dr_raygun

Raj Jena
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My plastic fantastic watch (it isn't a thrify fathoms)

Folks. Here is my reclaimed ocean plastic watch. The Maurice Lacroix Aikon tide. Got it used on Ebay for just a shade under retail price of a Thrifty...
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Softening beefy leather straps

Hi Crunchers. Any tips for softening thick leather straps? On a whim I got this Timex x Pan-Am collab because I love all things Pan-Am and I don't hav...
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(Chro)nostalgia - which one next in rotation?

I have been away from home for 12 nights now and I am missing my main watch collection at home. I brought these four watches with me. I am very egalitarian and each has now had 3 days of wear (I am a...
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Recent Comments

commented on What do you think of Jody (“Just one more watch”) Musgrave’s new Erebus Origin watches? ·

The crown guards spoil it for me. Too squared off, a bit like Jody's jaw. If it had no crown guards I would probably get one.

commented on A question for Khaki Field owners, ·

Get a white dial mechanical - no glare apparent on it 👍

commented on The day I got four new watches ·

That's a good angle shot of the turtle. It almost looks Svelte - not something I associate with a Turtle 😀

commented on Birth year watches ·

The watch and story must wipe the floor here, surely!

commented on Mt. Rushmore of the Watch Community ·

Should be (real) fifty fathoms rather than sub!

commented on Paper-based magazine dedicated to microbrands - it's a go! ·

70 pages is more MagBook than magazine, but I absolutely love the concept!

commented on Refurbishing my grandfathers Lorus ·

Nice work!

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Henry Archer - any good?

Google ads are an inevitable part of life, like taxes and dental bills, but for once, they led me to something interesting. Never heard of the Danish...
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Watches and sand - what could go wrong?

When I was young my Dad drummed into me that cameras and sand do not mix. A watch crystal is sufficiently close to a piece of optical glass that I hav...
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Moonwatch Weekend | Sweep seconds at 6 - am I a lunatic?

54 years since the first moon landing so wearing my moonwatch this weekend. Care to share your moonwatch wristies? Also does anyone else park their sw...
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Are dive watches in my DNA?

So my son turns 18 at the end of the summer. He's not the material sort, and cares little for brands in general, but appreciates something that is wel...
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Baltic mindreaders???

My MR01 blue dial arrived today. I ordered it 6 minutes into the Baltic restock at the beginning of the month. When I unboxed it, 3 links from the bea...
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Under Pressure?

Pressure testing. We all demand it of our dive watches, and the sad news of the Titan sub reminds us all of the consequences of pressure testing gone...
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Solar and Lunar on a diver. Did I get it right?

Folks. Somehow I never seem to get combinations and colour matches on fabric straps right for my watches. I see others online really nail the colour a...
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