Collection Gift - an ongoing project begun

[Tim.]

Indeed, and quite a few of us in 'Merika are chewing our fingernails and keeping our head low as next week approaches.

Suffice to say, the rest of the world watches on with bated breath.

[geoffbot]

I read a disturbing article the other day reporting that some right-wing Germans have said that Bauhaus isn’t ’German’ and should be suppressed.

That's one of the stupidest thing I've ever heard a right wing German say. Racism is obviously dumb but being anti a certain type of design is just flabbergasting.

[Mediocre]

The bent crown has been straightened and it's now fully operational. The only things still to be done are to realign the stop watch second hand, which I tried to do as per the Ronda instructions however, unfortunately it only moves in 1 second steps and as it's out by 1/2 a second I'll have to drop the movement out and align it manually, the other thing is to buy a suitable strap.

Glad the crown repair worked out. Looking forward to seeing your wear pics!

[skywatch]

My next subject for wrist review: a pair of Fortis B-42 pilot watches. Today I am wearing the Mars 500 special edition, black PVD Titanium and bright orange lume. It's a showy watch, and comfortably lightweight. The size (44mm) made me want to sell it off, but it's actually really cool.

[skywatch]

Here's the other Fortis B-42, this one the more standard white lume. Also Titanium, also very comfortable. Also 44mm x 13mm. Such a nice watch, everyone should have two of them.

[mlcor]

I gotta say, that one is testing your upper wrist limits...

[is that my watch]

I gotta say, that one is testing your upper wrist limits...

it's no beast but it maybe a tad big for him

[skywatch]

I gotta say, that one is testing your upper wrist limits...

Especially considering that I am quite happy with vintage 34mm Longines or Air-King. These are really nice watches, and the Titanium is comfortable and lightweight. But how many watches can a person wear? This friend was a bit kinda slightly addicted.

[hayday]

I gotta say, that one is testing your upper wrist limits...

While I agree, it's been great seeing you trying larger watches. You should definitely keep that Grand Seiko GMT, because there are a lot of people (including myself) who will be very disappointed with you.

[mlcor]

Especially considering that I am quite happy with vintage 34mm Longines or Air-King. These are really nice watches, and the Titanium is comfortable and lightweight. But how many watches can a person wear? This friend was a bit kinda slightly addicted.

Yeah, I have a fraction of that amount, and it's still probably too many to avoid feeling like I'm neglecting some of them. It's why I only bought two watches in 2023 and only one this year (due to arrive shortly). There are a number I would sell if I had the energy to deal with it, but not the ones for which some here might stand in line.