I made a mistake. I am sure I will one day get over it, but I’m not one hundred percent sure that day will come. Well, I’m sure it will but I’ll sure be salty for a while. I learned a lesson, perhaps some younger member here will happen upon this text …
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A thread for backpackers
I'm sure there are many other OF members who love camping and hiking, so I thought I would start a thread for photos, tips, or anything related to backpacking. Please share your experiences!
I'll start. While I did some car camping as a chil…
Continue readingAre watches meant to be worn?
Yes, of course.
People often express this sentiment when others are unsure about whether or not to use a given watch. Sometimes, people try to illustrate the point by drawing a comparison with cars. What's the point of having a car if you don�…
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on the ugly bristly arms of men in advertisements?
Continue readingTHIS… Is Genuine Leather
A customer at my leather shop wanted me to replicate her favorite belt.
I warned her that mine would be of much better quality.
Here is her “genuine leather” belt.
And the new belt, cut from a double shoulder…
Continue reading55 years automatic chronographs… Self-winding wrist watches in spaceflight
The fascinating story & history of the development of the very first automatic chronographs in the late 1960s, with the Zenith "El Primero " announced on January 10, 1969 while in a race with Seiko and the Heuer-Hamilton-Breitling partner…
Continue readingOmega Speedmaster / White Dial w/ Blue Accents
I am interested in an older Omega Speedster "Broad Arrow" Reference 3551.20.00.
Can anyone share any timelines when this was manufactured, from when to when? Also, is there anything that you can share regarding the history, etc? Also, …
Continue readingOmega Constellation Diamond
Does anyone know which Omega Constellation model this is? Or if it's actually original?
Continue readingTurning lemons into lemonade
So we have a large housing development going in behind us, which when done will total 335 homes. We live on a heavily treed lot, populated with what is known as Carolinian forest. Most of Canada is covered with Boreal forest, which is very different….
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