I’m starting to see salmon skin straps here and there when I go to collector events. The two-tone patterns you can get on them makes me wonder if it is going to be the next popular exotic leather.
Here is my LIC salmon strap on an IWC Portofino watch…
Continue readingTook pictures of my collection hoard. Too many watches? I do wear them all though typically within a month.
If you have the patience to look at all the photos, you hopefully will see some watches that you find interesting.
How would you describe this…
Continue readingMy birthday is next Tuesday, but my wife gave me the gift early as the watch arrived today. It is a JLC Tribute Duoface Reverso and it looks stunning. She saw me looking longingly at this reference at the boutique when I went to see the new models fr…
Continue readingWhile looking at my watch winders/boxers, I just realized that I have 16 German watches from 11 brands. 3 from Junghans, 2 from Glashutte Original, 2 from Sinn, 2 from Alexander Shorokhoff, 1 each from Nomos, Hanhart, Laco, Hentschel, Tutima, Circula a…
Continue readingMost Doxa owners have multiple Doxas – different colors, different models. It seems like the unique shapes and colorful dials make it addictive to be a Doxa owner. How many Doxas are you rocking?
I just got my second one and I have a feeling that th…
Continue readingIt looks like there is no Cartier Tank thread focused on pictures, ownership experiences and discussions about this iconic model that has been around for 110 years. There are so many variants of the Tank also that have become design icons over time. …
Continue readingI have two neo-vintage chronographs that look somewhat similar – Blancpain Leman Flyback and Zenith Hand Wind El Primero.
Which one do you prefer and why?
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Continue readingIf you got a financial windfall of roughly $100K with the condition that it had to be spent on one watch, which one would you buy? I had some fun putting this price range on a Chrono24 search and looking at some of my favorite brands like ALS, Breguet…
Continue readingI live a suburban life and don’t really worry too much about a watch’s specs for water resistance or lume. I don’t swim/shower/dive with my watch on and have never had any problem with water getting into any of my watches from rain or washing hands. Al…
Continue readingWe have a lot of threads with pics of big German brands like Lange, Sinn, Nomos, Glashutte Original, Junghans, German old-school fliegers etc. How about posting pics of German micro-brands only on this thread? There are a lot of interesting small com…
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