My brother introduced me to watches and now he, his son and I have a weekly text-off regarding mods, buys, and wants.
So the night before he left I gave him an early Bday present. It now has a blue silicone band but i…
My Epos has an all black dial and black hands. Unless the angle of light was just right I could never tell the time. I read a few posts about painting watch hands. Gathered all the stuff and went to town.
Testors white, yellow and red paint, brushes, …
Continue readingI bought this old Seiko as it has my initials are on the dial and I love the alpinist look. It lived a life previous to coming to me. But the glass is perfect.
Below is the almost chronological timeline of pictures.
I will not be working for Grand Se…
Continue readingWe can say he’s lucky to still be alive when I saw that. But I’m leaving town for the weekend…
Now that we know what everyone is wearing, how about we share what we are NOT wearing?
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Continue readingWebsite to the watch: https://www.ultramarine-watches.com/product-page/albatros9021
It has an Eterna Cal. 3902A, no date, running the show. I’ve been collecting movements more than brands or design. The finish on this is very nice.
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I’m looking for 2 sub dial chronos with sub dials at the 9&6 or 9&12 position. Examples below.
If you know of any please post. I have tried every imaginable search cue but nothing helps.
Last week I bought a Seiko SSC093. The seller had never worn the watch. It arrived in the original box with papers, and with plastic still on the bracelet. The guy told me it was gift he had received, but had never worn it as he is not a watch guy. It…
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