I just got a Hamilton Khaki Field Chrono, and it's an easy watch to find straps for. But what about a bracelet that matches the grey sandblasted finish?
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Continue readingAdvice Needed: Watch In Service Over A Year
I’m going to try to make a long story short, but let me know if you have questions.
I took an old railroad pocket watch with a wind indicator to a local watchmaker that came recommended by a local antique shop. When I got the call that the watch was r…
Continue readingTariff On Watch U Seek?
WARNING: This thread may go down like a lead balloon like the rest of my ideas…
What if WatchUSeek imposed tariffs on certain threads?
Besides the majority vote to impose them on my posts, what thread topics would you impose tariffs on?
It was the m…
Continue readingRuss1965 Sells Everything Here!
I was glancing at the watch sales aggregator otherwise known as WatchRecon. Every WatchUSeek source shows @Russ1965 as the only seller on the forum. I never realized our own @Russ1965 had a monopoly on sales here! And why doesn’t he share all his watches with us?
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Oh…might be a problem with WatchRecon. Again. “A” for Effort? Or “E” for Error?
WUS Member Ambassadors And Their Watch
Inspired by @VaEagle ‘s “Watch Ambassador” thread, I wondered which WUS members you associate with ONE specific watch? Considering that most of us have several watches, this may be a difficult exercise, but I thought of a few to start.
@Watchbreath an…
Continue readingRolex Opposites
Just noticed WUS member @vaultdweller ’s user name and chuckled. Then it dawned on me I don’t recall ever seeing a list of Rolex Opposites. So here’s what popped into my head, after noting the Sea Dweller would be appropriately called the Vault Dweller…
Continue reading“Homage” Lead To Purchase Of Original?
Just out of curiosity…
Has anyone here purchased a watch that was considered an homage to a far more expensive original design, for the purpose of determining whether you would buy the original?
It seems to me most people will purchase an homage beca…
Continue readingShow Your Center Minute Hand Chronographs!
My preference for chronographs is evolving again. For years it was whatever caught my eye. Then it was IWC. Then Sinn. Now I’m looking for chronographs with the minute counter at the center of the dial. Nice segue for the Sinn collection as I kept two …
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