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Celebrity Endorsements.. Have they ever made you want to purchase a watch?

As a card-carrying Omega fanboy.. I wouldn't buy a watch just because Danial Craig wears it. I'm more interested in seeing what Mr Craig is wearing since that's how Omega sometimes sneaks out publicity on new Seamasters, that's wh…

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Rolliworks repair.. A little before and after of my 1979 Jubilee (62510H)

Total time on the repair was 11 days from when I shipped it out to them until I got it back.

Before:

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Oh man… i love this more than i should.. New Dark Side Of The Moon

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Whohooo! landed in my mailbox today… the new DateJust book “A watch that made History”

I was getting a little worried when i pre-ordered this, but then heard nothing from the company. They were supposed to send out an…

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(Date)just do it!! The Datejust only photo thread..

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I know of Roliworks, but who else is good at repairing vintage bracelet stretch?

Its time to show the Jubilee on my 16014 some love, and see about getting its stretch fixed.

Who are the people i should …

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What should my move be here on these ~50 year old Datejust hands? relume? leave it?

I recently got my hands on one of my grail watches.. A 16030 Buckley dial with the sweet, sweet, patina that only comes from being around since the Jimmy Carter Administration.

Its obvouse that the lume on the minute hand has been falling off for som…

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My week with Max Bill… summed up in 5 words and 5 pictures.

I love it so much!

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No Picture Thread… Ask AI to: 1) describe your collection & 2) Critique your collection

… Then post the results.

Feel free to use my prompts or your own.

No Pictures
Use any AI you want (but tell us what you used)

A little Sunday boredom fun
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I'll go first.. I use ChatGPT.
– Prompt "Give me a paragraph that desc…

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Help me pick out a Tank/Tonneau/Rectangle shaped watch.. budget $1.00 – $5k USD

It's been a weird year for me… things fell into place and I was able to pick up the top 3 watches on my (never-ending and constantly changing) "watches to buy" list.

The next on my list is a Santos 100… but..

I recently held a v…

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