Mark Eleven

It's Selita SW200 movement.

I found this online at:

http://www.hec.unil.ch/cms_irm/Gautschi.pdf

It's a student's master thesis from 2005. It may not be most up-to-date (a lot has changed since 2005), however there is still a lot of information which is very interesting.

In this paper, it also has a marketing positioning matrix for the various Swiss watch brands.

Any idea what watch Paulson is wearing here? Looks like a Rolex President Two Tone?

It's a DRSD

Pls critique this submariner. I was told it came from the same factory as noob, but the serial number is not the famous serial number F520117 but 636339.

Or could it be a beginmariner?

Besides using a rubber ball, what other way can I open my watch? Any good idea for a DIY caseback opener?

Jetmid has the BEST rep ever!!

On a more serious note, the search button is your best friend.

Although I'm not in the gulf area affected by the oil spill, I was watching and following live video feed of the BP oil spill, hoping that "Top Kill" would work. But it didn't and now it looks like only the relief wells will work - 90 days from now.

By then it will be the all time worst disaster the world ever experience, if not already now.

Despite what Rolex stands for (whether good or bad depends on your perception), IMHO, Rolex has the most classic design. That's why Sub is the most copied watch in the world ever.

And I love my vintage DRSD 1665 and 5513.

On Saturday, the eve of Chinese New Year

I'm wearing this today. Got it from my friend, the date window frame falls off, I opened the caseback and threw it off. Still looks stunning, IMO.

Welcome to the Daddy Club! Congratulations!

Try cleaning your PC with Hitman Pro and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

Then, when your PC is finally clean, install Sandboxie and always browse under Sandboxie.

It's 5513 into the new year for me.

Happy New Year!

Carbon Daytona

Skeleton Rolex

Another Skeleton Rolex Deville style

Yet Another skeleton Rolex

Super Bling Bling Rolex

Skeleton Omega

Wonder where is he now? Still selling jets?

With its bold design, do you think Bell & Ross will stand the test of time, or is it a fad?

The quality of reps has steadily in recent years improving.

What do you think of the quality of our reps as compared to entry level gen such as Orient Mako, Seiko Black Monster, Seiko 5 series, Invicta Sub, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I've been collecting mechanical auto watches - buying new ones and flipping ones which have less wrist-time for more than 11 years. I love mechanical watches and at one time, even scorn at quartz watches.

But recently, a friend asked me - what's wrong with quartz watches? In terms on accuracy, quartz is better. In terms of ruggedness, quartz wins hand-down. In terms of practicality, quartz wins (less maintenance, no need to adjust time after not wearing for some time, etc).

Some WIS say mechanical has souls, but mechanical movements are also mass manufactured like quartz. Where's the soul if it's also mass factory manufactured?

Perhaps it's the Swiss marketing that made us what we are today as WIS?

I couldn't logically and satisfactory answer my friend, but I know I still like my mechanical watches for what they are (look at the smooth sweep). But his question made me more open to quartz watches.

I got this "very affordable" Railmaster homage as my birthday present. A quartz. Been wearing mechanical auto watches for more than 11 years, so this is quite a change for me. I still love my auto watches.

Anyway, I know it's a cheap watch, most likely if I wear it every day, it will get oxidized at certain parts of the watch.

But for sentimental reason, I'm trying to figure out how to maintain it from oxidation. Unless I don't wear it... Any suggestions?

I have at one time about 30 watches. Right now I pared down my collection to only 3 - Speedy, Sub 5513, and DRSD.

I was reading some old threads and came across the Robot Watch DRSD. Very interesting,.... Robot Watch...

Anyone still has it and is it still functioning now?