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The reason that I have not provided more detailed photos are: - The watch is not mine nor in my possession ... yet. :) - The watch is lot #366 in an upcoming auction. I'm hesitant to be referencing this lot in any more detail or reposting pictures for fear that I may upset either auction house or th

A friend in NY dropped it off at Henri Stern. I thought the watch was going to gone for the usual long time. They fixed it within a matter of hours at no charge. I never found out what the underlying problem was, since my friend didn't inquire. Apparently, it wasn't that big of a deal. Thurmond

so I would believe that its solid 18kt.

The percentage of people in the world that like/appreciate/desire mechanical watches is an incredibly small number. The likelihood that this child will want a fine mechanical watch in 20 years is exceedingly small, although I should factor in his father's influence but I won't (we can leave that for

It's not uncommon to see a vintage piece have some tarnish, as shown below. I'm not sure what to make of this. None of my watches exhibit this. Most are worn with some regularity. Some sit for years (I hate to admit it but true). Is tarnishing an indication of anything meaningful? Apparently, it can

I agree that buying a common watch doesn't make any sense, other than the convenience and fun of the occasion. For truly rare pieces, which tend to be vintage, I get why people buy at auction. I do it myself, as I don't have any alternatives as I am pretty much a hermit in the watch collecting world

a dial restoration is not going be a exorbitant as I thought it would possibly be. I'm guessing in the couple thousand $'s, and not 5's or 10k's. In this hobby, nothing really surprises me anymore. Anything is possible! Thurmond

Hello All, I am thinking of purchasing a relatively rare vintage piece that has had some 'refinishing' done to the dial in past years. The refinishing of the dial is not all bad and I'm not particularly anal about such defects so I believe I could live with it. But, if it starts to drive me crazy ..

There is a 2499 up for auction in the next several weeks that is unique, but not in a very desirable way, which makes this watch interesting to me. Apparently, the watch was originally sold with a integral bracelet. At some point, an owner decided to change it to a strap which required the original

Hi Everybody, Occasionally, interesting watches come up on the auction circuits, and when I refer to auctions, I'm speaking of the likes of Sotheby's, Christies, etc (not Ebay). Obviously, these sorts of discussions could be considered 'commercial' in nature if not framed correctly. Is it appropriat