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Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
ArchieLuxury is offering a few gems for sale!!
ArchieLuxury is offering a few gems for sale!!
For those not familiar with ArchieLuxury, he is a fellow blogger and youtuber. He has a wonderful site on luxury watches & Louis Vuitton.
-JKS
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Another Example Of...
(Another Example Of...) How The Internet Has Fuc*ed Up The Chances of A Independent Collector To Get A Deal!
Read who the seller is...
GOODWILL!!!
So, someone donated an Omega Ploprof and instead of ending up in a junk box or case in a local Goodwill store. Ebay!
As much as the internet has helped Swiss Monsters share and learn. It also allows individuals/companies with 0.5% knowledge to charge 99.9% retail cost...
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Or The Example Below: A "We Buy Gold Buyer" Last time I checked 2.2 million serial ranges were NOT FROM 1951 AS SELLER & BULLSH^% DOCUMENTS STATE.
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Please note that the above is my opinion. It is not meant to defame or discount .
-JKS
Answer Found!! Why One Should Avoid Wearing Two Watches!!
Answer Found!! Why One Should Avoid Wearing Two Watches!!
-JKS
James Cameron Resurfaces from Dive !! With Both Rolex Watches !!
On March 26th, 2012, National Geographic explorer-in-residence James Cameron descended into the Mariana trench, making the first and deepest-ever solo dive into the trench. The only dive to the deepest point of the ocean since the two-man Trieste expedition of 1960. Only one passenger was on both voyages: a Rolex Watch.
Notice below the experimental Rolex Deep-Sea attached to the robot arm!
Official Rolex Tribute Video Below
-JKS
Monday, March 26, 2012
"New" To Me.
Just picked up a vintage Rolex 1803. The previous owner was a nice guy who included a custom pinky ring in the deal. It's been an interesting day!
-JKS
Repost: Omega & Patek cal. 321 & cal. 2872.
I think it is interesting to think that to most watch enthusiast the brands: Omega and Patek Philippe are worlds apart. I think its fair to say, this is probably true. Omega, while being an incredible brand that has brought the world as many significant horological achievements as any of the top Swiss brands; simply pales in comparison to the luster and quality of Patek Philippe.
I would imagine if there were a poll between which of the two was "better quality" the votes would be unanimous (with the exception of perhaps a huge Omega fan, who has been living in a cave for the last 50 yrs.)
The Lemania 2310 movement is known by Omega fans as cal. 321 and to Patek fans as the cal. 2872.
That's right, Omega & Patek Philippe used the same movement for a while. Even more interesting is that while one may expect Patek to be the member of the party to quickly make their own in house chronograph movement and abandon the Lemania movement, this was not the case. Patek did not introduce their own in-house movement until the year 2009. This was the ref. 5960 with cal. CH 28-520. I fact, Omega, after getting NASA certified with their Speedmaster, decided to switch to a cheaper (more accurate, according to Omega) movement cal. 861 (still Lemania based). While, Patek continued on for 50 years.
So Omega fans, if the speed master you have says something about moon on it, the closest it and others like it have ever been close to the moon was approx. 238,854 miles away. (I love Omega, I'm just saying...)
It seems Patek has more moon DNA, than Omega. It is more interesting that if one has a Patek Philippe ref. 1463, the value is $300,000.
Below a video of Omega's cal. 321 & a video On a rare Patek Philippe being auctioned.
-JKS
HODINKEE (The Swiss Monster's Favorite Blog) Has Online Shop!!
HODINKEE.COM, One of our favorite blogs now has an online store!! The store has beautiful straps as well as pouches and other watch accessorize.
-JKS
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