Bell & Ross BR01-92 Gold Ingot Limited Edition Watch
Short post, but here the images say it all. If there was ever a gaudy watch that I wanted, it would be this watch. I typically shy away from euphemistically decadent watches such as this, but I am oddly drawn to the golden hues and texturing of this special limited edition watch from Bell & Ross. Take the extremely popular Bell & Ross BR01 series, make it out of gold, and make it after gold bars, and you have the Bell & Ross BR01-92 Gold Ingot. It is not just another gold watch, but a commentary on luxury itself.?? The entire 46mm wide case is constructed in 18k rose gold, and so are the hands, dial, and hour markers.Special pyramid texturing on the dial really makes the watch special. Just a gold watch would be one thing, but this is a watch with a gold personality, and that is not just me sounding cheesy. It retains everything you like about the Bell & Ross instrument look and appeal. I like how the gold hands are skeletonized so that you can see the gold underneath.

RO Bracelet: Does the hair pulling stop?
I tried on an RO for the first time today and was strongly considering this piece for purchase. Absolutely stunning watch that pictures don't do justice to. But the bracelet pulled my arm hair badly. The boutique resized it for me twice to try and it still pulled noticeably even after we got the sizing right. I had red marks on my arm from where the bracelet tried unsuccessfully to tweeze my arm hair after wearing it for a only a few minutes. Does this ever improve? I'd be especially curious to hear from some of my fellow hairy guys. At this point I feel like I have to take it off my list unless there's a) a secret to getting it to stop pulling b) the hair pulling improves dramatically over time. I trim my arm hair every 3-4 months and it's at its shortest point right now; I can only imagine the pulling would be worse when I'm later in my hair growth cycle. Appreciate any thoughts, advice, etc. Thanks!

After a couple of hours . . .
fiddling with spring bars (curved and straight), the FOIS is again dressed for the heat and humidity of the Georgia summer:I wish Omega would make end pieces for the ref. 1125 bracelet that would line up with the lug holes of the FOIS. That would make for a simple fix.

My 5524 has arrived
Good news it arrived at the AD today!! The bad news I am travelling and Dan only collect on 18th!! Going to be a long 3 weeks waiting!!

Got a voice mail from my AD...
Hi guys,I got back and from 6 weeks long vacation in South East Asia and got a voice mail a day before Thanksgiving saying that my SD43 is at the AD ready to be picked up. Today I called my favorite AD and asked if the watch is still available since it has been 3 weeks ago when they left the message. Well, they told me so many people has asked for this SD43 but they keep for me even the supply on SS sport watches is very very tight...So looks like I am to pick it up later this weekend.It's good that it's a 2017 SD43 so it's a real 50th Anv Sea Dweller, next year who knows LOL/Just kidding :)