Porthole

Chris
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7.50” / 19.05 cm Wrist
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Recent posts

D) Seiko

It has obviously been a weird start to the year, I bought a Seiko. Do not adjust your set. @Porthole endures… This little pretty donkey comes straight...
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… it’s what you do with it that counts.

I think, given the sheer number of threads regarding watch sizing, I feel the need to share the following graphic I found. Source: Goldammer Vintage W...
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Jumping the shark… a New Year’s message

It’s that time of year. Congratulations if you are reading this… the algorithm will be trying its hardest to bury this the moment it was posted, so en...
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Recent Comments

commented on Ebay alert ·

Pop the back, take a picture, look under the balance wheel.

Roamers had MST calibres (Meyer & Stüdeli); if you think that sounds familiar then you would be right, Fritz Meyer founded Roamer at the end of the 1800s.

commented on Introducing Vanguart Orb ·

Oh yes…

commented on Ebay alert ·

Case is alright although you’d need to check the references, dial is slightly sus. Is movement a genuine MST?

commented on Artya Purity Stairway To Heaven ·

GD that bridge - awesome watch.

commented on Micro Tournament Round 2 Day 2: Serica Vs. Kuoe Kyoto ·

I wondered where some people were getting Koue Tokyo from - fake news!

commented on Is the 20,000$ price for the Blancpain fifty fathoms justified ·

Yes - because I want to watch this thread burn. I love the Fifty Fathoms, but I’d always want a vintage one over a new one, that’s the flex.

commented on Micro Tournament Round 2 Day 2: Serica Vs. Kuoe Kyoto ·

Kyoto - just clocked this 😂

More posts

Porthole don’t want peace, only problems… Volume 1

@CharlieDub wants me to give comment on his SOTC. I mean, I almost cannot be bothered… this is so safe it might as well be marketed by Durex. It’s lik...
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Contrivance

I get it, we are all trying to make something out of nothing, that’s social media content… but let’s keep it real shall we. That’s your Swiss market s...
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Apathy

I have said it multiple times, but regardless of what new technology or trend will take a foothold in the next 12-24 months, I think the biggest probl...
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Adventure in misadventure? Luminox Commando Raider XL.3337 Epilogue

I reviewed the Luminox a little while back on here , but as an adventure watch, I actually took it on an adventure. Talk about being thorough. Did I c...

Adventure in misadventure? Luminox Commando Raider Epilogue

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“Time comes for us all”

Having a laugh down the gym, I’ve been struggling with the coffee machine they have just installed. I managed to crack it today, and I was joking with...
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Timex Q Malibu review - or is this a step too far in the realms of shallow masculinity

Oh dear… this might be a step too far for here. Disclaimer - I received this watch as a gift from a mysterious benefactor (and disclaimer within a dis...

Timex TW2U81500

2.6 Avg. Score
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Luminox Commando Raider - review

Nobody needs more than one watch, especially if all you need is an Outdoor Adventure watch. I am two sentences in and already I am cringing. The green...

Luminox Commando Raider XL.3337

2.2 Avg. Score
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