Longines is credited with making the first watch using the principle of an electric wire in 1912.
Longines is credited with making the first watch using the principle of an electric wire in 1912. Arrested and activated thread synchronization in a mechanism shown at the beginning and the end of a race.

New Purchase Planet Ocean
Just bought my first Omega - was torn between 2 but went for the Planet Ocean in the end - smaller size (41mm I think!) after much deliberation. Very pleased with her! I have a question regarding the Helium Value - does this always have to be screwed tight? If not 100% tight will it let in water? I was told the Rolex Sub is Water Resistent to 50 metres with the crown virtually pulled out! and 300 metres with it screwed tight.I didnt know whether Omega had the same type of sealing system, on Rolex its the triple lock I think its called.The workmanship on the Planet Ocean watch is fantastic, I have always previously owned Rolexes and found them to be excellent but when I look on various forums the Omegas and the Rolexes are 'marked' very closely - as though the quality is very close, yet the price of similar purpose Rolexes is almost twice as much as Omega prices, comparisons such as e.g Seamaster v Submariner or Planet Ocean v Sea Dweller.Are Omegas similar quality/workmanship yet 1/2 t

Bought my first Patek!
Very happy to have just bought my first patek a beautiful 5726/1A. I figured you guys would like to see a few pics! This bracelet really rivals my APs it's just so comfy and light on the wrist. I included some pics with some other pieces in my collection for comparison. I have a feeling this one is gonna give my 116520 with factory metoriate dial (as you can tell I like lighter watches) a run for my daily wearer. Have a good weekend everyone!Follow me on Instagram watches561 for more pics! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

1940 Radiomir!
Picked up this beauty at the boutique in Florence. Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1374101581.200996.jpg

This ok?... dial more patina then hands EXP2 16750
Watch has rsc dallas paperwork from 2012. Exp2 1675 with an N serial number, 1991 model with T<25 tritium dial. Is this normal for the patina on dial to be alittle darker then the hands? The seller and rsc paperwork say hands werent changed. Asking fellow trf gurus for any info on this. Thanks. Rsc paperwork shows $1100 total service. Seller asking low $4k? Good deal?