8thwatchman

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8thwatchman

First thoughts on Spinnaker - Croft 3912 GMT

I’m sure that just about everyone on WatchCrunch has heard of Spinnaker by now, following the craze which surrounded the “Fifty Phantoms” in October....
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Review 1: Kurono Tokyo - GMT 1

I've been following Kurono Tokyo since I first began to explore my interest in watches in mid-late 2020. I resisted the urge to pick up the Anniversar...

Kurono Tokyo GMT 1

4.2 Avg. Score
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A Watch Collector Confession

As I walked into Windup Watch Fair in NYC on Friday Oct. 20th, it had completely slipped my mind that Jack Mason had a surprise announcement coming. I...
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Recent Comments

8thwatchman
commented on Open Heart Pulsations ·

Incredible details… why can’t I get one? 😭

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commented on New Strap Addition - Rolex Explorer gets a new life ·

Which reference Explorer is this? 124279?

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commented on Why do Roman Numerals Suck? ·

I like Roman numeral dials a lot. From an objective utilitarian perspective, I’d say that Arabic numerals beat the Romans out, but I find Roman numerals to be classy and functional (especially compared to batons or other non-numeric markers).

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commented on Rolex Oyster Perpetual or Datejust? ·

I’m very unsatisfied with the current datejust configurations. I miss the small printed Roman Numerals at the edge of the dials (currently found on the 34mm OPs), the railroad track (now exclusive to the 40mm DJ models), and the roulette date wheel. This year they’ve apparently dropped the “fluted” dial… why? Just a bunch of disappointments.

To actually contribute to your questions though, I believe the 36mm OP and 36mm DJ are in fact different sizes. The OP is a bit smaller, the DJ should be closer to a true 36mm. This explains why you perceive the DJ as being “wider.” It is.

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commented on Can’t Unsee ·

Hand alignment issues drive me insane. If a watch has that problem it’s going straight back.

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commented on The Persistence of Memory ·

Wow, wish I’d heard about this in time for the release. I really like it! Of course they’re already being scalped.

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commented on Should I quit Rolex? ·

I can’t tell you what to do, but I will tell you what not to do.

Don’t buy any watches you don’t want!

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SOTC - October 2023

Well, here it is. My shot(s) of the collection. I’m a collector. Frankly, it’s a terrible habit; one excellently illustrated by @brunofrankelli in his...
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Kurono Tokyo GMT 1 (and some fun pictures)

While attempting to capture a picture of the bent hands of the Kurono Tokyo GMT 1, I found that I could get some pretty interesting shots of the watch...
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Kurono Tokyo GMT 1

The start of shipping was announced on the Kurono Tokyo Facebook page this morning, and it looks like I was lucky enough to be one of the first to shi...
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Swatch X Blancpain formally presented by Hodinkee

Here is a link to Hodinkee’s YouTube video. And this is a link to the full Hodinkee article. Alright, here it is. The first look at the Swatch X Blanc...
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The Bond Nylon - BB54

Someone had to do it. Intentionally missized and all. Reference images from Golfinger (1964):
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A Little Swatch Rant

@dswrist ’s recent post on the new “What If…” square Swatch got me thinking about how Swatch is designing (or continuing to design) their modern watch...
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Seiko 5 SNK803 - My first mechanical watch

It's Summer in the US, so today I decided to put my explorer down for a few days (an almost impossible task, we'll see how long it lasts) and go back...
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