Michael Schumacher
Hi all - first post on this forum. I thought the following pic might be of interest to the group. Apologies in advance if it has been posted before.____________________________ TT OysterQuartz SS/Black U Daytona TT GMT II-C DD OysterQuartz Breitling Aero Omega Speedmaster Pro

Parmigiani Mechanical Wonders @ La Vieille Russie New York
To attend a Sandoz collection exhibition, one of the finest old automat & timepiece collections, is like transcending one's horologic culture.Very often, when one sees the phenomenal prices reached during some horologic auctions, the question to be answered is the question of the sense. Meaning crisis? Investment crisis? Values crisis? Yet, it is on the contrary a tribute paid to the classic horologic culture: it is either an outright tribute, by buying rarities such as the Rochat brother's pistols; for example, the pair of pistols was auctioned for 5 million Dollars recently, in Asia.Alternatively, it is a bet on the future, when collectors put crazy amounts of money on a new Great complication; one could remember the Patek 3939, which was auctioned for 1.4 million Euros.The very high-end watchmaking purchases are those of technical concepts, the oldest being unique pieces for which fabrication secrets have been lost; we get close to the Art auctions, where the principle is to pu

Watchmaker in NYC to Repair Vintage Omega
Hi,Anyone have any good experiences with having a vintage Omega serviced / repaired in NYC? I've been to Central watch a couple times and have spoken with them but haven't had them fix anything for me.Thanks,Jonathan

Seamaster Quartz
Hi all! I'm really enjoying reading all the info on this forum. Really great. My father gave me his old Seamaster Quartz which he bought in the 80's. Any information on this and whether it's worth getting this fixed? It hasn't been running for many years and needs a fair amount of refurbishment. Not too sure as to its value.

Fluorescent Diamonds on Serti Dial
I happened to put my UV light on my Serti GMT last night and noticed that the diamonds at 4 and 5 were fluorescent and the other 6 diamonds were not. From other google searches I have found that although Rolex may use flawless gems in their watches they appear to not believe florescence is a flaw. Any one else notice fluorescent diamonds on your Rolex ?? Lots of opinions on whether or not diamond fluorescence is a flaw or not. In natural light the diamonds look fine.