March 30, 20187 yr On 3/26/2018 at 4:43 PM, huge said: where do I go for the unofficial watch thread? the ladies bathroom
March 30, 20187 yr Author Longhorn edition Fossil: That is ugly as shit. If you are over 16 years of age, you should not wear a watch with a Longhorn logo on it. It is hereby so ordered, adjudged, and decreed.
April 4, 20187 yr Finally got my Sinn back from RGM. It had stopped running but luckily it happened under warranty and they didn’t need to ship it to Germany. But they still had it for 2 months. Still love this thing as much as I did the day I got it.
April 4, 20187 yr 15 hours ago, 52-80 said: just wear the rolex imo 15 hours ago, HoustonHorn said: agreed 4 hours ago, G650 said: I actually like Tag, but that is not an attractive watch. 4 hours ago, 52-80 said: itd probably be considered very cool. if this was 1986 Thanks for the feedback guys. Agree, I like the Rolex better. The Tag was my dad's, so I wear it on certain occasions and for sentimental reasons. I've got a few more that I'll try and post that also probably didn't hold up too well looks/fashion wise. Edited April 4, 20187 yr by irockalltherocks
April 4, 20187 yr In many things the 70s has stood the time much, much better than the 80s. Watches are one of those things. But thanks for sharing, I always enjoy seeing vintage watches. Edited April 4, 20187 yr by HoustonHorn
April 5, 20187 yr After a year of procrastinating, I took my old Seamaster in for service and to figure out why it was running way fast. I was planning to take it to a better known jeweler in town, but at the last minute, I read some reviews of and called a small shop near my office downtown. The guy talked my ear off for about 10 minutes on the phone, and it was obvious he had forgotten more about watches than I would ever know. He told me that with old watches, sometimes, depending on what they were worth, the were not worth servicing and he would look at it beforehand to make that determination. I spent about 20 minutes going crosseyed listening to this guy tell me every little thing about this 60 year old watch, but in the end, he said it would need service, adjustment, and a new screw because the seal on the original screw was kaput and letting all sorts of dust in. He showed me all of this on what appeared to be a telephoto lens hooked up to a monitor. Depending what a comparably sized screw will go for (he will call me before ordering), I may only be looking at a bit over $200 for this, which seems super reasonable based on what I have read. If this works out well, I'm really excited to have found someone locally (smaller city population less than 100,000), who knows his shit, and who is not priced through the roof. Also looking forward to getting the Seamaster back into rotation.
April 6, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said: Who puts their Rolex on a small ham? Laughed out loud, also who puts an actual selfie as their avatar? Edited April 6, 20187 yr by huge
April 6, 20187 yr On 3/26/2018 at 4:16 PM, dieucla98 said: I still think the 203 Arktis is the best blue Sinn has done. Take a look at their blue regulator. A better blue in my opinion, and it has a really pretty guiloche pattern on the face.
April 6, 20187 yr Take a look at their blue regulator. A better blue in my opinion, and it has a really pretty guiloche pattern on the face. That’s always been a favorite of mine. I just wish it was smaller so I could wear it.
April 6, 20187 yr My poor Sinn has pretty much been in Germany since October. I sent it in for repair, received back in Feb and still wasn't fixed. Sent it back and got the "you'll get it back in 8 to 12 weeks."
April 6, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, huge said: Laughed out loud, also who puts an actual selfie as their avatar? lol. this^^^^^
April 6, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, ERhine said: That’s always been a favorite of mine. I just wish it was smaller so I could wear it. Yeah it's on the bigger side, 48mm if I remember correctly, but I loved mine.
April 6, 20187 yr I asked on the old site for a recommendation for a shop in Houston to work on an old Acutron. It was my grandfathers and then my fathers watch.
April 6, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said: Yeah it's on the bigger side, 48mm if I remember correctly, but I loved mine. I think it's actually 44
April 7, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, Goofyboy said: I asked on the old site for a recommendation for a shop in Houston to work on an old Acutron. It was my grandfathers and then my fathers watch. Have you tried the Little Watch Shop on Shepherd?
April 7, 20187 yr 12 hours ago, Goofyboy said: I asked on the old site for a recommendation for a shop in Houston to work on an old Acutron. It was my grandfathers and then my fathers watch. I am also interested in this. I am in DFW, but my FIL's 80th birthday is coming up and I would love to get his old Acutron back in action for him. I'll look into Little Watch Shop. If anyone else has a recommendation, I would appreciate it.
April 7, 20187 yr Have you tried the Little Watch Shop on Shepherd?I have not. That was the place. I will be calling them next week. Thank you.
April 8, 20187 yr On 4/6/2018 at 3:45 PM, Prepuce of Doom said: Who knew that Wreck-It Ralph had such good taste in watches? Who knew they made flesh-colored boxing gloves?
April 10, 20187 yr On 4/5/2018 at 8:52 PM, TXs said: Nice watch, sorry to hear about your knuckles going missing Edited April 10, 20187 yr by Buck Strickland
April 11, 20187 yr Someone needs to snag this https://m.ebay.com/itm/No-Reserve-LNIB-TUDOR-HERITAGE-BLACK-BAY-CHRONO-BLACK-MENS-WATCH-M79350-0001/183169618081?_trkparms=aid=777001&algo=DISCO.FEED&ao=1&asc=20171003212357&meid=01aae5e1f1a24cc59392276c6bdf2ef8&pid=100887&rk=1&rkt=1&b=1&&itm=183169618081&_trksid=p2309686.c100887.m5171&_mwBanner=1
April 11, 20187 yr Bet he's selling his golf clubs, guns, guitars, and fishing gear also...Found something new to occupy his time?
April 12, 20187 yr Ok, I've been buying watches for about a year now and am pretty happy with the rotation. I dont have much use for a chrono and don't want to worry about upkeep on a nice auto chrono. Will probably buy a 38mm Dan Henry chronograph just to fill that hole in the collection. What should I check out next though? I'm thinking maybe a Stowa Flieger hand wound, but nothing else is really jumping out to me lately. I like to stay in the $500-1500 range. Any suggestions or do I need to take this to the non-existent surly poors watch thread?Here is the current rotation/collection (minus a few I don't really wear).
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