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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

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    • derek111D
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      New to me. Picked this up on the local used market. Slapped a new strap on and have been loving it.

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      Get outside, feel small

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      • MattM
        Matt
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        That’s a great find. Did you get a great deal I hope?

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        • MattM
          Matt
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          • seawolfS
            seawolf
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            @Matt Gorgeous!

            “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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            • S
              Sage954
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              Another Nodus. Strap from Haveston. Miyota 9075 movement. A lot of watch for the $$$.
              Bought used on eBay.

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              • boutskB
                boutsk
                Raw and Unwashed
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                Any love for bronze ?

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                • MattM
                  Matt
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                  Brew Mastergraph eBay find. 2020 model, discontinued, I love these Brew watches. Y’all are sleeping on this brand…

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                  • pechelmanP
                    pechelman
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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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                    • scooterS
                      scooter
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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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                      Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                      • MattM
                        Matt
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                        I’m still saving a spot for one of those @scooter What do you think?

                        Found this older Brew HP-1 Dark Brew…

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                          Sage954
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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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                          • MattM
                            Matt
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                            That’s cool!

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              The keeper on my "I'd rather not have my hand cut off whilst I am in a third world country (or London)" Seiko diver disintegrated.

                              So I made a new one. It's not perfect, so I will have another go, but it works.....

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                              "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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                              • motojoboboM
                                motojobobo
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                                Can you get thinner cord for the 2nd keeper? It’d look more proportional to the overall watch and strap.

                                The journey is the objective.

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                                • GilesG
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                                  Yes, and I will try with thinner. This was a 2 strand Turks Head, I'll try a 3 Strand with the thinner...

                                  "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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                                    Sage954
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                                    That’s a cool diy fix. Might need Kevlar for extra security.

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                                    • BrianB
                                      Brian
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                                      Finally got the battery and split pins changed on my only watch
                                      Had it since I was 16

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                                      • scooterS
                                        scooter
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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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                                        Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                                        • MattM
                                          Matt
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                                          That’s very pink.

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                                          • Go For ChillG
                                            Go For Chill
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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.

                                            "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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