OEM Brown Rubber Band not Avail for my Safari....Go with Aftermarket One??
Guys,I really want using my new Safari while jogging and swimming...therefore plannig buying a rubber band .... but OEM Brown Band not available ....The dealer suggest using Good Quality aftermarket one....Yes or No?Regards,

Mitsukoshi dial conversion fit issue on 3570.50 Speedy
Hi all. Recently I obtained a Mitsukohsi Dial/Hand package kit for a conversion project I wanted to do on my modern 3570.50 (watch purchased new in 2013). I purchased the full set of dial and hands in one bulk buy from someone who originaly bought from Ofrei but never got around the doing the project. I made sure all the parts were intended for the cal 1861 movement and though it would be all set. I sent the watch off the my local maker a few days ago. Today he says the dial is not fitting correctly and the hands wont fit.Upon some research I see the hands are commonly a little too tight to fit and require some 'encouragement' by filing down the holes so they are ever so slightly bigger, as noted here in reply number 4forums.watchuseek/f20/spe...t-2592618.htmlWhat I am confused about is the dial fit. In an email back it readsAs for the dial, the dial feet are mounted in the wrong place. The problem with the dial feet is that they place the dial below center on the movment (i.e. to far

I lost my freakin' mind...
This story is going to make you guys laugh at me. I might as well be the fool of the week. Couple of weeks ago, I had a thread posted regarding whether I should sell/trade my 2201.50 PO and 3570.50 Speedy Pro for the Rolex GMT II Master Ceramic. I knew I shouldn't flip these watches because they meant a lot to me. I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE!So, I went ahead and sold both of them. With a big wad of cash, I went on the hunt for my GMT. I had the money to buy a pre-owned GMT. Except for some odd reason, I kept going into the Omega section of rolexforums and watchuseek. All these threads started popping up with people with their Speedy Pro. I said to myself, WHAT HAVE I DONE? I definitely learned something from this ordeal. Do not sell watches out of wanting something else because in the end, you are going to regret it. I just bought a brand new Speedy Pro and it is headed my way. The leftover money is going to be watch piggy bank for either the new PO coming out next year or the

Switzerland Patek Pricing?
Hi all,I may have business trip to Switzerland next month. How does Patek (and Rolex for that matter) pricing there compared to US pricing? Besides sales tax, enough of a delta to make a difference?Thanks,Lee

Help me learn about finding my birth year Sub
Hey TRF,After much hemming and hawing I have decided to save and plan for a birth year SS Sub, preferably no date (I'll settle for date if I have to). So I'm late December 1984. I guess an ��85 would be fine too right? What I want to know is: where should I look for one, and what sort of price point should I be expecting? Anything else I should know? Is this technically vintage? Is it still 5513 or did those stop in the early 80s?Thanks!