SomeGingerWatchNerd

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Watch photography in the wild

Took this photo sat at the promenade in Western Kowloon in Hong Kong, loving this Boldr, and I feel it fits the vibe of HK (although possibly not expe...
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Peaky Blinders pocketwatch

Watching Peaky Blinders (series 2, episode 4, timestamp 25:45), Tommy gifts Michael a pocket watch for his 18th birthday. It looks like an interesting...
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The cheapest true GMT available?

This arrived for me today, the Zeppelin LZ129 GMT, and I think it might be a competitor for the cheapest true GMT watch. It has its shortcomings, but...
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Recent Comments

commented on Erebus - Well Done Jody & Steven!! ·

I do like this one, the blue gives me a but too much Pelagos homage vibes for my taste, but some of the other colours are amazing!

commented on TAG Heuer Aquaracer 200 Professional Solargraph ·

Good stuff, a brand that gets a lot of undeserved hate, I rate Tag

commented on Could you design a better Rangemaster Mechanical? ·

I'm personally not a huge fan, but I won't pretend that I'm some master watch designer, so no I probably couldn't do better, my imagination is dry and stale 😂

commented on SomeGingerWatchNerd's WRUW ·

You're far better at this whole pun thing than me 😂

commented on One country with five timezones ·

And yet PRC has 1. Timezones are weird man. (Although, the reason China has only one is equal parts fascinating and stupid)

commented on Is Citizen Asking Too Much? ·

Honestly with the innovation compared to some other brands, the price sort of makes sense. But we'd be fooling ourselves if we pretended that brand name doesn't play a part in watch pricing (especially above about a grand), and with that taken into account, it probably seems a bit steep, because most people associate Citizen with under £500, often under £300 watches in shopping centres and mid-range jewellers. Perhaps time for Citizen to release a premium range? A "Grand Citizen" so to speak?

commented on SomeGingerWatchNerd's WRUW ·

It is, isn't it. Doesn't show up amazingly on camera, but there is actually 3 finishings on the dial, a matte finish in the centre, the indices and numerals are on a guilloche ring, and the date sits on a sunburst ring right at the edge. Absolutely beautiful watch.

More posts

Watch running really really slow

Bit of an odd case here, noticed yesterday when wearing my vintage Rotary that it wasn't keeping time at all, took it off and replaced it halfway thro...
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How long can a lug-to-lug be for an 18cm/7" wrist?

Here comes the all-important question of watch sizing. While the obvious answer to this question is "where whatever size you like", obviously that has...
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How accurate are budget mechanical watches?

A bit of a long post today, so sit back and enjoy My collection is made entirely of budget watches, and I have many mechanical watches as well, 8 in t...
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Help identifying a vintage Rotary

Got this vintage Rotary off eBay, arrived in the post yesterday, integrated bracelet design, Swiss made, the bracelet style is very similar to that of...
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Bracelet links stuck together

Hi, here for some help, 2 links on my Rotary Avenger bracelet decided to get themselves jammed together and I can't seem to get them to come unstuck....
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Budget vintage & vintage style dive watches

I've noticed recently that I'm lacking a certain type of watch in my collection, one that can really appeal to me. A dive watch. I have chronographs a...
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Nordgreen Guardian

I'm sure some of you will be aware of Nordgreen, if not, you are now. Nordgreen is a brand that, unlike some "Nordic design" brands, does appear to be...
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