Fireside71, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/fireside71/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:41:26 +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 Fireside71, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/fireside71/ 32 32 Two Great WIS Experiences with My CW https://rkwatchservice.com/two-great-wis-experiences-with-my-cw/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:47:38 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/two-great-wis-experiences-with-my-cw.5642108/ 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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Twice in the last month I was dropping my kid off somewhere, and each time another dad/WIS stopped me to talk to me about my CW Aqu...

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Twice in the last month I was dropping my kid off somewhere, and each time another dad/WIS stopped me to talk to me about my CW Aquitaine. They actually both said the same thing – “I knew you must be a watch guy when I saw you had a Christopher Ward.” Both were a little more up-market than me – one preferred Breitling/Longines, while the other was a former IWC employee who was wearing an IWC. Both were curious about the value proposition of a CW and if…

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Would You Buy a G-Shock as a Milestone Watch? https://rkwatchservice.com/would-you-buy-a-g-shock-as-a-milestone-watch/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:53:06 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/would-you-buy-a-g-shock-as-a-milestone-watch.5638353/ 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 was looking for a watch to celebrate a work milestone 20 years in the making - something that met as much of the following as possible:

On the smaller side (sub 40 mm, sub 47 mm l-t-l, sub 10 mm height)
No 3 o'clock date (6 o'clock or othe...

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I was looking for a watch to celebrate a work milestone 20 years in the making – something that met as much of the following as possible:

On the smaller side (sub 40 mm, sub 47 mm l-t-l, sub 10 mm height)
No 3 o'clock date (6 o'clock or other date preferred, no date ok)
Comes on a bracelet
Sub-$3000 (new or used)
Not exclusively a dress watch
Not boring (I know, subjective)
Not quartz

I can't seem to find this watch – the closest I could find were a Tudor Ranger (close, but no date and…

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Funny Watch/Parenting Question: What Would You Do? https://rkwatchservice.com/funny-watch-parenting-question-what-would-you-do/ Thu, 15 May 2025 19:05:05 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/funny-watch-parenting-question-what-would-you-do.5627262/ 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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My 10 year old son has started show an interest in my watches. He doesn’t like automatics - he thinks it’s silly to purposefully wear something that is less precise - but likes digital. I bought him an f-91w, which he liked and wore most days. He very ...

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My 10 year old son has started show an interest in my watches. He doesn’t like automatics – he thinks it’s silly to purposefully wear something that is less precise – but likes digital. I bought him an f-91w, which he liked and wore most days. He very much loves knowing the precise time that the bell will ring at school, etc etc.

But then I bought a GW-5000-HS1 for myself (which I really like and wear 1-2 times a week as an alternative to my CW). I showed him that it was both atomic/radio…

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Anyone Wear a Watch More Expensive than their Car? https://rkwatchservice.com/anyone-wear-a-watch-more-expensive-than-their-car/ Thu, 08 May 2025 19:58:02 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/anyone-wear-a-watch-more-expensive-than-their-car.5626307/ 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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Realized the other day that my 20-year-old Honda is worth about $2k-$3k and my CW Aquitaine probably has a present value of about $1k. Hoping I can add a new watch at some point to leave the car’s value behind, as I have zero interest in buying a new ...

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Realized the other day that my 20-year-old Honda is worth about $2k-$3k and my CW Aquitaine probably has a present value of about $1k. Hoping I can add a new watch at some point to leave the car’s value behind, as I have zero interest in buying a new car.

Anyone have a better ratio? I know some probably don’t have a car, but that’s cheating.

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Demagnetizing Fail https://rkwatchservice.com/demagnetizing-fail/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 08:02:00 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/demagnetizing-fail.5624474/ 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 bought a bronze CW Aquitaine in May 2024. Love the watch, wear it daily, and it kept great time (+/- 1 second per day) for the first 3 months or so that I wore it, which is nice because it’s COSC.

After the first 3 months, it started running 7-10 se...

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I bought a bronze CW Aquitaine in May 2024. Love the watch, wear it daily, and it kept great time (+/- 1 second per day) for the first 3 months or so that I wore it, which is nice because it’s COSC.

After the first 3 months, it started running 7-10 seconds slow per day. Not too bad, but annoying since it’s out of spec. I downloaded the mgntzed watch app, which told me it was magnetized.

So I bought a succession of more expensive demagnetizers, all (most likely) from china: the blue box…

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Best Sport/Tool Watch with a lug-to-lug under 45mm? https://rkwatchservice.com/best-sport-tool-watch-with-a-lug-to-lug-under-45mm/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:57:55 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/best-sport-tool-watch-with-a-lug-to-lug-under-45mm.5623422/ 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 tend to like smaller watches and sport/tool watches. Seems like there’s a larger selection of watches with 46-48 mm lug-to-lug, but there are very few smaller than that (even the 37mm BB54 has a lug-to-lug of 46).

Since I don’t have a watch that mee...

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I tend to like smaller watches and sport/tool watches. Seems like there’s a larger selection of watches with 46-48 mm lug-to-lug, but there are very few smaller than that (even the 37mm BB54 has a lug-to-lug of 46).

Since I don’t have a watch that meets this criteria, here is someone else’s Certina DS Action Diver 38 (45mm l-t-l):

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