Please take a look at this photo of my CW Bel Canto:
Notice the cloudy splotches near the specular reflection of the light…
Continue readingShoulda woulda coulda …
Cabo San Lucas authorized dealer last week. This was available at RPP. Wishing now I had pulled the trigger:
Continue readingFSO: Seiko SRPE83K1 Brian May “Red Special”
Up for sale only, no trade offers please, is my slightly used Seiko Brian May special. This is the steel-colored version, not the gold version. It will come on a used but perfectly functioning shark-mesh bracelet, which is how I (very sparingly) wore i…
Continue readingOld watch ads
We have a New York Yankees scorebook from 1954. My father-in-law went to a game that year and kept score.
In the book, I saw a cool old ad for Longines and thought it might be nice to create (renew?) a thread for cool OLD watch ads.
I never would ha…
Continue readingRemoving scratches in Ti (Grade 2)?
I lent my Zelos Skyraider 2 (carbon dial) to my son for a few years. He wore it like the tool watch I think it's meant to be. I got it back today and found that it has scratches in several spots. The worst is on the non-crown side of the case:
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Continue readingDoxa sub 300 carbon with a color-matched conch
I went on a trip to the Sea of Cortez and took this photo while diving with the sub 300 carbon:
Continue readingOris “Whale Shark” in its natural environment
Just got back from a dive trip to the Sea of Cortez. We did a day hunting whale sharks in Bahia de Los Angeles. Behold the Oris “Whale Shark” next to its namesake:
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Continue readingChrono 24 private seller: a cautionary tale
I just bought a Doxa Sub 300 from a private seller on Chrono 24. The standard set of warning flags applies here.
Continue readingThe seller listed the watch as “like new and unworn.” Some of the pictures were somewhat blurry. The watch looked in good shape. There was no picture of the clasp.
I offered about 10 percent less than he was asking and we made the deal. The watch arrived. It’s running well within COSC and the crystal, bezel, and case are in good condition.
“Like new and unworn?” Not even…
SW2OO-1 (COSC) variations
I have a "COSC-certified" (Doxa) Sub 300 with I believe to be the SW200-1 (made in 2025). I bought it from a fellow WUSer when it was essentially new. I have observed the following:
1. It ran within COSC (like +1-2 spd) for a week or two aft…
Continue readingDive report: four tool dive watches in Cozumel!
I just came back from a week-long dive trip to Cozumel last week (my eighth trip to dive there). I wore four watches in my five days of diving. This is my report.
First, the lineup:
Sinn U50 Blue:
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