Although I am not sure which one will be my last acquisition this year, this is certainly one of the highlights of the year. SS Grand Seiko first - not officially documented (Seiko is really poor at keeping records), this is certified genuine Grand Seiko ...
. . . around the same time as . . . . . . the apricot handle cue. Both are in this video. "What puts the 'ape' in apricot?" Other Class of '15 inductees will be posted later after fresh photos are taken. Art ...
. . . in more dramatic fashion, with just enough energy on the cue ball to sink the 8 after lapping the table on three banks! My favorite, though, is the one-bank kick on a ball . . . Escape from Alcatraz . . . frozen to a rail. That one drives opponents ...
. . . but when they're restricted to the number of dials an urushi artisan can produce, and affordable (which is not the same as attainable!), how can one say 'no'? My only quibble is that it's a bit too large for aesthetic comfort. I wouldn't wear it wit...
My Speedmaster Gemini 4 commemorative. Limited, hard to find. I'm glad that the seller offered it to me. Hard to capture the blue tones of the dial. Photos from today's morning. The B&W side of this morning A wonderful weekend to all, Nilo ...
Than I want. Now serious: To answer your question requires visits to some dungeons where they are protected by vicious guards. One day I will do the count. Cheers, Nilo
It would not be the latest acquisition, in fact I got it last year. Still, it acompanied me as a daily wearer over large parts of the year and even if it finds its lace on the wrist less often now than in the first nine months of the year, it is still a p...
And for the first time in my collectors life, I will get all of them! Till next year, as I still have many to service. The cost is pretty high, which substantially affects my watch budget, I must say. But the pleasure to have all these beauties in good sh...
You point a very important and interesting aspect of our hobby/passion which is little discussed among us: the maintenance required by the watches in our collection and the high cost and its incidence in our budget of this most important matter. As you we...
The 2 first ones and especially the 2nd with all the charming writings, the shades of grey, the nice condition with its patina... it is beautiful. Congratz again. Cheers, Mark
.. & the SuperOcean is a special Beast, dramatic & eclectic with strong appeal ! And well, the Milspec a marvel, anyway.. I guess, alone with these uber-cool ones, guess. your heart has rejoiced, once they come back in new grandeur & shine.. And true, at ...
Such as the Geophysic, in service right now, your intuition is right, there may be a " new " watch before the end of this year. Next year will be the same problem. I fear I will have to save for 6 or 7 more watches to service. And so on... But I hope to b...
While German is my most frequently used language these days, it completely fails me in the \'ausschmücken\' type activity vocabulary The beauty of PuristSPro is that one learns about the most unplanned things
They've gotten very little wrist time recently for reasons that have been the subject of numerous recent posts. But I am thrilled to have added these two. Hope everyone has a great weekend! ...
Looking for a pretty serial number. I know...I know...I should have grabbed one as soon as it was launched but procrastination is my downfall. I'm not really into Chinese numerology or 'fung sui' so you would think it can't be that difficult. There are no...
I never expected the usual Chinese 888 to be available; I did not ask for it because I'm not so fixated on numerology. I used to collect #4 of limited editions because it was the only number not popular in Singapore and Japan. I had less competition from ...