Heimdallr Monster copy/homage. On generic silicone strap. No box.
$120, shipped USPS to US address. No trades.
Continue readingBronze pilot/diver mod build
42mm Panerai-ish / pilot mod build based on Steelflier California dial model. Original hands and dial included. NH35 move…
Continue readingJust picked up another OP39 (flexxxxxxx)
Sold a white model, missed the watch, but not the white dial, and then recently, this one came up for sale.
Archi…
Continue reading02 May – end of USA de minimis exemption
If you had plans to buy a watch not manufactured in the USA, get your order in quick. All watches sold in the US will be more expensive, as of 02 May…
Fact Sheet: President Donald J….
Continue readingWatch toughener
Seems like a decent part of what makes a G-Shock among the tougher watches on the planet is the outer polymer shroud, which protects the actual case.
Continue readingSo… no-brainer, if we’re talking tough watches, to produce a mechanical watch with a similar protection system. There’s already the Mühle-Glashütte SAR models with the rubber bezel. It would not at all surprise me if someome popped up with some obscure brand/model who did something like a full-surround protective shroud – closest I can think…
Women’s moonphase
Looking for a women’s moonphase watch as a gift. Moonphase never interested me much as a complication, but she’s into it.
Continue readingWomen’s moonphase, meaning:
- Smaller the better, but ideally 32-36mm.
- Actual moonphase, meaning 29.5 days moon cycle.
- Best would be some feminine touches about the watch face, not just a scaled-down dude’s watch.
What’s out there?
When I search, there’s just too many night/day indicators masquerading as actual moonphase, cluttering up results.
SKXMOD & steel case conversions
If you have steel/bronze conversion cases, please feel free to post them here.
I had previously done a bronze Kranio AE1200, and was always interested in steel conversion cases.
I skipped the AliX AE1200 Royale cases, but then SKXMOD started doing th…
Continue readingNew Vostok Komandirskie releases.
Seems to be a new handwind movement, 2424.
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Noon at top, 0 instead of 24. Not bad… Wish it had a date.
Forever and a day, I’ve been wondering why Vostok doesn’t just release unplated Kommandirskies, as raw brass, to jump on the bronze/brass bandwagon, and finally…
Actus-specific logo?
This is a mod build – Actus dial and hands, NH35, aftermarket case – and I’m curious about the applied gold logo under the pinions, at 6:
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Can’t quite tell what it is – S6? SG? Maybe even SS? S[Japanese character]?
Anyone able to confirm what it actually is, and meaning?
