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Heart Surgery on my Dad’s old Citizen

This watch sat in a drawer my entire childhood and I never thought much of it until later in life when I began my journey into the vast world of watch...
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Anyone else have one of these on order?

Sort of forgot I ordered one until a couple weeks ago. Hoping the promised end of March delivery is accurate. 🤞
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Quartz Chronograph Issue

Hey Crunchers. Just encountered a strange issue this morning and I’m wondering if anyone else has come across this. I picked up my Jack Mason quartz c...
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Recent Comments

commented on Spinnaker Fleuss Phantom Bracelet ·

Anyone have a link to purchase? No email here.

commented on Anyone else have one of these on order? ·

Lucky devil!

commented on Anyone else have one of these on order? ·

Keep us posted when you reach out!

commented on Anyone else have one of these on order? ·

No updates here either. Maybe they’ll make a social post when they ship. Kind of hoping it just shows up one day as a nice suprise.

commented on Vintage Input?? ·

Yep, cal. 564. The 168.029 is the day-date variant w/fluted bezel (if memory serves)

commented on Vintage Input?? ·

Love my 168.027 on a strap, but the vintage bracelets are costly and tricky to find with the right end links. I’d say bracelet all the way. Also be careful with polished examples. These cases have a lot of subtle yet sharp lines. I’ve handled polished examples, and I’d way rather have one that tells a story than one that’s soulless.

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commented on HALF A MILLION POUNDS!!!!!!??? ·

Hype aside (even if this model didn’t exist back in the day), I think a vintage inspired chrono like this would do really well in our modern watch world. Other brands have had success with vintage styled chronographs (as well as other types of watches). Obviously impossible to a true read on anything with that crown on the dial. I think anything Rolex nowadays = sales.

More posts

First 5KX Mod Project ✅

I completed my first Seiko mod this morning! New bezel with lumed ceramic insert. Couldn’t be happier with how it turned out!
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2023 Cubs Game Roundup

In light of the Cubs’ season likely being over, I figured I’d post a few of my favorite shots from Cubs games this year, including one in enemy territ...
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A Story of Impatience with a Happy Ending: My 1st (and 2nd) Omega.

A couple weeks ago, I was sipping my coffee and scrolling through eBay when I noticed something peculiar. I was winning an auction with only hours rem...
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