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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      Today…...

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        the246guy
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        @Giles I copy repeated when you posted a picture of your Benchmade Osborne and I don't think I will do that now. When I got my Omega AT 10 days ago, I was in a huge dilemma if I should get the Speedmaster Pro, but somehow was not comfortable with the 42mm case size and the lack of a Date function. I'm sure I won't repeat it now. A fantastic watch though. Is that a special edition?

        IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
        IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          It's a Frankenstein, built for me.  Early 2000's case, with a vintage 321 movement and a Japanese racing dial….

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • seawolfS
            seawolf
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            Three of my favorite things in one shot. My watch, my IH634-XHS, and my GTI seats.

            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

            @zeebeeleather

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            • AnesthetistA
              Anesthetist
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              Cant beat that!

              Btw which GTI are you driving? My daily is an 18 Autobahn. [emoji3]

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

              IG: bluehandsslim

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              • seawolfS
                seawolf
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                @Anesthetist:

                Cant beat that!

                Btw which GTI are you driving? My daily is an 18 Autobahn. [emoji3]

                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                Agreed!

                By the way, I knew I liked you. You have good taste  😎

                It’s an ‘18 S, MK7.5. My third GTI 🙂 My first one was an ‘04 MKIV, and I’ve been hooked ever since.

                “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                @zeebeeleather

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  Nice watch, not nice price….

                  https://watchesoflancashire.com/product/1965-blancpain-fifty-fathoms-aqua-lung-no-radiations/?mc_cid=27cf9a610c&mc_eid=a46c5d0810

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • steelworkerS
                    steelworker
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                    if I'm paying that much for a watch I want the radioactive one

                    Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                    Well, I have others.

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                    • GraemeG
                      Graeme
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                      @Giles are you buying it? ???

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        Nope, as @steelworker says, for that sort of money I'd want some radioactivity included  🙂 🙂

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • GraemeG
                          Graeme
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                          Longines have just announced a reproduction of their Ultra-Chron Diver's watch from the sixties.

                          It sounds like an interesting piece, because rather than just slapping in an ETA, they've got an extensively modified version. It now runs at 5 Hz, rather than its original 4 Hz, and is regulated to run within a couple of seconds a day.

                          Prices start around $3000, and Monochrome has the best write-up.

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                          • seawolfS
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                            I'm a sucker for a vintage inspired diver, or in this case, a straight-up reproduction. It's gorgeous, and the high frequency is a really interesting feature. I wonder how that will affect the service interval.

                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                            @zeebeeleather

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                            • JDelageJ
                              JDelage
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                              Yeah, I like that very much. Longines is on a roll: its recent GMT release is also interesting.

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                                bubbapest
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                                @Giles:

                                Today…...

                                daaaaaaaaaaamn

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                                  bubbapest
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                                  My newly repaired IH633 and PAM1312.  Love the curves on the watch, hated my slabsided rolex gmt.  at least i didnt lose money on it. . .

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                                    Maynard Friedman
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                                    Talking of vintage-inspired Longines divers…

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                                    • __Nicholas_
                                      __Nicholas
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                                      Hanging with @henry_david

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
                                        mclaincausey
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                                        Fluted bezel + Jubilee: one doesn't look right without the other to my eye

                                        Smooth bezel + Oyster: same

                                        Well-played fellas.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • __Nicholas_
                                          __Nicholas
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                                          Yup, I agree. The texture of the fluted bezel goes great with the jubilee. Same with the smooth + oyster.

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                                          • henry_davidH
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                                            Ha! One of the snaps from your wedding, @__Nicholas  😎

                                            Yours is looking extra purdy here

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