This popped up in an ad. You will notice the 13-24 hours on the dial and the repeat on the bezel. Missing are hours 1-12. Sometimes I truly wonder about the folks at Seiko.
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Continue readingA Year (and a Month) With the Orient Kamasu
I purchased a Maroon Orient Kamasu on January 20, 2024 for $236.38. It was purchased to wear as a “daily driver” at my desk job and as a foray into mechanical watches.
Continue readingI wore it every single day from delivery to mid-August. After August, it was on wrist for the majority the day for most days, but was part of a rotation. Nowadays, it gets ~3 days of wrist time and is worn to bed most nights.
From Bezel to Bracelet, here’s how it’s been:
Bezel: The bezel has been good. It does exactly what…
###WRUW Sunday 2 March 2025###
Baby was born yesterday to my daughter and son in law.
Continue readingSeiko Mod of a Hublot Big Bang Original I just bought.
I like it. Would recommend. Nice quality as well. Now I just need $14k for the real deal.
Continue readingIWC F-1 Release
Pricey! I’ll let Brad Pitt buy me one.
IWC Releases New Big Pilot XPL Shock Absorber In Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS
IWC introduced the wholly unexpected Big Pilot’s Watch Sho…
Continue readingMy first Glashutte!
Officially part of the Glashütte gang!
As a collector, I’m on a mission to grab one banger from all the mid-tier luxury brands (except Rolex). Glashütte Original has always stood out to me because they blur the line between mid-tier and high-end luxur…
Continue readingNew Craig Seamaster
Beautiful watch, but seems Omega keeps releasing the same thing over and over. JMO
The Newest Daniel Craig Omega Seamaster 300m In Bronze Gold
Omega has been on a tear …
Continue readingFrequent time changes and Quartz Battery Drain
Just added the Marathon Arctic TSAR to the collection this week and loving it! This has been my grail watch for nearly a decade and glad to finally have gotten one!
Continue readingI’ve typically had solar quartz watches and 1 auto so I’ve not needed to think about battery life too much. While trying to figure out how to best set the time on the TSAR, I ended up making close to 12-15 times changes over 2 days – a lot, I know but the high torque module makes the minute hand jumpy and it took a while to…
A lovely vintage inspired Timex New Yorker collaboration
This week I bought this watch on impulse and like the vintage feel of wearing a 34 mm hand wound watch with acrylic glass…
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Continue readingSOTC Gallery
Question: What’s better than a picture of a watch?
Answer: A picture of a bunch of watches.
Let’s see your collection! Whether it’s 2 or 20, affordables, micro brands, the holy trinity, high horology, or just the stuff you like to wear. Who doesn’t l…
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