PoorMansRolex

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Maximum Mechanical Adoption Rate

In an imaginary scenario, every realistic effort imaginable is made to convert the population of your country to start wearing a mechanical hand wind or automatic) watch. One is sent to everyone, with...
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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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Recent Comments

commented on Do you mix straps? ·

If I had a deployant buckle, I'd totally try this. I think the leather would have to be on the top/short end though?

To fully answer the question, I think there was one day where, for some reason, I mixed two otherwise identical brown and navy bands on my Mickey Mouse watch and nobody seemed to notice. Otherwise, I just don't really have any interchangeable pieces for which this would properly work.

commented on What team you On?? ·

So roundish or squarish? If so, note that the list order and the photographic left to right order do not agree.

I'm just going to go W218h as it's a more traditional or recognizably Casio shape to me.

commented on Do you secretly judge other people's watch? ·

Other people wear watches?

commented on Do you mix straps? ·

I would assume it is as shown in image, using non-matching ends of a two piece band.

commented on Phone watch = Pocket watch ·
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commented on How do you use your chronograph? ·

No use

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commented on Perpetual calendar ·

I'm fine with triple date moonphase. I can re-adjust it every so often. Is that like every four years or what?

More posts

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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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...
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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,...
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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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