Shakespeare

Shakespeare
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Fears Realized!

Last summer I bought a shorter red strap from Fears given that my wife liked it and she thought she might borrow my watch occasionally. Famous last th...
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Seiko Astron SSH001J1

My God. What have I done!? This thing is awesome! This is the Seiko GPS Solar Astron with the 5X53 movement in it. I saw this watch advertised on a po...
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The Beatles and Their Watches - Part XII: The Pateks Again!

In my very first post in this series I posted about “The Pateks” since if you type “Beatles” and “wrist watch” into a search engine that is what you a...
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The Beatles and Their Watches - Part XI: Yellow Submarine

When it comes to marrying the Beatles with anything kitschy, chances are it is going to involve a yellow submarine.  Yellow submarines are ubiquitous...
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The Beatles and Their Watches – Part X: Jimmie Nicol’s Watch

L to R: Pete Best, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon When people talk about the unluckiest man in the world, they often mention Pete Best,...
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The Beatles and Their Watches - Part IX: Joey Ramone's Apple Watch

In 1960, the Northeast port city of Liverpool, England, had a burgeoning music scene with rock and roll bands with fantastic names: Cass and the Cassa...
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The Beatles and Their Watches - Part VIII - Raymond Weil

When it came to official Beatles merchandise, the Beatles were late to the game.  In 1963 when they and their manager, Brian Epstein, viewed the Beatl...
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Seiko SPB143 and Seiko SPB213J1

I own only two Seikos (a sacrilege, I know). The first ever Seiko I bought was the SPB143 ... before they put that little extra bit of lume on it besi...
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Ye Olde Watch Swap

I only have a couple of pals who are into watches. The one most guilty for feeding my addiction lives south of the 49th parallel. I live "North of the...
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The Beatles and Their Watches – Part VII: The Pocket Watches

In December 2020 Phillips held an auction at which it sold two pocket watches described as follows: “Former Property of John Lennon & Andy Warhol:...
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