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Ha! I forgot to post this before, too, a curiosity. My great-grandfather's Baume Brothers watch. Plated, nothing special, well before the union with Mercier in 1918 -- I would guess late 19th Century based on his age and life story. Went to my grandfather, who reputedly wore it daily, then my Dad, who left it in a drawer since the '60s. Dial is in rough shape as you see, but I had the movement repaired and put a new strap on. It runs OK and my wife now wears it occasionally, for it is teeny tiny by modern standards, maybe 31 - 32 mm. I like having it anyway, feels like a (literal) time capsule from the ancestors!

But, when you get down to just one watch and wear it every day -- dings and schmutz happen. Think I'm going to start building up a rotation again.

Wow! Beautiful!

Different mode entirely, but I have been enjoying this.

Decent album. That band could have been be big if they had picked a better name than “Nirvana”.

Sounds like your average rugby match.

Don't know who you are, but that looks epic.

OK who donated as "Cavalli Repair Service"?

The former sole proprietor looks pretty grumpy about having to share going forward!

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The better Manchester.

Think you're supposed to like him -- cheeky chappie etc. But you're a special case, Dusty.

1/2 like.

Snake River Farms Wagyu Korean boneless short ribs. Kind of a mouthful. Or, at least, I hope it will be.

Who knew the old man still had it in him? And he wants to be in you, too!

I guess there's some gestural inversion going on here?

Man, RIP Burt. I remember so vividly the late '70s kids' birthday parties where the Dad would rent a projector and pin a sheet to the wall and you knew you were going to get either "Smokey and the Bandit" or "Every Which Way but Loose." Either way the film would always break in the middle and there'd be a lot of cursing and rethreading while we all rioted around high on cake and Fanta Grape. Good times.

Iceland's finest,

Continuing.

Sunday evening mellow tunes.