Swiss Racing Driver Fredy Barth Joins Carl F. Bucherer as an Ambassador
2010 is proving to be a very successful season for Swiss racing driver Fredy Barth. Barth drives in the World Touring Car Championship. At age 16, Barth was told that he was too old to take up racing. Most promising young drivers have years of karting experience under their belts by that age. Fredy did not let the negative advice deter him. Then at age 18, he was diagnosed with lymph node cancer, and again he did not let bad news stand in his way. Barth’s fascination with motorsports motivated him as he traveled the road to recovery. Since beating cancer, Barth has zoomed ahead. In 2000 he won the Winfield World Challenge. In 2005 he founded his own company. Today at age 30, he is one of the world's best racing drivers, a much sought-after racing instructor, and he has a strong charitable commitment, working for many years with the Child and Cancer �C Swiss Research Foundation .Fredy likes to show people through his actions that it is never too late to begin pursing their dreams.

15202 - issues with manual winding
After a few weeks of non-wear, I ran into a scare and would appreciate some insights from the movement gurus re: a 15202 I-series with the 2121 movement.My questions are:Is it possible to have an issue with this movement where it can be wound through the self-winding mechanism but NOT manually?If not, what may be the cause(s) of the manual winding mechanism to not work in isolation (i.e. rest of the watch works just fine)?Background if you have the time:Quote:

Omega Seamaster Professional 2535.80.00
Hi all,I'm helping a friend find his first nice watch. He's interested in the Seamaster Professional GMT 2535.80.00 with the blue wavy dial, and we found one out of state. Is this model discontinued? Also, how much of a discount should be on this particular watch, BNIB? Thanks!

Panerai tubes and push pins
Have just ordered an aftermarket rubber strap for my Panerai 233. It is a Bonatto Cinturini. As anyone used this strap before. I am not sure if the holes can fit tubes in. Will it cause any damage if i mount the straps without using the tubes and just pit the push pins in?

Basel - 126610LN and 126660 prediction
Prediction, this year change with the 3-day movement for sub and deepsea to 126610 and 126660. But the outlooks will remain the same.Sure the price of both will go up for around 15%+ so that sub, sd, and ds prices will have an even difference between each others.The same logic apply to sub no date to 124060.Thoughts?