Thanks okay... its not like put her down with the wheels up or anything... I just get a bit huffy sometimes.... ever since that incident at the boarder... with the goat and the marmalade...
Roger that... yeah, "Sparky" is not exactly the best call sign to acquire. Looking forward to hearing about the incident at the boarder!
Fun new arrival: Tainjin Seagull 1963 Re-Issue. Cal ST-19, which traces its lineage back 55 years to the Venus 175. These are on Amazon all day, but while on a business trip, Mrs. Lou P picked this one up in China for me. She has family in Tianjin too, so there’s a bonus connection there. There are several variants of this model, 19 vs 21 jewels, display vs steel back, 38mm vs 42 mm, blued pusher ends or not. My calipers actually measure mine at 37mm, has the steel back which I prefer, and the somewhat weird blued pusher ends. Movement pic stolen from the Internet, but I wanted to show what you're getting for a lot less money than most Swiss bracelets!
Talk about a coincidence or what?!? And by the way I think this is the absolute best $200-ish anyone can spend on a mechanical watch, this side of a Seiko 5 or 6309... I'm heading to amazon right now!