I ordered a Precista mission timer watch during the last Sunday‘s store opening. Just got a notice from Eddie and UPS that the watch being delivered on Monday will cost $110. in duties and fees. The duties and fees went into effect on China, where …
Continue readingNew custom watch roll
My friend and leather worker @threesonsleather made me a watch roll. I’m really liking it so far! Let’s see your preferred way to travel with multiple watches!!
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Continue readingAny out of the ordinary NATO strap color combos to show off?
Like most NATO strap fans, I have the black, blue, olive drab, and a few Bond styles that everyone has seen before, but every once in awhile a watch head presents a match up problem, requiring something outside of the usual suspects. Do you have any?
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Continue reading🎼Amazing grace, how sweet the sound…🎶 – Rolex buries Carl F. Bucherer Watches
Dear friends of the cultivated madness,
according to WatchTime magazine, Rolex is finally pulling the plug on Carl F. Bucherer watches. After years without profits, Rolex is ending the Carl F. Bucherer watch brand and vacating its sales areas. WatchTi…
Continue reading🎼Amazing grace, how sweet the sound…🎶 – Rolex buries Carl F. Bucherer Watches
Dear friends of the cultivated madness,
according to WatchTime magazine, Rolex is finally pulling the plug on Carl F. Bucherer watches. After years without profits, Rolex is ending the Carl F. Bucherer watch brand and vacating its sales areas. WatchTi…
Continue readingLets See Your Collection in ONE Picture!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all!
While debating if I should pay my tax bill or buy a Patek Phillippe I realized that really I should fully appreciate the watches I do have and live!
So here are my beauts!
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Continue readingCzapek Antarctique Case Design
In photos, from head on, the case looks very similar to a Tissot PRX or CW Twelve. I do see that there is different finishing patterns and that the design is distinct when viewed from the sides. And the movement is in a different class.
But focusing p…
Continue reading2025 SOTC and 1000th Post
A lot has changed since a few years ago. The most surprising development? I now own three Rolex models—a brand I once never cared for and never thought I’d own. That all changed with the Explorer. It was a gateway into the brand, and now the only piece left on my Rolex wishlist is the GMT Master II—a long-term dream, for…
Yard Sale – Thrift Store – Estate Sale Pick-ups
Girard Perregaux Gyromatic
I like the strap; but it is tiny – I mean really…
Something about some designs make me wonder…
Found this offering from Tandorio, a name I’m not familiar with but Italian sounding and shall we say of Eastern origin. Um, Far East.
They must have a love for this beauty as they have several dial and strap options. But what’s with the capped crown cover? Tire fill cap?
Okay, maybe this handy stem with extra length is for messing with time setting wearing falconer gloves? Have they made a breakthrough for Divers? Rated 5500 fathoms this must be the…