2009 Filled with Awards for A. Lange & S?hne
2009 proved to be a very successful year for A. Lange & S?hne. With a total of 21 international awards, it is in fact the most successful year in the history of the brand, which was re-established in 1990. Since the presentation of the first collection, the timepieces made in Saxony have won more than 130 prizes, including 81 first prizes. The Lange Zeitwerk finished first in the category Complicated Mechanics at the MunichTime fair, which took place from October 30 – November 1. Both the jury and the public selected it as the winner. The new 1815 also won both prizes in the category Classical elegance . At ViennaTime, which took place November 13-15, an expert jury chose the 1815 as the winner in the category Classical Elegance , and the Zeitwerk finished second in the category Intricate Mechanics .Lange was also the first non-Swiss brand to win the L'Aiguille d'Or ( Golden Hand ), the most prominent award of the Swiss watchmaking industry, at the Grand Prix d'Horloge

Bill Paxton Wears IWC Aquatimer Chrono-Automatic Watch In Big Love Season 3
It took me the better part of season three so far to spot this watch. I knew that earlier seasons of Big Love (on HBO) had Bill Paxton (playing as character Bill Henrickson) wearing an Omega Speedmaster. This was likely out of his own collection. Season three sees him wearing something similar looking on camera (both steel with black and white faces), but a different watch. I eventually decided that it was an IWC Aquatimer Chrono-Automatic. It look a lot of pausing and staring to figure this out (trust me). This is a good choice for a man with three wives, and a ton of duties on his plate. When he is not "living the principle" the character acts as a strong businessman and Salt Lake City responsible citizen!I haven't seen him dive into water too many times (no one dives in the Great Salt Lake right?), but the IWC Aquatimer is a great choice for a multi-duty classy yet rugged watch. The IWC Aquatimer Chrono-Automatic is a modern IWC diving watch with an automatic Valjoux 7750 movement i

AP ROO PANDA & ROO Diver
Thinking of shrinking my rolex collection a bit and making room for another AP. Ive got a line on a ROO Panda that would pair well with the diver..I was more partial to the new ROO Navy, but something came up and a panda is available to me.Anyone have both the Diver and Panda? --- wrist shots of the panda please??

Got my 5164 today. Mixed feelings.
Hey guys, as some of you know I upgraded my 5167 for a 5164. I bought preowned from a known seller. Got the watch today and after inspecting it thoroughly I noticed the lume on some of the numbers is darker. I immediately called the seller to let him know. He said he himself didn't notice but it didn't look that bad bla bla (he sourced it from a third party) then he said that after looking at the photos he sent me, the lume on some numerals do look off, but it was shown in the pictures and I should've noticed. When I saw the photos it wasn't clear, it could be bad lighting or whatever, never thought the lume would be messed up. So after speaking with him for a while he said he couldn't take it back because he had sourced it from a third party etc etc he offered to give me a small refund for the defect and that's about it. As you can probably guess I love the watch but hate the way the lume looks. I'm super anal about this stuff. Is it normal for a watch with a few years to have the lu

Watch Patek
Good afternoon.I have such a wristwatch. I ask you to identify the year of manufacture and to assess the cost.Size 26mm * 26mmThank you.