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• Watch winder for Breitling Skyland

  Hello I have a Breitling Skyland Avenger on order (should recieve tomorrow :D) and I was looking for a new watch winder. I am interested in the Orbita Sparta One Tesla Cherry. However I was looking at there guide and the Skyland Avenger requires a CW 800 turns rotation. Will the tesla work for this?If not what would you recommend for a winder in that price range ($125)?........

• What, No 'Wednsday Watches' Thread?

  It figures - the week I designate as 'Hamilton Week', nobody puts up a WRUW thread on Wednesday. Guess I'll have to do it myself!Today's Hamilton is a Peyton. This was my first vintage mechanical WW, and is the one that got me started collecting wristies.Sure, it's one of Hamilton's less interesting designs, but it's packing a 770, and keeps pretty darn good time for being 50 years old!........

• If you don't know how, but wanna try fixing it anyhoo...

  This may be "bringing coals to Newcastle", but for anyone looking for tutorials on watch repair, I stumbled across these sites:http://www.cwrnh.com/techpages/cwr_technical_pages.htm(w/links to particular repair functions)This site has reprint of articles published in 1918 covering aspects of repair:Watch Repair - Balances And Hairsprings, Adjusting And TimingHope these may be of interest/help to s........

• Crocodile Care

  I have purchased a new crocodile strap for my Jazzmaster Chrono (yes, pictures coming). I went with a black and it really changes the look of the watch - I really like.But my question, care? Should I pre-treat with something/ Should I just wear it?Any advice - always helpful...Thanks,B........