Amazing chocolate making skills. Enjoy!
Continue readingQuestion to Community About Selling
I am not new to this forum but have not posted in a while. I want to respect the rules and read the private sales post but had a few questions.
I am quasi reluctantly selling a watch I own and wanted to know if anyone had some feed back on one of the…
Continue readingBronze Watches – Post Them as they age.
I am a few years late to the bronze. Here is mine, brand spankin’ new. Will post updates as it ages.
Post yours, or some cool ones you’ve seen.
The tropic style Baltic strap made the buckle look and feel wonky. The bro…
Continue readingTHINGS WITH SPRINGS CH CHAT 08/10/2025
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…
Italy flea market
We are going to Italy in September (wedding) , so any flea markets for watches and/or watchmaking tools.
First trip there. So the cannelloni, tiramisu, pasta, Faciocca, pizza margarita and other stuff on the list.
Many desserts to try!
Omega Speedmaster spaceflight ads & marketing ~ Defectum
While working on the complete spreadsheet which will list all wristwatches ever worn during spaceflight missions, an effort by the Space Watches Facebook group, we already bumped into some bad marketing purposes by our beloved brand…
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Before…
Continue readingPawn shop bargain?
Just got back from a trip to the USA. I wandered into a pawn shop and said any mechanical watches? They had a wrecked Elgin and this one which they said looked old, but they couldn't open the back. I bought it and eased it open
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Continue readingThe Comprehensive Singer Dial thread
I've developed an interest in Singer, the famed dial designer and manufacturer responsible for the Paul Newman Daytona (https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/singer-dial-manufactuer-paul-newman.html). Singer, in case you're unfami…
Continue readingPost Cars That Remind Us of Watches or Vice Versa
There are several, and depending on your location in the world, model names vary. Throw in trucks, MCs and other vessels, planes, trains or spaceships if you like… associate by name or just because of your own experience.
Continue readingReal or fake Seamaster 2541.80 GoldenEye
Hi all, I recently got this from a reputable eBay seller. I was looking at it a bit more closely and noticed something seemed off.
Does the Omega logo under the 12 o’clock index look sloppy/misshapen/uneven? Also is the “OMEGA” text too think?
This…
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