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Post by John Lind on Aug 3, 2020 15:54:07 GMT
GL Dan - hoping all goes well - the Lucky Goshawk looks great. Rado DiaStar Original XL here today. I was inspired to lust for one by Paul December circa 2005 at a Windy City Windup and seeing his on the PMWF. The XL size was allegedly Rado's mythical "Unicorn" as it was always in their catalogs, but we never seen in the wild, with only the L Men's and S Women's being seen. Got this one from a local B&M jeweler in 2007 who happened to be a Rado AD, located diagonally across the town square from the Rolex AD. The jeweler closed up a couple years ago after being in business for many decades. A sad but not surprising loss. Yup, the weighted anchor does rotate on the dial, and the faceted sapphire crystal has a subtle effect on the metallic dial. The DiaStar is what made Rado famous and differentiated them from others with their "scratchproof" watch in 1962. Since then their trademark has become highly scratch resistant ceramics and the oval shape, with the DiaStar Original continuing in production with its faceted sapphire crystal and sintered tungsten carbide shell on its watch head. Very nice, John! Haven’t seen one of those in a while... Thanks. Haven't worn it for a while either. Started the rotation again a little over a month ago. It will take a little over three months or more to go through them all. Used to do two watches per day.
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Post by russmurray on Aug 3, 2020 17:53:18 GMT
You're looking younger every day Johan, what's your secret? Nice fish btw. Finding the right pics, is the secret. This was I when I was young:What a riot! I see you were packin' a piece back in the day. I don't see any sheriff badge so I assume you were any outlaw? I was more into just all out war as opposed to Cowboys & Indians!
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Post by jamestkirk on Aug 3, 2020 20:16:07 GMT
No, I was a cowboy, loved Rawhide and Bonanza tv shows. You can see my cowboy hat. I was 4 - 6 around that, early 60's. Later in school I lost interest in toy weapons, and since school I think playing with guns is childish...
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Post by bfhammer on Aug 3, 2020 23:21:17 GMT
Back to reasonable temps, 21º C/±70)F, but end of the week and weekend a heatwave again... Still no A/C... Thinking about solar panels, that first and then they can power the A/C later... Anyway, my Bronze "tuna" again...
You're looking younger every day Johan, what's your secret? Nice fish btw. That photo of Shatner is at least 5 toupees ago.
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Post by bfhammer on Aug 3, 2020 23:25:10 GMT
Bertucci tonight. Work was at least 4 Mondays in 1. Ugh. The Okeah finally stopped shortly after 9am. Lume shots are the plan tonight.
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 3, 2020 23:48:25 GMT
Bertucci tonight. Work was at least 4 Mondays in 1. Ugh. The Okeah finally stopped shortly after 9am. Lume shots are the plan tonight. Great lume watch! ,
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Post by zeb on Aug 4, 2020 1:03:38 GMT
All went well with my biopsy. They left me a good incision on my neck, and my throat hurts. Very painful to swallow. No worries, I have some pain medication. Now the wait for results. Attachment DeletedHere's my neck, for your viewing pleasure.
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 4, 2020 1:05:25 GMT
Ouch! Hope it’s all for the best!
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Post by kentbetts on Aug 4, 2020 2:54:06 GMT
Seiko 5
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 4, 2020 2:58:01 GMT
Nice “5” Kent!
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Post by russmurray on Aug 4, 2020 3:50:06 GMT
All went well with my biopsy. They left me a good incision on my neck, and my throat hurts. Very painful to swallow. No worries, I have some pain medication. Now the wait for results. Here's my neck, for your viewing pleasure. I'm betting Ricola won't help Heal up quick bud.
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Post by zeb on Aug 4, 2020 4:11:13 GMT
Aging nicely! Back to reasonable temps, 21º C/±70)F, but end of the week and weekend a heatwave again... Still no A/C... Thinking about solar panels, that first and then they can power the A/C later... Anyway, my Bronze "tuna" again...
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Post by zeb on Aug 4, 2020 4:14:01 GMT
Awesome! I love that dial texture. GL Dan - hoping all goes well - the Lucky Goshawk looks great. Rado DiaStar Original XL here today. I was inspired to lust for one by Paul December circa 2005 at a Windy City Windup and seeing his on the PMWF. The XL size was allegedly Rado's mythical "Unicorn" as it was always in their catalogs, but we never seen in the wild, with only the L Men's and S Women's being seen. Got this one from a local B&M jeweler in 2007 who happened to be a Rado AD, located diagonally across the town square from the Rolex AD. The jeweler closed up a couple years ago after being in business for many decades. A sad but not surprising loss. Yup, the weighted anchor does rotate on the dial, and the faceted sapphire crystal has a subtle effect on the metallic dial. The DiaStar is what made Rado famous and differentiated them from others with their "scratchproof" watch in 1962. Since then their trademark has become highly scratch resistant ceramics and the oval shape, with the DiaStar Original continuing in production with its faceted sapphire crystal and sintered tungsten carbide shell on its watch head.
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Post by zeb on Aug 4, 2020 4:15:26 GMT
Thanks, Russ! Procedure went fine. Classic Seiko! Knock it out of the park Big Guy! SKX 399 gets the nod for me...
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Post by zeb on Aug 4, 2020 4:18:47 GMT
Classic looking Russian, Daniel! Russian today. i
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