Things to do before you spring for that new watch

From one victim to another, I would like to share my experience of cognitive dissonance when it comes to getting yourself that new watch - be it a shining new piece from a store or a vintage piece from off the shelf, virtual or otherwise.  
With the following, I hope to save you from a bit of remorse when you hit home. For who's to say we're not addicted more to the sensation of getting something new than owning that piece of mechanica

I used to wonder why even on high-end quartz watches many times the seconds hand did not stop precisely where it should on the markers. Well, a few years ago, I learned why. It has to do with how most quartz watches are assembled. When the minute hands are placed on the dial, it is often without being properly aligned to any specific "stop" in the movement. Meaning, there is often no relation to the alignment of the hand and the perfection position on the dial for it to line up properly with mar

Finally an Aviator Forum - thanks admin for granting the request. So let me kick this off with my own aviator watch, the German Zeno...

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Well, I can do this too. Here is the Deep Blue thread!

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Hi all, your admin has been very busy developing a true to form watch app for the iPhone. No half measures here... I went full out to create a database that would do its thing not only on iPhone, but on iPad and the Mac! You can run a Seiko Emporium - well an "all brand watch shop" actually - with this thing. And I am as you may know - running a webshop...

So, here are some screenshots below. And how would you get this iPhone/iPad/Mac watch app? How much would it cost?

It is free to member

I believe most of the men around us could do with one watch - you know, the serial killer owners.... For those of us who frequent forums like this one, only one watch would leave us “unfulfilled”. There’s just too much variety. For me to sell off the collection, buy an Explorer I, and call it good?

I think not. For instance, I just ordered a $150 Seagull A-type flieger while wearing a very expensive Ball Aviator ....most “normal” people would think that to be crazy behavior, but hey, I “neede

This is just for fun - and it must have been done somewhere else I imagine. But not here! So, I will kick off with this one. Here is Bill... Trump anyone?

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Oh, and if you think that Daniel Craig (James Bond) gets to wear his Omega? Anyway, this is a Daytona!

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Well now, these grail watches can be frustrating, as you know once you acquire one it fades on you. New grail on the horizon! 

This is for mere mortals of course. I can maintain more than one grail, I have a big heart. What's a grail anyway? To me it has the wow factor - every time I look at it. Yes, every time.... That is what a grail does to you, mesmerizing, a perfect fit.

Here is one of mine - quick and dirty nightshots of a watch that can handle that.

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After my Seiko expedition I decided to embark on the exploration of Citizen. A good place to start of course is the perusal of some catalogues! And you know me... I am thorough. So join me as I upload some stuff with the benign permission of our admin, who may just have to expand my limits ( as he has done before).

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Damn, as a collector it is difficult to decide which watch to wear on a trip. You have choices, right? So I decided to trim it down to just two - one for the day and one for the night...

Criteria are:

Day watch

Takes everything my wrist can
Easily adjustable or flexible steel bracelet

Night watch

Tritium!
Leather band

And the verdict is... Seiko Turtle on Angus Jubilee with Taikonaut ratcheting buckle for daytime and Ball Engineer Master GMT

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Grand Seiko reborn – the genesis of a grand watch

In 1988 the caliber 9581 and the 9587 was Seiko’s first forage into GS territory after the GS brand was abandoned in the early seventies, as the Grand Quartz was in 1980 - but not the Superior.
There are too many GS models to get into here so let us just pay homage to the last of the vintage Grand Seiko - the range of the 56GS series. The 56 contained no “special” or “VFA” examples - but there are 35 different models produced from 1970

Hey guys, just wondering how you all make the best shot - those guy with their loafers in the pics can just beat it now ;-)

Without further ado.. I had some fun translating this legend of the 1996 Catalog. it should help understanding the watches listed therein.

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Let's kick this off with an Elnix, why not..

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