James
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The Crime of Under-Strapping
Is anyone a fellow criminal who enjoys wearing straps that are narrower than the lug width of the watch? While its unhinged to do this on a dress watc...
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Underrated & Undervalued Vintage Brands
Everyone knows about vintage Rolex and Omega and that is reflected in the prices you pay to enter those spaces. Thankfully, there are brands out there...
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Quality Source for Spring Bars in the UK?
Much like the title suggests, I'm on the hunt for some quality spring bars. I've got some cheap ones I bought in a massive multipack but they're givin...
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Recent Comments
+1 in the "don't even think about it camp" - I landed on the same technique as @KristianG and really enjoy the comfort and ease of these straps
I absolutely adore this Avia:
Its in dire need of a case restoration and thorough service and I've not worn it for a couple of years while its been waiting for the funds to get the work done - its killing me!
We've got the same size wrist and those are the same dimensions as my biggest watch:
Its on the limit for me but it still works for sure, the hanhart being a pilots watch means you can get away with it even more too
I'm still really glad I got them, I was a bit hesitant given the price too but I'd buy them again in a heartbeat!
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The Evolution of the Military Field Watch
I’ve included in my collection a pretty interesting range of 3 field watches issued / used by the military. Each separated by about 40 years, they sho...
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Historically Significant Quartz Watches
When looking back at important and historically significant watches, quartz pieces very rarely get a mention. In an attempt to remedy this, I thought...
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A.T.P. Appreciation Post
Now that its back from a full service, I thought I'd post my Ebel A.T.P. The W.W.W Dirty Dozen are often described as 'the' Second World War watch, pu...
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Calling G-Shock Experts
I've got a very specific question about my GW-M5610 with the 3159 module. Is there a way to swap the month.date format to show the date first? I've wa...
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Where do you stand on vintage straps?
The period correct Bonklip bracelet I've got for my Ebel ATP is the only strap I use that I haven't owned from new - the idea of sharing DNA with past owners is a bit off-putting to me! However, I do...
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Watch & Car Pairings?
I've spent the day tinkering with a 1985 Ex Military Land Rover while wearing my late 1984 Ex Military CWC G10 and it got me thinking, the two are a p...
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