ChippewaCraig

Craig
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Recent posts

Illinois Watch Company

My FIL was gifted this pocket watch years ago. He pulled out of hiding on Easter and asked me about it. Other than it being a RR watch, I don’t know m...
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Merry Christmas!

I hope you all found a new watch under the tree. Merry Christmas!
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I regret selling this watch.

If you are considering selling a watch that you kinda like, don’t. That’s it. That’s the post.
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Recent Comments

commented on Bremont redesign ·

Isn’t that….a bad knockoff of a Hamilton?

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commented on Questions on servicing/maintenance ·

As a former AD who used to do the occasional service, don’t touch it until it NEEDS service.

You can pay the $500 now or pay it in another two years when you notice actual, significant time deviation.

Also, I had that piece and I loved it.

commented on Does your profession influence your collecting strategy? ·

Some of my work involves being around electronic devices with a high gauss output. Sometimes I travel to other countries to visit suppliers. In either case I have to be cautious of what I wear to work.

commented on Cracked crystal scare! ·

If you are wearing and ESD jacket, are you grounded with a strap as well? I’m asking because when I wore a few of my non-Gauss rated automatics with my ESD strap I’d see a drop in accuracy. Even with wearing the strap on the other wrist.

commented on ORIS v/s MIDO ·

Oris.

commented on Show them 🐢 ·
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commented on Q Timex Reissue 1971 Velocity ·

I’m looking forward to user photos of this. If it’s still as good looking as this, I’m in.

More posts

Palm Springs Watch Spotting

Hello Fellow Nerds! This is a heads up for any of you around Palm Springs/Palm Desert/El Paseo this coming week. If you see a late 40 year old guy wit...
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Taipei Watch Shopping

I’m back in Taipei. After my last trip in December I thought I’d try a different area to shop for watches. This time I hit up King’s Sign Watch Co.. G...
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Fortis

Big fan of this piece. That’s it. That’s the post.
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Found an old friend.

Digging through a box I forgot about and found an old friend. I think I got this is 2005 during a Tissot promotion my company had. This old T Race sti...
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Remembering Wristi

There will never be another Wristi. If you have been in this hobby for some time and been on Instagram for many years, you likely knew Brandon “Carter...
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Start them young

My almost four year old daughter loves my watches. She wants to hold them and put them on her wrist. Found this Paw Patrol watch on a nato strap for h...
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Citizen Campanola

I worked with a Watchmaker in 2005, 2006 who had this Citizen Campanola. I wanted one so bad. I asked Diego where he got it, but I don’t think I ever...
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