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    Danimal506
    Haraki san Expert
    @T4920
    Joined: 13 Aug 2019

    @T4920 Awesome! It looks great with those fades

    WTB:
    IHC-06
    IHSW-70 L or XL
    UHF Pillow Cover

    last edited by 25 Aug 2024, 17:48 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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      WhiskeySandwich
      啓蒙家
      @T4920
      Joined: 1 Mar 2023

      @T4920 love a turtle. I wish they made a mini turtle that was exactly the same just smaller tho. I’d get one but they’re just a hair too big for me, even with fairly thick wrists

      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
      -Seneca

      last edited by 25 Aug 2024, 20:36 T 1 Reply Last reply 25 Aug 2024, 21:47 Reply Quote 1
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        WhiskeySandwich
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 1 Mar 2023

        I brushed my Ray 2. Not perfect but it work for me because it was scratched up anyway and this makes it look more “worky”, which I like and works well with the more glossy lumed sapphire bezel insert. Really digging the mods. Looks aight with the SBG too
        IMG_7976.jpeg

        "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
        -Seneca

        last edited by WhiskeySandwich 25 Aug 2024, 20:39 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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          T4920
          見習いボス
          @WhiskeySandwich
          Joined: 27 Apr 2022

          @WhiskeySandwich I wasn't familiar with the style before receiving the gift... It was a bold call buying someone as particular as myself a watch without prior consultation, but I'm happy to say he nailed it.

          It didn't strike me as particularly large to begin with, but just compared it to a Tissot watch I've had stored away meaning to get serviced, and it really is quite a unit!

          “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

          last edited by T4920 25 Aug 2024, 21:47 W 1 Reply Last reply 13 Sept 2024, 11:03 Reply Quote 2
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            Rococo
            The Unwoven
            Joined: 15 Jan 2024

            Does anyone know Marathon watches? https://www.marathonwatch.com/collections/navigator-1

            True milspec and made in Canada... I'm in love!

            "Style demonstrates the ability to meet the current challenges; it signifies being fully alive to the moment." - Richard Brody

            last edited by 27 Aug 2024, 02:20 D 1 Reply Last reply 27 Aug 2024, 11:59 Reply Quote 2
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              Danimal506
              Haraki san Expert
              @Rococo
              Joined: 13 Aug 2019

              @jevans41 I don’t have hands on experience. But I’ve heard from lots of places about how good they are. True mil spec and the people who run the company seem to be cool. The Grey NATO podcast always shouts out Marathon.

              WTB:
              IHC-06
              IHSW-70 L or XL
              UHF Pillow Cover

              last edited by 27 Aug 2024, 11:59 R 1 Reply Last reply 27 Aug 2024, 18:04 Reply Quote 1
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                Rococo
                The Unwoven
                @Danimal506
                Joined: 15 Jan 2024

                @Danimal506 Good shout on the pod thanks, I'll check it out.

                I forgot to mention they have Swiss movements too (auto & quartz)...

                "Style demonstrates the ability to meet the current challenges; it signifies being fully alive to the moment." - Richard Brody

                last edited by 27 Aug 2024, 18:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                  Danimal506
                  Haraki san Expert
                  Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                  As I mentioned before, the guys on my favorite watch related podcast both love Marathon. Their recent episode is an interview with the President of the company. I figured I’d share it here:

                  “This week, with the Toronto Timepiece Show just days away, we thought it would be fun to finally have a chat with Mitchell Wein, President of Marathon Watch Company. Marathon is a Canadian-owned watch and accessory business that is known all over the world for supplying everything from watches to clocks and other gear to a variety of governments and military outlets. Mitchell talks about the history of Marathon in Canada and Switzerland, what it’s like to make the jump from government contracts to end-user commercial sales, and even the brand’s recent collaboration with Jeep – and something of a tease for an announcement that will be made for the Toronto Timepiece Show.”

                  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2049759/episodes/15737502

                  WTB:
                  IHC-06
                  IHSW-70 L or XL
                  UHF Pillow Cover

                  last edited by 12 Sept 2024, 23:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    WhiskeySandwich
                    啓蒙家
                    @T4920
                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                    @T4920 i happened by a store that stocked the Turtle, and tried one on again. It had the rubber strap on it and i was really surprised that it was extremely comparable to my 41.5mm Orient. I guess 3.5mm isn't much bigger, but the Seiko wears it a bit better. My only concern is kinda dumb - how would it be on a Nato strap, since I exclusively rock those and not a 2-piece. Might have to get one to find out....

                    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                    -Seneca

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                      T4920
                      見習いボス
                      @WhiskeySandwich
                      Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                      @WhiskeySandwich I can see it looking great on a colour matched NATO strap, or even a black and white one to match the bezel!

                      “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

                      last edited by 13 Sept 2024, 11:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Danimal506
                        Haraki san Expert
                        @WhiskeySandwich
                        Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                        @WhiskeySandwich Dive watches on Natos are awesome! The thickness might be annoying to some

                        WTB:
                        IHC-06
                        IHSW-70 L or XL
                        UHF Pillow Cover

                        last edited by 13 Sept 2024, 18:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          pechelman
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                          This is personal pref, but I've never warmed up to NATO or similar fabric straps. They don't seem to balance the watch head comfortably, often don't have the right level of adjustment I want, and when they get wet, they stay that way for an annoyingly long time. Rubber (specifically isofrane) or a metal bracelet 100% on any dive watch for me.

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                            Danimal506
                            Haraki san Expert
                            Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                            My Casio Duro is quartz, so it helps keep it thinner. I can’t do a single pass strap, I can never seem to find the fit on them.

                            IMG_2552.jpeg

                            WTB:
                            IHC-06
                            IHSW-70 L or XL
                            UHF Pillow Cover

                            last edited by Danimal506 13 Sept 2024, 19:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                              WhiskeySandwich
                              啓蒙家
                              @pechelman
                              Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                              @pechelman I agree, it’s a bummer they raise the case from the wrist rather than allowing for a close fit, but I’m kind of a rough boy, and the added reliability of being able to break a spring bar and have the watch not fall to its death is priceless to me.

                              Edit: I do always remove the “keeper strap” to slim the profile. Just straight, pass-thru, one shotter.

                              "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                              -Seneca

                              last edited by WhiskeySandwich 13 Sept 2024, 21:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                pechelman
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                @WhiskeySandwich, with the Isofrane strap i mentioned, you can get the same level of redundancy to a spring bar breaking by connecting one strap to the other with a piece of spectra or dacron or whatever you want. Fwiw, I've never lost or broken a spring bar, but I do either upgrade them to more robust ones or have screwed on strap lugs. I stopped running my isofranes this way a while ago, but still have some tied up this way from when i was doing a lot of diving, mtn biking, skiing, etc and can get a picture for you later if interested.

                                last edited by pechelman 13 Sept 2024, 21:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • goosehdG
                                  goosehd
                                  Mod Squad
                                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                  Aloha and thank you @Matt 🌺

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                                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                  last edited by goosehd 10 Jan 2024, 23:17 1 Oct 2024, 23:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
                                  • MattM
                                    Matt
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                    Sexy!

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                                    • MattM
                                      Matt
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                      What did the girls get at Heathrow?

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                                      • goosehdG
                                        goosehd
                                        Mod Squad
                                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

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                                        Izzy the pink and Ginny the white. We let them choose with zero guidance.

                                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                        last edited by 1 Oct 2024, 23:50 D 1 Reply Last reply 2 Oct 2024, 00:18 Reply Quote 2
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                                          Danimal506
                                          Haraki san Expert
                                          @goosehd
                                          Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                                          @goosehd Swatch stores are so fun!

                                          WTB:
                                          IHC-06
                                          IHSW-70 L or XL
                                          UHF Pillow Cover

                                          last edited by 2 Oct 2024, 00:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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