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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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8 months ago

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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dr_raygun

8 months ago

(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...

Longines Spirit 37 for Amelia Earhart's sprit of travel

Go Benthic Explorer with the Seiko compact solar diver

Save the seas with the Breitling Superocean Outerknown

Take one small step homeward with the Omega Speedmaster

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Longines Spirit 37 for Amelia Earhart's sprit of travel

Go Benthic Explorer with the Seiko compact solar diver

Save the seas with the Breitling Superocean Outerknown

Take one small step homeward with the Omega Speedmaster

55 votes ·

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commented on a post · 7 months ago

Iconic - yes. Best - no.

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commented on Damn, I can’t even trust myself anymore · 7 months ago

Man that's a heck of a grail watch (and the only Daytona I like). I would like to think I would stop looking if I landed myself that watch...

...but I wouldn't!

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commented on Dive watches - what's the draw? · 7 months ago

I recognise the signs of a fellow lume freak!

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commented on Seiko 5 Bruce Lee Edition · 7 months ago

That's just awesome. Thanks for sharing!

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commented on Buying my first Grand Seiko sbgp009 vs sbgx263? · 7 months ago

+1 for SGBX263. In no way inferior to an automatic watch. Any time that directional light hits the markers or hands, it's just magical!

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commented on Anyone Else Wearing Two or More Watches a Day! · 7 months ago

I don't think swapping between a beater and your chosen watch of the day should count.

dr_raygun

commented on Here it is. · 7 months ago

Love you you worked up to a GO and back down to a PRX. Shows you are a true lover of watches.

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9 months ago

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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dr_raygun

9 months ago

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...

6 comments

dr_raygun

9 months ago

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...

4 comments

dr_raygun

9 months ago

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...

8 comments

dr_raygun

10 months ago

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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dr_raygun

10 months ago

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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dr_raygun

10 months ago

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...