Matt_Kane

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A present

I bought this SSC911 as a present for my lifelong friend for his 40th birthday. The more I look at it, the more I'm falling in love with it. It looks...
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The scratches!

The amount of micro and not-so-micro scratches on the bezel is kinda unexpected. I've had this watch for 3 months, there has not been a day I've not w...
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Seiko SPB159

I'm unable to capture the effect of the polished seconds hand against the brushed hour and minute hands. It's an interesting detail and it's details l...
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Recent Comments

commented on Hear that sound? Bssssss … and it’s not the bees :) ·

IMHO they do, have you seen their "series 8" lineup? Or their chronomasters?

Most of their catalogue is meh, but they do have some great models and interesting technologies.

commented on Can we heat a titanium watch and change colour? ·

As always, Invicta has you covered, no need to DIY.

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Of course you can do it. The same as with steel, you can change the colour of your steel watch too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC4sPd0RinU

commented on Citizen Promaster Tough, any experiences? ·

One watch cruncher had it and shared his ideas on YouTube - Degenerate Watch Addict.

commented on Got this for my brother ·

Wow, that looks like a fantastic dress watch! Fantastic gift indeed.

commented on Anyone else think Alpinist is too generic at this point? ·

Yeah, if you spend a lot of time on yt and watch crunch, you may observe a lot of the same watches (prx anyone?).

But in the real world, how many times have you seen someone wearing an Alpinist? Or a PRX for that matter. I did see both of them exactly zero times.

Also: even people in the wild who wear watches usually don't care much about them. "Yeah it's a nice watch, got it from my husband/wife".

commented on Rimowa Watch Case for $2,470+ ·

What's so expensive about an aluminium tube? This is birkin bag level.

commented on Question about Christopher Ward SH21 movement ·

I guess it's very expensive to manufacture and CWs goal is not to have a catalogue full of 5000€ watches, they know that their name is not big enough yet to pull it off. their main sellers are sub 1500€ ~2000€ models.

Also, they can't dilute the exclusivity of the movement by making it too common, too affordable.

Also, their manufacturers may be too busy with Bel Canto orders and they couldn't supply a steam of two different high end movements. That might've changed recently.

There are no official information, so we are left to speculate like this.

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Junghans Max Bill Mega Solar

I bought this little guy for my father in law for his 60th birthday. I'm very happy that he's wearing it daily, it's almost a year already. I felt qui...
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Review of Seiko SRPG37: one year of ownership

I would like to share my experience with this entry-level field watch that I've owned for exactly one year. Deciding to buy a mechanical wristwatch to...

Seiko SRPG37

3.4 Avg. Score
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[NWA] I think I'm fine 🤗

After a year of nonstop wearing of the field style Seiko SRPG37 a decision to upgrade was made. SRPG went on Chrono24 and this piece arrived today. Ha...
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Can the lugs be drilled additionally?

Can a non-drilled-lug case be drilled as an aftermarket mod? Can it be done perfectly, professionally so it does not look like I did it on a bench at...
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Thinking about this obsession

This Christmas I got this absolutely beautiful black leather Stowa strap from my GF. I think that it is even a bit too beautiful and too elegant for m...
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Do you buy watches as presents?

Hi, do you guys/gals "force" this hobby on unsuspecting subjects? I mean, watch as a present for your SO is a normal thing to do, right? But what abou...
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I admit it, I've been influenced

TL;DR: I just took this little Casio out of the box. I wanted to give a Casio watch a try, I've been very very tempted by the stainless steel model A1...
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