Are the Timex watches on Aliexpress genuine?
Continue readingI’ve seen Timex automatics there going for under $50 but the same models going for over $150 on Amazon and from Timex authorized vendors.
Travel watch case ideas…
Here’s the story, we’ve sold the house, packing everything into a shipping container and relocating overseas… that’s stressful enough as it is, but then at the other end we’ll be imposing ourselves and the kids on the in-laws for up to a month while we…
Continue reading“IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN” LINE ON IWC CLASP IS MADE BUY BRUSH OR POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL ?
Hello i want to ask that "IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN" LINE ON IWC CLASP IS MADE BUY BRUSH OR POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL ? I found some picture that made by brush (picture 3) but some picture show it made by polished (picture 1,2). Which real ? Or there a…
Continue readingMusings On “Soul”, and a Digital Quartz Finding its Way
Ok, I know. Soul is stupid. Watches are metal, plastic, and glass. They can’t have souls and there’s nothing inherent that separates this one from that. I know.
But, there is still something. I offer to you, a truly rare sight. A quartz, and digital n…
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Anyone else have a negative long term experience with this movement? I have a MM300 that started off ok accuracy wise for the first ~10 months. My watch is a little more than 3 years old and now can lose up to a minute or more a day. In my personal exp…
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New Watch Collecting Achievement
So today I did something I’ve never done before, I bought a watch while making dinner!
Continue readingSo I’ve been thinking about the Bulova A-15 Pilot, and I’ve also been thinking about the Marathon Officer’s GPM.
I’ve been going back and forth between the two of them, paralyzed. I’ve watched all the videos, read all the blogs.
The A-15 would be perfect if it was a little smaller, in both diameter and thickness, and I’m also worried about the non-screw down crowns at 2 and 4. So I didn’t add it to any…
Sean Connery Bond-era gold dress watch?
Good evening everyone! First of all, if there is a dedicated thread for this matter then please forgive me. I did a quick search and nothing related to “can anyone please identify this watch” came up.
Continue readingOn to the topic: During the great Sean Connery’s tenure he famously wore the Rolex 6538 big crown on screen.
In recent years eagle-eyed viewers have also noticed that he, here and there depending on the film, is wearing a 35mm-ish gold watch with a silver/champagne dial.
Now for a few years…
Old footage of watches being manufactured
Very short clip of 1970s watch making factory:
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