Buying Watches In Chicago, Illinois: Geneva Seal
Welcome back to an watches-dealer original series, where we discuss important stores that sell watches all over the world. Each store we profile has an interesting story to tell about where they operate and who they sell to. Whether you buy watches from brick and mortar retailers or prefer to buy watches online, these are the stores that help shape our watch culture around the globe. There is a long list of stores to cover, but if there is a retail location in your favorite city that we simply can't miss, let us know in the comments below.Where to buy watches in Chicago, Illinois?When you see the word "wind" do you think of moving air or what you do to your watches? Well, its both in the Windy City of Chicago which is home to Geneva Seal, a watch store which has served the mid-western metropolis since 2002. But the Geneva Seal story began over 35 years ago when this family business founded a diamond wholesale operation (they still have a diamond buying office in Chicago to this day).Or

Ocean 7 LM-2: From the Archives of James Helms
Titanium is a great material to work with in many different applications. It’s strong, light and has a great color as well. It’s a perfect material for watches.? The OCEAN7 LM-2 uses titanium for it’s casing and achieves a fantastic looking result.??Everything on the LM-2 is in the right place and although it is a large watch it feels balanced, because of the sizing and proportions throughout. And it achieves all of this while saving weight due to its titanium construction.?Case & DialThe case is wide (45mm), containing all of the functions and readouts inside and behind the domed sapphire.? Not having an exterior bezel is actually handy due to the fact that you are less likely to hit, scuff, or knock it out of place.Due to the large diameter case, the height is more proportional.? Its taller than most at 17mm, but is not as noticeable.? Usually this construction would be quite heavy, but due to the use of titanium it’s much more manageable.The dial is very

The Unoffical Snoopy Thread
Considering there are only 1,970 pieces, I am super curious to see how many owners are on TRF. Clearly, they are not all out there yet, but I have got to imagine if you are a snoopy owner and you are on TRF you will see this thread. So I will start by saying 1. If you have one, please follow up with 2, and then continue....so on...and so forth...If you will...1Thanks for playing....

Water resistance if crown protective device left open
Today I was wearing my PAM 164 Lumninor Marina after a few days. Before setting the time and date, I had washed my hands. Although I was sure I had dried my hands adequately, when I opened the crown and the protective crown device a little bit of water seems to have trickled onto and into the crown as its was wet when I was setting the time. I wanted to know whether the water resistance of the watch is affected if the crown protective device is left open. The watch doesn't seem to have fogged inside so I assume that water would not have trickled inside. However, for my information,I wanted to know if any of you are aware how the water resistance is correlated to the protective device and the opening and shutting of the crown.Thanks

Dial Swap Question
I was looking at a pre-owned 16233 DJ 36mm at an AD. I really want to get a TT DJ 5 digit, but I specifically want it to have a white stick dial, and the one they had was a black stick.The AD has a watchmaker on staff, and suggested that could swap the black dial to a white dial for me if I wanted to purchase the watch. He said it would be swapped with an authentic Rolex dial.My question is, does that ruin the watch or otherwise put a stain on it's authenticity by not having the original dial? Also, if down the road I send it in to RSC for service, would they require to switch it back to the original black dial since it wouldn't be in the factory original configuration?