Nearly all the watches I have without lume now are vintage – 30 years or more old – my dress watch is 1961 even. I do have a modern retro design chrono with blued hands but that is next out the door.

But, apart from my Ball, they all need ‘charging’ – here is my latest acquisition:

And another from the same range:

And I keep a torch by my bed specifically for watch Lume activation! Do you?
Here’s mine – USB…

Watch Lume and how you charge it.

Hi all – new to Watchuseek.

Went to message a user about an item for sale and saw a “message me” button. When clicking it, it prompted to me to login (was unaware I had an account, but did!). I upgraded to premium but it still won’t allow me to message the user.

Any ideas? I am sure it is something simple I am missing…

I frequently find myself enjoying wearing the Tudor Oyster Prince 34 very much, despite it’s humble origin. It’s light, versatile, keeps great time and makes me smile a little every time I put it on.

What’s the one watch that makes you wanna put it on in the morning, despite having far more expensive watches in the box?

I’m not trying to start a political debate. I just want the facts of what is happening right now. Lots of confusing changes going on and it’s hard to decipher what is correct and how it applies to buying watches from overseas.

As I understand it, the $800 de minimis exemption on imports is no longer in effect. Is that just on imports from China/HK, or does that apply across the board (EU, JP, CH)? Or did that also get put on hold yesterday?

One of my rules for keeping my collecting…

US import duties and exemptions