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And then I got them serviced by mail. Result: after much back-and-forth mailing, one runs poorly, the other not at all. That's where the matter rests, as I am not willing to mail them back and forth any more. Discouraging. I could probably get a better result by sending them to a fancy watch restore

They do 41 meters (or maybe 45; sources seem to differ) in Acapulco. Is this dive different in some way? Just curious.

and then take the most interesting pictures of them. Always great to see.

Lacking any mechanical (or photographic) skills, I am grateful to be able to live vicariously through yours. Beautifully done, as always.

As others have noted, some watches don't really seem to work with a T-shirt. I don't have much current interest in buying, in part because I don't want to be in shops and in part because I often buy watches that require restoration and I don't want to be in restoration shops.

I have in the past owned numerous watches there was no possibility of wearing, including (beautifully crafted) ladies' watches, pocket watches, movements that did not even have cases, etc. That was fine, but I eventually I got rid of them. Now, when I think about buying a watch, I think about which

I count 6 watches that get regular wear, plus another 8 that are a combination of (a) relatively formal watches I just don't get a chance to wear and (b) backup watches in cases in which I have found it appropriate to have a duplicate or approximate duplicate of a watch. Of those other 8, many have

As opposed to hexagonal heads with decorative slots.

Both the photography and the owl's talons.

that it is easy to forget what a groundbreaking act of vision it was when originally made.