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16570 is such a great tool watch
Makes me feel I can climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow, 'till I find my dream.
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History of evolution of Rolex watch design language
From left: Air-King 5500 (1982) Explorer II 16570 (2006) Air-King 126900 (2023) (Sadly not all of them are mine.) As 5500 inherits design from 1957 an...
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Thanks to the very short lugs?
Great watch indeed, love the Lone Star 🤠
I wanted to get it when it first came out but Pepsi was sold out every time I visited their website. I should check again now that I've seen this.
No doubt that the bracelets are incomparable. But the old ones, well they grew on me. Their simplicity and lightness is what I like the best.
I wholeheartedly agree. Neovintages are the best. I still think five-digit references are in the sweet spot, but 7-80s are an interesting time period to buy watches from. I appreciate Rolex's not-going-back-to-the-past policy, but sometimes wish they would bring back these styles with modern metallurgy and movement as you mentioned.
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NWA: Rolex Air-King 5500
This is Rolex Air-King 5500. From serial it's from 1982. It's my first vintage watch, bought it second-hand (obviously). Loving it so far, and more th...
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Be sure to take your watch to its natural habitat.
Provided my Speedy's primary natural habitat (the Moon) is fairly inaccessible, I took it to its secondary natural habitat. You don't think a racecour...
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Genuinely surprised by ORIS ProPilot X
Recently visited ORIS retail to try on the ProPilot X. Neither the initial releases nor the following Kermit and laser editions really interested me m...
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Happy Speedy Tuesday!
The Alpha Industries Apollo MA-1 and the Omega NASA Velcro strap is my favorite setup around this time of the year.
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What is your favorite unconventional complication?
What constitutes unconventional, up to you. For me it's the IWC's Timezoner for its highly elegant and sophisticated mechanism (and the consequent hef...
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NTTD was such a great watch
Personally it was the most beautiful edition of the Seamaster lineup by far. It was near perfect in design and specs. The only downside was that to me...
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