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[is that my watch]

well two on a trot makes a change so today I think a back shot as there are some watches that look just as good from the back as from the front so today is a 1918 trench watch by vertex before they was famous

As always Ismy

[skywatch]

Got back home yesterday, after a week in Puget Sound cleaning up my parent's house, getting ready to sell it eventually. My parent's are both still alive - in their 80s - in a long-term care facility now. My father is a bit of an horology geek (I didn't fall far from the tree) but his tastes run more to very accurate quartz pilot watches. I found a '70s Bucherer mechanical chrono that I need to service, and I am rather sure there's a '50s Rolex in the safe deposit box, which stopped running 45 years ago. I plan to fix that once I can retrieve it. For now there's this Falcon 24 hour quartz (licensed from Glycine, they were an authorized distributor in the 80s-00s) which was still ticking in the drawer after a 2009 battery change. (There was a note in the ziplock bag with battery change info - dad's a bit OCD.) It was only 20 seconds off from NIST time after how many years? Impressive. Strap swap and on the wrist it goes...

[wschofield3]

Going to spend the week with the X-Lume and it's going to be a busy one....

[tribe125]

Now there's a thing - and we talk about tool watches...

I'm not the sort to go for relics but that is just great.

[whatmeworry]

Got back home yesterday, after a week in Puget Sound cleaning up my parent's house, getting ready to sell it eventually. My parent's are both still alive - in their 80s - in a long-term care facility now. My father is a bit of an horology geek (I didn't fall far from the tree) but his tastes run more to very accurate quartz pilot watches. I found a '70s Bucherer mechanical chrono that I need to service, and I am rather sure there's a '50s Rolex in the safe deposit box, which stopped running 45 years ago. I plan to fix that once I can retrieve it. For now there's this Falcon 24 hour quartz (licensed from Glycine, they were an authorized distributor in the 80s-00s) which was still ticking in the drawer after a 2009 battery change. (There was a note in the ziplock bag with battery change info - dad's a bit OCD.) It was only 20 seconds off from NIST time after how many years? Impressive. Strap swap and on the wrist it goes...

That's a real find, Robert

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Got back home yesterday, after a week in Puget Sound cleaning up my parent's house, getting ready to sell it eventually. My parent's are both still alive - in their 80s - in a long-term care facility now. My father is a bit of an horology geek (I didn't fall far from the tree) but his tastes run more to very accurate quartz pilot watches. I found a '70s Bucherer mechanical chrono that I need to service, and I am rather sure there's a '50s Rolex in the safe deposit box, which stopped running 45 years ago. I plan to fix that once I can retrieve it. For now there's this Falcon 24 hour quartz (licensed from Glycine, they were an authorized distributor in the 80s-00s) which was still ticking in the drawer after a 2009 battery change. (There was a note in the ziplock bag with battery change info - dad's a bit OCD.) It was only 20 seconds off from NIST time after how many years? Impressive. Strap swap and on the wrist it goes...

Great watch. I like the overall look of that one.
Perfect military look. And perfect to wear it on NATO strap.

BTW: the Puget Sound area is a awesome place to live.
I wish I lived there. I love Seattle and the area around.
Awesome nature and landscapes.

[skywatch]

Great watch. I like the overall look of that one.
Perfect military look. And perfect to wear it on NATO strap.

BTW: the Puget Sound area is a awesome place to live.
I wish I lived there. I love Seattle and the area around.
Awesome nature and landscapes.

Thanks! I agree the area is beautiful, although I would also recommend against moving to an island in retirement years. It's far away from everything, and nothing is easy. Dump runs, recycling... not to mention the air-ambulances to Bellingham that my parents needed when they started getting frail.

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Thanks! I agree the area is beautiful, although I would also recommend against moving to an island in retirement years. It's far away from everything, and nothing is easy. Dump runs, recycling... not to mention the air-ambulances to Bellingham that my parents needed when they started getting frail.

Right, that is another point to think about.
Not to underestimate.

[watchdaddy1]

Got back home yesterday, after a week in Puget Sound cleaning up my parent's house, getting ready to sell it eventually. My parent's are both still alive - in their 80s - in a long-term care facility now. My father is a bit of an horology geek (I didn't fall far from the tree) but his tastes run more to very accurate quartz pilot watches. I found a '70s Bucherer mechanical chrono that I need to service, and I am rather sure there's a '50s Rolex in the safe deposit box, which stopped running 45 years ago. I plan to fix that once I can retrieve it. For now there's this Falcon 24 hour quartz (licensed from Glycine, they were an authorized distributor in the 80s-00s) which was still ticking in the drawer after a 2009 battery change. (There was a note in the ziplock bag with battery change info - dad's a bit OCD.) It was only 20 seconds off from NIST time after how many years? Impressive. Strap swap and on the wrist it goes...

Very nice find Robert

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[CFR]

Good day, IWL.

Naked wrist - yes, you read that right. I'm counting on a delivery today, if DHL doesn't decide otherwise. It's something very affordable and nothing special, really. We'll see if I'm not going to regret this acquisition...

I'll talk to you later; at least, I hope so.