PilotBill

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Image Search Rabbit Hole

I have been looking for a yellow dial diver, and discovered Bing and Google direct visual searches are somewhat addictive. Rather than search with tex...
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Feels Like Spring

Curious if anyone else changes watches with changes in seasons? It is finally warming up enough here in NorCal to start wearing shorts. Which means it...
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Timex Waterbury - Coin Edge Chrono

I decided to only buy quartz watches this year, and keep the count to just six (one every other month). Like many of you I really enjoy the hunt, but...
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commented on Homage or not homage? ·

If it makes you happy that's all the really matters. You can probably be certain that nobody will ever shake their finger at you and chant "fake watch fake watch".

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commented on Heaviest watch you own and wear ·
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Breitling Colt. Build like a tank, and weighs almost as much.

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commented on DHL office where time stops ·

Their battery budget must have been cut, along with their ceiling tile maintenance.

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commented on How do you transport your watches? ·

I travel with mine in individual cases. Much less bulky, easier to pack in your carry on, and one watch per case. That's a Zenith El Primero Rainbow Flyback.

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commented on Beautiful ride in Central Park ·

I used to have a Brompton, and a Moulton. Both superbly engineered British designs.

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commented on Other accessories? ·
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Occasionally this. It has an inscription on the inside from my wife.

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commented on 🕒 Crafted with Care: A Personal Horological Journey 🕒 ·

DM me too please. Thanks

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Microbrands in London?

I will be in London in a few weeks and am looking for suggestions for watch shops selling microbrands. I plan to visit the Baltic store on Margaret St...
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Citizen Store Quota

I just counted, and realized I bought 12 watches last year. 4 of them shown here are from the Citizen AD store near me. I think I have met my quota at...
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First G-Shock - Solar/Radio

My first G-Shock > GW-M5610U-1CJF. To be honest I didn't care much for the most popular version with the red line and gold lettering, but when I sa...
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Strapcode - Alpinist

I ordered a Strapcode oyster bracelet from Marc at Long Island for my Alpinist to replace the brown leather band. I could not be more impressed with t...
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Finally a strap that "clicks"

The other day I commented on Chris Bradshaw's post related to how hard sometimes it is to "click" with a watch in your collection. This blue dial Seik...
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Classic Brown

When I think of "classic" dress watches I usually imagine them with black leather straps. I have a box of straps that has grown over the years. Yester...
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New life for a small watch

Loevhagen's "Small Watches" post the other day inspired me to climb a ladder to a top closet shelf and locate a watch case containing a dozen 25-plus...
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