jumpingjames

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Recent posts

Tell me I’m wrong: Mechanical movements are unbeatable at the entry level

I’m a strong believer in technical progress and mechanical watches seemed at one time like fragile, imprecise relics of a bygone age. This belief led...
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Do we really need lume?

I’ve been looking at the pictured watch a lot recently and wondering if it’s not a great do it all design. It’s a nice size, has lovely zaratzu detail...
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My thoughts on homages; and is this SM really a GADA?!

With SM’s SN021 in hand, there isn’t much I can say to fault it. I’ve not spent a great amount of time in the presence of a true ‘luxury watch’, but t...
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Recent Comments

commented on Fredwatch50's WRUW ·

Answering my own question as I should have checked out the rest of your profile first: Snkl45. Love the collection. The SPB155 is a favourite. I have the 211 and think I’ll trade in for the 155.

commented on Fredwatch50's WRUW ·

That’s stunning. What’s the reference?

commented on Tokyeo's WRUW ·

Which reference is this? Stunner

commented on New Erebus watch ·

I completely agree with this. I’ve come to the view that the way the watch dial is ‘framed’ makes a big difference to the feeling of quality. Box crystals seem to help with this as they soften the transition between dial and case. This does tend to give a more retro look though, which clearly was not the aim here. This is a thoroughly modern sportswatch and that’s fine. I think Erebus have smashed it out the park. It may not be my perfect watch, but it will be many others. The case is fantastic, with some real attention paid to the mid section (or case sides), not a vertical surface in sight 😙👌

commented on Solar Eclipse Deepsea ·

Did the eclipse happen at 10 past 10, or did you set the hands to the classic position for the shot?

commented on And it's fixed! ·

That’s pretty good! 👍

commented on Seiko SBEJ005 Alpinist GMT Review | The Best Alpinist Yet ·

Beautiful watch. I think I still prefer my Alpinist without the compass bezel, though I appreciate this is a defining characteristic for many.

More posts

WRUW WWUH

I like to play a game when scrolling WRUW. It’s called What Would You Have. The object is simple, you get to pick any watch posted in the last two day...
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Why do wall clocks suck?

My interest in watches threatened to spill over into the wall clock territory when I went trawling the internet for some good designs on Sunday night....
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On a scale of field to dress

Somewhere in the middle lies the GADA.
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Will we see a spring drive competitor soon?

It took Seiko 20 years to commercialise Spring Drive when they eventually launched in 1999. Since then, Spring Drive has been the only movement to del...
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Removing slight scratches

Anybody have any experience using Cape Cod Polishing Clothes for removing small scratches from polished stainless steel? Would you recommend it? My be...
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Where do you sell your watches?

I’m trying to keep to a 6 watch collection for reasons of frugality. And while I’m aware this is unlikely to last much beyond my first year down this...
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Gotta get dem wrist gains

I think wrist shape has much to do with the wearability of larger watches as overall circumference. I’m hoping my new wrist training scheme will pay o...
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