The local roads department recently finished pouring a new sidewalk not far from where I live.

They cleaned up, added new top soil and grass seed.

This morning I went for a short walk.

An asshole had walked over the entire newly seeded soil, over a distance of approximately 700 metres.

It turned out to be a good walk nonetheless. 42 minutes, and only a short way beyond the new soil, I found a $20 bill.

Hoping it belonged to the vandal…

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A customer at my leather shop wanted me to replicate her favorite belt.

I warned her that mine would be of much better quality.

Here is her “genuine leather” belt.

And the new belt, cut from a double shoulder of cowhide.

And here… a belt that I made four years ago. Keeps getting better…

And don’t confuse this for a sales promotion. I have enough work. But choose…

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I am a few years late to the bronze. Here is mine, brand spankin’ new. Will post updates as it ages.

Post yours, or some cool ones you’ve seen.

The tropic style Baltic strap made the buckle look and feel wonky. The bronze buckle fits perfectly with my own home made strap (above).

The watch arrived quickly. Despite stops in Switzerland, Germany, Heathrow and two Canadian locations. Shipped…

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There are several, and depending on your location in the world, model names vary. Throw in trucks, MCs and other vessels, planes, trains or spaceships if you like… associate by name or just because of your own experience.

I am wearing my FOIS today.

Last week when I wore it the crown worked well but I was getting a squeaky sensation while winding it.

Reminiscent of eating cheese curds many years ago when carefree and with younger arteries.

Same sensation this week. Watch is working fine.

A quick search of this forum shows at least one result, with a funny reply from Jiminoz. (See link).

Jim, as a firearms instructor I totally agree.

So, watchmakers and experts, what is happening?

I have never had…

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Nice kind of busy today. I popped in to say Hi! to Archer. Then it was off to meet an old friend for lunch but he was late, so I did a lap at the nearby antique market.

A watch. Nothing fancy but for $8 I have a nice strap.

I am always on the lookout for old footballs. Got one today.

Looking forward to what I hope will be a close Super Bowl. I am cheering for the team that trails with 5 minutes to go.

When @DaveK visits I will let him pick an…

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I bought this little watch in the late winter 2020. It had been featured in the now defunct “Bring A Loupe” article on Hodinkee.

The seller was Mr. Jonathan Krovitz and I had never dealt with him before. He was excellent and I hope to do business with him again in the future.

During the summer of 2020 Mr. Krovitz sent me a message asking if he could facilitate communication between me and a Jardur representative – seems they were thinking about a re-issue of the Seatimer and there…

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I decided to leave the usual wallet and phone behind for an outdoor wedding this past weekend.

I brought only my driver’s license, VISA and some cash.

I used my Gruen pocket watch and wallet.

Just before the ceremony, the groom came by to thank me for the watch I gave him. He asked what I was using.

I pulled out the Gruen. It was stuck! Had not ticked since I had left the house.

I gave it a bit of a shake. I had wound it fully so the crown…

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