MrBloke

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Review: Glycine Combat 6 Vintage 43

Read the full review here: https://wahawatches.com/review-glycine-combat-6-vintage-43/ In this review, we turn our focus to the newer iteration of a s...

Glycine GL0459

4.2 Avg. Score
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I am become Modder!

Some time ago, I discovered why I wasn't wearing my Seiko SNXS79 so often. The case back was just way too tall. The watch hovered above the wrist. Rec...
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NWA: 1951 Tissot

Today, before work, I rushed to the post office to pick up a parcel with a birthday gift from a good friend of mine, a fellow WIS. Inside was...this b...
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Recent Comments

commented on The King Seiko SPB283J1 ·

Yeah, there are plenty of better watches that money can buy. Seiko became even worse value for even more money. I've lost all interest in them.

commented on Guess my birth year ·

1948?

commented on My Divine Size Comparison guide: Rectangular vs Circular vs Tourneau ·

A barrel-ish shape is called tonneau, not tourneau.

commented on MrBloke's WRUW ·

It's a 1951 Tissot bumper automatic

commented on Review: Glycine Combat 6 Vintage 43 ·

Thanks!

I don't think I've seen the Combat 6 ever made with a dial exactly like in this one, but in 36mm. The Combat 6 still is available in 36mm alright, but it's tha Combat Classic with a sunray-finish dial, polished steel baton hands and straight hour markers.

commented on NATO straps in formal situations, yay or nay? ·

I bought that one from EspritNATO/Select'Heure, since they were among the very few webshops that had standard NATOs for the Spirit's odd lug width of 21mm

commented on What would you wear on a first date ? ·

I tend to go for one of my vintage favourites. The kind that has character, but doesn't scream "money!"

Not that I have any wealth to display, but yet I avoid ones that'd be too bold. I mean, if she falls for a watch, she'll fall for the next guy with a more pricey and prestigious one. There's always a bigger fish.

My Wittnauer aka "Pretty Witty" is a solid choice for me. It's a - by modern standards - diminutive piece at 32mm. However, it's crisp, beautifully preserved, has a lot of character and doesn't look like a blingy "sausage enlargement" kind of accessory.

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Or I go for one of these two:

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Just some elegant simplicity.

More posts

Glycine Airman No.1 Review

Read the full review here: https://wahawatches.com/review-glycine-airman-no-1-purist/ This watch was on my horological bucket list ever since I first...

Glycine GL0371

5.0 Avg. Score
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Review: Citizen CB0190-84E

Read the full review here: https://wahawatches.com/review-citizen-cb0190-84e/ In 2020, Citizen celebrated half a century of their development of titan...

Citizen CB0190-84E

3.8 Avg. Score
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Buyer beware! When your work is misused

Recently, I was sent a link to an Instagram post that referenced one of my earliest articles at WahaWatches... https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci3Gk_eLV4c...
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A Wittnauer Oddity

The newest addition to my collection has just arrived! Traded two other pieces from my collection for it, but it was a good trade. The new kid on the...
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Borgel and Taubert: What’s the Difference?

My new article at WahaWatches covers an issue that the fellow vintage fans might be familiar with - cases with the famous FB and key marquee. Which of...
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Glycine Combat Sub 39 GL0401

Read the full review here: https://wahawatches.com/review-glycine-combat-sub-39/ Many of you will be familiar with the Glycine Combat Sub range. But t...

Glycine Combat Sub 39 GL0401

5.0 Avg. Score
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Just In: 1940s Alpina "Pontife"

Recently, I've made a trade - I had a 1952 Longines I didn't really wear, and I traded it to a fellow collector for this: It's a 1940s Alpina in stain...
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