colonelpurple, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/colonelpurple/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:17:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rkwatchservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-RK-Watch-Service-Logo-Chicago-Watch-Repair-Web-32x32.png colonelpurple, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/colonelpurple/ 32 32 A time to live, my new Seamaster 300m titanium https://rkwatchservice.com/a-time-to-live-my-new-seamaster-300m-titanium/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:21:49 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/a-time-to-live-my-new-seamaster-300m-titanium.5644581/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I have written many watch rambles in the past, but it is very unusual for me to think I am wearing one of the great watches of the...

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I have written many watch rambles in the past, but it is very unusual for me to think I am wearing one of the great watches of the world. The Omega 300m titanium feels like it can easily be an endpoint watch. The sexy look, understatement, lightness, comfort, rugged nature, and iconic presence, well since 1993.

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Iconography normally comes with a price. The 300m titanium is one of the few watches that after handing…

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A watch amateur meets the sexy Samurai ….. https://rkwatchservice.com/a-watch-amateur-meets-the-sexy-samurai/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 06:48:41 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/a-watch-amateur-meets-the-sexy-samurai.5110903/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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A rugged diving watch with a slim-line design, screw down crown, solid link steel bracelet, some of the best lume in the business, clear hands with distinctive design that sta...

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A rugged diving watch with a slim-line design, screw down crown, solid link steel bracelet, some of the best lume in the business, clear hands with distinctive design that stands out, unusual cushion stylish design, subtle waffle dial face and awesome dial design, in-house modern hand-made movement,in-house metallurgy – in fact everything, one of the few manufacturers in the world where key models are known by familiar names &#8230…

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New Omega Seamaster Aquaterra – Ceramic Bezel https://rkwatchservice.com/new-omega-seamaster-aquaterra-ceramic-bezel/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:44:50 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/new-omega-seamaster-aquaterra-ceramic-bezel.5643130/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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What do you guys think of the new Aquaterra with ceramic bezel.
The first model is a graduated turquoise dial, stainless steel case and black ceramic bezel. Two sizes, 41mm and 38mm. Only currently available with a black rubber strap (the standard brac...

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What do you guys think of the new Aquaterra with ceramic bezel.
The first model is a graduated turquoise dial, stainless steel case and black ceramic bezel. Two sizes, 41mm and 38mm. Only currently available with a black rubber strap (the standard bracelet will fit if you buy it separately)

I love the idea of the ceramic bezel, finally getting rid of the main scratching problem for the aquaterra. It also looks really cool

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Which Omega Seamaster 300m ? https://rkwatchservice.com/which-omega-seamaster-300m/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:08:05 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/which-omega-seamaster-300m.5622828/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I want to return to the 300m as IMHO the “best” Swiss general diver, taking looks, materials, value (relative only for Swiss watches!) movement and construction.

I like all the colourways, just wondered what you guys think (standard stainless steel wi...

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I want to return to the 300m as IMHO the “best” Swiss general diver, taking looks, materials, value (relative only for Swiss watches!) movement and construction.

I like all the colourways, just wondered what you guys think (standard stainless steel with bracelet) ?

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My new Tudor Chrono https://rkwatchservice.com/my-new-tudor-chrono/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:03:27 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/my-new-tudor-chrono.5638668/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I have been eying the Tudor Chrono for a number of years. Not sure why I haven’t bought one. I think it was other things happening,...

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I have been eying the Tudor Chrono for a number of years. Not sure why I haven’t bought one. I think it was other things happening, plus despite one of the best chronograph movements in the Breitling B01, the 45 minute limit put me off.

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I still love the original, and could buy it, but the dark blue really spoke to me. It gels with the silver sub-dials and the overall look. Bi-complex chronos have a serious aviator…

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Which Tudor GMT ? https://rkwatchservice.com/which-tudor-gmt/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:01:01 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/which-tudor-gmt.5637575/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I am hesitating between the Pro and the 58 GMT, but I love the 41mm opaline as well.

Which GMT do you guys like the most ?

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I am hesitating between the Pro and the 58 GMT, but I love the 41mm opaline as well.

Which GMT do you guys like the most ?

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Doxa Beta – what do you think ? https://rkwatchservice.com/doxa-beta-what-do-you-think/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 07:51:41 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/doxa-beta-what-do-you-think.5637442/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I have seen the Doxa Betas, the colours are individual taste, but i like the cermaic as a protector and also think it looks cool.

I like the blue and the white dial. They look nice but are also clear. What do you guys think ?

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I have seen the Doxa Betas, the colours are individual taste, but i like the cermaic as a protector and also think it looks cool.

I like the blue and the white dial. They look nice but are also clear. What do you guys think ?

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My new King Sumo https://rkwatchservice.com/my-new-king-sumo/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:02:08 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/my-new-king-sumo.5636327/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Tried this on, and the blue was gorgeous, so just bought it.

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Tried this on, and the blue was gorgeous, so just bought it.

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The Sumo is a Seiko classic, and is made for what is says on the box, Padi ….

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The watch is not light, and a powerful presence, but a thinner curved case and short lug to lug makes it surprisingly comfortable on my 6.7” wrist.

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The dark ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal and milled…

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What Bond should have worn, the definitive 1968 remake, the SPB077 https://rkwatchservice.com/what-bond-should-have-worn-the-definitive-1968-remake-the-spb077/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:57:59 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/what-bond-should-have-worn-the-definitive-1968-remake-the-spb077.5373958/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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It’s a big thing to say that a particular watch is one of the best diving/sport watches you have ever had. It’s also suspicious, I mean the latest shiny shiny is always the best when its new right !!

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It’s a big thing to say that a particular watch is one of the best diving/sport watches you have ever had. It’s also suspicious, I mean the latest shiny shiny is always the best when its new right !!

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BTW my diving watches include/have included Omega, Rolex, Muhle Glashutte, Armand Nicolett, Norqain, Breitling, Tag Heuer, Oris, Tudor (the BB 925 is one of my keepers – highly recommended) and of course other Seikos.

It’s not a technical thing. I am the…

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My new Rolex Yacht-Master, having my cake and eating it! https://rkwatchservice.com/my-new-rolex-yacht-master-having-my-cake-and-eating-it/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:46:01 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/my-new-rolex-yacht-master-having-my-cake-and-eating-it.5629811/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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The bottom line is that the bi-metal Yacht-master is a gorgeous, comfortable, thin and light watch, with a touch of ruggedness. The beauty is a key component, and if one doesn't feel this, then admitedly a large part of the watch is lost.

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The comfort is also a major advantage. With rounded sculptured sides, it eschews the more typical slab like angular professional bodies, and comes in at only 11.55m thick, a...

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The bottom line is that the bi-metal Yacht-master is a gorgeous, comfortable, thin and light watch, with a touch of ruggedness. The beauty is a key component, and if one doesn't feel this, then admitedly a large part of the watch is lost.

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The comfort is also a major advantage. With rounded sculptured sides, it eschews the more typical slab like angular professional bodies, and comes in at only 11.55m thick, a…

My new Rolex Yacht-Master, having my cake and eating it!

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