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INVISI-SHIELD?

What an interesting product. I just picked up this 126619LB and could barely notice that it was encased in a protective film (inc the crystal) You really need to examine the watch up close to detect the film. Pretty cool stuff. I’m curious to see how d…

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Au Revoir Audemars, it was fun…

Opportunity knocked and I jumped.

The weight, the color, the dial…Simply fabulous! Any reservations I had about wearing a g…

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Battle Of The Brown Dial Chronographs!

Who did it better?
I’m leaning towards AP 🧐

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3 Panerai Straps by Oleg Stepenko 🔥

Offering the opportunity to acquire 3 awesome bespoke Panerai straps by who I consider to be the best in the biz at a considerable discount and no wait time.

Asking $125 each / Shipped U.S.
Take all @ $300 shipped.
No returns.

The O.G. is buttery sof…

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Strap Haul! 🤩

Like Christmas in July! Strap delivery from the man Oleg aka: Hurricane 13. Incredible work as usual! The aged vintage and the Shark are the standouts 😘🤌

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Observations of a watch geek in NYC

Just for fun, for the past week, I’ve kept count of the watches I’ve spotted while at work. The workplace is mainly inside a of corporate building and higher end venues/restaurants. so there’s a lot of wrist traffic. Here we go in order of total appear…

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Well this was unexpected….

I miss the absurdity of wearing a DSSD. Yeah, it was obnoxious but at the same time it was so cool. I’ve been casually flirting with the Cameron DSSD, love the gradient blue dial and the wider bracelet but mehh, still a huge and heavy piece.

Rewind to…

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Sold The Farm…Holy Trinity Part II 🤯

Well, for those who followed my foray into the realm of Holy Trinity timepieces, I got off to a bit of a rough start. 😂🤦‍♂️ There was a mechanical issue with the Vacheron and I decided to cut my losses and part ways with it.

On to the next one, which …

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2023 INGE! 40mm.

Very excited to see IWC is back in the game with a killer piece! 40mm. Steel and Ti versions.

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VC Overseas Bracelet Links 🧐

This is pinging my OCD…
The bracelet on my 4500V is slightly off-set to the right of the center on my wrist by a half link.
So I need to swap a full link from the 6 o’clock side with a half link on the 12 o’clock side.

But when looking at the bracelet…

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