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Wearing the non-running, but beautiful ‘49-er.

Reference 2493, a jumbo bumper caliber 332

Who needs a running watch when you always have the cell phone anyway 🤪
I actually rarely use my cell phone for the time, I habitually look to my wrist first, but I have been late a few times when I forget to rewind my manuals!
 
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Having spent a cumulative 30x more on the Speedy and Seamaster, it’s the Rally Diver which gets the most wrist time by far... just love the shades of blue...
It always comes down to value prop
 
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A typical dilemma fo a watch collector to wear. Which ONE to wear. The Spaceview since it developed a problem on a recent camping trip. It commenced stopping and starting! Very out of character for this watch since I put it into service, earlier this year. After phasing it several times, I hadn’t solved the problem. So I stripped it and conditioned it. No joy. Still acted the same way. So this morning, I got out my 40-power microscope to check on the index jewel, and pawl jewel. These jewels are 10 thousands of an inch long, and 4 thousandths of a inch wide. They operate the index wheel which is 95 thou. in diameter, and have 300 teeth around the perimeter. How these two jewels present to the index wheel is extremely critical. So after an hour or so, I succeeded in making a microscopic adjustment to he angle of the pawl jewel, re-phased it, and so far, so good.



The Omega date at 6, caliber 355, bumper automatic I have worn continually now for about two weeks. This one also has been a challenge! It is little wonder to me how vintage watches end up being retired. If an owner had to pay someone like me to coax one of these old babies back to life, the watch would have been retired, or worse. Thrown out!

Super like-ing the Space View
 
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This one..
It started out in this configuration and then the delivery guy arrived just before I was to take a pic.


Thanks to the delivery guy it now has a new set of boots😀
 
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Ref 145.036 flightmaster to start the working week for me
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Cheers

Ian
 
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Hockey season again. Stinky gloves and pads left at my front door by people I barely know. I fix them fast to get rid of them. The mask helps with the fumes from the glue and with the smelly gear.
Quick patch job (10-15 minutes).
 
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Socially distanced platelet donation at Southampton General this morning. In a bit of a rush to get there on time the AT was closest to hand, having been worn last evening!

 
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Monday Monday so good to me , making the most of the BH Monday by doing absolutely diddly squat & that’s the way I like it uh-huh uh-huh .
 
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Monday Monday so good to me , making the most of the BH Monday by doing absolutely diddly squat & that’s the way I like it uh-huh uh-huh .
Say what you may about heroin ..that guy could could write four part harmony.

have fun
kfw