Historical Perspectives: That Time An Imperial Russian Faberge Egg With A Vacheron Constantin Watch
In one of those stunning stories only made possible by the Internet, in 2012 a man turned to Google to search for "Vacheron & Constantin" and "egg" to find that the jewel-encrusted gold egg housing a Vacheron watch he purchased for $13,302 in the early 2000s at a Midwestern flea market was in fact an 1887 birthday gift for Tsar Alexander III from?Peter Carl Faberg��. It has now sold privately for millions,?likely?making it the most expensive timepiece on earth.The unnamed individual stumbled on a 2011 Telegraph article entitled "Is this ��20 million nest-egg on your mantelpiece?" The egg was the third of 54 Faberg��?eggs owned by the Russian royal family and had been lost since 1922. It is recorded that in 1922 this egg was transferred from the Kremlin Armoury, which had confiscated the eggs in 1917 when the Tsar was overthrown, to the special plenipotentiary of the Council of People's Commissars, Ivan Gavrilovich Chinariov. Beyond the written records, a 1902 photograph of the egg on exhi

Glad to see 2012 go . . .
Back in March, my urologist insisted on a totally unnecessary prostate biopsy which resulted in an e. coli infection requiring two hospitalizations and weeks of home infusions. Then in June, I suffered a Type VI tibial plateau fracture of my right leg - again, two hospitalizations followed by extensive rehab. Then this month, my wife spent 18 days in the hospital near death without a definite diagnosis.And for the first time in ten years, no Omegas (new or pre-owned) added to the collection.So 2012 was not a good year.But I'm walking again, my wife is home and improving each day, and this Thursday the new Omega arrives.Indications are that 2013 will be better at our house.I pray it will be better at yours also.

Strap Options for 2254.50
Could any owners of the 2254.50 please share some pics of straps that look particularly good with this watch? I am looking for a (hopefully) inexpensive strap for the summer. I've been looking at Isofrane and OEM rubber straps but would rather not dish out such money for a strap I would only use occasionally.Thanks!

Found a PO Liquidmetal for sale, one issue is stopping me from pulling the trigger...
Had a opportunity to purchase a brand new PO Liquidmetal. I was ready to pull the trigger until something caught my eye..A lint or speck of dust caught my eye on on of the markers, on a closer examination with a help of loupe (Yes, I brought one along). It is a tiny dent on the edge of the 10'o clock marker. My heart just sank...I asked the sales person to inspect my findings, he agreed with me on the imperfection. At this point, he was trying to use the sale tactics on rarity of the PO LM and assured me it can be rectified with the service centre. NO DISCOUNT even with me pointing out the QC problem.He also mentioned that ceramic dial must need to be replaced or it could be just the marker. He cannot be 100% sure.Should I pull the trigger (purchase and get it fixed) or pass on this?

Post your crystal logo
There's plenty of show your LEC threads over on the Rolex Gen Discussion.Show me your crystal's Omega logo inscription.