Good Afternoon Breitling People
I'm a vintage Rolex guy and I'm reaching out to you with the ever-popular my buddy has a watch and wants to know if it's real thread.I know a few tricks to attempt to authenticate with the two attached pics, but I flat-out struck out...I can't even find any with reference to this limited edition batch (supposedly he has 99 out of 200). What do y'all think? I appreciate the help.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Where can I get a rubber strap?
Hi everyone,I have a Breitling Colt Auto 41 (or 42) mm which came on the Pro 2 bracelet and I'm trying to find a rubber strap for it.Any suggestions or advice on where I can get one? Any thoughts would be much appreciated.Thanks!

planet ocean vs planet ocean chrono
I'm getting my ploprof on sat....cant wait....i have a speedy 3570.50 bnib....but really i got the speedy a bit because i felt 'i should have one in a collection' I'm thinking i may flip it....im in canada so id flip it to a canadian....but heres the real question....i love big ole toolie looking watches and I'm thinking that the poc is the next one....but the chrono kinda doesn't make sense underwater but i like the look of it....any experience out there?

Speedmaster Questions
I tried on a Speedmaster Professional at a local AD today. Wow, what a great watch. I loved checking it out after having seen them on the 'net so much. I tried on the model with sapphire crystal, display back and leather strap -- I believe that is the 3873.50.31. I really liked it. Here are a few questions for the speedmaster aficianados out there:1. What do you think of the display back? I'm drawn to it because it's an extra feature and the decorated movement looks cool. But, I've had display backs before and I rarely take a watch off to actually look at the movement. I wonder if it is worth the money to have the display back, especially considering the differences from the more historically accurate speedmaster pro -- i.e., sapphire v. hesalite and 861 v. 1861 movement. I read that the 1861 swapped out some stronger plastic parts for aesthetic reasons. I think the hesalite and 861 are better, but that display back is cool.2. Is $3900 less 10% a good price from an AD. See

Thinking about a 5711, but tried on a 5980...(ruined?)
I've been eyeing a Nautilus for a little while now, focusing on the 5711, doing my research, etc. This past weekend I went down to Shreve and tried on a little bit of everything, trying to finalize my decision. In addition to a variety of other brands, I tried on a Nautilus and an Aquanaut, the Nautilus hands down my favorite. A little bit about my watch history for reference. Daily wearer is a Exp2, occasionally I wear a vintage Tudor Sub, have had several Pams and a few IWC's, and selling my BP5002 and Pam368 to fund the PP. Moving towards keeping everything at 42mm and under. Not a wrist size issue (7.5) just a taste thing. For the next watch, I'm looking for a dressy sport watch on bracelet.But back the issue, I was trying on a 5980(since they didn't have the 5711), and it was perfect, but way out of my budget. My concern is in the differences in feel between the 2, as far as I can tell the 5980 is a good bit thicker as well as heavier, which I liked. I'm concerned that t