Okay, so it seems that this week saw me wearing what I refer to as ‘expedition’ watches.
I usually give this name to any watch that’s small in size, and has a dark dial with just four numerals at the cardinal points of the dial and easy-to-read hands. Basically, an Explorer-type watch.
I’m not sure if this is something that’s widespread among watch collectors and wristwatch websites, but that’s the kind of design layout that I associate with post-War exploration.
Started off with the 36mm…

***Friday, May 30th, 2025 – WRUW?***

Busy week at work. TGIF, indeed! Last weekend saw the 38mm Seiko Prospex Solar Diver’s 200m (Ref. SNE585P) clipped to my wrist while I re-strung the clothes line;

I switched over to the 36mm Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Small Seconds early in the week. Hadn’t worn it in some time, but it’s always a pleasure to wear. Such a detailed dial, the kind of which Oris just doesn’t do these days;

And yesterday, the 37mm Baltic…

***Friday, May 23rd, 2025 – WRUW?***

Awful week.

We’ve been moving into our new office/workshop this week, so I was getting home quite tired by end-of-day. Thankfully, the flu that I’ve had over the past few weeks has finally subsided.

This was going to be a longer post but I don’t want to go into the details and I don’t want to lower the mood of this thread.
Our cat Bowie died suddenly on Wednesday evening and we’re all feeling devastated and miserable about it.

I’m always amazed and…

***Friday, May 2nd, 2025 – WRUW | The Weekend Edition

First Friday of the month means that this thread can go all weekend, hepcats.

@cybercat , that Nikon camera that you liked from last week’s thread is the FE model. Of course, one is not enough, so here are my other Nikons, seen here in this shot of last Saturday’s watch, the Baltic Hermétique Tourer;

Clockwise, from left;
– The EM. This plastic-bodied model was aimed at the female amateur photographer’s market and it features…

***Friday 4th April, 2025 – WRUW? | The Weekend Edition