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by mvlow
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Non CW of the Day
Replies: 75430
Views: 3872175

Re: Non CW of the Day

Too lazy to set a mechanical watch this morning, so quartz to the rescue.

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by mvlow
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CWL of the day
Replies: 43350
Views: 2536260

Re: CWL of the day

A little old school CW for today.

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by mvlow
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New CW Sealander Chronograph
Replies: 103
Views: 4108

Re: New CW Sealander Chronograph

I think it will be a good seller if it is a quartz Chronograph. Of all the different types of watches, chronographs tend to benefit the most from using a quartz movement. Mechanical chronographs are typically bigger, heavier, and more expensive than their three handed or GMT counterparts. Having a q...
by mvlow
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New release Dune GMT
Replies: 21
Views: 1134

Re: New release Dune GMT

This feels so tacky. It's obviously trying to draft the film - dropping the day before it hits theaters, mirroring shots from the film, and even aping the title treatment by being *just different enough.* The result is that it comes off as the wish version of a better watch that can't stand on its ...
by mvlow
Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: C8 Pilot Revival Clean Up
Replies: 24
Views: 651

Re: C8 Pilot Revival Clean Up

jbm90 wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:13 pm Yeah I think it was more grease/fibres/other stuff/who knows what
Hopefully you are up to date on your vaccines and wore two sets of gloves while cleaning off the "who knows what." :shock:
by mvlow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: C8 Pilot Revival Clean Up
Replies: 24
Views: 651

Re: C8 Pilot Revival Clean Up

What kind of disgusting individual sells a watch in that condition without cleaning it up first. If I received a watch in that condition, I would clean, sanitize, and nuke it before immediately getting rid of it. There's no way I would wear something in that condition even after a clean. The mind bo...
by mvlow
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:51 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Buying watches before the Internet
Replies: 24
Views: 1599

Re: Buying watches before the Internet

Thegreyman wrote: Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:03 pm It was the internet that fuelled my watch obsession, before that I was normal!
I think this describes most of us :D
by mvlow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CW not refunding duties on watch that arrived faulty and was returned
Replies: 31
Views: 1265

Re: CW not refunding duties on watch that arrived faulty and was returned

This thread reminds me of a discussion we had a long time ago about CW having a presence in the USA in the future. I think it is time CW took one of their largest markets more seriously and warehouse stock in the USA for dispatch to USA, Canada, Mexico, and South America. They are a much larger comp...
by mvlow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Buying watches before the Internet
Replies: 24
Views: 1599

Buying watches before the Internet

I saw a post today on Instagram that showed pictures of F1 drivers advertising various products over the years, several of which were watches. It got me thinking about how different it is today to get the information you need to make a watch purchase. Before the Internet we would rely on magazine ar...
by mvlow
Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Am I overdoing it? Will I get banned by CW?
Replies: 24
Views: 1258

Re: Am I overdoing it? Will I get banned by CW?

Then where does all the ‘nearly new’ pieces from the sale come from? Nearly new pieces have usually been used for reviews or photoshoots While that is part of the story for certain, I think there are far too many watches available in the sales and available long after release for this to be the ent...
by mvlow
Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:20 am
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?
Replies: 29
Views: 940

Re: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?

jkbarnes wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:26 am

Here’s a good starting point. Can’t go wrong with Filson.

What’s the bourbon? I might pour myself a glass to celebrate your day in spirit!
Nothing fancy, just a drop of Bulleit bourbon :)
by mvlow
Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:11 am
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?
Replies: 29
Views: 940

Re: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?

So today was the day I took the plunge and started spending my watch savings on clothes and footwear. I started the day by ordering a pair of Grant Stone Diesel boots in Horween Chromexcel leather as they finally came back in stock today. Then another order of Thursday sneakers in dark brown waxed f...
by mvlow
Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:00 am
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?
Replies: 29
Views: 940

Re: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?

Did somebody say nice shoes?! This is the first time since last spring that I’ve actually worn a pair of my nice shoes to school (it’s been Bass Weejuns all semester). I’ve forgotten how much I love a quality pair of shoes! Happy hunting! IMG_9408.jpeg Thanks for all of the information and links. I...
by mvlow
Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?
Replies: 29
Views: 940

Re: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?

And once you do, there is a deeper rabbit hole of shoe care products ... I could save you the trouble by saying that Saphir products are as good as you can get, but where would be the fun in that? I've been researching shoe care products as well. It seems that many boot companies and reviewers agre...
by mvlow
Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?
Replies: 29
Views: 940

Re: Buy a new luxury watch or...... ?

All you need in life is a good bed and a great pair of shoes; if you’re not in one you’re in the other. Des Words to live by. I've even been watching videos of cobblers tearing apart, refinishing, and reviewing boots as part of my research. When they heat and smooth out cork on the boot it is stran...