Introducing: The Unique MB&F Melchior For The Only Watch Auction
MB&F has just announced that they will be donating a unique Melchior (co-created with L'Epée 1839) to the Only Watch auction taking place in November of this year. The Melchior, released at Baselworld earlier this year, is a highly functioning robot-form timepiece that was created in a limited series of 99 pieces. This is the 100th piece. 1 OF 2 The Melchior features 480 components and functions include: jumping hours, sweeping minutes, double retrograde seconds, and an impressive 40-day power reserve due to the five mainspring barrels. What makes the Only Watch Melchior a piece unique is the red shoulder pads, as the other 99 pieces have stainless-steel shoulder pads. 2 OF 2 The Only Watch Auction, in its sixth year, features 44 brands, including MB&F. Each brand has donated a special piece to the auction, which will benefit Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. The auction is in partnership with Phillips in association with Bacs & R

PPC comparison - 5970J vs 3971J
I was able to compare the 5970P vs 3971J first series recently.According to Sotheby's auction notes, only 9 known 3971J first series are known to exist, with the sapphire snap-on caseback.I know the forum loves the 5970P. Would anyone here pick the 3971J first series amongst the two?They have the same movement inside, but with different metal and case size, from a different time period in Patek history.Please excuse the typo in the title which I don't know if I can edit, as it should read:PCC comparison - 5970P vs 3971J

Winding a 324 Movement
Does anybody know approximately how many turns it takes to wind a 324 from a complete stop?

New season, new strap for the 233 - but which one?
I live in Florida, so my 233 spent the summer wearing the comfortable and sporty OEM rubber strap. It is fantastic in the heat, and in and around the water.

Rolex Warranty Card
Very quick question regarding Rolex's warranty policy. I have a GMT Master II from 2016 and I just noticed something that might concern the voidance of Rolex's warranty.While the date of purchase is written in ultra fine point black pen, the name of purchaser is written in thick sharpie(looks like it was written with a white board marker). As a result, one might think that the name of purchaser was not filled together with the date at the time of purchase. Would this cause RSC to deny warranty claims for my watch in case I need to present my warranty card for service?Or would RSC not pay attention to such trivial detail as long as the warranty card is active? Thanks in advance!