1. When using sunlight to charge the watch, will the sun gradually fade the color of the dial?
2. Is there any risk of over-charging?
A little pretext…I’d helped with the tornado aftermath cleanup from the Dec. 2021 EF4 tornado that caused so much destruction to towns around us in western Kentucky. In Dawson Springs, KY, I…
BBC News – RAF ban on ‘exploding’ Tunnock’s teacakes lifted
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Initially I thought the lume was just fallen of, but then I realised it was made like that on purpose (looks like factory lume to me). I found this interesting, decided to share. The star is also lumed.
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Continue readingDoes your manual wind watch gain (run faster) as its mainspring "winds down" towards the [middle of its power reserve curve] and then runs slow (loses time over time) towards the end of its power reserve curve?
Just checking in on how your m…
Continue readingI know I have the power of Google but would like to throw a question out to the forum as we have some very knowledgeable folk here regarding…
Continue readingSo had my house on the market since the start of the year, turned down 2 offers so far but yesterday and today I’ve had 2 2nd viewings.
1st viewing,…
I thought I’d drop this one in the Oris forum: I got an email from Oris today about a bunch of new BCPD models. I still like my BCPD 403 the best (the dial color and 38mm case are perfect for me), but I’m sure the models will float someone’s boat:
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Continue readingNeil Armstrong’s 18k gold Omega Speedmaster (Apollo 11 commemorative) is coming up for sale by RR Auctions on 17th April.
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I own a Railmaster Denim which I absolutely adore it. I wear it every day and the honeymoon period (coming up to 1 year now) has not worn off at all. I love the case shape, the dial, the bracelet (even without any on the fly adjustment), the crown etc. An all round good package. I’ve picked up a few minor nicks on the bracelet from desk diving, and somehow I enjoy wearing it even more in spite of them.
Naturally I’m finding myself looking into the rest of…
