I like non-round cases and this was my first El Primero. Perfect size for my wrist and accurate (as expected). So??? I couldn't stand the poor contrast of the date wheel against the salmon dial, so off it went.
I'm a JLC fan and your work looks great! I've searched for a custom rubber strap source for years without success - summers are hot in Texas and I' prefer something that won't decay faster from sweat..Keep us posted...
One of my favorite brands and you can always be certain of the highest quality. My experience with their service department has also been excellent - relatively quick and fairly priced (to my surprise).
Beautiful architecture on some of the mosques but your tour smells too much like a visit to the Stalinist USSR or North Korea - a Potempkin Village sort of exposure. Who knows? REvisit in ten years and see if things are the same or different...
Kelly Johnson is the greatest aircraft designer this nation has ever had (and maybe in the world). You don't need modern computers to design the world's fastest aircraft.
I'll put in my vote for his role as Tom Hanks' sergeant in Saving Private Ryan. Based on autopies done during the Korean War, 1-2% of servicemen had an undiagnosed, asymtomatic intracranial aneurysm of some type, usually a small, "berry" aneurysm. Makes me want to go get a scan...