My first post in this thread to share my new arrival dungarees!

Thought we were likely saying goodbye to Gus a few weeks ago (feat. my 33). He’s fine, I’m poor and this is him chilling completely better.

25oz 555s in 30c on Holiday in France.

Gus likes cars, doesn’t like when we work on them, and is starting to sleep a lot more now he’s 9. Working Cocker Spaniel. They’re a lot!

I am not a fan of the Rolex hype. I am a fan of green, and I am yet to find a watch that is as comfortable as a Submariner. Pélagos got close.

I love the invisible micro adjustment on the VC Overseas now. That’s on my list next. That or basically any Grand Seiko.

Thanks to the gent that is @Kasi I am very happy to submit my entry for membership. These arrived today, at exactly the same time as the Birkenstocks. Which is a very happy coincidence, my wife bought me them without her knowing I had ordered these, and certainly not the connection.

I am going to put these both through their paces in an 18 hour drive through France in Thursday. My cream car seats might not thank me.

Please delete this or move or whatever. I found myself killing time in London yesterday and popped into Rivet and Hide and it was the genuine highlight of my day. The staff were amazing to a man. I felt welcomed and engaged. I even got to try on the n1 4 minutes after release. My best ever retail experience. You have a customer for life. Even though I didn’t actually buy anything.

I won’t name the other shops I visited here, but I was met with apathy and disinterest, and have been hugely put off buying from them.

The staff are a credit to Rivet and Hide, incredible brand advocates for Iron Heart. I have also left a google review.

I have been handed down this. It was bought in Botswana or Zimbabwe sometime in the 1960’s when my grandparents were, err, civil servants. I think it is possibly Blesbok.

Oddly this is one of my most prized possessions.

We embrace the cold and winter. Fires and warm lights, warming drinks and beef wellington for Christmas dinner.

I’ve been into watches longer than any other hobby, even taught myself to service and fix them. Lockdown was pretty dull for me!

In honour of my love of patina, but lack of patience, I am posting my IWC UTC Spitfire in Bronze. Unfortunately it’s got damp so is off for a service next week.

Also featuring Kersey shirt and 25oz 555s.

Bought a nice pair of jeans from @Bobbymc

He is a new user, and I am relatively new too but he delivered unbelievably well. Buy with confidence.

Seeing such openness from a brand/company is refreshing. The respect for this community is outstanding, and a testament to IHUKs broad customer service.

We aren’t entitled to any of this information.

I hope this improves things for you as hoped, that will improve things for all of us too!

@Walery-Smirnoff I changed my diet significantly. I went to one meal a day for 18 months. I completely changed my relationship with food. My motivation was two fold. I’ve had a chronic knee injustice from rugby in my 20s and I had no more surgical options, and we are on the road of starting a family. Part of that meant that I had to lose the weight. When the motivation is that strong it makes it easier, but not easy. Managed to put 10kg on during a two week holiday in Mexico.

I was a no signed up lurker for a long time. But how I can to be here is slightly longer.

I spent the last two years getting down from 130kg to 80kg. And I have always like nice things. Losing the weight and keeping it off meant I had to buy everything again, and a few times on the way down. From XXL to medium is a ride.

The fun comes that I am 187cm, or 6ft2. That takes basically every heavy flannel shirt off the table but one. When I finally plucked up the courage to buy an Iron Heart shirt I have never looked back.

The welcome has been incredible, so friendly and helpful. I’m still early in my IH life but everything has been excellent so far.

Mine has had numerous 30c washes, and one 60c. Been through our gentle heat pump dryer a few times too. Doesn’t appear to have lost too much at all.

I have been handed down this. It was bought in Botswana or Zimbabwe sometime in the 1960’s when my grandparents were, err, civil servants. I think it is possibly Blesbok.

Oddly this is one of my most prized possessions.

@MrC said in Where does everyone live?:

Hi
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk-Norfolk border, England
First post and new to the forum

Welcome, I am in Kedington, about 20 minutes from you!

The Defender was my previous car, a the Vantage the one before that. The Spider was given to me by my friend, sorry of payment for work, but it was my first car. He even paid for the insurance.

I currently drive an Audi a6 Allroad that the original owner got painted to match his Bentley, so it’s 1 of 1. But very run of the mill. I adore it.

@mclaincausey yes!

I got into Oldham as a teen when my uncle made me a mixtape of sad American music. I have a lot to thank him for for that, had Smog and J Tillman as the other standouts.

Bill Callahan, David Berman and Will Oldham are all in a group in my head. Chuck them in with Tweedy and maybe Isbell, and they’re the defining songwriters of my life.

There are two clear outliers there. I cannot abide pop music, unless it’s a swooning sad lady.