Trying to thin the herd to fit in my watch cabinet (from ~60 to 48) and I’m queuing up a couple for ebay this weekend. So i went back to my tracking spreadsheet to see how I have done historically- I have only sold a few to-date. But I noticed a trend in my taste. Of the three I have sold, two were from too many complications, and one was just for visibility. (these are examples, not my listings)…

Too much going on

I intend to keep two of these three, but I’m having a hard time deciding which two to keep. A lot of folks like to give advice, so here’s a poll. Choosing one or two of the first three responses would be most helpful, but the last two responses are available to those of you who can’t go along with any of the first three.

These three watches are quite similar, differing mainly in their dials. (The black dial calls for a different handset, of course.) All three contain an NH38A movement. When…

Which two should I keep?

Almost midday Saturday, so I thought I’d kick off today’s thread:

Hi all. I’m looking for a quartz GMT, preferably under $250 or at most $300. And preferably solar. I’m having very little luck. I already have a Citizen Nighthawk — the old model — which I haven’t really bonded with. It looks a little big for my 7-inch wrist, too. Probably because it’s almost all dial with almost no bezel. I’m thinking of selling it and getting something new. Any suggestions? I’m attracted to the Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Land GMT, BJ7107-83E. But they seem to be hard to…

solar quartz gmt?

I have a small collection of old Timex’s I am going through. I see virtually every old timex online advertised as a Marlin, and that obviously cannot be true. How do I identify an actual Marlin?

Was doomscrolling Facebook earlier this morning seeing as I was up all night with a business project and someone from the HMT Collectors Page posted the following:

Wasn’t sure if I was just seeing a late April Fools Hoax or something, so I figured there was no harm in digging online on HMT’s page, and sure enough:

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Well, I wasn’t prepared for THAT!