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Thanks, Urwerk and MB&F are definitely an acquired taste..
Dec 17, 2021,16:34 PM
But they are so much fun. I've been collecting for around 20 years now, and I was getting tired of reading traditional watches. Maybe it's my form of a midlife crisis when it comes to watches. Wanting something to make me feel 20 again
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3rd time is a charm, maybe?
By: jp884 : December 16th, 2021-20:55
Back in September I bought a new old stock Urwerk 201 BPT that worked for about a week before it broke. So I sent it in for service. Started to get an itch for another indie so I was able to source a mint MB&F black frog. Well that worked for about a ...
Isn’t that all we do is chase the rabbit..
By: jp884 : December 17th, 2021-04:21
I have to tell you I was really frustrated. I was like are you kidding me, again? However, I had to remind myself the watches I bought were ones that I wanted almost a decade ago (services were due) that I couldn’t quite pull the trigger on. If COVID taug...
Thanks, Urwerk and MB&F are definitely an acquired taste..
By: jp884 : December 17th, 2021-16:34
But they are so much fun. I've been collecting for around 20 years now, and I was getting tired of reading traditional watches. Maybe it's my form of a midlife crisis when it comes to watches. Wanting something to make me feel 20 again
Kindred Spirits
By: enjoythemusic : December 18th, 2021-15:09
Lovely timepiece selection, well played. Please keep us updated on the other pieces. Thanks for posting as feel we're both at the same 'junction' after decades of being an enthusiast... and now wanting the more interesting timepieces. Enjoy the journey
Kindred spirits indeed..
By: jp884 : December 18th, 2021-17:33
I will keep you updated as they come back. Thanks again and happy holidays.
This is one mean machine
By: mrds : December 17th, 2021-07:36
… and the lume shot really is killer! Congratulations- and yes, indies rock! Daniel
I believe so..
By: jp884 : December 17th, 2021-17:41
Since right hand dominant would make for left hand watch wearers. And since right handers out number left handers, probably just easier for them. The right-hand minute arc is so someone can view the time underneath a shirt sleeve or cuff without exposing ...
+1! (nt)
By: Ronald Held : December 20th, 2021-20:13
NT
That’s an awesome piece!
By: NickO : December 17th, 2021-19:56
The 110 is, and always has been, my favorite URWERK. I miss mine very much. One day I hope to be acquainted with one again and it will thus become the only watch I’ve ever bought twice.
Sorry to hear you let yours go..
By: jp884 : December 17th, 2021-22:04
I have quite a few that I have sold in the past and regretted doing it shortly after. Hopefully you are able to pick one up soon. As they are becoming increasingly difficult to find and more expensive to obtain.
Well this is the major issue with AHCI type manufacturers...
By: wootwoot : December 18th, 2021-00:08
Its the basic trade off between exclusivity and reliability. There really is no way around it, although some of the smaller guys do marked better than others, but will never reach the kind of MTBF enjoyed by say a tyipical Grand Seiko or Rolex.
All great points and all true..
By: jp884 : December 18th, 2021-00:42
One has to weigh all these pros and cons when considering an indie. For me it was about design. Who else can give me the look and feel of an Urwerk or an MB&F besides them? I remember not too long ago there weren’t many of us buying FPJ. Those days ha...
Holy cow!!
By: pfang56 : December 19th, 2021-11:21
I don’t think I have the wrist to pull that one off. But congratulations!!! Hope this one works well Cheers Peter
Peter, I don’t have a big wrist either..
By: jp884 : December 19th, 2021-22:01
I’m 6 3/4 inch wrist but it wears comfortably. For me it’s always the position of the crown, as that is what digs into my wrist. Whenever they put the crown at the 12 position the crown becomes a non-factor. Hope this helps, Jorge