oh man, what rabbit hole have i gotten myself into. also want to get these three:
https://www.crownandbuckle.com/black-kangaroo-leather-nato.html
I found that the NATO strap I had from Crown and Buckle stretched really badly.
oh man, what rabbit hole have i gotten myself into. also want to get these three:
https://www.crownandbuckle.com/black-kangaroo-leather-nato.html
I havent worn a watch in over 12 years. But my wife wanted to buy me an Apple Watch so I would walk and exercise more. Told her it needed to be sports model as I am always wet when grinding and sharpening.
Ive grown attached to it now. The water [emoji98]function allows the touch screen to get wet without being confused and no longer need to stop working and reach into my pocket for calls. I can chose to ignore or pick up important calls easily. Also very easy to clean when Im done.
They just need a more rugged case and screen. Dont think they had this line of work in mind when designing them.
Grotesque (as is increasingly common with modern "luxury" watches). Ymmv.
the da luca chromexcel one i just got stretched slightly upon use, but it doesnt feel like its giving way that its going to stretch even further. we shall see.I found that the NATO strap I had from Crown and Buckle stretched really badly.
I tend to wear no-date watches. But both divers I have include date wheels. I never bother to set the proper date when I decide to wear either of them.Not fun to set the time and date tho.
Ironically I was just about to show what I got. My Raymond and weil was too formal, and my dad wanted something smaller and more dressy than his seamaster, so we traded watches.I tend to wear no-date watches. But both divers I have include date wheels. I never bother to set the proper date when I decide to wear either of them.
Had I not gotten the Omega, I was planning on buying on of those! Love the bezel insert.Daily diver! Seiko samurai, ceramic bezel insert, heavy nato strap.
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Hmmm... serious lack of photos here lately. Okay, here's mine, not in the Rolex club but I like these. First, the daily driver, where Iike the understaded all-stainless and grey face look. I used to do a lot of salt water sailing and kayaking with this watch, and it still works fine:
And then the "dress" version with a little bit of gold bling, and it's also easier to read in low light, now that I'm an old:
I bought these around 16 years ago, when I was a bit more solvent, and they're one of the best remaining investments from that period. I like having two near-identical watches, because these need batteries every few years (which is why they don't match, one needs servicing). If I was starting this from scratch I'd go self-winders, but at least I always have one of them available when a battery dies. Like now...
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