Swedish Midsummer, and a pair of watches!

[hansaboy]

Greetings Forum Friends!

Today is one of the most important days (and nights..) in Sweden - The Swedish Midsummer!

Here is some info for those who want to learn more…
https://sweden.se/culture/celebrations/swedish-midsummer


And why not celebrate this with my latest purchases?
It is a pair of Certina Blue Ribbons from ca 1977.
And the fun stuff with this one is that Volvo ordered these to
give to all the employees to celebrate the 50th anniversary!

And that was in the good old days when Volvo was Swedish Volvo,
our once proud Swedish manufacturer!!

Not to expensive, so I got two, and learn to compare….

Enjoy the pictures and have a Lovely Weekend!

YAMAS!

 

[GarethS]

I've celebrated many a midsommar in the past - not many with such good weather mind.

We had a summer house in Ahus - down on the baltic coast. I'm assuming your an ex-Volvo west coaster?

Glad Midsommar!

Gareth

Handsome stong btw

 

[hansaboy]

GarethS

I've celebrated many a

GarethS

I've celebrated many a midsommar in the past - not many with such good weather mind.

We had a summer house in Ahus - down on the baltic coast. I'm assuming your an ex-Volvo west coaster?

Glad Midsommar!

Gareth

Handsome stong btw

Åhus is a lovely place, nice beaches and wonderful people!

There was always the battle between Saab and Volvo - which was the best!!???
And West Coast Rules!


Cheers!

 

[Ron_W]

Happy Midsomer, here we have another rainy day to celebrate summer

 

[Archer]

Midsommar?



Not a bad movie...

 

[styggpyggeno1]

Archer

Midsommar?



Not a bad movie...

Not a bad movie... It has to be one of the worst movies ever. Crap in its purest form. Filmed in Hungary, it is a totally f*cked up fantasy rendition of Swedish traditions. On crack.

 

[Archer]

styggpyggeno1

Not a bad movie... It has to be one of the worst movies ever. Crap in its purest form. Filmed in Hungary, it is a totally f*cked up fantasy rendition of Swedish traditions. On crack.

Seemed accurate to me...

 

[Togri v. 2.0]

Archer

Midsommar?



Not a bad movie...

As a Dane I can attest that this is exactly how people from Sweden are… all of them

 

[hen]

Damn a Volvo watch! I want one!

Is this more like it?

 

[hansaboy]

Archer

Midsommar?



Not a bad movie...

Scary one....
Thats not how we celebrate!

 

[hansaboy]

Togri v. 2.0

As a Dane I can attest that this is exactly how people from Sweden are… all of them

I live very close to Denmark...And I know you Danes!
Wonderful and Happy people....with Tuborg, Carlsberg and Gammeldansk for breakfast!

 

[hansaboy]

Ron_W

Happy Midsomer, here we have another rainy day to celebrate summer

Thanks, but the rain came in the evening...Pouring big time!

 

[hen]

hansaboy

I live very close to Denmark...And I know you Danes!
Wonderful and Happy people....with Tuborg, Carlsberg and Gammeldansk for breakfast!

I lived and worked in Copenhagen some 25 years ago, I had "morning coffee" at one of the places I worked it consisted of Gammel Dansk and buttered rolls, no coffee to be had.

 

[Larry S]

Here in Chicagoland the summer is just getting going … we were joking about this midsommar concept, we always fear the crap weather summers, as we shivered by the fire as a dense fog rolled in off the lake. We had been waiting for strawberry moonrise.

 

[riimar]

Trevlig midsommar!

Here is mine, barely used.
Needs a service though

 

[hansaboy]

riimar

Trevlig midsommar!

Here is mine, barely used.
Needs a service though

Nice one you have there!

I took one of them to my watchmaker for a clean up, and a new gasket, but no service right now.