TAMPA 5th ANNUAL GTG IS HERE IN A FEW DAYS______TIME TO REGISTER !!!!____
"Our 5th Annual Tampa GTG will be on SAT, November 13th 2010"...as many of you know, we have started a trend in 2006 that brought many WISfrom all around the world even closer. Some guys just jump in the car and get there,(some lucky ones just take a cab or subway)��but many have boarded the planesor crossed the oceans !Not that GTG's are something new, but I think that back in 2006 we started something very special.Something that brings this great watch enthusiasts community even closer and something thatis actually ��way' beyond watches. I am glad that watches are my hobby ! Because of them I havemet many great people whom I am proud to call my friends now !What started innocently in fall of 2006 is now slowly but surely becoming a tradition.By now we had 4 nice autumn meetings in Tampa and 4 in spring that took place in New York.In-between these larger events several of us met in Las Vegas, London or Basel, but somewhatthe FALL/TPA and SPRING /NYC meetings that are 6 months apart are

Seamaster Chrono quit this morning
I was enjoying a cup of coffee and looking over some of the forum when I looked at my watch and noticed it was stopped at 0630 this but it was really 0800. So I carefully unscrewed the crown and I can change the time but winding it, and I was very gentle, wont work. Re-seating the crown and side to side shake of the watch causes the seconds hand to advance about 5 sec before it stops again. Pretty disappointing considering that I'm leaving for a big trip on Monday morning and wanted my buddy the Seamaster to tag along.

Happy New Year and Question for 2013
Hi and Happy New Year to you all.Question for 2013. does any one own the DeVille Chronograph with the new 9300 movement. REF 431.10.42.51.01.001. Im thinking this is one beauty that may be finding a home in 2013. Just can't decide on the dial colour yet, any ideas?

Qustions on winding an Omega 1152 movement
I just picked up used Speedmaster with a 1152 movement. I have a question on the winding; mine turns easily with a ratcheting feel while turning clockwise in first position. However turning it clockwise is very hard and stiff to do, with no clicking/racheting feel. Is this normal? Are they only supposed to be wound counterclockwise?Thanks!

Long-Term View On Smaller Pateks
Hello Everyone,I am wondering how others view the long-term desirability of smaller Pateks. In the past watches would grow or shrink with tastes in fashion but at this point it feels like even if there is a shift back to smaller watches that the days of 35 mm cases for men are gone and unlikely to ever return. This means that watches like the 3796 and my 5066 sell for very reasonable sums considering their age. Will these models ever return to desirability in the resale market? I am very pleased with my Aquanaut and the lower resale value allowed me to get back into a Patek at a price that I could afford (and to get a modern automatic with a display back, date display and a second hand). I have also considered adding a 3796R to my collection. I personally think that the smaller models won't appreciate long-term as well as larger ones but I was wondering if others felt the same way. Thoughts?