The watchaholic's alternative dictionary
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richtel
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Gravitational anomaly - Theoretical Physics- an unexplained phenomenon causing one's credit card to fall out of the wallet in close proximity to shiny wrist-trinkets.
Rich
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Wis
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Skeleton movement - an informal kind of dance, caused by excessive intake of alcohol, whereby the body movemenets resemble that of a medical teaching skeleton dangling from a fixed point. Occurs most frequently very late at night during weekends.
Bjørn
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Chapter Ring - Secretive religious order of watch dealers specialising in grail watches.
Ian
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Marathon - Long distance race run by military personnel. Often held in conjunction with Cyclops ! 
Ian
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Marathon - now known as Snickers.
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Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 5NB, England
And in short measures, life may perfect bee. - Ben Jonson (1572 – 1637)
Inscription on the Longitude Dial
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 5NB, England
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NATO - driver for Venturi Racing; Formula E.
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In small proportions, we just beautie see:
And in short measures, life may perfect bee. - Ben Jonson (1572 – 1637)
Inscription on the Longitude Dial
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 5NB, England
And in short measures, life may perfect bee. - Ben Jonson (1572 – 1637)
Inscription on the Longitude Dial
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 5NB, England
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richtel
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Bullhead - One who won't deviate from the asking price even though evidence suggests it's overpriced.
Rich
"The bad news is that time flies. The good news is that you're the pilot."
"The bad news is that time flies. The good news is that you're the pilot."
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richtel
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Orient Star - guided the wise men to the Nativity.
Rich
"The bad news is that time flies. The good news is that you're the pilot."
"The bad news is that time flies. The good news is that you're the pilot."
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richtel
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Orient Mako - Asian flat-pack furniture
Rich
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"The bad news is that time flies. The good news is that you're the pilot."
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Tudor Grandtour- a walk round St James’s Palace
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Some others + a few on the way
C60 Sunrise, C60 Atoll White Shark, C63 Sealander Lucerne blue LE, C65 Dartmouth, C65 SC Elite, W11 Amelia (wife), C63 Sealander (son)
Some others + a few on the way
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strapline
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Castellated Edge: U2 guitarist playing guitar from castle ramparts.
Des
Des
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Equation of time - the man-maths that justifies your next rash purchase
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
Watchaholic
‘Imprudently spendy’
Thomcat00
Watchaholic
‘Imprudently spendy’
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Wis
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Co-axial escapement - when you need conjoined arguments to successfully explain your most recent watch purchase to your significant other.
Bjørn
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Moonglow - The feeling that lasted most of the day after the Deputy Head gave you six of the best after assembly on a Friday morning. 
PS. We are talking late 60s, early 70s here!
PS. We are talking late 60s, early 70s here!
Steve
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Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
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Linguist; retired teacher; pilgrim; apprentice travel writer
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. (Max Ehrmann)
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