The watchaholic's alternative dictionary
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Half-link - a derogatory name for a hobbit, a people featured in books by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Guilty Baggage - the uneasy feeling encountered after considering that the disposal bags included in the pack of covid tests might be useful storage for spare links.
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Beat error - drumming a bossa nova at a wedding dance while everyone’s doing a drunken eightsome reel...
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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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Hmmm.... you’re right of course. But my general theory of life is : Why use two words when you could use three



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Buckle Up - A 1970's public service announcement as a reminder of correct watch strap orientation protocol.
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Spare change: That strap you take on holiday with you just to mix things up.
Loose change: That strap that gives you that little extra breathing room for the warmer months.
All change: When you do a complete u-turn with regard to how you feel about your latest watch purchase.
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Loose change: That strap that gives you that little extra breathing room for the warmer months.
All change: When you do a complete u-turn with regard to how you feel about your latest watch purchase.
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^^^
Interchange - someone who REALLY likes buying and selling watches and straps
Exchange - someone who has gone through the process above and discovered their one-watch.
Interchange - someone who REALLY likes buying and selling watches and straps
Exchange - someone who has gone through the process above and discovered their one-watch.
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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)
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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Hot tub: That 16.5mm deep chrono with the gold subdials. it's slab sided, it's so deep, but it looks gorgeous. Yep it's a...
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Balance Staff - walking stick
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Titanium Grade - a specification of titanium alloy boasted about by hip replacement patients, while rarely understanding anything about it.
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Black Bay: An aromatic herb that you've found hiding at the back of your fridge.
Number crunchers: Chronograph subdials that obliterate really fetching arabics.
Deposit account: Your letter to customer service bemoaning just how green your wrist is looking after wearing your new bronze bracelet.
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Number crunchers: Chronograph subdials that obliterate really fetching arabics.
Deposit account: Your letter to customer service bemoaning just how green your wrist is looking after wearing your new bronze bracelet.
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Alarm - state of distress that arises when someone tells you your Bel Canto is inferior to their Casio f-91...
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Minute alarm - almost no feeling of distress that arises when someone tells you that your Bel Canto is inferior to their Casio f-91 because you’ve been around the forums long enough, your sense of self is intact and secure, and you don’t care what everyone else is wearing so long as they’re enjoying it...
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Stiff upper lip: An incidence of a dive watch bezel becoming impeded and not turning with ease. There is greater occurrence among British dive watch wearers.
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