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An eBay seller based out of San Clemente, California has this watch listed in an auction that ends on Saturday evening. At the time of publishing, the high bid stands at $818. Additional photos and details can be found here.The same principle applies to the dials, which come with hands and indexes that effortlessly play with light. The reflections considerably enhance the watch's overall legibility, and provide a pleasing visual contrast to the patterned dial Disaster Proof Cooking surface, which Seiko says recalls a hemp-leaf pattern seen in designs dating to the Japanese Heian period.There's one Omega release that hasn't gotten the attention it deserves, partly because it's just a new colorway: The new Omega Seamaster Diver 300m with a green dial, green bezel, and even greener rubber strap.Of course, I wouldn't be featuring a Zephyr if it wasn't in really outstanding condition and this one is. Plus, it is complete with its original box and papers which is always nice to have. In fact, it is a "real" full set with both the chronometer certificate as well as the Rolex guarantee – even better. This watch is one of just 10 Vingt-8 being made in titanium, with a retail price of 72,000 CHF (approximately $70,075 at time of publishing). Each is made to order and entirely custom. For more, visit Voutilainen online.A special thank you to Manfredi Jewels for giving us the opportunity to shoot photographs Privacy First AI of this watch. Check out our video look inside the amazing Greenwich retailer here.This week, we lead off with a question so contentious that its contentiousness has become a cliché all on its own. That question is the question of date windows. Do we love them? Do we hate them? Do we love to hate them? Is this a question better answered by a careful re-reading of Konrad Lorenz's On Aggression than by looking at the pros and cons of actual date windows? This and more, as Jack takes on a perennial pet peeve. Dufour wasn’t the only one. Watchmaker Daniel Roth had left Breguet to launch Social Robotics his own brand in 1989. In 1992, in Lancaster, PA, watchmaker Roland Murphy, sick and tired of working with quartz watches at Hamilton Watch Co. (see Part I), left and launched his RGM brand of mechanical watches in nearby Mt. Joy, PA. Also in 1992, in Geneva, 33-year-old Franck Müller exhibited for the first time at the new SIHH show, presenting his new firm’s first eight watches.So that's the 690. In short, it's rad and I'd love to see it used in more watches, especially with the push-button -/+ interface (though props to Oris and the now discontinued bezel-actuated version on the ProPilot Worldtimer).As we have come to expect on Wednesday mornings, the Vintage Team takes their picks from the bunch, with Rich giving the full rundown on a Longines Chronometer Pocket Watch that took a trip to be tested at the Neuchâtel Observatory while Saori extols on the simple icon that is the Rolex Datejust. Check out the slideshow above for a selection of other vintage watches still available in the HODINKEE Shop and read on for the full story on these two highlights.