My First Grail Watch: Leonid Khankin Of Ernst Benz
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch". In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're talking with a man who got his start restoring vintage chronographs, and is now ?the Creative Director of Ernst Benz - Leonid Khankin.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you and what is your relationship to the watch industry? Leonid Khankin (LK): I am the Creative & Managing Director of Ernst Benz. I am also a second generation watchmaker who grew up doing restoration, specializing in chronographs and complications. It was always my aspiration to build watches which came true when I took the helm of Ernst Benz. Now I live my watch making and creative dream building watches with my friends and have the privilege to present them in some of the most amazing stores in the world.ABTW: What was your first grail watch?LK: I was always captivated by and very passionate about chronographs and cale

Other Chronographs of the Montblanc Villeret collection can be much larger
Other Chronographs of the Montblanc Villeret collection can be much larger, with sizes going from 45 mm I think. Shame that the Pulsograph Vintage is not available in a larger size that it is such an interesting beautiful timepieces.

Last retail $ of 15300
Quick question... What was the last retail price of the 15300 in usd?? Thanks!

Service mainspring only?
Question about service.My moonwatch has a broken mainspring (I think). It winds until you hear an audible skip inside the movement, then keeps winding. Keeps time ok now, but power reserve has gone way down.Until I broke it the watch was winding smoothly, running perfectly, etc.Took it to an NYC watchmaker and they would only do a full service... but what if I just want this one problem fixed for now?Is that possible? bad idea? any recommendations in the NYC area?Thanks

Is it possible to put a Nautilus on rubber?
I couldn't find anything from a quick search but was wondering if anyone had put an aquanaut strap on a 5711 or something similar. Have been set on the Aquanaut for a while but seeing some of the steel Nautilus models on the Aquanaut rubber would be something to think about.