At The Bench: The Restoration Of A Tudor Advisor (Reference 7926)
There are several reasons that most people should never consider bidding on a watch that has the words “as is” or “for repair” in its description on eBay. In addition to making me have to overpay for adventurous restorations, pieces like this trade at such a small discount that it is rarely, if ever, a cost effective way to get your hands on a great vintage piece. There are exceptions, but for the most part, for collectors this is a losing gamble. This recent adventure very well illustrates this point and shows off awesome vintage Tudor in the process. Recently I have developed an unreasonable interest in wrist alarms. I had been restoring some JLC Memovoxes and the unbelievably frustrating Seiko Bellmatics when I stumbled upon this “for repair” Tudor Advisor on eBay. It was in very rough shape and not working, so for me it seemed like a good adventure. 1 OF 11 The Tudor reference 7926 was in production from 1957 until its repl

School me on the difference between these 2!
I've never been a fan of Omega or the Speedmaster (great history, but the watch itself didn't do it for me)...and then I saw the 60th from Basel this year:WOW. So of course I had to make my way to the boutique, knowing full well that they wouldn't have it in stock. That's when I saw the '57 Co-Axial, which also blew me away:So, what can you all tell me about the differences between these two? I know one has a date while the other doesn't, but what else should I know, being a total Omega newbie?The '57 retails for over 9k but I've seen them for around 5k on the pre-owned market. The 60th retails for a little over 7k but is selling at a premium pre-owned. What am I missing, besides the fact that the 60th is a Limited Edition of a whopping 3557 pieces?

which should I keep, 233 spot dial, or 028 limited edition, need help
I am the happy owner of two special Pams, the 233 K version spot dial, which is the last and most reliable of spot dials, and the 2009 special edition Pam 028, limited to 1000 pieces, I got both brand new never used for a good price, 8200 euros for the 233 and 7200 euros for the 028, but I won't be able to keep both, so I need some help from you guys to make up my mind, as one of them will be in a safe so that it is brand new when I sell it, which won't be in the near future, but when I do I'll be sure to talk about it here.This first link is to the Pam 028 on panerai's website.panerai/images/prodot...M028_FRONT.jpgThe back is plain as you can see on panerai's site, so nothing special there, movement is a soprod, which basically is an ETA movement with the soprod module for power reserve added, good movement but from what I understand Panerai didn't do anything to it as decoration or improvement.Here you have the photos for the 233 spot dial, in all 4500 where produced before they pass

Time between purchases
Hello All. I was wondering what the time period was between your first Rolex purchase and then your second Rolex. There is no right answer, but I am curious how people respond. Was it right away? Did you wait years? Did you wait for a significant life event? Did you sell your first one first? I am now about a month into my first Rolex. For whatever reason, I really want to purchase another one but I have been fighting it. I feel like I have not fully gotten to know my first one yet and I should enjoy it first. That said, The Color of Money was on TV earlier and I must say that DateJust with the white dial and jubilee bracelet on Newman's wrist kept catching my eye.Again, there is no correct answer and I am not looking for help deciding. I am just curious the path others went down. Thanks.

Rolex YG day date 2 vs. YG day date 40
I'm completely on the fence! I really love them both! I've tried on both many times, and still can't decide... looking for opinions! Thanks in advance.