1. Ever since 1945, the North Pacific has been pretty much America's "mare nostrum."

2. For the Mare Nostrum the adventure stopped after these 398 watches.

3. When Vendome took-over, 398 Mare Nostrum had been lying unsold in the vaults of the old company.

4. No matter what will happen, there has been a steady rise in the popularity of both the pre-Vendome and Vendome Mare Nostrum these days.

5. Somewhere in between those 1000 watches came a little less than 400 OP 6501 42 millimeter PAM 006, 007 and 008 Mare Nostrum chronograph watches.

6. Even though hard to sell at the time, there are persistent rumours that a Mare Nostrum style chronograph is about to re-appear in the coming years.

7. India is determined to keep China's growing navy out of the Indian Ocean, regarded by Delhi as its Mare Nostrum.

8. Unlike the 44 pre-A's, however, this specific dial does not at all resemble the pre-Vendome 5218-301/A Mare Nostrum dial.