S. Wind, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/s-wind/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:40:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rkwatchservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-RK-Watch-Service-Logo-Chicago-Watch-Repair-Web-32x32.png S. Wind, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/s-wind/ 32 32 Part 2: No Black, White, Grey or Blue Dial. What is Your Pick? https://rkwatchservice.com/part-2-no-black-white-grey-or-blue-dial-what-is-your-pick/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 01:28:22 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/part-2-no-black-white-grey-or-blue-dial-what-is-your-pick.5643982/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Alright, folks. This is essentially a follow-up (or second try, if you will) to a poll I created about two weeks ago. The goal is to determine the most popular color that people would wear if they couldn't choose from the popular colors of white, ...

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Alright, folks. This is essentially a follow-up (or second try, if you will) to a poll I created about two weeks ago. The goal is to determine the most popular color that people would wear if they couldn't choose from the popular colors of white, black, grey, or blue. In the original poll (https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/…te-or-grey-dial-what-is-your-pick.5642503/page-2?post_id=59122169#post-59122169), I was naive enough to include blue, which destroyed the…

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No Black, White or Grey Dial. What is your pick? https://rkwatchservice.com/no-black-white-or-grey-dial-what-is-your-pick/ Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:12:16 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/no-black-white-or-grey-dial-what-is-your-pick.5642503/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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You have to pick one watch to wear for the rest of your life. It cannot be any of the three universal colors of white, grey, or black. The dial also shouldn't contain any significant amount of these three colors. In addition, the color should not ...

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You have to pick one watch to wear for the rest of your life. It cannot be any of the three universal colors of white, grey, or black. The dial also shouldn't contain any significant amount of these three colors. In addition, the color should not be extremely dark, to the point where it appears black from a distance (like a very dark blue).

It can be a chrono, sunburst, gradient of the color of your choosing as long as it is obvious your watch is that specific color you have chosen and it…

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What’s the Deal with Lume? https://rkwatchservice.com/whats-the-deal-with-lume/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:34:18 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-the-deal-with-lume.5634472/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Given that there are just a few different types of lume used in all watches nowadays, why is there so much variation in the quality of lume across watches in terms of both how bright it is and how long it lasts? There also does not appear to be strong ...

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Given that there are just a few different types of lume used in all watches nowadays, why is there so much variation in the quality of lume across watches in terms of both how bright it is and how long it lasts? There also does not appear to be strong correlation with lume and watch quality. You can have very expensive watches with great or terrible lume. Similarly, you can have cheap watches with much better lume than more expensive counterparts. Of course, you have a lot of cheap watches…

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Most Iconic Hour Markers on a Watch https://rkwatchservice.com/most-iconic-hour-markers-on-a-watch/ Thu, 15 May 2025 16:58:58 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/most-iconic-hour-markers-on-a-watch.5627232/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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The watch industry is centuries old. Over the years, watch manufacturers have made watches with thousands of different hour marker designs. Yet, we all know that there are probably a few dozen designs that we have seen over and over that appear, for on...

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The watch industry is centuries old. Over the years, watch manufacturers have made watches with thousands of different hour marker designs. Yet, we all know that there are probably a few dozen designs that we have seen over and over that appear, for one reason or another, to be more popular than others.

I am curious what people think is:
1. The most iconic hour marker design
2. The most legible hour marker design

Of course, iconic might overlap with legible for some (or most) people, but I…

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anOrdain – General Thread https://rkwatchservice.com/anordain-general-thread/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:47:06 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/anordain-general-thread.5400041/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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anOrdain is a small microbrand company based in Scotland. anOrdain makes watches with pretty unique enamel dials and the waiting list to buy one of their watches (selling at around $2000) is more than 2 years. They use the ETA 2824-2 and SW 210-1 movem...

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anOrdain is a small microbrand company based in Scotland. anOrdain makes watches with pretty unique enamel dials and the waiting list to buy one of their watches (selling at around $2000) is more than 2 years. They use the ETA 2824-2 and SW 210-1 movements in their watches.

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The Economics of Watch Collecting https://rkwatchservice.com/the-economics-of-watch-collecting/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:47:43 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/the-economics-of-watch-collecting.5598018/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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So, after browsing this forum for many years, I have noticed that many of the same questions pop up from time to time.

What is the maximum amount I should spend on a watch given my income?

Even if I have the money, should I spend it on a very expensi...

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So, after browsing this forum for many years, I have noticed that many of the same questions pop up from time to time.

What is the maximum amount I should spend on a watch given my income?

Even if I have the money, should I spend it on a very expensive watch since it is essentially an unnecessary luxury good? What are the tradeoffs?

How many watches should I have in my collection? Why are some people fine with just a few, and others can’t help but have dozens?

What determines the price…

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