Stricko's City Tours Pt1 Lincoln

Been visiting this city on a regular basis, especially recently (recent shoulder surgery and the mistress of pain resides there, my physio).

Now Lincoln isn't a huge city by city standards, but there's plenty to see and do. There's a big church thing on top of a really big hill, a castle and lots of Roman bits n peices and being a university city a vibrant night life with lots of pubs,bars n restaurants.

Now if you can tear yourself away from all that boring stuff there's a few watchy places for you to visit. I've been window shopping the last few visits but wearing a sling and on a couple of occasions being with the watch police (the wife) haven't been a watch (shop assistant) botherer. But a couple of weeks ago, newly out of the sling and on my own (plus the weather was miserable) thought let's go and give my wrist some love ie try on what I shouldn't and can't afford. Plus give the highstreet n bricks n mortar shops a bit of coverage.

Earnest Jones

Saw the new longines conquest in the window, do had to have a try on

Definitely the champagne dial and the bracelet is certainly better than the previous gen. Really wanted a try on the ultrachrom but sadly out of stock in there (one for another time)

Plenty of other longines and a tudor AD, that chrono on the bund (very sexy👌)

Also tissot,rado and Hamilton (like the gold Pan-Europ, cant beat a bit of 70s vibe)

Next up Goldsmith's, only a small boutique

But packed with good stuff, rado, oris and tag. Now I had had a look in before the new year and had a play with some rado divers (bit too shiny shiny truth be told)

Now I was wondering what to give a try, when I remembered the previous evening watching the time teller go on about his hates for 2024, seiko 5's, integrated bracelets etc, all the stuff I love. One of his hates was a certain green faced Oris, and guess what they've got one (I'll show that bearded muffin) , to be honest I did agree with him till I tried it on, the assistant laughed when I told her about what the time teller said, she said 'wait till you try it on'. And she was right..

Guess what, I love it. Love the angular case (got form on this style) the bracelet is nice and the clasp is (although hidden here by the price tag) the best I've seen on any watch 'period'. Luckily the Internet is our friend

I've got to say its a superb watch, love it and my normal pet hate on watches is the date window but who cannot love a cute smiley green frog, it just all made sense.

Now lastly but not lastly James Usher

An independent

A nice selection, great to see doxa ❤, but what to try on???

Yep suprise ... a 70s inspired diver, cool 😎 as. (I don't try Doxa's on as I get too exited 😱😅).

A little flavour of what Lincoln has to offer for us watch buffs, and I did say to the staff in all the shops I'll give you a coverage on the world's foremost and bestist watch forum as a thankyou for letting me waste some of their time. And all the staff in the shops were very friendly and welcoming, so I know where to go now when I want to make a purchase. Just goes to show don't believe all you see on the web, and don't get to into what others tell you (the Oris) mind you to be fair the bearded muffin does always say its just his opinion (opinions matter right...wrong it's your own that truly matters). And that's the beauty of bricks n mortar, the try ons, the discoveries, surprising what you end up liking and the interpersonal actions in dealing with humans rather than 3 clicks and it's yours.

Of course there's lots of other places to browse in

Didn't have much in the way of watches on this visit but worth look.

If you like this stuff,this is the place for you (and if your not, a great place for buying gifts) and they do other stuff as well, pirate juice included (rum, which is my go to).

And there's places like this, I call it the knob n dial emporium, full of curios (the wife goes mad when I go near one of these 'what do want that for' as I'm wanting to buy an dial from the cockpit from a jet proverst ' what are you going to do with it' she says 'play with it ' I reply😁) full of fascinating blokey stuff.

My only purchase of the day (from the knob n dial emporium) but Lincoln is well worth a visit and I'll be back there soon and you never know wether a cool orange faced diver, a green faced frog themed titanium here's one in your eye time teller timepiece or an awesome chrono, it might just be from a high Street near me.