SurferJohn
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W.I.S. - "Throw it on a mesh!"
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Ventura GGT/Meetup
Please join us for some classic geekery. We will be meeting at One More Time followed by dinner in town. RSVP only, please contact me to confirm. @Rome1234 @TheSharperTheBetter @Half_Life @street.cred...
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Ventura, CA, US
Sat, December 2 · 2:00 PM PST
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Collection Flashback Post - Post your early collection with a date.
My flashback is from 1983. At that point in time I didn't even consider myself a "Collector" or "Watch Idiot Savant." People ask how you start collect...
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The Breitling Bling Era
The watch I pick for the rare evening switch today is the Breitling “Super Avenger” Chronograph; but I call it the “Super Mosey” after its original ow...
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Well, the insurance on the shipping could be a lot for a watch like this. Shipping it without insurance isn't an option.
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Let’s see your daylume……..
It’s not even sunny here today, I went into my office and was lusting after the daylume. One of my coworkers was like “are you ok?”
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Seasonal Bracelet Adjustments?
And so it is... that time of the year when all of my watches on bracelets feel a little tight when I go to put them on. I adjust one, then another and...
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What approximate percentage of your collection is China origin?
Loose definition here, assembled in China in some cases with movements from Japan or elsewhere. Looking at my collection it is about 25% mostly from microbrands that I love.
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Taro Tanaka & Seiko "Grammar of Design"
If the design of a watch provides the attraction, the technical details must stand apart and on their own merit. Here we have a design revolution at S...
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"The Dead Lume Scrolls" Let's see your dead lume watches....
Last week we were talking about lume watches, a topic which I throughly enjoyed. This week it may be an interesting contrast to discuss our favorite d...
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