I would like to see what others wear as a “beater” watch. What is a “beater” to me? A watch that has been used for rough work and taken a beating, has been used for years and still running fine. Tell us the story behind these troopers. I have, like many of you, way too many watches. The majority of which I don’t wear often as I don’t want the damage due to their age or design. I don’t wear my older watches with hard to find crystals like the raised faceted glass types or 40’s and 50’s all…
Continue reading“ZULU” strap retailers are being sued by Maratac Inc.
It is the same story as with "nato" straps.
They own the trademark and are now suing everyone…
https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=77811647&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch
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Continue readingIt’s St Patrick’s Day
Let’s see those green watches
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Which would you choose?
I have recently been drawn to these two rectangular (dress) watches, I would consider them for daily wear and I’m perfectly fine with quartz. I have experience with the ETA F06 series only, I don’t have any first hand experience with Ronda, either Swiss Made or Parts only. Hamilton is a big beast, Duckworth is a little like a budget Fears: Revitalized English brand, resurrected by family member/s. Which would you have given a choice?
Continue readingHamilton Boulton Quartz: RRP: £690. Movement: quartz…
Has anyone bought straps from Veblenist.com?
Hey all,
Spotted some very enticing single pass leather nato straps on this site called Veblenist. Question – has anyone ordered from them, are they legit, and how was your experience?
$105 seems pricey for a nato strap but I’m willing to splurge if …
Continue readingGMT without external bexel < $500?
Hello all,
As written in the title, does a GMT without an external bezel, priced < $500 exist?
Mechanical or solar preferred, but not required.
Thanks.
Continue readingWish they all could be California dials!
Appreciating the unique look and symmetry of the California dial.
Continue readingDufrane Mabry and Beaufort Aerotimer are favorites of mine. Show what you’ve got — or want — and if anyone knows the history of this dial or has an iconic model, share it!
Watch Recon Gone from App Store?
Just tried to use watch recon on my tablet and got a notification that the app is no longer available through the App Store. Anyone experience similar and/or know what’s going on?
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Continue readingThe Times article about tiny watches.
This was an interesting article about watch size trends going down even below 30mm. I personally don’t believe this trend will get down to those sizes for men’s watches, but welcome the acceptance of vintage watches around the 34mm or 35mm range.
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Continue readingCrown not demagnetizing?
Watch (vostok Amfibia 1967 2415/190057) has been a little fast (30ish seconds a day, which is factory standard fwiw) so before attempting to regulate I’ve taken out the compass and magnetized app to see if my watch could be magnetized and whole case se…
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