I just ran across this advertisement over at Chrono24, when I did a query on Jumbo models. First of all, this isn’t a ‘Jumbo’ of course, easily to recognize since it has a second hand. Second of all, what’s the deal with one of the pictures that the seller uses?Everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) is in focus, except for the watch. Admitted, it is hard to take good and clean pictures replica a lange sohne Datograph watches of watches, but not THAT hard. The Rolex Explorer II gets a lot of attention lately on the Rolex Forum, I found out that there isn’t much out there concerning its history. My attempt to do so, can be read over at MotoringExposure. My automotive counterpart, where I am the editor for the Wednesday Watch blog.Explorer II, ref.1655 dial. Photo courtesy of my friend SubGMT.Explorer II, ref.16570 with tritium dial. Photo courtesy of XoFF.Click here to read about the Rolex Explorer II history and possible future, and let me know what you think by leaving a comment.
Omega made a lot of weird and funny replica a lange sohne Lange 1 watches looking watches during the 1970s, I guess the Seamaster ref.145.023 is one of them. It has been introduced in a black ceramic version and a high polish tungsten-chrome finished version, both from the early 1970s and identical in terms of dimensions, used movement and rarity. Chronograph legend Chuck Maddox nicknamed the tungsten-chrome Seamaster ref.145.023 as being the ‘Anakin Skywalker Seamaster’ and the black finish model as the ‘Darth Vader’ Seamaster. On his website, replica a lange sohne Langematik Big Date watches he described the two watches in detail (click here).Today, I noticed that a German watch dealer has a Anakin Skywalker Seamaster for sale, in very nice condition and complete with Omega’s Warranty Certificate booklet, as they did in the 1970s (and earlier on). It appears to be in great condition, the seller describes it as being in a “90%” condition, and comes with a 12 month warranty.