@Mad Dog
Sorry to be the bearer of ill tidings.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/food/2025/02/25/hooters-plans-file-bankruptcy/79474768007/
Oh snap I ordered a watch and don’t recall it
I have been on the search for a watch but had events keep popping up messing up my plans. Recently it was setting up a funeral for a passed loved one. I kept going to work as I made the arrangements but seemed to have lost my ability to sleep.
Als…
Apollo 8 moon watch ,
Apollo 8 moon watch,
Hi all I am new to this so don’t laugh, for all you vets I am looking for some help , I have got the bug, I have always loved watches and my favourite was a breitling super ocean chrono 500m, I bought in Madison sq gardens many years ago , however I have the urge to build an omega moon watch, Apollo 8 , I am not looking genuine parts on my first build but looking for good rep parts AAA REPLICA quality, I know, but at least it won’t be as expensive if I mess it up,
Can…
Continue readingHi all I am new to this so don’t laugh, for all you vets I am looking for some help , I have got the bug, I have always loved watches and my favourite was a breitling super ocean chrono 500m, I bought in Madison sq gardens many years ago , however I have the urge to build an omega moon watch, Apollo 8 , I am not looking genuine parts on my first build but looking for good rep parts AAA REPLICA quality, I know, but at least it won’t be as expensive if I mess it up,
Can…
How does payment of VAT/tax work in the UK on a watch imported from US?
I have a watch imported from the US which is currently in international transit en route to London. I think that the delivery has been handled so far by the USPS.
What happens when it arrives in London? Could any fellow UK members tell me how import …
Continue readingAny way to improve a dial that is in very poor condition in certain areas
I’ve got an IWC that has quite serious damage around the perimeter. It looks worse from an angle than it does head-on, but it’s still too rough to use IMO. I asked one of the notable dial restoration guys here in Germany and they said “It would require…
Continue reading9906 movement
I would like to ask everyone, does the 9906 movement have over-winding protection? I can’t find any information about whether there is over-winding protection in the manual.
Continue readingOmega 176.005 parts needed
Hi, I am new to the forum and wondering if someone has a good source or has some parts for an omega 176.005 tv dial watch silver color . I am looking for a replacement dial, tachymeter bezel and the white gasket that has the square shape. Thanks
Continue readingReal or fake? Aqua Terra – 231.13.42.21.02.003
Planning to buy my first watch and would love the opinion of the watch experts, all serial number matches (Case, movement, warranty card, hang tag). These photos are all I have to work with. Please let me know if it’s insufficient and I can try my best to get more information!
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Seamaster 300m Not holding Charge?
I have Seamaster 300m
Purchased August 2021
Even after wearing for a whole week and fully charging the watch it loses the charge with 36 hours. Is this acceptable?
I also have a (much cheaper) Seiko Kinetic and this holds a full charge for weeks aft…
Continue readingEugene Hackman passed away (1930-2025)
2025, February 26 American actor Eugene A. Hackman passed away…
We’ll remember him for amazing roles in detective movies but also for the 1969 SciFi movie “Marooned, the Sage of Ironman One !”
In that movie, Hackman was an astronaut, named Buzz Lloyd, who after five months in the space station, began to perform erratic and substandard so NASA decided to bring the crew home. The Command Module “Ironman One” thrusters failed and the crew was effectively marooned in orbit.
Not…
Continue readingWe’ll remember him for amazing roles in detective movies but also for the 1969 SciFi movie “Marooned, the Sage of Ironman One !”
In that movie, Hackman was an astronaut, named Buzz Lloyd, who after five months in the space station, began to perform erratic and substandard so NASA decided to bring the crew home. The Command Module “Ironman One” thrusters failed and the crew was effectively marooned in orbit.
Not…
