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Weird niche watch collections? Lets see them…

Hidden in a dark corner of my closet, I have a small stack of watch storage boxes.. Inside these boxes are ~30 years of collecting that:

1) don't want to sell…
or
2) have no value, not worth my time to sell

One of those boxes is labeled &quo…

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Mythbusting the “Rare 1970 Rolex display Dive Helmet” .. tl;dr.. they are all fake.

The Myth:
"This brass mini dive helmet was a Rolex Submariner Display in the 60's/70's"

The Reality:
Mini brass dive helmets were mass-produced in the 60's/70's as random knick-knacks. There’s no concrete evidence linkin…

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My Seamaster Collection from 4 Decades (60’s,70’s,80’s,90’s)

135.027 – 1966 Seamaster Diver 120

Cal 601 manual wind.
37mm wide & 10mm thick.
Omega broke the mold with this one… one o…

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Estimated average wrist size by each US State

(Only for the US.. sorry, but it would be cool to see a breakdown by country )

If you are in the USA, how does it match up with your wrist size?

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Review: DailyWatch Suitcase for 15 watches

I'm always looking for a better way to keep/store my watches. I've been using a DailyWatch Suitcase for the past year and have been, for the most part, 'happy' with it. I recently gave my 'old' (orange interior) suitca…

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How do you keep your watches protected… Multi part question…

I know a handful of people who keep their watches in safety deposit boxes. Taking one or two out at a time to wear, the rest sit in 'storage' until called for (interesting fact: Items in a safety deposit box are normally not insured by the …

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If these photos trigger you… we can be friends.

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Omega should make a ‘Skin Diver’ again….

Make it thin (11mm thick)…
Make it 38mm or 39mm…
Make it hand-wound (we don't need your coaxial size & price overhead)
Make it a true 120m (or 200m) rating skin diver..
Make it affordable (~$5kUSD)

Omega made this 'cheaper' ski…

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30 days…

April 11th.. i put my name down for this.
(Wrist shot from April 11th)

May 9th.. I'm cleaning my garage with my new …

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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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