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Roamer Stingray Jet-Time Chronograph

  1. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Nov 10, 2013

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    New arrival from the early days of the Concorde... the Roamer Stingray Chrono JT (Jet-Time).

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    Dig the toothy crown guards:

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    Detail of the dial in bright sunlight, with the logo on the original crystal casting its shadow on the sweep second hand:

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    There's a Valjoux 23 inside. These Stingray cases are a bit funny to open, so no movement shots today, just the obligatory wristy:

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    There is some debate in the literature about the significance of JT (Journey Timer vs. Jet Timer vs. Jet-Time vs. James Taylor vs. Justin Timberlake).
    Here is a charming video that answers the question, and highlights some of the JT's contemporaries, including a sparkly "He-Watch for the He-Man":

     
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  2. ulackfocus Nov 10, 2013

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    Nice use of a prop in those photos.
     
  3. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Nov 10, 2013

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    Roamer design certainly captured the mood of the time. I am particularly fond of my Valjoux 72 Stingray, and I feel my sideburns and chest hair start to grow when I wear it.

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    Now that we haven't decided what "J-globe-T" means, can we decide on "C-trident-D"? This one seems kitted out with a diving bezel, so perhaps "Chrono-Diver"? (and say, MMMD, don't you need this one to complete the set?)

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  4. Stewart H Honorary NJ Resident Nov 10, 2013

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    Yeah baby, yeah.;)
     
  5. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Nov 10, 2013

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    JT means Jet-Time. When a man says it on television in an English accent, it has to be true. Didn't you watch the video?
    That Valjoux 72 Stingray is a classic... nicer lines than the more heavily armored Zenith tonneau cases.... put on a watch like that and you're ready to wield a trident in a news team rumble.
    I'll need that and the CD... and another model to be named after it is in my hot little hands.

    That Mustang D+D Indianapolis has Stewart H written all over it.
     
  6. Stewart H Honorary NJ Resident Nov 10, 2013

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    ..... as long as I don't have to wear those bloody awful string-back driving gloves.
     
  7. Gavin It's the quiet ones you have to 'watch' out for. Nov 10, 2013

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    Funky!. Hope the crown guards don't bite. :D
     
  8. woodwkr2 Nov 14, 2013

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    How do those casebacks open? Is that a split stem design?
     
  9. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Nov 14, 2013

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    No. You have to use the force of your personality. That's where the sideburns come in.
     
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  10. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Nov 15, 2013

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