So I am rereading the Mosquito Coast. It became a very good Harrison Ford movie, and an okay Apple TV series.
Like everything else, you think, what watch is the right watch for these characters.
So, Multi Band six, I think this would work on the ama…
Continue readingUPDATE UPDATE….I added the last three to the pot. I want them out the door. Come and take them. I mean, the G shock is like 100 bucks on ebay right now, so the 6 other watches are like 10 bucks a piece.
Okay friends…its moving day. I tried t…
Continue readingI recently bought some ebay specials like a W 218H and a WV 200.
Like 15 bucks.
And the thing is, technically they are amazing. They are water proof, legible, easy to use, and operate. They tell time. They can do alarms if you ask them to. The one…
Continue readingSo, lets get super specific.
I have decided to try to mod a Casioak.
I shouldn't, but lets go.
I have had one or two before, and have hated the indices. They look good in stock photos, but in reality they wash out. So, I want HIGH CONTRAST indi…
Continue readingDear Timex,
It has been too long in one regard, solar.
You have made a ton of crappy choices recently, let us right the ship.
You make a completely passable not terribile solar set of watches.
AND you make the best digital watch ever created in the Ti…
Oh it had to happen.
Finally, an Ironman let loose the ghost and took on water.
Today we were swimming in the lake, got out, fog.
Waited a while, the fog went away.
Its ten years old.
Frees me up to buy another Ironman of course.
Will 'try'…
Continue readingSo, I got pulled into some great leather straps.
But, summer is a time of lakes, swims, the water.
I do not want to kill my leather bands.
But, Indiana Jones he wore a leather strap, and did not mind.
What did all the dudes in Vietnam have their Will…
So, it appears that Google has killed any use I have for my fitbit.
I mean, all the data they collect is cool FOR THEM. But, I want to keep track of 2 things.
Total swim time.
Distance Swam.
I swim in a pool, and honestly lose track of the laps.
I…
Continue readingLook, I am the best collector of watches in the history of watch collecting.
I know this because it is IMPOSSIBLE to successfully get rid of anything.
All of my watches are perfect.
I own 3 G shocks, totally perfect. Even the one with a small issue, …
Cannot find anything yet. But, I know you can.
1. Under $250
2. Solar
3. No day or date
4. Analog
5. screw down crown
6. as much water resistance as possible. we are a water family
7. 40 mm or larger
not concerned if its a diver or not.
my favorite…
