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I'm not sure when Tudor/Rolex inked their deal, but last year's advertising for the Heritage prominently featured a 908. Definitely more than a few whiffs of Aston in that Mazda! Especially in the taper of the side glass, and the general area above the rear fenders. Front and rear look like a bit of a mess from this angle, so I hope it's more photogenic when viewed directly. Looks like a the new 6-based coupe. I doubt an RX would be this big.

I'm still not sure about this one, but then again, I have a lot of trouble spotting genuine gator in photos of this size. Regarding the bag, isn't that proper Panerai plastic wrap INSIDE a separate Ziploc bag?

I actually liked the French cartoons used in the advertising! The watches... not so much.

I wish they'd reissue some discontinued reps! Speaking of Glycine, I wish I'd picked up a rep of the Airman 7 back when they were available. Ditto the Vulcain Cricket GMT.

Rolex! Huh-huh, lol noob!!! I sometimes see RWG disparaged as being the forum whose members are obsessed with genuine Rolex springbars. Maybe I've been here too long, but... Is that a bad thing?

It's a fresh shot, which is why the dial has that bit of texture on it, courtesy of ChiMan. In hindsight, I should have asked Justin to send the case through his infamous bucket of shavings! I'll chew on it during the day and see how that turns out. Oh, that VCO... Missed opportunities, and all that!

I wasn't planning on wearing a Blancpain, but Monday, Monday... Sometimes it just turns out that way:

Wake me up before you go-go! Speaking of which, has anyone seen recent pictures of Andrew Ridgeley? Time is unkind... Ending my Super Compressor week with the Longines in the middle--oddly enough, NOT a real Super Compressor:

Cats: What B said. That crystal is Claude Rains ridiculous! Compressed week for me:

No need to apologize, P! I love reading and discussing wartime history, and you should be able to ask honest questions about things that happened 71 years ago. The Winter War is especially interesting to me, since it was such a David-and-Goliath conflict that isn't too well-known outside of Scandinavia.

Yes, and Ofrei aren't exactly sweethearts to deal with, by most accounts. You can get your [censored] sandwich in two flavors!

I think "fighting side by side" is a stretch, and inaccurate if you're talking about the Winter War. The only common war goal of Finland and Germany was to defeat the Russians, who were the aggressors in both the Winter War and the Continuation War. I don't consider Finland to be an Axis member like Italy, Japan... or even Spain, for that matter! Finland was not a fascist state, did not invade its neighbors, and did not persecute its Jews.

It's raining outside, so there'll be no moon over my Hammy:

I had an Omega Seamaster 300 case that went missing between Canada and the UK. It took six months before I was reimbursed, though the blame for that delay could be sloughed off to the Royal Mail. What I found objectionable was how Cousins, three months after the ordeal began, suggested that I would have to re-order the case at its newly-jacked-up price--GBP 560 instead of GBP 405. It wasn't until I complained that they conceded that, sure, I could order another case at the original GBP 405 price tag. Bear in mind that I was out-of-pocket for the entire six months! I'm happy that the matter was resolved in the end, after over 50 emails tossed back-and-forth. However, Cousins' customer service instincts strike me as deficient. There's a lot that their representatives could have done to assuage my concerns, but it seems their primary objective was to minimize the company's risk. Cousins is lucky to be in such an uncompetitive market, since there's no way I can say that I'll be taking my business elsewhere!

ChiMan: I hope not! I got my Aqua-Date at a very good Buy-It-Now price, so I there wasn't any open bidding on it. Thanks, freddy and red. It's not so much that the crowns are huge. Rather, it's the case that clocks in at an Oyster-like 36mm!

I never thought I'd be so into Panerais to say something like this, but... "GIVE US THE DAMN 372 ALREADY!!!"

If you can find the movie "Talvisota" in your country, I highly recommend it!

Thanks, B! The Hammy almost didn't make it to today's WC. I spent 15 minutes cleaning the gunk out of the vintage SUB strap (which came from my LeJour V72 donor) and replaced the rusted hardware, only to discover that I didn't have any 18mm springbars on hand. I had to yank these out of a Boys Size Rolex OP rep!

I wore a Speedmaster for most of today. Then I stopped by the courier's office after work to claim this little Super Compressor:

Another day, another Rolex/Tudor domination. Really nice pieces, guys. I love the 6241 newcomer! More Sub from me:

I like the OOBmariner and the OOBlot Big Bang. Yeck... that was terrible.

I love reading about the glory days of early passenger aviation--Juan Trippe, the Clippers,and the early adoption of the 707. But as someone who had the misfortune of taking a trans-Pacific flight on a Pan-Am 747 in the early 80s... I say, "GOOD RIDDANCE!"

Sorry, I meant DW Monte Carlos! There were a bunch of guys (Ubi, Lanikai, polexpete, Ray T, among others) with 7032s from Phong and other sources. These chronographs were rarer than V72 Daytonas, and super expensive back then. B: Thanks! That shot was actually taken in Singapore, not long after I'd met up with siesta181 and coolfire. And it all comes full circle.

Brown'n'black:

I could be mistaken, but I think I was the first non-Singaporean with one of these! It's been around the world, and was alarmingly dropped in Bologna. It's been out of rotation recently due to movement woes, and other issues: