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Post pics of your watches Part II
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@fulladapipes Is that a Sherlock Holmes Penguin Edition mug?
I had one of those as my coffee mug for years in work.
Can't even remember where I got it, but it contained the fuel for at least half of my career!
Nice watch too.
What's the brew? Nice crema.
I like something robust, like LaVazza Red for work. And something a little more subtle for later, a Kenyan or maybe a single origin Puerto Rican.
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Lorddrakul wrote: »@fulladapipes Is that a Sherlock Holmes Penguin Edition mug?
I had one of those as my coffee mug for years in work.
Can't even remember where I got it, but it contained the fuel for at least half of my career!
Nice watch too.
What's the brew? Nice crema.
I like something robust, like LaVazza Red for work. And something a little more subtle for later, a Kenyan or maybe a single origin Puerto Rican.
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It is indeed a Sherlock Holmes mug. The coffee is from Velo roasters in Cork - I was going through a support Irish business phase (still in it, before you ask), so bought a grinder and coffee from them. A few years ago I had my appendix out in Trieste in Italy. My room was on the 13th floor and overlooked the Illy coffee plant - great smells when the window was open in the room.
To keep Wibbs from getting jittery about thread drift, here's a picture of that very mug. And watch.
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@fulladapipes: Well, if you are going to have a spell of hospital food, Italy wouldn't be the worst place, nor across from the Illy factory either!
I'm sure a classic Datejust would be comfort under such circumstances.
I've been a Sherlock Holmes fan all my life, and even went so far as to a write a story where he got to grips with another distraction of mine, the Whitechapel Murders (or JTR).
I'm not a Rolex fan, as I might have mentioned here once or twice, but that steel look, with an obvious patina of wear, makes it just right.0 -
Lorddrakul wrote: »@fulladapipes: Well, if you are going to have a spell of hospital food, Italy wouldn't be the worst place, nor across from the Illy factory either!
I'm sure a classic Datejust would be comfort under such circumstances.
I've been a Sherlock Holmes fan all my life, and even went so far as to a write a story where he got to grips with another distraction of mine, the Whitechapel Murders (or JTR).
I'm not a Rolex fan, as I might have mentioned here once or twice, but that steel look, with an obvious patina of wear, makes it just right.
Trieste is the most undiscovered place in Italy (thankfully) - still half Austro-Hungarian and one of their wealthiest cities, if not the wealthiest - and only a couple of hours from other great cities like Ljubljiana and Zagreb etc.
I was looking for photo of that time in Trieste and found this one, showing me wearing my Speedy on the afternoon they turfed me out of hospital.
Also, in relation to my preference for bunds, here is a Submariner I owned on a bund. It was one of those thick, stiff bunds I don't recommend though. I'm getting a slight goo on me for a Sub again. Must resist (no money helps on the resistance front).
Getting no work done today so far.
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fulladapipes wrote: »I suspect that was many a guy's first good watch - decent brand at a decent price, and a decent watch... I find it hard to see this watch on anything but that bracelet.
Apart from the fact that it uses pins rather than screws and has no micro-adjustment, it's a great feeling bracelet. The whole thing in general feels a bit more meaty than a similar vintage Sub.
Think I paid around 800 GBP for it, back in the good old days when watches were less of an arm and a leg purchase. Wish I'd stocked up on a few other watches back then!
It even has a lovely bottom (mine is an early one that doesn't have the additional engraving).
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King turtle, today and almost every working day since it arrived. My covid watch!
Got a tiny bit of weld spatter next to the crown one day so now I wear a glove on my left hand. If you ever want to see lume popping get the welder out:cool:If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.
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I toy with selling this on a monthly basis. When I don’t wear it for a few weeks I forget how special it actually is. Difficult to photo but this one screams quality in the hand and I got it for a song really considering the current version is approaching (or over? 4500v model) 20k and discounts and supply limited.
Need to get some time to take some better pictures of this watch.
VC is definitely the vfm corner of the holy trinity.0 -
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Sure what use is that???! It's missing half the numbers!!
For me it's missing a number alright, a date! I hate watches with no date!
Some people hate them, I like it, can't go wrong for under €100 and you'll have no problem ever selling it for the same. It's a nice big size too. Pity the strap isn't 20mm instead of 18, but probably adds to the oddness of it.0 -
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You needed to hunt down a Slava big zero then.For me it's missing a number alright, a date! I hate watches with no date!
Some people hate them, I like it, can't go wrong for under €100 and you'll have no problem ever selling it for the same. It's a nice big size too. Pity the strap isn't 20mm instead of 18, but probably adds to the oddness of it.
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