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Continue readingI 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 …
Continue readingWhat 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…
Continue readingMy week with Max Bill… summed up in 5 words and 5 pictures.
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…
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…
Continue readingDoes anybody else think Christopher Ward’s website is horrible?
Unless you know exactly what you are looking for, it's impossible to look through.
Browsing through 'The Twelve' i had to get through a page of Loco's and Twelve X's before i started seeing what i was looking fo.. oh wait, mo…
Continue readingAm i the only one that secretly hates ‘standard’ Nato straps?
I honestly love the idea of a Nato Strap… but every time I put one on a watch, it never lasts a full day
Maybe it's because I have a 6.5" wrist.. but I HATE the extra bulk.
Case in point.. 300 Heritage on Omega OEM Nato.. eww
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Continue readingDoing some swedish-death-cleaning… and found these two G-Shocks in my kids rooms..
One seems to be a “Bathing Ape” DW-6900? .. the other (i think) is a ‘Rosta” DW-6900R?
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Do i put them in the trash? do i put them in my watch box? is there any value in them?
Not a G-Shock guy… but as a Watch guy i don’t want to let go anything that is cool
Well.. i just turned down ‘the call’ (for the watch i didn’t ask for).
The AD called me yesterday and offered me a Mint-Green Dial 41mm Datejust on an Oyster bracelet.
Continue readingIt wasn’t the watch I’ve asked for.
It’s not a color I’m fond of.
But I probably would have bought it if it had the Jubilee bracelet..
After calling back today and politely saying ‘no thank you’, I asked how far down the list I am for one I did ask for.
“It will still be another 5-6 years.. now”
The dude didn’t need to say ‘now’.. that part was just hurtful
