PoorMansRolex

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Recent posts

How To Save Watch Wear and Tear and Improve Service Life

I am amazed that I never see this advice as it is quite simple. We all know that modern timepiece lubricants is infinite and that the key to mechanica...
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Steamboat Willie Watch Time

The original Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie, is now public domain. I went to AlieExpress and have yet to see any Steamboat Willie watches. Please get...
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Packard 1899 Model-A Limited Edition

For some reason there is a Packard watch. Well, the backstory seems to be that some watchmaker is attempting to resurrect the Packard Motor Company. A...
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Recent Comments

commented on Rolex 1908 ·

It looks like it would be a perfectly okay 34mm watch. Some people seem to like the drab gray dials, I hear.

commented on Watch tech ·

Well a few Omegas have that co-axial escapement and uh there's Spring Drive. Supposedly the lubricants are better. Sadly, watches have lost the ability to be compact for some reason.

commented on Longines Hydroconquest vs. Hublot Classic Fusion ·

Hublot uber dive watch.

commented on My latest purchase - Casio F-91W 🛠️ ·

Unsurprisingly, it fits you perfectly. There is an hourly chime that can be activated!

commented on Help with purchase decision 42 or 38? ·

38 is a good field watch size.

commented on How much water resistance do you need for your beater? ·

The F-91W is 30M. I showered with it once just to prove it would survive. I need an underwater watch like I need an underwater car. I stay above the waterline.

commented on Would you buy at AD if offered? ·

Don't like black dials or numerical indices that suddenly flip their radial orientation.

More posts

Amazon Essentials Watches

So I think I'm up for a badge if I create this post. Has anybody gotten the call on an Amazon Essential timepiece? https://www.amazon.com/stores/Amazo...
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One advantage of the new Mini-Duro

People tut-tut the 16mm stock bracelet on the new Casio Casio MDV-10D but the upside is that this allows you to enter the world of vintage bracelets,...
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Which Single Pass Solid Color is Most Practical?

As you all know me and my personal style so well, and care about how I look... which strap should I wear when traveling? I'm not a lunatic, so I'm wearing one and bringing none. The watch will likely...
109 votes ·
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Have you ever heard of this?

Apparently there is a trick that some people do where you stop a chrongraph second hand (each day, presumably in the morning) to point to the day of the month. I ain't never heard of this in my life,...
113 votes ·
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My Neologism

I have coined the term dunkmania to refer to the irrational desire of people to unnecessarily submerge their watches in water. It generally afflicts t...
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REMEMBER THAT BLANCPAIN MAKES DIRTY WATCHES

Seriously, that's the first time I ever heard of the brand. Some dude on some forum showed a stock photo of whatever erotic back display and said some...
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Is the Unwearable Watch Suddenly Your Favorite Watch?

The battery on my Vaer C3 was probably dead when I put it on this morning. I noticed mid-morning. There is a place nearby that carries most watch size...
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