I'm a complete fanboy of the 6139 a/b have 4 and have stripped and serviced another 5.
Only real weakness seems to be the barrel holes in the plates, tend to wear and/or oval out.
Nice light, easy...
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I'm a complete fanboy of the 6139 a/b have 4 and have stripped and serviced another 5.
Only real weakness seems to be the barrel holes in the plates, tend to wear and/or oval out.
Nice light, easy...
Well, draughts is a bit dull,
In a few years I'll get to golf . .
Flew hanggliders up to 2002, Flown gliders since the turn of the century, flown power for about the same time, Tow gliders with...
The watch collection has been shrinking and growing since the last post,
The amount of available information on the web has grown exponentially since the last post,
My bravery in attacking watches...
One from the Jungle, got it last weekend when in town to watch the moto GP.
Heavy, not shy or retiring, the bracelet adjust is a thing of genius, press the buckle to go in mm stages out +1.5...
Lovely story,
Lovely writing,
Lovely watches, that sir, is a fine pair you have there, good effort !
I, really, really, really like this, like, a lot.
https://cdn2.jomashop.com/media/catalog/product/i/w/iwc-pilot-le-petit-prince-blue-dial-automatic-men_s-chronograph-watch-iw377717.jpg
But reading...
I am :nevreness:
Seiko 5 on a NATO to take the bumps and bashes on the rides . . .
My wife's doing a sponsored parachute jump tomorrow, and I am genuinely terrified that the chute might not open.
Last time something that big hit the earth, the dinosaurs got wiped out.
There are much worse in there . . . . (hard to believe, I know) I'll get pictures, slowly.
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa90/airwave_photo/20130616_193944-1_zps5e9c55e0.jpg
This was the delicately modded Rolex that about had my eye out en route to getting the speedy.
Went back to...
very very impressive !
The vagaries of domicile are something more and more of us will have to wrestle with as the world population becomes more mobile.
As to setting yourself up as a LTD co and going to work, do it....
Speedie in the sandpit
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa90/airwave_photo/20130613_123436-2_zps8d263a3d.jpg
For several years now I have been banned from clothes shopping without effective supervision in place (Daughter or wifelet)
Two things have led to this ban, 1) being colour blind 2) having no sense...
I have a sneaking suspicion it'll be a Seiko to go to the Garden Party . . . but, we'll see on the day.
Came back with this
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa90/airwave_photo/20130613_123436-2_zps8d263a3d.jpg
Was out in Ruwi in Muscat, off to find a tailor as Mrs A has been invited out to...
aaaaaarrrgh . . . .. . must . . . step . . . away . . . from . . . the . . . credit . . . card . . . . .
http://www.neel.co.jp/imgbox/grandseiko/img2/sbgm023-subb04.jpg
drool
...
Woop ! Friday !
Sadly, back in the sandpit . . . :-(
Was going to be this one . .
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/945200_10200694524238184_1674719668_n.jpg
But sadly, I...
Zero hassle with an order I placed.
Order arrived with a couple of brochures inside, big, thick glossy ones that make you want to sell the kids for shiny things . . . .
Follow up e-mail asking if I...
Most annoying week, the weather has been . . . meh.
Knocked back a job at the start of the week, Mrs A gave me abuse for knocking it back.
Agreed to an interview for another one next week, Mrs A...
In a modern context, divers watches are just fashion accessories.
Back in the day (and back in the day wasn't that long ago)
Commercial air divers didn't have surface comms or supervisors on...
Gmt with day / date, what is it ?
£145.00
Cleaned oiled adjusted.
Which is what I wanted.
Mark at Watchrepair UK posted up a "hello" a few weeks back.
his post was removed for reasons unknown to me, I however sent off my 16613 for a service as it was looking a tad battle scarred and had...