The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread
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@pechelman said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:
Western shirt with snaps at the cuff. It's mostly my fault because of my watch but the cuff is the smallest of any IH shirt I have.
Weird cross post/self quote, but since this is more watch related, putting it here. While I didn't change my watch, I did put on a different strap and it solved all of the issues. It's a little bit if a bummer since the isofrane is the best strap anywhere but these MN style straps might be right behind them in a distant second place.
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When in Hamburg for the Anny party, September 2023, Swatch released the Fifty Fathoms collection. @Giles and I walked over to the Swatch shop to see if we could get a gander. But, there was a line at least 3 blocks long. Needless to say, we weren't inclined to wait. I've been keeping an eye out for one, though. I managed to nab a new/unworn one for 75% of retail. No waiting in line, either. I went with the Arctic/No Radiations dial version...
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A lot harder than I would have expected. The second hand was the rate limiting step.
16 yo son put it together.https://www.namokimods.com/products/nmk-wk19-diy-watchmaking-kit-bbmod
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Can you get thinner cord for the 2nd keeper? It’d look more proportional to the overall watch and strap.
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That’s a cool diy fix. Might need Kevlar for extra security.
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@Matt said in The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread:
I’m still saving a spot for one of those @scooter What do you think?
I think it's worthy of a spot.
I'm glad I waited, though...
At first, apart from the dial, the Arctic orange was my least favorite of the original five. Subconsciously, I believe I was viewing it as a Blancpain, and was thinking it should be more conservative. But, it's really just a Swatch, and what's a Swatch without some color ?
I think nabbing one at a discount is the way to be, as well. Considering I have 3 other Sistem51 watches, neither of them costing more than $150, $300 was the price I felt was worth the novelty of it all.
Speaking of novelty, here's the latest one to drop...
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Work told me I had to go to San Francisco this weekend, so I threw on the ol’ plastic Moonswatch just in case I got mugged. I figured this one wouldn’t be worth me fighting back over. I do love it though.
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One of the OG Watches:
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Was finally time for a new strap and bezel on my square. It used to make me laugh that guys on the watch blogs would say there G-Shock was on its fifth set of resins.. I’ve wore this GW-M5610 every working day on a roof for 9.5 years and only just wore through the strap keeper
I’ve had and still have much nicer watches but what a piece of kit a G-Shock is. And square and only square.
