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    • T4920T
      T4920
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      Gift from my friend for being best man at his wedding. Love the blue and turquoise, he mentioned that he chose it to compliment my indigo wardrobe 👌

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      “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.”

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      • Danimal506D
        Danimal506
        Haraki san Expert
        @T4920
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        @T4920 Awesome! It looks great with those fades

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

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        • WhiskeySandwichW
          WhiskeySandwich
          啓蒙家
          @T4920
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          @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

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          • WhiskeySandwichW
            WhiskeySandwich
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            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
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            "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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            • T4920T
              T4920
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              @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.”

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              • R
                Rococo
                The Unwoven
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                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

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                • Danimal506D
                  Danimal506
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                  @Rococo
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                  @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

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                  • R
                    Rococo
                    The Unwoven
                    @Danimal506
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                    @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

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                    • Danimal506D
                      Danimal506
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                      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

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                      • WhiskeySandwichW
                        WhiskeySandwich
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                        @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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                        • T4920T
                          T4920
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                          @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.”

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                          • Danimal506D
                            Danimal506
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                            @WhiskeySandwich
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                            @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

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                            • pechelmanP
                              pechelman
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                              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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                              • Danimal506D
                                Danimal506
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                                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.

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

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                                • WhiskeySandwichW
                                  WhiskeySandwich
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                                  @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

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                                  • pechelmanP
                                    pechelman
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                                    @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.

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                                    • goosehdG
                                      goosehd
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                                      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. :)

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                                      • MattM
                                        Matt
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                                        Sexy!

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                                        • MattM
                                          Matt
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                                          What did the girls get at Heathrow?

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                                          • goosehdG
                                            goosehd
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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. :)

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