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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Here you go. The band won't kill you, but the watch will set you back 25K*.
It's not worth it.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
So, when I think I might have more than enough NATO straps, I just discovered this company. They have a line that's based upon various WW2 (and a couple other) camouflage schemes. I won't post every one, but here's a few:
The camo pattern for Navy carrier planes in the Pacific
The invasion stripes that aircraft wore during D-Day
F-86 jets in Korea
Spitfire camo scheme
And about 10 more.
The camo pattern for Navy carrier planes in the Pacific
The invasion stripes that aircraft wore during D-Day
F-86 jets in Korea
Spitfire camo scheme
And about 10 more.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Very cool. The vintage watch thing is very cool, but it is a world full of vultures--vultures everywhere. I did OK with my Alpina because it's an off brand that nobody's going to fake, but you start looking for Omegas or Rolexes (Rolii?) from the 50s or 60s, and I've read that it's a complete minefield.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
So, how's your first month as a watch guy working out? Getting the bug to expand the herd?
Learning how to show it off with the you got some splainin' to do" move.
The "muthuhfuckuh, please"
The "watch me be cool and detached while Emma Stone digs me for my watch" pose
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MaliBuckeye
1) Be A Man.
Going really well (even if it's about 17 seconds fast per day...)
People have mostly noticed the straps... including when I wore the Buckeye Bond one to celebrate the B1G return to football.
Started looking for a bit dressier option now.... dammit. Like I needed another hobby :)
People have mostly noticed the straps... including when I wore the Buckeye Bond one to celebrate the B1G return to football.
Started looking for a bit dressier option now.... dammit. Like I needed another hobby :)
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
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17's not bad for 200 clams. The watch might regulate itself a bit after a couple of months. That same movement in my Orange Seiko and Islander has run within 5/day if I wear it every day for a week.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
The more that I've gone down the watch rabbit hole, the more that I think the real sweet spot is for ETA based "entry level Swiss watches: STOWA, Sinn, Longines, Fortis. Any other suggestions?
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
Ord, When I lived in Texas, I bought my Rolex. The girlfriend at the time called it, "a Texas Timex". That was my sobering moment regarding watches. You could have a more expensive hobby, such as collecting single malts.......:)...Live long and prosper. Hope you're keeping the lid on in Chicago. Peace.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Yeah, it's definitely a buyer's market. I'm kind of curious what kind of discount I would get now at an authorized dealer that isn't an Omega boutique. I made the play to get the relationship with the boutique in anticipation of the 50th anniversary Apollo 13 special edition, which has been postponed and I wouldn't be buying right now until the world de-asses its head in any event. On a brighter note, Brit shirtmaker Thomas Pink had a going out of business fire sale on the web, and I picked up 2 dress shirts, a made in UK cashmere sweater and a made in Como, Italy Grenadine tie for $200 against a normal price for the lot of an even grand.
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MaliBuckeye
1) Be A Man.
Shopping at watch boutiques... yup. That's exactly where I'm looking for this baby:
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