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• Bezel Pearls

  I have a black sub 16610 and my bezel pearl broke off somewhere. I am just wondering if anyone knows where I can get a new one without having to replace the whole bezel?........

• 5396

  A short and fairly naive question..I know that the 5396 has a 24 hour dial. Am I right in saying that this simply mirrors the main hour hand (albeit on a 24 hour scale) or can it be set by itself to provide a second time zone function. IMHO this would be an almost perfect timepiece if it did this.Best. Mac........

• Misleading Stauer ad

  I was reading my latest copy of Archeology Magazine and came across a full page ad for a limited edition Stauer Meisterzeit automatic watch. Archeology is a great magazine, and unless you are into watches, you probably would not catch the blatant and misleading aspect of the ad.So here's the ad:Note the mention of the "$31 million" worth of Swiss machinery, which would intimate to me that this wa........

• Trying out a Winder

  I can't believe I did this, but I picked up a "Lior special super-duper SWI" dual head watch winder this past weekend from tv land. Seemed like a good deal and I had a $50 coupon so I got it for around $80. I've heard that winders are not necessary, but I have a couple of watches such as my Sapphire Ghost and S1 auto that are a real pain to wind.I thought, what the heck, I'll try it out. Should........