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Fritz
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that logo isn't quite square....... redial maybe........ better get it checked!
Arrivals, What Did You Buy Recently?(Watches)
that logo isn't quite square....... redial maybe........ better get it checked!
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Fritz
·An ancient Longines case opener (a must have) and the strangest, simplist tachometer I've ever seen.....
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nlogax
·Actually bought this rather nice 168.005 c561 back in June (another great find and sale by Mr @Kringkily) but this is the first time I've put it on a strap (Hirsh Merino Nappa) and worn it in anger.
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Aussie Jim
·Arrived via the magic of Fedex from Portugal. Yema Brown Sugar Rallygraf. A little odd I will admit , but strangely attractive. And certainly I won't see too many of them.
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lando
·Well, not exactly today, i bought it 598 days ago and nearly couldn't believe my luck, to finally have it in my hands and on my wrist this morning.
My first 321: 145.012-67 SP
I have to say, i couldn't be happier with it. 😀
This wrist shot has to do for now. More will follow, including the story behind the slight delay 😉 in delivery.
My first 321: 145.012-67 SP
I have to say, i couldn't be happier with it. 😀
This wrist shot has to do for now. More will follow, including the story behind the slight delay 😉 in delivery.
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Wongo
·Can't buy more this year and next
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George.A
·Continuing my shopping spree, I just got this Omega today:
And this Tudor just got back from my watchmaker:
And this Tudor just got back from my watchmaker:
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Adri
·Arrived via the magic of Fedex from Portugal. Yema Brown Sugar Rallygraf. A little odd I will admit , but strangely attractive. And certainly I won't see too many of them.
The french connection😎😎
I like a few yema watches (colorful and some interesting designs😀)
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ulackfocus
·Popped this for dinner at our wine club tonight:
Hadn't opened one in a while on purpose. On one hand, I'm glad I waited because it's just starting to come into a great drinking window. On the other hand, I'm kicking myself because the last time I bought several bottles of Lokoya Diamond Mtn from various years they went for $100 - $150 each. Now this is at least $250 per bottle to replace..... probably because Robert Parker gave it a score of 99 / 100 in a recent retrospective tasting. While I can see why it merits such a high rating, I just wish I had a way-back machine to go grab a case or so of it because it's excellent. With only one bottle left that's promised to a vertical next spring (I'm bringing '97, '01, and '02 to the group) I had to grab another but could do only one. There are several left at a consignor I often search for aged bottles at, but with the outlay recently for the HVAC it just isn't in the cards right now. 🙁 Anybody want to loan me $750 so I can grab the other 3 available? 😜
Hadn't opened one in a while on purpose. On one hand, I'm glad I waited because it's just starting to come into a great drinking window. On the other hand, I'm kicking myself because the last time I bought several bottles of Lokoya Diamond Mtn from various years they went for $100 - $150 each. Now this is at least $250 per bottle to replace..... probably because Robert Parker gave it a score of 99 / 100 in a recent retrospective tasting. While I can see why it merits such a high rating, I just wish I had a way-back machine to go grab a case or so of it because it's excellent. With only one bottle left that's promised to a vertical next spring (I'm bringing '97, '01, and '02 to the group) I had to grab another but could do only one. There are several left at a consignor I often search for aged bottles at, but with the outlay recently for the HVAC it just isn't in the cards right now. 🙁 Anybody want to loan me $750 so I can grab the other 3 available? 😜
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Hijak
·All the way from Sweden, a Lemania reference 174 with a cal. 2520 (very similar to Omega cal. 321)
Original box and strap with buckle
Original box and strap with buckle
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JohnSteed
·Let the pics talk
and thanks Chris!!!!
and thanks Chris!!!!
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LawBrk
·All the way from Sweden, a Lemania reference 174 with a cal. 2520 (very similar to Omega cal. 321)
Original box and strap with buckle
Is this where I say, DIBS. DIBS. DIBS.🥰
#1 @ulackfocus How do I join this wine club? #2 It seems that wine mag scores/articles does that to almost everything in Napa these days. Was in the Valley in March and the prices at Continuum have climbed since their feature and scores.[/QUOTE]
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·🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰
@ulackfocus How do I join this wine club?
Where do you live?
It seems that wine mag scores/articles does that to almost everything in Napa these days. Was in the Valley in March and the prices at Continuum have climbed since their feature and scores.
Yeah, same thing happened with Lokoya. Chris Carpenter took over winemaking in 2001, and a few years back their scores climbed to 97 - 100 for several vintages in a row, which caused a spike in their pricing. Now the new releases are $350.
Certain critics that have "California pallets" (big alcohol content, high extract fruit, bold spice) like Parker have gone off the deep end with these high scores. I usualy prefer wines rated around 90 - 94 points from these critics, but certain years / districts / vineyards from Lokoya or Arrowood are an exception. Once you get to know how your tastes compare against theirs, you know which wines to buy. If Alan Meadows of Burghound gives a Burgundy a rating between 90 and 95 and has certain key descriptors in his comments, I'm grabbing a few bottles of that particular year / vineyard.
Some of these 'experts' called 2011 a bust. I wish they all did so I could grab up Mountain Cabs from Atlas Peak, True Vineyard, Diamond Mountain, Mt. Veeder, and Spring Mountain for dirt cheap! 😁
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LawBrk
·Where do you live?
[Certain critics that have "California pallets" ...... these 'experts' called 2011 a bust. ]
That right there is the underlying point (not that I'd mind having their job) but I have found 2011 to be of good quality. A few online retailers are moving their '11s to make room for the trifecta ('12,'13,'14). K&L had some top bottlings for half off retail the other week.
I'm located in the wonderful, tropical.....
Ohio.
[Certain critics that have "California pallets" ...... these 'experts' called 2011 a bust. ]
That right there is the underlying point (not that I'd mind having their job) but I have found 2011 to be of good quality. A few online retailers are moving their '11s to make room for the trifecta ('12,'13,'14). K&L had some top bottlings for half off retail the other week.
I'm located in the wonderful, tropical.....
Ohio.
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ulackfocus
·A few online retailers are moving their '11s to make room for the trifecta ('12,'13,'14). K&L had some top bottlings for half off retail the other week.
Saw a few others also lower their price on some of the best Cabs of that vintage. Belmont Wine Exchange dropped the price on Outpost True Vineyard by $27 so I grabbed a bottle of that to add to my stash along with the above-mentioned 2002 Lokoya Diamond Mtn. They have a couple left. That's one of my trifecta of the Best of 2011 Cabs - Lokoya Mt. Veeder, Outpost True Vineyard, and Hill Family Estate Atlas Peak. I'm quietly buying a bottle here & there of the Outpost when I find it under $200 so don't tell anyone. 😗 And at $68 per bottle, the HFE is a steal on the QPR scale. While the Lokoya will need a decade, the Outpost and HFE is already surprisingly approachable now.
I'm located in the wonderful, tropical.....
Ohio.
I'd invite you, but NJ would be quite a commute. 😜 Tonight was a small showing, but had some tasty bottles including 2010 Stag's Leap Artemis and 2009 Maybach Materium.
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