watchlover321

I try to keep my shoes below $1000 (yes yes yes, just like watches these are moving targets.. ) Before dropping couple of hundreds on these, check out the 'last' the shoe's built on for proper fit. Visit your nearest AD for this Based on my personal experience: 1. Carmina FTW - Fortunate to have some shells from them (two of 'em boots) and I can't stop buying em. Tried them on a trip to the EU once--built like a tank. 2. Alden a close second. Fortunate to have 4 pairs of their shells. 3. Allen Edmonds -- Fortunate to have 2 pairs of these I tried Edward Green too, they look wonderful, but their RTW lasts are too narrow for me duck feet. Gaziano and Girling feels overpriced to me for what you get, but some folks like it. Some people swear by Vass, but I just didn't get a chance to try them out IRL.

I'm a coffee geek.. roast my own coffee My espresso brewing setup for the past half decade: Compak K10 grinder + La Marzocco GS/3 Manual Paddle I modded with Strada pressure profiling grouphead (mod is ~3 mos old--after installing datewheels, this is a cinch ) http://www.home-barista.com/ is another good resource

Thanks, T! Was thinking of swapping out the bezel w/ rubber one

Help! I decased the thing and saw that it is held by some type of locking nut on the bottom end. Where to go from here? Do I need any special tools?

I saw and handled this in an AD once. It's _LIGHT_ because it's made from titanium. I read a post here about factories in china not doing Ti based because of the high cost? On the other hand, it seems like you can get away with a beadblasted SS finish, but it will still be heavier than the gen, if that floats your boat

Saw the gen with the croc band in person in an AD. The gen band looks cheap and feels cheap. Other than that, I did not notice any diff. Mine is on an aftermarket croc strap. IMHO, mine looks better

Not my words, but maybe can help: "You can't lose what you never have" Here's a story: A couple once gambled their live savings on horses. They only have $100 left when they decided to stop. The next day, the husband said to the wife: "you know what, I will try again today" SO the husband went to the horse races again, and won $1000! He continued to bet: $1000 becomes $10000, $10000 becomes $100000, ...and he finally went home with $1000000 On his way home, he saw there was a "double dare" card game. Wow! he can double his money he thinks. He is lucky today! So he tried the game out: and BAM, LOSES ALL HIS $1000000 He went home, his wife greeted him: "How did it go darling? Did you win?" The husband replied: "Darling, I lost the $100 too..." "You can't lose what you never have"

+1 on the UN Marine Chronometre. At 3500 used its a _steal_ +1 on any Zenith with el primero movement ..you can save up till 10k, but why stop there? You can go further up the 20-40k range and get even more options!! I told myself that my next gen would be an F.P. Journe. Ubi is rite on the moolah here: "Whatever floats your boat" is prolly the answer. Buy a watch that will make _you_ feel happy. Don't listen to us and our wet dreams ) BUT, IMHO, whichever you get, find the right balance of 'I got a super gen now' vs 'I can only afford instant noodles now'

WHOA! Looks gen to me. Good find, pretty funny too I might say! If it's a rep, it's a rep I wanna buy. Look at the finishing on the movement and the blue whatchamacallit wheels on the left side... yummyy Of course, I'll open the caseback and remove the stickers before they fall into the movement :D

"Too rich" is correct gawd, if I had a fiddy, I'll keep it in its original state. Then again, I don't grow money in my back yard

Caseback? Wait, you're not planning to show this off at an AD would ya? j/k I would go for the fer008 myself.. sort of hard to fool myself

If you want to file your lever tip, start by taking the CG screws off then you can use a toothpick and a small jewelers hammer to drive the pin out. The rest should be easy... BUT Before you do that, check to see if the crown tube is too far from the case. Pictures would help diagnose what the real problem is.

LOL! Thanks for warning me about the deployant. Looking at your link to panatime's site for his deployants now

I'm going to streamline my order on this What's the lug/buckle size? 20/18mm ?

Black 196 please