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Here's something you don't see that often ...
In the early 90s when I had my first real jobs after college, I purchased a couple of watches (what a surprise). One of them was a red Tag Heuer F1 li...
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The King Is Dead. Long Live The King!
Today I shipped my “one watch” to its new home. Thus ends my experience with trying to force a romantic ideal onto a watch that I like, but had to wor...
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Watch Stories: When One Watch Ruins Your One Watch Collection
The One Watch Pledge Back in May I was all-in on a one-watch collection for the next two years. Sold off everything but my sentimental watches and ha...
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Love the story on this! I totally feel the “using the anniversary as an excuse” thing. LOL
Congrats on the successful hunt and on another year with Mrs Thekris.
It took me weeks to sell the Aquis because every time I took it out of the box to list it, I’d wind up wearing it. LOL
So you’re not wrong here. 😉
Welcome Mike. I’m with you on the stories and experiences that come with watches. That’s the best part of the hobby for sure.
I stepped in shit with the Staghorn to be honest. Dealers want RRP or more for them because they know they’re rare. I got it for 50 cents on the dollar from a private seller on Chrono24. He was even local to me. Otherwise I would not have it.
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Seamaster Saturday Morning
Practicing with my camera and Final Cut Pro this morning so I whipped this up. It has issues. I'm working on it. Only WatchCrunchers would even und...
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Show Me Your Sinn 104 Strap Choices
I feel like I need some kind remedial strap selection class! With this 104 incoming and my strap collection essentially consisting of a pile of NATOs...
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Finally Found My First Watch!
This absolutely awful (edit: in a good way) Timex "telephone dial" from the 1970s was my very first watch. I've been looking for one in reasonable co...
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1998 SMP 300 - New Watch Alert!
My first Omega! I've been looking for one of these for the better part of a year. With prices dropping, I got lucky and found one in really good sha...
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It’s Baaaaaaack 😉
The one watch I regret selling more than any other was my Oris Aquis Staghorn Restoration Limited Edition. Well, regret no more. I found one in amazin...
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Bronze Watches … 👍 Or 👎 ?
Are you team bronze, or not so much? I’ve now owned four bronze watches. Three are gone. Sold off. The romance of bronze that becomes “mine” as it age...
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