A Graceful Exit
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.
As of tomorrow noon Pacific Standard, I will be formally exiting the 1WC, having sold my SPB167, going down to just six watches on hand and disqualifying myself from contention. I'll be posting tomorrow with a hammer to make it an even 40 days with the JLC Master Geographic (39 days of 1WC and one day before).
Over the past forty or so days, it's been a privilege and an honor being the idiot who decided to bring a worldtimer with no water resistance to a summer watch fast. I would say I would miss the comradery of competition but I think I miss the rest of my collection more, with a particular fondness for watches that can survive a hand washing.
Best of luck to the remaining competitors. God rest your souls for the struggle ahead.
I'm FREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
By the by, have I mentioned that I have a charitable auction running?
Bidding is currently at $500 for my lightly used SPB167 (a deal!) and I am committing to double matching any final bid!
Be the one to knock me out of the 1WC!
Picture to satisfy @Aurelian 's strange requests. A fish taco which might have originated from somewhere near California, but likely when it was still Mexico.
By day, investor and father. By night, Seiko nut. #justgooutsideandtouchgrass
Welcome to Freedom!
Now for tomorrow wear your SoKo so we can be twinsies!! 😜
BRB, I need to go get tacos.
Welcome to Freedom!
Now for tomorrow wear your SoKo so we can be twinsies!! 😜
Doooode. I am one more day with the JLC and then freedom.
Wear the sbga429 on Tuesday and I am with you.
"the weather is hot on the back of my watch
which is down at Finkelstein’s
who is gifted with 3 balls
but no heart..."
That is a great watch, perhaps the best in all of the 1WC. You are more committed to charity than stupid human tricks. 🍻
"the weather is hot on the back of my watch
which is down at Finkelstein’s
who is gifted with 3 balls
but no heart..."
That is a great watch, perhaps the best in all of the 1WC. You are more committed to charity than stupid human tricks. 🍻
Let's be clear, I did this for 40 days. I'm pretty committed to the stupid human trick 😉
Hold your head high my friend, you’ve done well to hang in there for 40 days. I’m sure this madness will continue for many days to come and there will be others that fall by the wayside sooner rather than later 🤣 I’m of course speaking of that little blue watch that keeps coming back to annoy me 💯
Another comrade lost. It was a pleasure sharing this crazy game with you
Another comrade lost. It was a pleasure sharing this crazy game with you
Shed no tears for me friend!
I'm sure this situation is exactly what Dickens was talking about.
Also, I won a shirt off of the watch winder charity auction so I even have some parting swag to enjoy
Well done. Now get out there and enjoy your other watches.
Well done. Now get out there and enjoy your other watches.
To you as well. I know you (like me) had no intention of winning, just proving that you could do it. I feel like I just got all my watches back from servicing and I'm ready to try them out.
I have a Grand Seiko waiting with my name on it.
Well done 👏