!!
Hi all, after some debate on whether to pick up a black ceramic submariner or a BLNR, I finally pulled the trigger! This is my second Rolex, the other is a Datejust II With rhodium dial and blue Arabic numbers. I went with the BLNR and hope I made the right choice! Can't post pics or else I would!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk