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Why not have the balls to apologise for the ‘nonce’ comment? Very distasteful.

I get asked to replace batteries, but I don’t do enough to make it worth buying a stock, they come in packs of 10 but there are too many variants to make it viable, batteries have a shelf life and...

What an entertaining thread!

I'm definitely not in the target market that Wristers will be aiming for, and I`ve no idea how to use Instagram!

Cockbait Luke's certainly made an impression,...

The criteria (as I understand it) for 30 mph limits is streetlighting, if streetlights are present the limit is 30mph by default unless signs displaying otherwise are present at intervals not...

Hirsch Duke medium size will fit the bill at 70 x 110, Cousins also do some in the 75/115 sizes.

The latest Hirsch Duke is harder than the ones I bought in years gone by (late 90s) but once...

I favour the Speedmaster reduced 3510.50 because I'm far happier with the size, it measures around 39mm which suits me far better than the 42mm Speedy Pro moonwatch. However, if I was OK with the...

I have plenty if experience with these movements, strongly recommend you give it 60 twists and be sure you’re starting with it fully wound. I also recommend not wearing overnight, leave it dial - up...

Fixed that for you!

That’s consistent with keeping the movement in a high state of wind. When timing and regulating watches I use the ‘ dial up’ data but I only measure the rate over a period of 10 hrs after knowing the...

Having bought a house with an 80’ lawn that’s been neglected I too have a major moss problem. Poor drainage doesn’t help. Raking it out will be a big job, Mr W is the head gardener but I do the...

I’ve had slight eye irritation over the past couple of days, similar to hay fever, and sneezed a few times, typical hay fever symptoms but I put it down to the dust from the building work I’m...

To clarify, there’s no obvious point at which you’ll know an automatic watch is fully wound. When this condition is reached the mainspring will slide around the inside wall of the barrel so its...

The stem is bent, that’s a movement- specific part. If you know what movement’s fitted you can find how easy or difficult sourcing a new stem will be. An alternative is to-use a stem extender to...

My heart doesn’t exactly bleed reading these tales, how did the London- centric city types feel when the traditional industries in the north were suffering a similar decline in the 80sand 90s?

I...

Stamp duty holiday was a sensible move to keep the house market buoyant, we don't know what would've happened without it. I think it's sensible to continue with it under current circumstances and I...

Thanks for all the comments, especially the one from Pointy which has reminded me how my knowledge of combi boilers is limited, confirms the old adage that you don’t know what you don’t know! By...

Generally, a tension ring crystal is required to give water resistance, there are exceptions but for an acrylic crystal to have the resilience to seal it needs to be thick, not a design I favour but...

A bit of advice regarding my central heating, please.

Having almost completed work on my bungalow extension it's time to specify the heating requirements and choose radiators. Back in the day...

Here's one I prepared earlier

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Thought the watch looked familiar, I worked one one of these a couple of years back and took a picture or two, can`t...

I’ve had similar feelings to the OP but decided against selling any, I’ve resorted to wearing mine around the house in rotation.

Each to his own, OP’s got some excellent watches, most don’t...

In most watches like this the movement parts are OK and very few parts are needed. There’s always a risk that something’s broken and needs replacing but if that’s the case it shouldn't be too hard to...

In a streetlit built- up area the limit us 30 unless there are signs indicating otherwise, like it or lump it that’s the rule and cameras will enforce it without discretion. It’s not the 1980s any...

Not quite as easy as you think. ETA supply us very patchy to say the least, not sure about Sellita but I suspect there are long lead times to get those too. Price would also hike considerably.
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Dial looks reasonably OK, might improve a little by cleaning but uf not its still OK. Hands will benefit from careful cleaning and reluming carefully. Movement will needfully servicing, the rotor can...

I agree, its nice to see stuff like this survive. I had to get rid of furniture in 2006 when my dad died, couldn’t find anyone who wanted it despite our best efforts so it got broken up, seemed so...