Watches

[EdipisReks1]

Very nice!

[Hopstretch]

[EdipisReks1]

There was a guy on Rolex Forums whose dad had a similar bakelite GMT.  Dropped it while taking it off to go through security at the airport, and broke the bezel.  Poor bugger.  He'd been wearing it continuously since 1961, other than having it serviced (it must not have gone to Rolex!).

[Grand Enigma]

Yeah, I never remove my watch for security.

[s_r]

Picked up a minty carrera reissue at a price I couldn't turn down. Debating whether I should put on a deployant strap or keep the tang & buckle.

[EdipisReks1]

5 hours ago, s_r said:

Picked up a minty carrera reissue at a price I couldn't turn down. Debating whether I should put on a deployant strap or keep the tang & buckle.

pin buckle, for sure.

Edited March 14, 2017 by EdipisReks1

[EdipisReks1]

Anybody need watch winders?  I have two Pangaea quads and a Pangaea 6 watch winder that I'm not using.  They are quiet and reliable; good Japanese motors, and lots of cycle adjustability.  Two of them have small internal damage, as things fell from the drawer into the main body of the watch winder (my fault; I overloaded the drawers with straps and what-not), and you have to slightly break them to remove the drawer, but it's internal only, and doesn't effect function, unless you like shaking your watch winders over your head.  Otherwise, small wear and tear as is to be expected of polished wooden pieces that lived on furniture in well trafficked parts of a home and which were touched on a daily basis.  I have all of the original packaging.  I'd be interested in selling two of the three.  $150 + shipping for the quads and $200 + shipping for the 6 watch winder.  I'll take offers.

Edited March 14, 2017 by EdipisReks1

[Hopstretch]

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/20/confessions-of-a-watch-geek?

[EdipisReks1]

I read that.  I liked best how Mr. Shteyngart managed to humblebrag about how much money he makes per day as a writer!

[EdipisReks1]

I found my Sistem51, today!  It was resting between a piece of soft plastic and a velvet bag, in a drawer.  There were marks on the case from both the velvet and the soft plastic.  Swatch could have gone with a better grade of polymer, I think.  Seiko makes a pretty amazing watch for a lot less money. :-/

Still, it's incredibly comfortable with a silicone strap, and now that the bezel dots have worn off, it might even be black enough for Dusty.  I may keep it on for the rest of the week, though I'm not sure if it will survive a shower...

Apparently it will!  Not that I bathe or swim with watches very often, but I've been known to be insensate going to bed, and equally insensate getting up in the morning.  The Reverso survives it no problem, though I've only "tested" that with the Shell Cordovan strap (one would hope that a Crocodile was waterproof, though).

Edited March 14, 2017 by EdipisReks1

[Grand Enigma]

I read that.  I liked best how Mr. Shteyngart managed to humblebrag about how much money he makes per day as a writer!

Rather specific at that.

About a weeks worth of writing would have been sufficient and perhaps more impactful.

[EdipisReks1]

1 hour ago, Grand Enigma said:

 

Rather specific at that.

About a weeks worth of writing would have been sufficient and perhaps more impactful.

 

But that wouldn't have been as humble-braggie! 

[grawk]

maybe he's compelled to be as accurate as possible. Not that anyone we know is like that.

[EdipisReks1]

11 hours ago, grawk said:

maybe he's compelled to be as accurate as possible. Not that anyone we know is like that.

I've read a bunch of his books; it could go either way.

[grawk]

I tend to assume mental illness, rather than straight up assholery.  Especially given the number of people I know who could easily be either.

[Hopstretch]

Nicely done at under $5K. The big crown bugs me a bit.

[Dreadhead]

I gave it serious thought.

I'm loving the GMT and one thing in particular is the tucked in crown that means I no longer get jabbed.

[Hopstretch]

This is now also pretty killer I think. Date window again much better at six and nicely sized at 38.5mm.

[Torpedo]

I only have the iPhone and rather shitty light, but hopefully the fine polishing can be appreciated

Did I ever post this pic when Jacob asked for it at some other thread?  This forum software is kind of weird.

I like what Omega is releasing, the 60th anniversary issue of the Speedmaster, Trainmaster and Seamaster looks great too

[bjarnetv]

the tudor chrono looks good until you see the sideview

Edited March 22, 2017 by bjarnetv

[Hopstretch]

Yikes. Thicc!

[Grand Enigma]

This is now also pretty killer I think. Date window again much better at six and nicely sized at 38.5mm.

I've always liked the AT collection.

[guzziguy]

For me, this pretty much epitomizes how a nice watch should look.

[EdipisReks1]

2 hours ago, bjarnetv said:

the tudor chrono looks good until you see the sideview

Yeah, it's like the Big Block I had.  I really liked it, but the damned thing was so thick, it just wasn't all that wearable for me.  Well, really it was the slab-sidedness more than the thickness, as it was about the same absolute thickness as a Speedy, but a Speedy wears thinner than it is, due to the beveling on the lugs, and the general slope of the crystal and bezel.

11 hours ago, Hopstretch said:

Nicely done at under $5K. The big crown bugs me a bit.

The big crown would be great if it were a hand-winder.  I think the hands are too big (there is a reason chronos usually have fine hands).

Edited March 22, 2017 by EdipisReks1

[Hopstretch]

2 hours ago, Torpedo said:

I only have the iPhone and rather shitty light, but hopefully the fine polishing can be appreciated

 

Lovely! Linen dial and engine-turned bezel -- classic.