wristwatch.explorer

Wristwatch Explorer
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Visiting the Seiko Museum at Ginza, Tokyo (Part 3)

More modern watches coming. You start to see the watches that you are familiar with. 70s and 80s are such wild times fot watch designers. Hope they br...
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Visiting the Seiko Museum at Ginza, Tokyo (Part 2)

Times when the watches were nowhere as correct as they are, but much, much more full of character and style 😎 Part 1 Part 3
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Visiting the Seiko Museum at Ginza, Tokyo (Part 1)

Such a historic brand full of heritage and innovation. Definitely worth visiting for all watch nerds. Can't believe you can only upload five photos at...
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Recent Comments

commented on Rolex 5500 ·

When watches were made to be worn not displayed

commented on Rolex 5500 ·

It has just become one for me as well :)

commented on Becoming One ·

I loved Tudor from 2017. I don't like Tudor as much in 2024. What happened during those 7 years?

commented on Be sure to take your watch to its natural habitat. ·

Love your reverse panda. Looks great on the strap too! You can't beat Heuer with racing heritage. I mean, its watches have name rooted in racing!

Rolex can't drop the cosmograph name because it tried hard and failed 😂

commented on Genuinely surprised by ORIS ProPilot X ·

I guess the hair pulling is quite common? Something I would have never heard on YouTube reviews 🤔

commented on Genuinely surprised by ORIS ProPilot X ·

Oh I haven't bought it yet. Yeah they typically don't let you return it once you adjust the bracelet no? Is the laser one harder to sell than other ones?

commented on Genuinely surprised by ORIS ProPilot X ·

The laser dial looks a bit dull IMO. It lacks the luster as portrayed in the photos. Grey one looks much better, much more coherent.

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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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Rolex 5500

Loving the vintage vibe 😎
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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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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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