Aurelian

7 months ago

Deus ex machina: Scavenger Hunt

Has it ever occurred to you that Deeper Red is abbreviated to Dr? Only one of us is a doctor. Wouldn’t the evil genius be Aurelian, Esq? One of us is...

351 comments

Aurelian

2 months ago

More units sold?

We get the question about what the most popular or iconic watches of all time would be posed here frequently. Opinions vary. One measure must surely be how many units (watches) have been sold since th...

A

West End Sowar Prima

B

Rolex Submariner

149 votes ·

27 comments

Aurelian

1 month ago

How do you acquire badges?

Make enough comments and show off enough watches and you will acquire WatchCrunch badges? Do you go looking for them or let them occur naturally? (Like how everyone has the Rolex badge but not everyon...

A

They just stick to me...

B

Shhh...I'm hunting badges....

C

The mysterious third option...

85 votes ·

48 comments

Aurelian

1 month ago

Can we reach "Peak" badge?

I like the proliferation of badges, it makes them less exclusive and more quirky. I have some that are rare. I earned some by owning watches and some just be commenting a lot (a lot). Have we reached...

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We have all the badges

B

There is no limit to human ingenuity

C

Badges, we don't need no stinking badges...

79 votes ·

51 comments

Aurelian

8 months ago

Review: TrollDeep Vintage Saxony Field Watch

Saxony was originally a sub-brand of Sheffield, an American assembleur who sold budget watches from the end of the Second World War until the release...

TrollDeep Saxony

5.0 Avg. Score

18 comments

Aurelian

7 months ago

You Decide!

Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin was a 19th Century French lawyer and politician. He may have said: "There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader." It is probably apocryphal, but it is...

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I am more likely to buy if they listen to us.

B

I am more likely to buy their design.

C

I am just going to buy a Seiko anyway.

165 votes ·

30 comments

Aurelian

8 months ago

Green for the win.

A few weeks back @linhnghiem ran a little giveaway of hand-made leather straps by artisans in Vietnam. His company is Chiii and their website is here...

11 comments

Aurelian

5 months ago

What inspires your SOTC post?

A common post on this forum and elsewhere is the State of the Collection (SOTC). I posted one a long time ago and nary a day goes by without a new one. I am not pro or anti SOTC. I don't comment on ma...

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The passion for the hobby has no other outlet.

B

This site is essentially a show and tell.

C

I desire to explain, and perhaps justify, my choices.

D

It is a praise seeking endeavor.

245 votes ·

A

The passion for the hobby has no other outlet.

B

This site is essentially a show and tell.

C

I desire to explain, and perhaps justify, my choices.

D

It is a praise seeking endeavor.

245 votes ·

57 comments

Aurelian

8 months ago

Review: Chaika Stadium, What the Devotchkas Love

I recently had the pleasure of spending time with the Chaika Stadium, and I must say, it's a timepiece that truly exceeds all expectations. From the m...

Chaika Stadium

5.0 Avg. Score

29 comments

Aurelian

5 months ago

Show us your tonneau watches

If someone used this case shape before Cartier introduced the Tonneau (French for "barrel") in 1906 I can't find it. The tonneau shape has two straigh...