I had never heard of Civic Holiday in Canada, celebrated on the 1st Monday in August. Can any of our Canadian members tell us a little bit about Civic Holiday?
Continue readingNot all things in Australia want to kill you……….
Some are just cute and fluffy, like baby Fairy Wren chicks.
Perched in the grevillia about three metres from our back door.
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Continue readingJazz and watches ( Pic heavy )
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I came to notice that the watch community is less prone to be interested in watches once worn by jazz icons.
Sadly not as much information are to be found online besides very few articles. Here's what i could find.
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Continue readingRoad trip to collect new watch from Biel, Switzerland
I’m planning some road trips through Europe and also planning to purchase a new Seamaster PO and thought it would make it a bit more special to combine the two with a trip to the museum as well. Has anybody done similar? Can anybody see any issues with…
Continue readingTHINGS WITH SPRINGS CH CHAT 08/03/2025
Just FYI . This is still a work in progress…..
The Things With Springs Clubhouse room is meant for a Live watch forum experience with a small GTG. We are striving for a collector to collector conversation.. Having collectors either email me a photo o…
Some optimistic news…
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Continue readingSeems like many here have passions or hobbies beyond watches, please share. . .
I fell head over heals for watches, at a charity auction, when I won s low bid on a old gold nugget Bulova. My dad was friends with the local watch maker, Dave, and we became fast friends as well. I was off to the races. Been around these parts for abo…
Continue readingRarely does anyone gift me a watch
My wife and I always check the wedding anniversary gift themes each year and get each other something on theme. For our recent 15th anniversary the modern theme was watches (the traditional theme is crystal). We went out to dinner where my wife gave me…
Continue readingTourbillon in spaceflight… April 2022
2022 Jacob & Co. Astronomia Bucherer Blue on ISS – International Space Station
April 2022, we already knew about the Omega Speedmaster 50th anniversary Silver Snoopy being worn by Axiom-1 astronaut Eytan Stibbe during 17 days onboard the ISS but it…
The Web Is Full of Watch Reviews. But He Wrote the first ones
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/fashion/watch-reviews-online-walt-odets.html
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