I have recently taken delivery of both Titanium and steel Citizen Weekender Garrison watches. The titanium is the BM8560-53E and the steel is the BM6838-17L. The noticeable differences are as follows. The titanium has date and DOW displays and a b…
Continue readingMost Readable Current Watch Series?
To me at least the Citizen Garrison series are about the most readable watch series currently available from any maker. Other than dial and markings colors, which are reversed, they pretty much follow the guidelines for railroad pocket watches that we…
Continue readingA Salvador Dali Inspired Watch
I just spotted this on Amazon. Not sure about having it myself but to me it looks like some of the watches in a famous Salvador Dali painting, "Persistence Of Memory". Miyota 8215 movement per the Amazon listing. Certainly unusual.
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Continue readingOn The Way From Suppaparts
This is their 24mm wide titanium bracelet for the Citizen BN7020-17E 1000 meter dive watch. Note the screwed pins links assembly and the dive style toolless micro length adjustment buckle.
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Continue readingDive Watch Criteria?
Looking at the forum asking members to show their dive watches made me wonder what should be the criteria to call a watch a dive watch or a military watch? Some shown in the thread are to me pseudo dive watches. Lige Foxbox makes numerous look alike …
Continue readingAddiesdive 1000 Meter Dive Watch Inormation & Opinions Wanted
Anyone know anything about these under $200 dive watches with their claimed 1000 meters rating? They are large watches at 45mm diameter and 14m thick and include a claimed automatic helium release valve at the 9:00 position on the case. Back marking …
Continue readingEco-Drive Battery Life?
My oldest Eco-Drive is a Promaster Dive Ecozilla bought in December 2011. Back then the Amazon cost was $237 plus $4.98 shipping and no state tax charged. Still working great and with the original battery so now 13+ years battery life. What is your …
Continue readingAtomic Clock Advances
The new March 2025 Scientific American has a multi page article on advances in higher frequency Atomic clocks. They are talking of clocks that if in GPS satellites could give position readings accurate to 1 cm.
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