Just for curiosity I bought
this Alpha today....
Posted By: Mino
Date: Tuesday, 25 March 2008, at 1:41 a.m.
I want to see one of this in person,Opinions? Good? Bad? so so?..... (pic from Seller)shot guys!!
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(views: 187)Good on you! 
Never touched
that model, but my overall
Never touched
that model, but my overall experience with 
...
>>..couldn't be more positive!
I own three, the Sea-Master Pro, Explorer
II, and my favorite, the Power Reserve GMT. Never had a bit o' trouble from them, they
keep decent to excellent time, and the fit and finish would not be out of place
on a watch costing 5 times the price, if not 10.
The issue of "homage or
knock-off or fake?" aside (and you can read all you can stand about
that here), it's difficult to see how anyone with eyes could not
recognize an as a
stupendous value. If we're talking about WIS appeal, they're the best bang for
the buck in the biz, IMHO. Mind you, a 
or 
at
half the price will do a better job as a tool...
I dunno.. I love s,
and will certainly add a few more to the stable. In fact...
45mmI'm havin'
the hardest time resisting that one. I only became aware of it's
existence a few days ago and, despite the fact that I've got a jennywine Swiss watch 
that fills an almost
identical roll, in theory, I still find meself lustin' for that .
Why? Simple!
'tis the color scheme. Ghostly, understated, and just RIGHT in a way that I
can't put into words. It reminds me of a Weimaraner I used to own.. 
-Ricky
(views: 48)is very nice. Decent case and movt. The balance wheel is well made, as you can see here.
Out of curiosity I also ordered the mother of pearl model. I will give it more wrist time "real soon".
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(views: 63)for international business trips to questionable locations I'd rather not have more on my wrist than people earn in years. Mine has been running great -- the case back is easy to open and the movement is easy to adjust. Mine is keeping great time. The best $30 watch I've bought.
Twotone
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(views: 57)presents decent value for the $$. There are occassional QC issues, I had one but you sort of kind of expect that given the price point.
So
New s a of a
nuevo favo - the 
-clone - x 2 >
Posted By: Ricky Lee McBroom
Date: Monday, 28 April 2008, at 1:04 p.m.
And while I was at it, thought I'd try for a decent shot of what has to be my current fav (IOW, 'in production currently')
Click ..dunno wassup wi' that!
This one shows pretty darned good color accuracy, though..
A challenge to all y'all Photoshop Wizards out there - make the former look like the latter & post the results.
Ennywho, I'm
this one on the bracelet!
BTW, for y'all in the market for a bracelet, I highly recommend these Vollmers!
-Ricky
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s a of a
nuevo favo - the -clone - x 2 > (views: 172)
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11) Nice looking
Watch Ricky! Can you give a mini review of it? (views:
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(views: 61) and 
!
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11)Tale of a Strap Farkle Re-Told, and, a New of the Watch In Question.
Posted By: Ricky Lee
Date: Sunday, 17 August 2008, at 9:48 p.m.
Well.. not a , exactly. 
A flatbed scan, more like..
The scan was a bit disappointing. I was hoping to get one as good as this one, which I did for the purposes of ordering an extra link for the bracelet.
And how 'bout a 
shot?
And wot update would be complete wi'oot a 
?
Ah well, on to the Strap Farkle!
The Problem:The oh-so nicely color-coordinated CF strap on the did not fit. 
I wore it on a NATO for a while, then on the spiffy Vollmer bracelet you see above. But I really was about that OEM Strap.
One day while wearing one of the rubber 
straps from Modena I studied the deployant clasp closely, and realized
that I could extend the effective range of the strap a goodly amount by
the use of such a deployant. So, quicker'n you can say Bob's Your
Uncle, I was at it!
The Solution:
again ChrisL ). I trimmed .25mm off the sides of the Short strap, the better to fit the deployant
So there ya go! Still ing with this !
-Ricky
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did you know there is
another version that looks just like it. But a big difference is it
uses a regular strap without modification. The strap feeds through and
goes under the clasp. A pin uses the same strap holes to adjust. -Bob
This mod allowed him to use the strap he really wanted to use, but could not buckle it around his huge grizzly-bear forearms.
..by drilling a new 'First Hole' and using a conventional buckle (or the deployant Bob mentions, I imagine). The way I did this farkle, 'twas more like 8 to 10 mm more effective length! Indeed, I had to tighten the deployant up by 1 hole on the fine adjust...
-Ricky
I've never had one, but common sense tells me there must be one. I've had a third type, you see, which uses a 'claw' clasp to grap the strap tail. Ever seen those?
I
think this one's jest a wee but cleaner, as there IS no overlap.. And
it had one Overwhelming Advantage - I had it lying about, so 'twas
free, basically.
-Ricky
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hiking and geocaching blog tonight. (views: 12)I discovered that all of my posts for the last year were still available to view on 
I started
a blog on Yahoo and used those old posts as a shortcut to get a blog
retroactive to the start of this year. However the YTD posts are all on
the calendar as Aug 17.
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