Just got this today. Now I own the original quartz and the latest mechanical version of the A-13A. The mechanical version is naturally more expensive as it contains a specialized Dubois-Depraz movement, but there’s other refinements like an improved textured caseback, calfskin strap, polished bezel that’s a separate piece, and improved lume. Check it twice on the timegrapher and both times it averaged less than 1 spd error over 5 positions. I did notice something kinda strange about the…
Continue readingI can’t figure out how to get my smart watch in airplane mode
More dark beer is needed, but all they have is Heineken
Continue readingHow I use a timegrapher
I’m not a watchmaker, but I’ve had a timegrapher for a few years now and I thought I would explain how I use mine for those considering getting one. I’ll also explain how you absolutely don’t need one to perform at least the accuracy measurement of your watch. I have no idea if my methods are the best or most organized, but they work for me. Now certainly I go to a lot of trouble when I do measure. I think you could probably just measure in one position and be done with it. That would…
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…while not wearing pants
Continue readingAnother boring “Got the Call” thread
Coincidentally I was just looking at the Subs at the Bucherer at Caesar’s in Vegas not two days ago wondering if I’d ever get the call. I was even kicking around the idea of asking the boss, who is a watch guy if he had any pull with the Dallas area AD…
Continue readingThe Vegas AD experience
So first of all I’m just not into browsing ADs as it just doesn’t do anything for me, but I go to Vegas several times per year for work so I will usually do the strip maybe once or twice per year just to walk around, watch the freaky people, and take i…
Continue readingAm I the only one who has a love/hate relationship with rotating bezels?
It seems as if there’s just entirely too many watches with rotating bezels that hardly need them. Most will rarely if ever be used and the penalty is a smaller dial than would otherwise fit on the same size case. A recent example of this is the Omega Planet Ocean Worldtimer. I get that the Planet Ocean line is a dive watch, but I can’t help but thinking this would have been a much better non-dive watch sans the rotating bezel and something smaller than dinner plate size. It’s not as if…
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Wise ADX GMT
I have only seen one post about this watch so far. I ordered one today and will post more about it when I get it. There’s a couple of things I already know I would prefer if they had gone a different direction, but so far it looks pretty promising for the price and what you get. If anyone has one already, be sure to post about it. I ordered the ADX120 version…
Continue readingVintage watches, what I’ve learned and why you should own one or more and my recommendation
Vintage watches can be a true joy to own and wear or they can be a complete nightmare. What your experience will be greatly depends on your expectations. Much of the reason people love mechanical watches has to do with the nostalgia of a mechanical instrument that for the most part has been relatively unchanged for a few hundred years. What better way to enjoy that experience than to acquire a watch that is several decades old and came from an era when there simply was no other option…
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The Unofficial Traska Watches Thread
Post pictures of your Traska watches! This thread is well overdue.
I now have two of these beauties and I'll provide a mini-review of them. The one I'm missing is the Freediver, so I'll leave that one up to others. I think Traska mak…
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