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    Omega watches

    The Omega Speedmaster Professional was flight qualified by NASA years before the moon landing. The notation on the back about qualification for manned space missions did not get added until after the moon landing. Here is a link to a good history of the watch...
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    Interesting Legal Case in Australia involving Swatch and Retail Price Fixing

    Here is a link to the article: http://www.jewellermagazine.com/Article.aspx?id=971&h=Swatch-court-case-kicks-off Over the years, many of us have heard about policies regarding the discounting of luxury watches by retailers including claims that Rolex gets very upset about such practices...
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    Best wristwatch value

    Another great wristwatch value in my opinion is the Mido. Here is an example that costs well under $1000. http://www.rongood.net/mido/mido_1.jpg The watch is swiss made, has an automatic movement, is all stainless steel (316L surgical steel), has a sapphire crystal and exhibition...
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    Best wristwatch value

    At the risk of starting another controversy, I believe one of the best, if not the best, wristwatch values for the money is Omega. Here is a link to a recently discontinued model that I particularly like: http://www.rolexreferencepage.com/seamaster/omegagmt.html What does the community...
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    Limited Editions

    I would be interested in knowing what the community thinks about limited edition watches - typically such watches are also individually numbered not only with a serial number, but also with its number within the total number of watches produced in the edition - e.g. No. 89/134. Here is an...
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    Best Classic European Sports Car

    Alfa TZ 1 Here is a link to some photos of an Alfa Romeo TZ 1: http://www.zagato-cars.com/en-us/pg_89.html
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    High End Watches

    One fine watch that is not very well known in the United States is Ulysse Nardin. The company is quite old and has made high end watches since 1846 and currently makes some extremely complicated and expensive watches. Here is a link to a rose gold two time zone watch that is quite interesting...
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    Counterfeit Watches//Trademark infringement

    Dealing with counterfeiters is a major concern for most high end luxury goods makers including watch makers. Here is what can happen to a counterfeiter and his watches: ***7,000 fake Rolex watches are steamrolled in Philly (AP) – Apr 27, 2010 PHILADELPHIA — A steamroller has...
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    Difference between Manual Wind, Automatic and Quartz Watch Movements

    Jewels are used to reduce friction between moving parts/pivot points in a watch. Today, most jewels are synthetic rather than natural. A good hand-wound mechanical time only wristwatch should have at least 17 jewels. Most Patek Philippe manual wind watches have 18 jewels. Most automatic...
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    Difference between Manual Wind, Automatic and Quartz Watch Movements

    In response to Steve's question/comment, it is impossible to generalize that a manual wind movement is better than an automatic because it depends on the movement in question. There are cheap and expensive and high and low quality nmanual wind movements. And the same applies to automatics...
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    Difference between Manual Wind, Automatic and Quartz Watch Movements

    At the present time, the vast majority of high grade mechanical watches are equipped with automatic movements. The hand wound mechanical movement represents a relatively small % of most companies' total production. For example, well over 90% of Rolex watches are automatics. The Rolex Cellini...
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    First High End Turntable

    I don't remember much about the concert itself, but the recordings of the show do bring back some vague memories that it was a very good concert (May 8, 1977 - Barton Hall).
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    High End Watches

    The original Hamilton Ventura which dates to the late 1950's or early 1960's is a classic.
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    High End Watches

    Philippe Dufour makes an exceptional watch; however, his production is so limited that there is a long waiting list for product. Moreover, I think he only makes manual wind watches - no automatics.
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    High End Watches

    The Chopard Mille Miglia GMT Chronograph is a great watch - especially in rose gold on a strap.
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    First High End Turntable

    My first "high end" turntable was a French turntable called ERA which had a Stax UA7 with a Sonus Blue Label cartridge. I still have the turntable and arm but the cartridge was included in a trade for some Magneplaner MG2s. This was back in my college days in Ithaca, NY in the year that the...
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    Best Classic European Sports Car

    At the risk of starting a controvery, my vote for the best classic sports car of all time is the Alfa Romeo GTZ (tubulare Zagato) of which approximately 100 were made between 1963 and 1965. I believe the cars sold new for around $8400. It weighed around 1500 lbs and had a 1.6 liter engine and...
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    High End Watches

    With regard to Steve's question, I believe Patek Philippe is still the best watch despite the fact that the company has significantly increased production volume over the past decade. This is debatable, but auction results for both vintage and modern Pateks seem to support this view. Other...
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    High End Watches

    I would suspect nearly everyone looking at this forum knows something about Rolex watches. While Rolex makes excellent watches, there are many other excellent brands, many of which are older brands than Rolex including Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Jaeger Lecoultre, IWC...

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