The Omega Planet Ocean is one of those watches along with a IWC 3717 Pilot Chronograph that I firmly believe can be your one watch if you were for some horrible reason not allowed to have any other watches. The movement might need to be serviced by someone who is familiar with Co-Axial movements but [...]
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Here are my rules for used/old watches: A. If watch is 15+ seconds slower or faster with a lot of variation, get it serviced. B. If watch is 15+ seconds slower or faster with little variation, get it regulated or do my own. C. If the watch is vintage with a unique movement with hard to find [...] Well, if you’re reading this you probably know it but humor me.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damage to your watch from following these procedures. Measuring your watch’s performance against an accurate time signal is a great to make sure your mechanical watch is operating within spec and running well. Remember to check your watch’s accuracy over at least a week long period. This will tell [...] Please be sure to scratch it with your key immediately. Break the scratch cherry and just enjoy your now personalized time piece. Ugh. Titanium scratches so easily. Rest of the photos here Watch collectors are romantics. We collect different time pieces not for our own vanity (ed. there is nothing wrong with a little bit of vanity) but because of the emotions the watch signifies. Rolex GMTs recall the glory days of Pan Am and the rise of commercial aviation, the coming freedom of the middle class [...] No, not strictly watches but this is something worth checking out. Maybe your parents weren’t quite as lame as you thought they were. Mine definitely were though. Kind of makes you reflect how lame you’re going to be in a few decades. http://myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com/ I would recommend checking out Doxa watches if you are into 70s chic. This is a response to this blog post: http://www.luxist.com/2009/09/13/watch-sizes-to-shrink-again-brands-will-try-but-liliputiantren/ Design and Fashion run in cycles. It’s inevitable that mens’ watches will slowly come back down in size in the same way that skinny ties have made a big comeback on the coat tails of the cultural phenom that is Mad Men. There will always be the [...] There are four types of men. Ding Dongs
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