Quick pic of my Hamtun H1 Ghost
Continue readingPict. of your small seconds subdial pieces.
Since I haven’t seen a thread dedicated to small second subdialed pieces, I figured why not start a picture thread specifically for said timepieces.
Continue readingThe post criteria is this: Your piece should have a single small second subdial (not multiple subs), so, basically a three hander. It can be an automatic/mechanical or quartz, new or vintage, low end to high end, a little beat up or in pristine condition. The only other criteria is that you have to own it, or had owned the piece in your post…
Watches in paintings.
Besides collecting watches I also collect art, paintings and sculptures. I bought this painting in an estate sale and I liked it because it shows the area where Post street and Market Street meet in San Francisco. Post street is like 5th street in NYC,…
Continue readingWatch Co. Est. Dates Master List: Needs your contribution
Hey WUS,
for the last few months I’ve been compiling a list of watch company dates established.
This list is mostly companies that are currently up and running.
Some have closed in the past and been reestablished.
You’ll see some companies like Heu…
Continue readingInexpensive GMT with numerals, not indices
A friend of mine is not a watch person, but he was admiring my Seiko SSK 017.
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So much so he has already added it to his amazon cart about a week ago and last night he was about to click “Checkout.”
Then he said, “The one thing I don’t like about my Invicta” is that it doesn’t have numbers.
I told him to look at my Seiko, yeah, no numbers.
I told him I’d look around for a GMT with a similar vibe with numbers. My…
Triple Watch Score
Three watches from my collection picked by their numbers generated on random.org.
Watch out for more of this theme! Yes, pun intended. 😜🤭
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Continue reading*****What Hand cranker are you wearing today??*****
Well we seem to have a WRUW thread for most things, so how about a WRUW today that is a good old manual wind watch??
Continue readingIMO nothing beats winding a watch to make you feel part of the whole Horological experience!
So I’ll start.
Today i’m Wearing one of my favourite watches, the Panerai 000, or Zero as it’s affectionately known amongst the Paneristi.
Inside is a good old 6497 pocket watch movement, that is a bit industrial to wind, but feels solid and makes a nice…
Skeletons in the closet … Bare them bones!
I am a skeleton man! Gears, levers, springs… That’s what I’m talking about!!
Continue readingFor me, that’s how it all started, my infatuation with watches. A gifted Seiko 5 with an exhibition back led to purchase of my first mechanical watch ever, a true skeleton…. And down the rabbit hole I went.
I know some of you’ve got them… It’s time to take them out of the closet!
Show your watch paired nicely with your shirt/sweater/jacket/shoes!
When just a close up wrist shot might be a tad boring . .
Continue readingShow your watch & shirt/sweater/jacket/shoes combo, or other clothing combo – let’s see your watch fashion sense! (Really, this is just another gratuitous watch photo thread.)
I’m guessing we’ll see some interesting and unexpected shots . . .
Let’s see your NO DATE wrist shots!
Maybe I’m alone in this category since I have seen so many posts about the importance of a date function but I don’t care for a date window on my watches. My personal reasons being:
Continue reading1) I find no date watches more symmetrical
2) I have very bad eyesight (yes I should probably get a cyclops watch)
My only two date watches were bought because I loved the watches and nothing to do with the date.
So…..let’s see your NO DATE wristshots…
