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		<title>How to remove the bracelet of a Rolex Watch</title>
		<link>http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/how-to-remove-the-bracelet-of-a-rolex-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Messina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Watch 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remove bracelet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have written two articles, one showing how to check model numbers, and the other one showing how to check serial numbers of Rolex Watches. However, to check the serial number and reference numbers of the Rolex watches you need to know how to remove the bracelet. Since a customer recently requested instructions on how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retrograde Display</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Messina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Glossary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watch 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retrograde Display]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A watch with a retrograde display shows time in a linear way instead of the circular way like most watches. The hand moves along an arc until it reaches the end of the arc, when it does  it automatically resets to the beginning of the arch. In the photos below we are able to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rolex Submariner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Messina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Watch 101]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/?p=438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner is without doubt one of the most popular Rolex Watches, and among the most popular in the sports luxurious genre. It is characterized for being a watch targeted specifically to Divers due to its high resistance to water. The model was first seen in 1953 with the reference number 6204, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-Reflection</title>
		<link>http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/anti-reflection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Messina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Glossary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-glare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-reflective coating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sapphire]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/?p=434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know that Sapphire Crystal is harder than Glass, however it does have a higher index of refraction which makes it more light reflective. This of course hinders reading the time. For that reason watch manufactures apply anti-reflaction coatings that get rid of the problem. More than one transparent thin layers create a destructive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Phase de Lune</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Messina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masterpiece]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/?p=428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maurice lacroix is a relative new company considering they started in 1990, yet they managed to be on top of the league in no time. Their watch designs and quality have been recognized in the industry with unique timepieces such as the Memoire 1 concept watch introduced in 2008. However we are not here today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perpetual Calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Messina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Glossary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perpetual Calendar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watches]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/?p=423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Calendar disc of the watch displays the date and in some cases the weekday, month, and year. However, the regular calendar watches do not take into account different lengths of the months making the user need to reset the date 5 times a year when the month does not end on the 31st . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rolex Day- Date (President)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cesar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Watch 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rolex day date]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/?p=411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rolex Day-Date is synonymous with success. When one thinks of a luxurious gold watch that portrays status, perhaps the first watch to come to mind is the Rolex Day-Date. The first Rolex Day-Date was first introduced in 1956, and as the name implies it&#8217;s characterized as the only Rolex model to display the day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GMT Watch</title>
		<link>http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/gmt-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 19:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Messina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Glossary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watch 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMT Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rolex GMT Master II]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/?p=405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Earth is divided in 12 time zones also known as meridians. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, which is used as the time zone 0 in the Universal time. In the watch business a GMT Watch implies that the watch displays a second time zone or a 24-hour indication. This is useful for people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roger Dubuis Excalibur Double Tourbillon</title>
		<link>http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/roger-dubuis-excalibur-double-tourbillon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oscar Messina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Double Tourbillon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excalibur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Dubuis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/?p=394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Roger Dubuis is known for making watches of the highest quality. This Watch presented today on the Spotlight is not an exception. The Excalibur Double Tourbillon reference EX45 01 9 N1.67A uses Roger Dubuis in house movement, every single component is made at Roger Dubuis like all their movements. The movement is a manually wound, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch movement jewels</title>
		<link>http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/watch-movement-jewels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cesar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Glossary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watch 101]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jewels]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[watch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.messinajewelers.com/blog/?p=385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you see that a mechanical watch has 17 Jewels, or 13 Jewels, but what does that mean? They are called Jewel Bearings and are placed at the center of a rotating gear wheel. The jewels are  synthetic Rubies and their purpose is to minimize friction between hardened steel parts, increase accuracy, lower the weight [...]]]></description>
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