Bring a Loupe: Great Vintage Watches From Universal Geneve, Heuer, Cartier, And Rolex
This week's Bring a Loupe will present you a handful of great vintage chronographs from Universal Geneve, Heuer, and Enicar. We will also cover a sporty Rolex Explorer that traveled magnificently through time, as well as a very elegant Cartier with a twist. This is your Bring a Loupe for September 4, 2015. An Early Rolex Explorer II In NOS Condition 1 OF 7 The Explorer II reference 1655 is a die-hard tool watch originally intended for cave explorers. This explains its most striking feature: the prominent 24-hour orange hand that allows one to tell a.m./p.m. time when underground and out of sight of the sky. This unique arrow gave this reference its Italian nickname – Freccione – while the Steve McQueen Explorer moniker is bogus, as the actor never owned or wore a 1655. The Explorer II offered here is the most sought after – a Mark I example with a straight second hand (the later iterations featured a lollipop hand instead). The watch seen here

Stunning Beauty ! 34mm Ladies Seamaster AT 231.25.34.20.55.004
Hello everybody, I'm new to this forum although I've ventured into mechanical watches a few years ago. Would like to share with you this Ladies Aqua Terra model since I've not seen it being posted elsewhere. It's an anniversary present for my lovely wife. We received it 3 weeks ago. IMO it is elegant and stunning but I leave it to you to decide with the photos. At 34mm it is perfectly sized for ladies, not too big or too small. Not that thick either. It has the 8520 Omega Co-Axial movement which is very stable and reliable (I've monitored it's performance and it gains about 2s daily without wearing on a fully wound crown and without any watch winder, while it gains less than 0.5s on days that my wife is wearing it). Could not have asked for more. The crown, bezel and the hands are YG. Transparent caseback with 150m waterproofness.By the way, I did not know that the watch also came with a card certifying the quality of the diamonds. It stated IF to VVS, which is an added bonus for a w

Baselworld 2018 | Perpetual calendar chronograph
Am I correct in thinking that with the 5270R widely reported as discontinued, 2018 is likely to bring a new perpetual calendar chronograph to the product line?

Are diamonds in vintage dealer add-on bezels larger?
First, hats off to Crown Collection for his consistently great contributions, furthering our collective knowledge on some arcane topics.In his thread in the reference section about authenticating diamond bezels, he discusses the diamond bezels that Rolex dealers stocked to up-sell customers. Specifically,18000 series men's day- date �C 44 brilliants set in yellow gold (part code MBZ4488)44 brilliants set in platinum (part code MBZ4466). 46 brilliants set in white gold (part code MBZ4690)My question is, did these bezels have larger stones than the standard factory bezels (that would have come on a 18348 for example)? Or, in the case of the white metal bezels on YG watches, is it just an optical illusion that the diamonds are larger?Thank you.

Hacking?
I’ve seen a few threads that have mentioned “hacking” what does this mean? I’ve only found that it refers to when the second hand stops when the crown is pulled out. Is there some use for this feature? I searched around some, feel free to point me to an article or thread! Thanks