MrPsionic
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My Watch Collection
Uncle Straps SNA411 Flightmaster President Bracelet Review
Cool little app I found
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That’s a slightly older Khaki Automatic model and it’s very good watch. That seems to be the original strap.
Here’s my more recent one on its summer strap.
Briefly had an Aachen 42, returned it immediately. Crappy noisy Miyota, wobbly crown, printing on the dial looked cheap, like a xerox of a dial but in a sickly green.
Should not be a $400 watch.
I’ve heard the Avi 8s are OK but the visuals are always off for me.
Later I got the Laco Aachen 42 and thought it was garbage. Looked cheap, crown wobbled, movement rattled, plasticy strap. Back it went. Immediately.
I stopped looking for a Type B at that point and got a Hamilton Khaki Automatic. Perfection.
But if I wanted a Type B I’d either save up for a Stowa or scratch the itch with a San Martin.
Those two watches together cost less than a beater car, and will last longer than any car on the market.
So, perspective. It’s normal in our society to go $20k-$60k in debt to buy a car that won’t hold its value ands we expect to get 5-10 years from it before doing that all over again.
Makes your watches look like frugal and wise investments.
I will forgive you if you make your RAF pilot’s watch without the weird green dial. White or cream without spots, please. That would be lovely.
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The Arnie Has Arrived
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My Wife’s Watch
New Watch Gloat
Trying to Bond with a Watch
A Nasty Discovery
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