We haven't seen you for a long time comrade. Are you trying to avoid us, is there something that you wish to hide from us?
I felt the cold and dispassionate eyes of Comrade Primitivsky, my inner commissar, who somehow managed to materialize at the most improper moment, just when I was going to pull out the Marathon MSAR.
This poured a stream of ice cold water down my spine. "They" KNOW. They always knew, and "They" just let me go on with my pitiful plot to continue wearing capitalistic watches until I'd gather enough rope to hang myself with, because "They" have ways to deal with "people like me".
I like my 420 Amphibia. It's a living fossil from the 60's which has been preserving for decades the combination of shoddy manufacturing and genius engineering that characterized the USSR. However, the non hacking movement and the bizarre method of setting the date (aka the Vostok dance) have so far discouraged me from dealing with the date and time setting required by the leap year and DST.
Which by looking at Commissar Primitivsky lurking in a corner of my brain, turned out to be a big mistake. It's time to make amends and do so quickly before I get sent to a reeducation camp.
Glory to the people! It only took a few minutes to set the Soviet's wonder and adjust it to 21st century time and date. Even the SCUBA dude seems to approve, despite his uncomfortable position caused by the central pivot impaling him like a butterfly.
The 420379 is back on my wrist and it feels very comfortable with the help of the Barton bicolor strap. It may not be the people's first choice but silicone wasn't invented yet when Belova and Novikov created the Amphibia so I think I'll get a pass this time.
I'm a big fan of watches that are interesting because they are either unique, have interesting features, well designed or simply offer a great value for their price.
Scuba Dude!!!