WRUW Today?

MDubs

Yesterday was an horological trifecta for me as a few watch related things came together. I was the high bidder on the De Ville Deauville 155.006 highlighted by Ash in the OWOEbay thread. It arrived yesterday, and is amazing!! Love the feel, the fit of this watch, the bracelet is so unique and comfortable, and it’s keeping time like a boss!!

The second leg of the trifecta involved my Kermit. While visiting family in Chattanooga, TN for the week, the watch started running quite a bit faster then its normal +2 seconds daily. We returned to Maine yesterday, and using a compass I confirmed the Kermit had become magnetized during our travels. The one and only watch thing I can do, other than change bracelets, straps and buckles is demagnetize a watch, and so yesterday I demagnetized the Kermit. It’s back to its typical + 2 seconds a day, and is back on the wrist as well.

The third and final leg of my horological trifecta involved the arrival of a new strap for my Speedies. Fratello recently highlighted G.L.C. rip stop straps from vintage camouflage fabric. I like the aesthetic of rip stop watch straps, and I have a great green rip stop strap from Bulang & Sons. Vintage tiger stripe rip stop fabric (whew, what a mouthful!) is a whole other level of cool in my eyes, and I quickly got the new G.L.C. strap on the 3861.

The G.L.C. strap works on the 3861, but it will look amaze-balls on my more vintage Speedies. It’s snowing, and I’ll be snow blowing soon, so no vintage watches outside today. I hope this finds the Forum well, and those in the US affected by this week's storms safe.

KeithS