A while back I purchased a stunning watch, the Citizen Chronomaster with the indigo washi-paper dial. It was my “grail” watch…I know, not on the price scale of an Audemars, but part of the grail-ness was to purchase it in Japan. (Which also made it cheaper).

It was (and is) practically the perfect watch for me.

Then Citizen came out with an indigo washi model for the 100th anniversary. Sure, the color got a terrific new treatment, but what struck me the…

Lume is dumb

I posted this in the Citizen subforum, but the subforums on this site seem to get very little traffic. Everything is just in the Public Forum. Anyway…

I've been eyeing this since it came out. I can probably only think about it for so much longer, given the limited edition nature of it.

I love the blue mother-of-pearl dial, and the gray and dark blue case and bracelet. Very unique.

Also, I'm concerned that the blue mother-of-pearl dial will be a bit…

Citizen Series 8 GMT limited edition blue thoughts?

One of my most prized watches is my Citizen Chronomaster with the Cal A060. It's beautiful in indigo tosa washi, obviously incredibly accurate, and the quickset hour hand paired with the perpetual calendar make it an awesome travel watch.

But…

What if Citizen were to make a slight modification of this to make it a GMT watch? Imagine; a 24 hour hand that sets with the minutes in the second crown position like the Miyota 9075, a quickset hour hand that moves in first position like the…

My dream GMT watch

I have small wrists (6.5"), and all my life I've used stock straps, buckled at near the smallest hole, with around 3 inches of tail beyond. Now I've discovered the amazing world of CUSTOM STRAPS (thank you Etsy and the internet in general).

Now, of course, there's decision paralysis. I can fasten stock straps so that they fit correctly in terms of how tight, but with custom length I can start thinking about things like buckle placement, tail length (my biggest pet peeve for years). And…

Leather strap proportions

Some of this has probably been done to death, but here goes.

A couple of years ago, I purchased a Hamilton 992B on this forum. Great little find, and I "wear" it from time to time for fun. This is not without challenges though.

First, retention. Classic depictions of gentlemen wearing pocket watches usually involve a dressy chain appropriately matched to the watch case. While this did come with a chain, I ditched after an hour of use for a simple length of black nylon 550 cord with a…

Modern wear of a pocket watch

The preference on this forum, and for most watch collectors, seems to be that bracelet versions of watches are simply better. And, as you know, Hamilton recently released the popular "Murph" on a bracelet to much fanfare and comparisons with the Explorer.

However…

Having looked at pictures of both, I think that the vintage-style dial with the faded khaki coloring on the numerals and cathedral hands looks better on black leather. Paired with a shiny bracelet, the dial looks somehow out…

Murph 38 on a bracelet