BrandNewDay

BrandNewDay
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Women have more options, really

I mean, I know that if we're talking about "proper" watches, then the ladies models are usually something like "shrink it and bedazzle it."  But we ca...
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Odd look, but a fun way to see how they do over the day.

I think a bund strap that could hold multiple small watch heads would be really cool, though. At least, it does in my imagination! 
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Gents or ladies?

It's probably a ladies watch, but at 29mm I think it would have been a large ladies at the time. What do you think @Aurelian ? 
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Recent Comments

commented on Getting better at changing straps ·

I put mine on a NATO 

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commented on The Ironman Shock is Better than the Standard G-Shock. Change My Mind. ·

I can't figure out how to turn off an alarm I accidentally set on mine. (I could read the instructions but I'm lazy.) 

commented on Watch Straps Addiction Anyone? ·

Yes! I like to buy vintage men's watches and put them on pretty straps. These past couple of days I've been wearing this Oris on a pink and blue Nato. I've got a bunch of patterned (floral, paisley, etc) Nato straps coming from Aliexpress. 

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A Deville - keeping it Omega and adding a gorgeous dress watch. 

commented on Embracing damage ·

I embrace aging if it is attractive. I was looking for a Roamer and this one caught my eye because the crazing looks like an old map. 

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But I also like when an old watch has a certain perfection to it. Like this Timex 

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commented on What's wrong with a noisy watch? ·

Edgar Allen Poe stories. The Telltale Heart and A Cask of Amantiado

commented on Grail Watch - How do you define one? ·

A grail involves a character-building quest of a lifetime. What you're describing is a goal. Pick one and save up for it by all means, but if you're still longing for the next goal, then that by definition isn't a grail. 

More posts

Getting better at changing straps

Most of the watches I buy have black or brown straps. I don't wear anything brown - not even shoes - and I don't care too much for black watch bands....
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These hands are out of whack

I didn't notice in the eBay listing but it's obvious now that I've got it. I might return it. 
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My fledgling Soviet watch collection

I didn't see Soviet consumer good growing up in the USA, but they were commonly imported into the UK by the British brand Sekonda.  The Poljot (Полёт)...
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