(TL;DR – For the same amount of money I had no issues buying motorcycles, but I have reservations doing the same for watches…)…
Continue readingOmega 2531.80.00 : Time for Service?
My SMP is my second most worn watch in my current collection. Not a daily wearer, but it’s worn at least twice a week.
When I first took ownership of it in late 2022, I had clocked it losing about 6secs/day then. Decided to try a timegrapher app on my phone now, and it’s purported to lose 11secs/day, BE of .5ms, and amplitude between 240 – 250 degrees.
I’m not surprised at all that it’s losing even more time; it’s to be expected…
The Vacation Test and In/Conspicuous Consumption
In the end, I put on my SMP300 and didn’t pack anything else. I’m on vacation after all, and didn’t want to have to fuss about my timepieces. So apparently, it’s still the watch in my…
A Few Firsts with One Stone
I had been eyeing this Seiko SBSC009 for a minute now because I’d been wanting to add a white dial to my collection, and I didn’t already have a GMT. I’d also never bought a watch from overseas, and since my local Seiko AD couldn’t source one for me, off to eBay I went to buy a new watch for the first time too.
So yeah, happy to tick off a few boxes…