Posts made by Seul

Well that was fun

@Bridger Lago Di Como

IH tee

Visiting a monastery up the mountain...

Italy. View from my chair

Affogato

12 clicks. 1km up. Yeah. Pic taken after the hike DOWN...

Lago Di Como

Italy won't know what hit it...

I wasn't sure this was a JDM (Japanese domestic market/ made in Japan) watch, but since I can set the weekdays in Nihongo, I assume it is?
I know it should say on the dial but the font is about minus 200... All I can make out is the T for tritium...

Well it's been travelling from Italy to Belgium for four days and it's still accurate down to the minute... Guess that says it all...
Yes yes yes I know quartz mov't and all that... Still this is pretty complicated... Some intel I stole:

Don’t be fooled by the word “QUARTZ” either. This is indeed a quartz watch, but it isn’t a cheap throwaway quartz movement. The 7548 movement is based on the hugely iconic 6309 automatic movement. The two movements are identical until you get to where the mainspring would usually be. Instead of a mainspring you find a battery powered quartz crystal circuit board. My point being, this movement is powered by quartz, but is 90% mechanical and is full metal construction (other than the circuit board). It’s designed to be serviced, nurtured. Not thrown away should things go wrong with it.

The 7548 is the same as this 6458, the latter just being a smaller (38mm) case version.

Oh and yes I'm aware we're the 27th today. I'll fix that in a bit...

And thus the search for the "perfect" watch continues... I'd whittled it down to

• Seiko
• diver
• 42m or less
• non-metal bracelet
• green dial and/or bracelet

I went through hundreds of listings of Presages, (baby) Alpines, Prospexes, Tunas, Sumos, Padis; hell you name it...
Most of 'm are either bigger, way more expensive and usually both those things...

I settled for this 1986 6458-602B 200m diver. New battery, new strap. Bought for 270€. It was shipped today (no pics or impressions yet) but here's a pic from the listing:

(I should add... This is meant to take some abuse... Nothing fancy... Just a trustworthy Japanese workhorse...)

That Faulkner sure was an insufferable c*nt...

@Nick said in Anyone here play video games?:

Talking of METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER is another on the list.

Δ?.. Out August 26!..

25kms today
133kms this week
Ending 8 days of glorious weather

IH JP pocket tee // IH shorts // IH socks // NBxGTX

Quick sip of tea // 23 clicks // IH street parka + striped tee + socks

IH Street Parka // IH striped s/s tee // BDP shorts // IH socks // NBxGTX

Who's going to see CITY OF CATERPILLAR on their €uro tour come November? I'm definitely going to see them in Belgium.