Bring a Loupe: An Original Lange Tourbillon, A Tiffany-Signed Explorer, A Very Fake Universal Geneve
The selection for this week's Bring A Loupe doesn't have any particular theme – its aim was simply to find some of the coolest watches available right now. You will find one of the greatest Lange watches ever made; a Rolex Explorer with a very special dial; and an electric blue Memovox from Jaeger-LeCoultre. There will also be one Universal Geneve that you should not be willing to buy under any circumstances. And you will discover why a Patek was recently sold for 10 times its initial estimate. This is your Bring A Loupe for December 11, 2015. A Lange & Sohne Tourbillon Pour le Merite, One Of The Four Founding Models 1 OF 12 In Walter Lange's own words, the Tourbillon Pour le Mérite was the "technical masterpiece" of Lange re-birth in 1994. It was indeed the first time that a wristwatch featured a fusee-and-chain transmission, coupled with a tourbillon. And this superlative model is fitted in a case only 39 mm in diameter. The

PAM 507 versus PAM 508
If you were lucky and could get one, but ONLY ONE .. which one would you takeThe 507 because you want a bronze, the 508 because you like that pice even more ?508 because you can't stand the power reserven on the 507507508which one, and why ?

My first Panerai!!!
Just picked it up from Fedex and its already getting some wrist time. A big thanks to Mike (Kilyung) for helping me choose my first and thanks to DavidSW for delivering!

anyone ever get a 422/423/372 brushed?
i love all 3 watches. i was almost thinking if i ever get one i would send it to rikki to have him brush the case/bezel protector etc.... any thoughts?

Rolex Explorer II Dial Re-Lume
I have a friend who has a friend who bought a 1990s Explorer 2. My friend's friend wants to re-lume the dial and hands because they don't glow.I told him that is a bad idea from what I have read, but I guess his buddy insists that it needs to be re-lumed.Can a recommendation and advice be provided? The dial markers are in cups.I am of the opinion that it will de-value the watch, but it sounds like it is more important to my buddy's buddy that it glows brightly. Maybe he is a spelunker or something? Maybe he really needs to be able to discern am/pm by looking at his watch in complete darkness? With modern flashlights and stuff, not sure why he is so insistent, but that is what this guy wants.I am kind of hoping that people will tell me that it is a bad idea to re-lume a pretty modern Rolex because there will come a point when a 90s Explorer II is 60 years old and it will be a re-lumed 60 year old vintage Rolex.Or maybe it doesn't matter so much on a watch this new? I'd love to get