Pairs Well With: Anstead Oceanis
We were super excited about the Anstead Oceanis kickstarter that happened a few months ago. We thought; finally, someone is using kickstarter to fund a watch that isn't a piece of tech, but rather a well-designed and affordable watch with styling we can get behind. The Oceanis is a bit vintage, a bit tactical and all around masculine and rugged. The technical dial is balanced beautifully by the steel bezel that sports a fierce, but practical toothed edge. Best of all, it's an auto powered by a Seiko NH36a movement that costs about $400. It goes without saying that we'll be giving it the w&w review treatment soon enough, but we thought that the look of this watch beckoned for a PWW as well.So, we tasked Mr. Dexter Austria with pairing the Anstead Oceanis with an outfit of similar inspiration. Military influence is at the core of each piece in one-way or another, and the outfit comes together to be handsome and a touch edgy.1. Anstead Oceanis2. Rolltop in Olive Waxed Twill by Archiva

Vintage Omega Seamaster caseback question
I had never seen such a caseback engraving before and asking if any vintage Omega experts might know about or have seen similar casebacks. The watch is in bad shape and looks like a a similar case as a vintage Omega Automatic I currently own. Mine is a 1965 and this looks like that era model. But it is not a dive watch for sure - looks like a model that fell between the dive line and the Deville models. So did Omega use the Seamaster name on some non-dive watches?Any insights are much appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

OUT with the reduced, IN with the PRO!
Well, I'm probably not the first nor the last person who went through this :) I posted some photos earlier after I picked up my first speedy reduced (3520.50) it was a beautiful watch but I was very quickly (1month later) finding the Speedy Pro harder and harder to resist. I dealt with a fabulous dealer here named Kirill. Outstanding guy, straight shooter, great communication, the works! (Thanks Kirill) I'm now the new owner of the Pro! Some pics without further delay. After enjoying it on the bracelet for a couple of hours I decided to take a little bit of this beautiful super soft leatherAnd went to workTurned in into thisNow it can look like that! :)

Pricing
Hi guys,Long time Rolex wearer, but I think I'm ready to spend equal time here. After looking for a bit, I am pretty settled on a 5164A. Thanks to TRF, I've become very knowledgable on getting the right price for Rolexes, but I'm less educated on Pateks. How did you guys go when purchasing this watch? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Wasn't really a DJ guy until I saw this watch (116234), anyone wear one as a daily?
Since becoming a Rolex fan, my interests have mainly been with the SS sports models (14060, 16710, and now BLNR). It's not that I disliked the DJ's, just wasn't drawn to them the way I was with the Subs and GMTs. But I stumbled across this old Hodinkee article reviewing the 116234. The particular combination chosen by Hodinkee here is stunning -- champagne dial, fluted bezel, Oyster bracelet. Does anyone here have this watch? How about wearing it as a daily?Link to article