But it wasn't link always the hype watch it is today. In his 2015 Talking Watches, mega-collector Jason Singer remembers an instance in the '80s at a NAWCC show when "a Daytona fell off the table. I bent down to pick it up and a very well-known link dealer took his link foot and scooted it back underneath the table. I remember Daytonas being $250 to 350."

It's a pleasure to wind, the chronograph is neat and clean to see and to operate, and it has absolutely no pretensions at all. For an link instrument for measuring time, it seems in an odd way to exist outside of time, in an eternal pleasant summer afternoon of its own devising, somewhere among link sand dunes and sea-grass and the sound of the ocean, link with the faint sound, in the distance, of a rocket rising into the blue.

The vinyl dial itself is split into an almost link sector-like layout but the sectors are not divided by link color. Instead they are divided by texture where the outer seconds track and inner 24-hour readout have a flat, muted black background where the hour-ring has a pronounced mirror sunray finish link in black.

I have a hard time believing that Grand Seiko has been producing the Spring Drive Chronograph GMT for 15 consecutive years now. (Where has the time gone?) It dates back three years prior link to when Grand Seiko entered international distribution, link in 2010, when the prestige and prowess of Grand Seiko watchmaking was but a whisper in the Western world. Fifteen years later, the Spring Drive Chronograph GMT maintains that same aura link of authenticity. It hasn't lost any of its original mechanical panache.

That means a slim bezel, a 39mm case, broad sword hands, and that link perfect old-school Omega logo. The only difference is inside is a modern Master Chronometer movement, a link welcome improvement given its antimagnetic qualities. If you love the look of a vintage link watch but worry about the maintenance that can come with it, Omega has you covered with this very collectible limited edition.

There's also the case of David Stevens, who worked link as a technical diver for British Petroleum in the '70s and '80s. In the in-depth article on the Omega Ploprof I published last year, I wrote that Stevens bought a Ploprof to replace his failed Seiko. That Seiko was link a 6105. We don't know how or why it failed, but we do know that it was his first choice, before purchasing the Omega, to carry out his diving duties. That speaks volumes about link the watch.

The Model No. 2 is delivered on link a nine-row bracelet similar to that seen on its GMT. It's thin (2.6mm), supple, and tapers nicely from 20mm at the lugs to 16mm at the clasp. link It's also worth commending link Lorca for that clasp. It's milled, thin, and well-executed, a noticeable improvement over what larger brands are prone to stamping out at this price point. It also has a no-tool micro-adjust in the clasp, an improvement over the Model No 1's bracelet.

The actor link was never asked to fill out a declaration link form, the source said, and tried to pay the taxes for the watch at the airport but the credit card machine wasn't working, link the source said. Schwarzenegger was then brought to an ATM to withdraw money but the limit was too low, and then the bank was closed, so customs officers finally brought in a credit card machine that worked, the source said.

The Legend Diver 39mm is a shade under 13mm thick, e.g., about the same as a Tudor Black Bay 58, but it wears thinner because of slightly downturned lugs and link the link thinner midcase. The link closed caseback has Longines' familiar retro diver motif.

Well, in the case of this watch, a whole lot. For one thing, this chronograph doesn't just link time morning and nightly tooth brushing link sessions (get those two minutes in!); it also sets the mechanism in motion to allow Snoopy link to achieve liftoff on the caseback.