TickyBurden

Ticky
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Look, Up In The Sky!

Wanted a field but not enough to buy a Hamilton. Also wanted to try out a PT5000. From a Father’s Day gift!
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Do I need to resign?

Was doing the Sunday crossword. Clue was “What always has time on its hands?” Five letters. I guessed “clock.” I was wrong. So ashamed…
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🎶It’s Strictly Taboo🎶

I love the beefy hands on this watch. They remind me of The Singing Sword from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”
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I went through that grade!

I’ll never forget how unsettling it was to have my Dad, who had always pushed me academically, tell me to relax and enjoy the end of high school. Prio...
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New Old School

Haven’t had one like this in decades. The aesthetic appealed to me and the price was right. So much goodness packed in here. Now I need to go read the...
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AliNotQuiteExpress

Have never reviewed a watch because I never felt I had the vocabulary for it. Even the watches I like most, like my GS, I could only describe as “real...
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Vostok Switcheroo

Finally gave up on the manual wind Komandirskie. Janky is one thing, but just not being able to wind it most days is too much. Ordered up an automatic...
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Can’t Stop With The HMTs

The penultimate purchase with my Hanukkah gift money. Took a month to arrive. Cheap and cheerful.
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Tactile Aspects of Watch Preference

I don’t have friends who are into watches, and have a limited local AD access.    While beauty is in the beholder‘s eye, there must be some beloved wa...
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New Strap

The watch I’ve had longest. Graduation present received in 1995.  Thought a new strap would perk it up , but picking straps is very challenging for me...
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