August 28Aug 28 Just now, Bert Orange said: Please tell me that is “another kid on the way TO COLLEGE”! Lol, yeah - good catch. No more babyzzzz. Snip & cut. Time to party! She's a senior in HS and loves her some expensive, private schools that recruited her to play sports.
August 28Aug 28 9 minutes ago, BabaYaga said: Lol, yeah - good catch. No more babyzzzz. Snip & cut. Time to party! She's a senior in HS and loves her some expensive, private schools that recruited her to play sports. We are in almost identical buckets. And my oldest is already in a super pricey private college.
August 28Aug 28 4 minutes ago, Bert Orange said: We are in almost identical buckets. And my oldest is already in a super pricey private college. GD kids messing with my watch and gun game....
August 29Aug 29 On 9/6/2024 at 2:02 AM, satyanash said: For the football fans on here, Breitling is doing a collaboration with all 42 NFL teams. $8800 on a rubber strap, $9200 on a steel bracelet. Breitling just announced another NFL collaboration, this time with their Endurance Pro series. $4400 on a rubber strap.
August 29Aug 29 Author I've probably posted this on this thread already, but if you are over the age of 16, and are wearing a timepiece that has the colors/logo of your favorite sports team, you are a dork. Edited August 29Aug 29 by cabowabo
August 29Aug 29 56 minutes ago, Teebox said: That is spot-on for Breitling A colleague of mine wears the most dizzyingly overcomplicated Navitimer, and I don't know him well enough to ask just how the fuck his brain works such that it is a pleasant and easy way for him to check the time, because he's sure as shit not using the astrolabe complication and whatever the fuck else to navigate the universe.
August 29Aug 29 15 hours ago, satyanash said: Breitling just announced another NFL collaboration, this time with their Endurance Pro series. $4400 on a rubber strap. Well, that's enough internet for today
September 4Sep 4 I'm not being sarcastic or glib here, but I have never understood the purpose or appeal of moon phase complications. I get that it's a neat mechanism, but what actual purpose does it serve anyone? Who is it that gives a shit what the moon is up to at any given time? Astrologers, astronomers, and who else? Why?
September 5Sep 5 On 9/4/2025 at 12:30 PM, Prepuce of Doom said: I'm not being sarcastic or glib here, but I have never understood the purpose or appeal of moon phase complications. I get that it's a neat mechanism, but what actual purpose does it serve anyone? Who is it that gives a shit what the moon is up to at any given time? Astrologers, astronomers, and who else? Why? People who fish. And hunt. Moonphase affects activity. And tides. Edited September 5Sep 5 by 4th and 5
September 5Sep 5 29 minutes ago, 4th and 5 said: People who fish. And hunt. Moonphase affects activity. And tides. Thanks. I don't do either of those things, and while they each occurred to me before I asked, I can't say that any modern moonphase watch (at least any that came to mind) seems very well-suited to either activity.
September 6Sep 6 10 hours ago, 4th and 5 said: People who fish. And hunt. Moonphase affects activity. And tides. Could help one remember when the missus is experiencing her monthly tide. "Well, look at that... it's 'fuck going home' o'clock"
September 9Sep 9 Carlos Alcaraz’s US open prize Daytona … $37k…. Want (won’t get). Skinner has a silver one. Edited September 9Sep 9 by troph
September 9Sep 9 $37k is the list. How much to actually take delivery? Maybe they charge you $37k after you spend $500k in other shit at the store? I don't really know how that works.
September 9Sep 9 Yeah I’d imagine scarcity and all of that pushes it up 3x at least? There’s a similar 2025 Daytona on chrono24 for $134k but it’s ice blue not Tiffany blue. Also platinum/stainless look not gold.
September 11Sep 11 15 hours ago, CycleTex87 said: For $134K I would hope it’s platinum. probably is, my yacht master like 15% of that price is both, the band on mine is 100% stainless I'm pretty sure. Edited September 11Sep 11 by troph
September 12Sep 12 Get your checkbook out... Auctions: Sotheby's to Sell a Complete Set of Patek Philippe Star Caliber 2000 Pocket Watches for the First Time, With The Second-Highest Estimate Ever In Watches - Hodinkee
September 13Sep 13 21 minutes ago, Irwin F Fletcher said: Most recent purchase. Marathon Jumbo Day/Date. Built like a tank. Nice - I've have my eye on a GSAR for a while now. Prices have doubled in the last month or so (thanks a lot, Obama.) but I would be curious to hear what you think about it after you get used to it. I've got fairly small wrists so I would likely go for the 41mm, or maybe even an outside shot at the 36mm but that seems too small. I would like to try them on before buying, but it doesn't look like there's much in the way of authorized dealers in the Chicago area.
September 13Sep 13 My first 41mm GSAR was a quartz model that I got back in '93. It's since lost the lume in the tubes. I picked up the 41mm anthracite a couple of years ago. The 46mm JDD seems huge compared to the other two 41mm. I have fairly skinny wrists, the 46mm is maybe just a tad large, but I think the size will grow on me as the 41mm now seem small. Edited September 13Sep 13 by Irwin F Fletcher
September 14Sep 14 And this is just darn interesting. Next month Huntsville has an event called Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll where over 70 of us play various people buried in the cemetery. I am playing the former head of Studebaker and building an early 1920's outfit. I decided I needed a pocket watch. For some reason I have my Dad's old jewelry box which has items from his dad. I found the Longines below. All it needed was a new crystal. It still ran and kept time. The serial number is from late 1890's so 125 year old. My real question that can't be answered is why it was there. Dad never wore it and my Mom made a shadow box years ago with a pocket watch from my grandfather. Also my grandfather probably would not have paid the price for a Longines. My only theory is that Dad acquired it because he played the same person in the stroll 20 years ago. Edited September 14Sep 14 by AUinHsv
September 14Sep 14 On 8/28/2025 at 9:24 AM, BabaYaga said: GD kids messing with my watch and gun game.... And vacation, second home, fishing, boating, oh and napping game, don’t fucking forget the napping game. Damn teenagers.
September 14Sep 14 Just now, AUinHsv said: And this is just darn interesting. Next month Huntsville has an event called Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll where over 70 of us play various people buried in the cemetery. I am playing the former head of Studebaker and building an early 1920's outfit. I decided I needed a pocket watch. For some reason I have my Dad's old jewelry box which has items from his dad. I found the Longines below. All it needed was a new crystal. It still ran and kept time. The serial number is from late 1890's so 125 year old. My real question that can't be answered is why it was there. Dad never wore it and my Mom made a shadow box years ago with a pocket watch from my grandfather. Also my grandfather probably would not have paid the price for a Longines. My only theory is that Dad acquired it because he played the same person in the stroll 20 years ago. One other item just hit me. There really isn't anything like a current back cover. That cover is on a spring and you can reach right into the works. Nothing screwed down and no gasket. Nothing to keep dust, moisture etc out. Granted it has been in a drawer but I am amazed that a 125 year old watch could still run after winding.
September 17Sep 17 On 9/13/2025 at 12:32 PM, Irwin F Fletcher said: My first 41mm GSAR was a quartz model that I got back in '93. It's since lost the lume in the tubes. I picked up the 41mm anthracite a couple of years ago. The 46mm JDD seems huge compared to the other two 41mm. I have fairly skinny wrists, the 46mm is maybe just a tad large, but I think the size will grow on me as the 41mm now seem small. You recently picked it up for Christmas? Or do you just leave the tree up year round? 😂
September 17Sep 17 20 minutes ago, Bert Orange said: You recently picked it up for Christmas? Or do you just leave the tree up year round? 😂 It's a Texas Longhorn good luck charm tree that has got us into the college football playoffs on back-to-back years. This is the third year it's been put up.......
September 17Sep 17 9 minutes ago, Irwin F Fletcher said: It's a Texas Longhorn good luck charm tree that has got us into the college football playoffs on back-to-back years. This is the third year it's been put up....... Then keep that bitch up!!!
September 17Sep 17 On 9/9/2025 at 8:26 AM, troph said: Carlos Alcaraz’s US open prize Daytona … $37k…. Want (won’t get). Skinner has a silver one. I saw them strap up after the match. Very cool.
September 17Sep 17 My parents bought a matching set of quartz Tudor watches back in the mid 90s. They wore them for a bit, but decided they were too nice for everyday wear, so they got Seikos that look like Datejusts. They never wore their Tudors again. Other than Chrono24, are there other sites where I can list them? I don't expect to get much, but something is better than nothing with them sitting around collecting dust.
September 17Sep 17 6 minutes ago, Superhero said: Other than Chrono24, are there other sites where I can list them? I don't expect to get much, but something is better than nothing with them sitting around collecting dust. Other than their search function what don't you like about them?
September 18Sep 18 21 hours ago, Superhero said: My parents bought a matching set of quartz Tudor watches back in the mid 90s. They wore them for a bit, but decided they were too nice for everyday wear, so they got Seikos that look like Datejusts. They never wore their Tudors again. Other than Chrono24, are there other sites where I can list them? I don't expect to get much, but something is better than nothing with them sitting around collecting dust. BernardWatches out of Austin
September 18Sep 18 2 hours ago, BabaYaga said: BernardWatches out of Austin "the" Bernard? as in he likes to screw horses bernard? the guy that always signed his posts Benard, kinda like Chief does now?
September 19Sep 19 On 9/17/2025 at 4:41 PM, ITHorn said: Would be interested in seeing what you have. 90's Tudor is really undervalued IMO Parents took a shitty photo last night so I can't see the condition. But they didn't wear these for long before they put them away. They still have the box and papers.
September 19Sep 19 Mom probably didn't like her watch because it never seemed to keep accurate time. Edited September 19Sep 19 by Prepuce of Doom
September 19Sep 19 5 hours ago, Superhero said: Parents took a shitty photo last night so I can't see the condition. But they didn't wear these for long before they put them away. They still have the box and papers. That’s a great pair. You shouldn’t have any problem finding a buyer especially with both being full sets.
September 22Sep 22 On 9/17/2025 at 3:19 PM, Superhero said: My parents bought a matching set of quartz Tudor watches back in the mid 90s. They wore them for a bit, but decided they were too nice for everyday wear, so they got Seikos that look like Datejusts. They never wore their Tudors again. Other than Chrono24, are there other sites where I can list them? I don't expect to get much, but something is better than nothing with them sitting around collecting dust. list them here
September 24Sep 24 Can't stand RMs. They look like cheap pieces of plastic. And if you are gonna flex with a watch, you should at least go with precious metal or something that is going to be recognizable on the street.
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