People who prefer to assemble their own watch from a parts catalogue (the so-called DIYers and to some extent the "modders") are like the people who would rather cook their own meal and eat it at home…

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This piece of mine only has a running chrono seconds hand (the thin white one) and an elapsed chrono minute hand (the black one with the orange B727-200 on the tip).

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This piece of mine only has a running chrono second hand (the thin white one) and an elapsed chrono minute hand (the black one with the orange B727-200 on the tip).

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I’ll be in the Windy City for five days in the early part of this coming November. Staying at a big hotel in the downtown area. Would like to take my favorite watch (photo below). Plan on exploring the surrounding area by foot, taking in the sights, us…

I hadn’t previously noticed how much of my Bulova “Lunar Pilot’s” crystal sits above the bezel, just begging to be chipped or cracked by a wayward spastic swing of my left wrist against a chunk of lava rock or a metal table edge.

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Up until recently I only ever logged onto WUS on my smart phone. Everything was fine. Then a week ago I bought an iPad. It makes a positive difference in my casual internet use. But when those bigger than life size wrist shots pop up twelve inches from…

You’re an up and coming actor and somehow you’ve been offered the role of 007. Daniel Craig has retired and the producers want you to sign a multi million dollar contract, for five films. You accept.

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I’m looking for a dress watch that has amazing lume. I don’t own a dress watch yet, so all of my watches are sports or aviators – and they all have amazing loom. I can’t imagine giving up the lume just ‘cause I’m dressed up all fancy – schmancy.

Sorry for the click bait thread title… What else did you expect from me? 😊

This thread is about someone (of my general height, weight, and build) who has never owned a truly upper mid-tier or high end watch, and is now in a financial position to acqui…

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