5 Things to Know About the Ulysse Nardin Freak Lab
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My first vintage watch was a?Cartier Santos Dumont?�C?a small, handsome, time-only yellow gold model from the 1960s that introduced me to the wide, wide world of vintage watch research.?I became fixated on this watch for a myriad of reasons, but most certainly because I knew Cartier as a watchmaker?and this particular watch?harkened back to both the early days of the maison?and the early commercial history of wristwatches in general. So when Cartier announced a completely new line of watches �C Cl�� de Cartier �C I was curious to see?how this legendary company intends to move forward?with a respect for its heritage?and an eye on innovation. 2 OF 14 Silhouettes of Cartier's iconic wristwatches. From left: the Santos, Tank, Ballon Bleu, and Cl�� de Cartier. In a slickly-designed presentation, Cartier distills the current design of its watches to four main case shapes. The Santos Design aficionados may lament the absence of the Cartier Crash in this quartet, but that par

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Hi guys,My Pam (calibre OP1) has a winding issue. The crown is stuck in the time set mode (can only move the hour and minute hands), so I cannot wind the watch. Furthermore, the watch is not keeping time because the crown is stuck on the time set mode, so it's essentially dead. Anyone experience this before?Unfortunately, I just purchased this second-hand watch and am pretty upset. And yes, I've reached out to the seller. Any insight would be appreciated.

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Hello all. My first post. Please be easy on me if this has already been hashed out.I had a Date Just since about 2000 but recently lost it along with my house and 2 cars in the Santa Rosa CA fires last month. It was two tone with white face. Loved it. I am contemplating replacing with a brand new DJ version or.....A pre-owned President Model. Can you give me the run downs of the differences, pros and cons of the 80s vs 90s vs 00 models of the President?Thanks so much from a forum newbie.Eggman