Ryan_Schwartz

Ryan Schwartz
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The watch that should have gone to space

Does anyone know a guy or gal with a rocket and a time machine? I'm guessing not. This is my Lucerne Digital Jump Hour. It was a budget watch from the...
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One year on WatchCrunch

I didn't realise that today marks my anniversary for joining the platform. I thought that I joined in late February, but apparently not. I don't need...
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My drawer of doom

This is the graveyard. This is the final destination. There is no afterlife for watches, just cold, dark pressed wood and pine surroundings. I occasio...
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NWA: I have a problem

Camy number three. This one is my first "true" dress watch, being a two-hander. The case wears so much better than I thought, being 20mm wide and 40mm...
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I “made” a watch: R. Schwartz Ultra Pioneer Mk I One Million Ultimate Hi-Beat

This is not a watch. This is art. Like any true artwork, it's terrible and created by someone pretentious. Here's the story: This watch started life a...
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The odds...

I just messaged the watchmaker who sold me my Oris about spare parts for another watch and in the message I mentioned how well it was running. My luck...
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My most worn watches of 2023, with mathematical proof. (The Schwartzie Awards 2023)

I finally got around to figuring out which watch I wore most last year. I joined WatchCrunch on February 4th, which leaves 330 WRUW shots. I missed so...
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Antiques hunting: George and Mossel Bay

I just came back from the postcard-esque southern coast of South Africa. I would have been back earlier if the caravan's right wheel didn't decide to...
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Last watch of 2023? Give over!

I bought this as a donor for my Oris military watch which has a broken setting lever spring. The movement is in such good condition I might service it...
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Did someone say "last watch of 2023?" Bah!

I have a history of buying watches at the very end of the year. My Camy Club-Star came December 31st right before my watchmaker closed his shop for th...
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