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did you know the Vulcain Cricket has been worn by more U.S. Presidents than any other watch? Yes, I'm a riot at parties 馃榾


Wait til you have 5 or 6 people standing around you with eyes glazed after you spent the last 10 minutes explaining the relationship between JLC, VC, and Longines because somebody asked about your LeCoultre vintage watch. You learn to reel your inner WIS in around the normals.
 
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Wait til you have 5 or 6 people standing around you with eyes glazed after you spent the last 10 minutes explaining the relationship between JLC, VC, and Longines because somebody asked about your LeCoultre vintage watch. You learn to reel your inner WIS in around the normals.
You left out Wittnauer Dennis
 
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Poor mans memovex. Emphasis on poor.馃 This Master Alarm is well made and she keeps almost perfect time!

Apropos of: did you know the Vulcain Cricket has been worn by more U.S. Presidents than any other watch? Yes, I'm a riot at parties 馃榾

Nice squirmy hands 馃榾.
Interesting fact about Vulcain cricket. Do they milk this fact for their marketing?
 
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Had to do a little lathe work today - turning a new regulating pin for a vintage German GUB watch:



Wearing the Speedy while doing the turning:



Final diameter is about 0.3 mm, which is pretty big by watch standards:



Much better:



Cheers, Al

Somehow pictures above do not appear in my browser.
 
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A grey and rainy day here. Allways sunny inside with this one on the wrist.
Lemania TG195馃グ!
 
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A grey and rainy day here. Allways sunny inside with this one on the wrist.
Lemania TG195馃グ!
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Can't wait to get mine back from a service.
 
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In the meantime( punt intended) going with the gmt...

"Punt intended" is more for a football or yacht-race timer. 馃槈