LAST CHANCE: Orient Excursionist GMT Watch Giveaway
With the month almost over you have just a couple more days to enter for a chance to win the Orient Excursionist GMT watch. The winner will get their choice of black or white dial for this attractive 45mm wide Japanese automatic watch. Click here to enter for a chance to win.

Astor+Banks Chrono Review
Astor+Banks is a new boutique brand based out of Chicago that has really hit the ground running. I had the pleasure of getting brunch with the founders a couple of months ago, and I found their approach both honest and compelling. They’re not setting out to change the world one watch at a time, they’re not trying to convince you that other watches are inferior��they simply want to make good watches with great style at approachable prices. They also didn't jump in headfirst, hastily making something to get their brand out there. No, they've been careful and cautious, making sure that their watches, the components and the story all work.One particularly important element of their story is that the watches are all assembled in their offices in Chicago. The components, which are largely Asian made, come in, are inspected and put together by trained watch makers locally to ensure quality control. While this step isn't truly necessary, it's not like every watch assembled in China

the Omega "Itch"
Have the Omega itch and it is bad. Every time I get an Omega, I keep it for a few months, sell it and then regret it!Last one to go was a PloProf 600.... how I miss it.past loves-Seamaster GMTSeamaster 120 baby ploprofPlanet Ocean 2500SMP 300Seamaster 200 SHOMWhat should I scratch my itch with? toying with building a NOS Seamaster 300 from parts or buying one.

PO hands not cut cleanly?
I just noticed something regarding the hands of my PO today. I was looking at the hands closely under strong light and can see the edges of the hands looks like its not cut cleanly...you know how a beat up knife edge would look like. Is this normal?!

Daytona Dilemna: To Buy or not to Buy
I'm an Audemars Piguet fan but I've become enamored with the ceramic Daytona with a black face. I currently have 2 AP's in my collection and nothing else:1) AP 15400 with a blue face in steel 2) AP 15407 openworked in steelTo my surprise, one of the AD's that I love called me and indicated they have a white Daytona available if I want it. I just got into watches and I'm a collector and not a reseller. I'm not looking to flip this watch for a profit and I would much rather it go to someone who will enjoy it if I won't wear it. My 5 watches that I planned to have before my collection is complete:1) AP 15400 with a blue face in steel 2) AP 15407 openworked in steel3) Rolex Daytona Ceramic Black Face in steel4) Patek 5980 blue face in steel5) Patek 5524 blue face, white gold, on brown leather strapThe million dollar question, do I buy the ceramic Daytona with the white face or not? This is not a large AD and they've only ever got 1 black face Daytona so I don't know even if I wait if anoth