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I’m curious, has anyone put NATO/nylon straps on vintage watches?

That’s exactly what I did to my recently-bought vintage Clinton Lifetime.

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Just got this vintage Swiss Clinton Lifetime watch

I bought this Clinton Lifetime watch without a band and spring bars from eBay for $24 ($31 with tax and shipping) about a week ago and it just arrived on my mailbox. I put the spring bars and a black NATO strap on and volia! Here it is!

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Bulova revived the Caravelle Sea Hunter

The 2025 reissue:

The original:

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Do you prefer the original or the reissue watch?

Do you prefer the original/vintage reference or the reissue? What are your reasons for choosing original/vintage over reissue or vice versa?

I mainly tend to lean towards original/vintage ones but I also want a reissue as well, mainly because the reis…

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Is it possible to use non-Timex movement in my vintage Timex Mercury Ref. 1044?

It might sound crazy but I wonder if that’s feasible to put non-Timex movement in it and if there are Swiss, Japanese, or any kind of movements that can fit into my vintage Timex Mercury? I’m wondering because since older Timex movements are notoriousl…

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Can a field watch be digital?

This genuinely made me wonder because I noticed most field watches mainly have an analog display. Made me ask “can a field watch have a digital display?”

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Roger Daltrey field watch ID

This is an elusive one since I basically asked in other places and literally no one are able to identify it and not even Google Lens recognizes this one aside similar results of Bertuccis and Seikos, none of which looks like Roger Daltrey’s field watch…

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Help identify Jimmy Carter’s watch

I hope this is allowed especially since I’m really curious to know what watch is this.

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Does anyone like expansion bands?

They’re a genius invention and I’ll die in that hill.

Love my Timex’s expansion band

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Help ID those watches

This man is former CIA director and diplomat William J. Burns for the curious.

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