Historical Perspectives: (Possibly) The World's First Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch, From Bregue
Here is the "Dollfus" Perpetual Calendar, nicknamed after its original owner – sold at auction in 2011, and not seen in public since.  Though it's well known in enthusiast circles both by name and reputation, we thought today – Leap Day – would be a great opportunity to look back at this historic watch - the first perpetual calendar wristwatch. When this particular watch was first sold, the price to the new owner, Mr. Jean Dollfus, was 11,000 Swiss Francs.  It was a lot of money then, and today it would be considerably more, but even the inflation adjusted price pales in comparison to what it fetched at auction at Christie's, in 2011: $475,618.  It's obviously an enormous sum of money, but the price becomes easier to understand, when you understand what the watch represents. 1 OF 4 It's quite simply one of the most important vintage wristwatches ever made by Breguet, and perhaps the single most important perpetual

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Hello,I bought a new Rolex 118238 Day-Date on eBay from a known and trusted seller 10 days ago. Today I discovered two blemishes on the dial, one is a small hair stuck inside the paint on the word Swiss at 6 o'clock. The other blemish is on the minute track at 5 o'clock where there is a tiny glob of paint on the track marking it fatter than the rest.I contacted Rolex service center, and they said it would have to be send to them for repair, with a 3-4 month wait.At this point I would rather just return the watch, would other people on this thread do the same, or different?Thank you.

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