I left this watch genre for several years but this spring the itch came back with a vengeance. Searching the pre-owned market for a couple months, nothing was just right. So I took matters into my own hands and ordered a couple new fliegers. I’ve always b
For me, one of the top 3 from W&W 2023, but given its price, it took me some deliberation. Well, we're close to W&W 2024 now and my local JLC boutique gave me "the call". I knew that I did not want to wear the watch on the factory 22mm straight strap, so
His AK was really worn with a lot of scratches all around. Looked really nice. I wish I was that carefree with my watches but my OCD gets in the way. I don’t mind getting to that point where it has a lot of wear but the journey to get to that would drive
Smaller than I would normally wear, but couldn’t resist this NOS DeVille, my first omega. It’s the dial that sold it to me - reminds me of some wallpaper from the 80s 😆
During one of the many recent moves quite some straps (and a watch or two) got misplaced. Now at least the straps got rediscovered 😁 So here goes a shot from this morning of the Grand Seiko SBGR077 on an Omega NATO from the Olympic collection from back in
My early Freak 1 has stopped keeping good time and I've sent it to Switzerland for service. The answer from the manufacture is that I've got 2 options at the same price: 1 replacement of some parts using parts from Freak 2, and thus converting my watch to
Sharing a wonderful update. I was able to get my VC 1918 Corps of Engineers Pocket Watch overhauled. This is what was done: Chronograph movement service (cleaned, oiled, regulated): made a new new stem to fit the watch perfectly and fitted a crown (not an