Nice to see another one of those. I thought I was alone..
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I also have this Khaki Field:
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Nice to see another one of those. I thought I was alone..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f178/Quoll06/Hamilton/HamiltonJazzmasterLimited3.jpg
I also have this Khaki Field:
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IWC are also famous for the 2007 Hong Kong newspaper ad for their Big Pilot watches:
"Often seen on stewardesses' bedside tables".
Can anyone find a copy of it? I can't.
As a result of 60s-70s school food, I still cannot eat:
Semolina
Tapioca
Rice Pudding
Any form of suet pudding
Why ground-up bovine stomach fat has any part to play in a desert escapes me....
The PRS27 A & B appear to show as in stock on the web site. Do you know something we don't?
I visit Darwin sometimes with work. It is a truly tropical city and great if you slow to the pace, but not the most sought-after location in Australia. If you like boozy night life, Mitchell Street...
Looks like a mid-late 60s Ref:6424. It will be manual wind, with a 1210 movement. Is the case size 36mm?
It could be the slightly later (mid 70s) 6694 with a 1225 movement.
Either way, very...
The seller will almost certainly factor the modification costs into their price. If you don't want the mods, or are not prepared to pay for them, don't buy it. I don't see any reason to expect to...
I certainly think Archimede qualify, as an Ickler watch brand.
I think Vostok cases are made in-house too.
There is a lot of debate and uncertainty about what actually constitutes making a case...
The Archimede Klassik 1950's might also be worth a look. (Their apostrophe, not mine.) Citizen Miyota 9015 automatic, like the Smiths Everest, so a very good movement too.
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Interesting that Rolex & Omega both show as 'social grade' C2DE while Tag Heuer and Tissot show as ABC1.
I am not sure it proves anything, except that some brands are more aspirational than others...
I saw a piece of toast. Is that right?
My favourite film that I have watched recently - Automata:
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..and starring Nicolas Cage, doing a good job for once. Quite a dark movie - especially Vanessa Hudgens character.
Wevs, YOLO.
I clearly didn't see the same film as you lot....I thought it was excellent.
Indeed. Check out Creation - they have a few on there at the moment.
Apple pie with cheese, which isn't at all unusual really. Especially if you are from Yorkshire.
As my mum always used to say (she was from Yorkshire). "Apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss...
Any watch where the brand is the main reason most people buy it.
Date if there is no quickset function, especially on an expensive watch. (I curse my Navitimer every time I have to set it!)
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I'll second the Andy McDermott recommendation. Plus Greig Beck. Both in the relic hunter mould and easy reads.
For easy readable thrillers, Steve Hunter and Brad Taylor.
All on vinyl, of course:
Wishbone Ash - Live Dates
Free - The Best of Free
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Very quickly followed by
The Doors - The Best of the Doors
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Well that was fun.
Who'd have though watchmaking could be so mysterious and exciting?
Brilliantly photographed, directed and edited film.
For that scale of dosh it will be worth using a specialist currency trader. There are plenty if you Google 'currency services' or currency exchange'. You can usually negotiate the rate and you should...
Promethium was used in the 60s for a while after radium was banned and before tritium was used. Look for 'Pm' on the dial. I had a few old Roamers with Pm dials that would click away on a radiation...
Many - most, even - people not familiar with mechanical watches are disappointed with the time keeping. We know that +/- 5 secs is perfectly acceptable and will put up with +/- 20 secs (well, I will,...
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