Baume Mercier is constructed with a stainless steel case
Constructed with a stainless steel case, the Watch includes of rectangular polished stainless steel bezel and a bracelet link secure a deployment clasp with stainless steel. A scratch-resistant-Sapphire window protects the White Dial, which contains markers of money-Stud time in Arabic numerals in three, six and 09. The dial includes also black slim markers minutes and your money watch hands. Featuring quartz-Switzerland movement, the watch is water-resistant to 99 feet (30 M).

15300 Just Because
I looked down and said, damn this watch is good looking! Just wanted to share a snap.

Put it back to "original"?
One thing that I have definitely learned on this beloved forum is that what I once thought was a great thing... In fact is not!!!I am talking about getting my watches serviced by the Omega Service center.Case in point about my 2531.80 SMP that I bought new in 1998 and that has been serviced three times by Omega in that span... Including the last one where they changed the bezel that was a bit banged up (but really nothing bad) and especially all three hands (the orange tip of the second hand had faded, and the minute hand seemed a bit corroded around the tip, may be due to the luminova?). Anyhow, my point is that at time, the watch came almost as new, and I was psyched. Fast forward a couple of years, and I now realize that I should have kept it in as original state as possible in order to keep building the patina. May seem ridiculous but I am planning on passing this watch (and the other ones) to my son someday. Question for you: although this is not a rare or vintage watch by any str

Bought a PO, sold the PO and bought another PO...
First I was too excited and bought a 42mm PO8500 in a haste. The PO8500 is a beautiful watch, both on pics and in the flesh.However as I place the PO8500 on my wrist, I knew I would not want to wear her. IMO it sat slightly high for me as it is a thick watch. The greyish ceramic insert seems to not go too well with the deep rich black dial.Finally I sold her to buy the older version, the 42mm PO2500.Disclaimer: To the PO8500 owners out there, the new PO8500 is a solid watch both in terms of the caliber and the looks department and it sure looks handsome in the numerous wrist shots I see. I bought the PO2500 brand new in a brick and mortar shop. As this is an old model, I got a fantastic deal!The PO2500 is more tool like and everything on her seems subtle or probably subdued. The black dial has a tinge of grey charcoal. I esp like the white wordings and numerals on this dial. The black Al bezel insert has nothing to shout about too, just a plain black bezel, no frills.Sitting sl

RSC question
I was in NYC this last weekend and wondered into the Rolex building. I just recently acquired a Pepsi GMT. I have been having problems with the crown now winding. They told me that it needed a service and a new crow. The total is about 800 dollars. Does anyone know what the RSC does for a full service to the watch? does it basically come back like new?? Here is a list of stuff they found with the watch.WATCH CONDITIONl Bracelet wornl Case scratchedl Bezel scratchedl Dial luminous material worn l Full service requiredl Bracelet scratchedl Bezel dentedl Hands luminous material worn l Crown worn Looking at this list, you'd think the watch was a mess. I couldn't see half this stuff. I thought it was pretty clean. Thoughts?!?!