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My first G shock – GW-M56101BJF

I finally did it. My first G shock. But, the normal was not good enough. Bought a new case and bracelet for it as I wanted metal, but not the metal that Casio is offering.

Bought the watch and case/bracelet off Amazon.

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Unique..Yes. Ridiculous…also yes. Roger Dubuis

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Seiko Rotocall – reissue

If Seiko did a reissue of the rotocall in a solar movement…

1. Would you buy one?
2. Whats the max you’d pay for one?

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Echo/Nuetra Chrono – New Model

Anyone else jones'n for this chrono? Love the larger sub dials, color combo and size. Price is decent when compared to other similar watches.

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Long lust extinguished – Tutima 767

Finally found one in good shape with original bracelet. Few scratches on glass that need buffed. The skin cheese on this bad boy was strong and thick.
I plan to add paint to bezel.

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DIY San Martin BB Pro Evolution

I bought this at the recent sale to try the white dial BB pro. I'm wanting to get the Tudor BB Pro white, but was worried I'd not like it.

Within the a week I realized the white dial was not for me. I decided to do some mods on it to make i…

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Crafter Blue Mechanic ll – Black Dial

I recently picked this up as the design, to my eyes, is very nice. Thought I'd drop a few thoughts on it. The pics are from the interwebs, cuz I can't do better.

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Minutes & Hours Event Report – LA

I attended the event in L.A. Sunday. Unfortunately I only had an hour and 10 minutes to drool and handle watches.

I visited each booth to see what they had. My wife was with me as I wanted to show her other watches and see if she liked anything or sp…

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San Martin BB Pro MOD – Thoughts?

I bought this on the recent sale to "try out" a white dial BB Pro as I want to get the Tudor. This is an cheap way to give it a test drive.

After a week I realized the white dial is not for me. So I decided to have some fun with my tools and…

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Rotor upgrade/swap for Vanity

I recently acquired a Seiko Brightz SDGM001 with gold/champaign dial. Doing research on the 6r15 movement, I found a lot of other manufacturers that use the 6r15 movement and they have much sexier rotors.

Has anyone swapped their rotor on any watch for something better looking?

If yes, will you share pics? Here are some examples I’ve found on some searches.

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