Splinter Faction, Author at RK Watch Service

Is a $2000 watch a bad idea?

Forgive me, I know there have been variants of this question, but I hope there are a couple of wrinkles here that might make it interesting. If not, ignore, scold, and give me a link.

I know the diminishing returns thing, and people have different opi…

Conquest or Spirit? I would appreciate your thoughts, esp, regarding the engine

Hello, Longines experts. How this came about is that I saw a picture on FB of the current Conquest, a watch I had not previously considered, and I thought it looked cool. I have studied it a bit, and I like what I see.

But . . . while at the official…

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Any Red Sox fans here? (Alex Cora’s watch)

Last year most every time I got a close up of Manager Alex Cora on the field or meeting the press, he was wearing a nice looking watch with a black dial and orange strap. I couldn’t quite figure what it was, but someone on reddit said it’s an older model Oris Aquis. This season, Cora is wearing something new, and so far I can’t tell what it is. It seems to have a metal bracelet, and is probably round, and that’s all I have discerned so far. An interesting footnote, at least for Sox fans, is…

Any Red Sox fans here? (Alex Cora’s watch)

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Would you keep a (de)magnetized nice new watch?

I know the issue of magnetism has been discussed, but if you could advise me on the permutations before me, I would be thankful.

The watch is an Oris Big Crown Cal 473, purchased from a large grey vendor which has always worked for me. The watch went…

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