ndv Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 @KILZ FILLZ how do you like those rubber type straps? I guess what I am asking is, does the material last long as an averyday wear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, ndv said: @KILZ FILLZ how do you like those rubber type straps? I guess what I am asking is, does the material last long as an averyday wear? They get a bit sweaty. I prefer a nylon Nato strap. These rubber ones will last a long time as long as you take care of them though. Avoid getting solvents or fuels on them, and if you do, clean it off. Otherwise the rubber will crack. Easy way to dress down any watch though. Then toss back on the bracelet to dress it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 The cracking was my concern. Thank you for the insight on the rubber strap care. Mentioning the nylon strap just confirmed my choice, now I just gotta figure out color or colors. Thanks Man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, ndv said: The cracking was my concern. Thank you for the insight on the rubber strap care. Mentioning the nylon strap just confirmed my choice, now I just gotta figure out color or colors. Thanks Man! spend the extra couple bucks on one made out the seatbelt material if you can find one you like. I think the difference is worth the extra $. ive had good luck with www.CheapestNatoStraps.com but they are overseas so I bet shipping is delayed from covid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Thank you again on the advice and the link. I'll keep this in mind and check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Navitimer dials patina into a gold in tropical sunlight. Pretty wild. I like it The one in this pic is patina from South African sun story:https://www.hiddeninaihara.com/articles/thetropicalnavitimer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Dudes keep rockin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I like the piece, I like it a lot? Yours? @nicklesndimes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 That's an interesting piece. ^^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 4:48 PM, nicklesndimes said: these wood watches are on sale dirt cheap(going out of business..) How much and where at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Man down! Glad I held on to the original rubber strap. I got this kit to covert gshock to take a Zulu strap on eBay about ten years ago (jayandkays). I also changed the case from flat black to the olive green one on it now. It was likely the sunscreen and chlorine that ate up the plastic and made it brittle. this GW-7900B is one of the first ‘nice’ things I bought myself when I got my apprenticeship 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KILZ FILLZ Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Paying $2k for a quartz anything is ‘tarded. The options at $2k are plentiful. that’s a “fuck you” move and nothing more. gshock is meant to be a beater piece of shit watch. Not a Gucci clout chasing purchase. players gonna play tho My POS gshock has been with me longer than any car, GF, or anything else. Best money I’ve spent in my life so far. So many painting missions I ended up changing out the flat black case for this olive one because the black one was covered on overspray and I felt burnt wearing it lol. had to change the battery a few yrs back. Kept the watch in a drawer for months and when the solar charge depletes the battery is completely useless. Was a bit of a pain finding the right battery but the process for the swap was very simple. Hardest part was removing the screws on the case back without stripping them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 How to track three time zones on one watch hour hand tracking local time (NM) : 7:50pm bezel rotated to home time (CA) : 6:50pm one hour behind gmt hand tracking third time zone (FL) : 21:50 two hours ahead some folk say the right way is to keep gmt hand on local time. But unless you are bouncing between time zones regularly, like a commercial pilot, the gmt hand would be redundant 99% of the time. 24 hour gmt hands were developed for use in places where you can’t use the sun to track which side of the 12 hour clock you are on - cave exploring and Arctic exploring. There were 24 hour wristwatches around before this for pilots (glycine) but not watches with both a normal hour hand and a gmt hand on the same face until the rolex explorer ii. Or so my understanding goes... Then later a gmt watch with rotating bezel was developed by rolex for PanAm pilots who frequently bounced between time zones called the rolex gmt master. This allowed them to track three time zones at once, like I’m showing here. a “true” gmt watch has a jumping hour hand. Meaning an hour hand that you can adjust independently from the minute hand. Moving the hour hand forward and back between time zones doesn’t affect the gmt, minute or second hands, they continue progressing. The minute hand and gmt hand are adjusted at the same time, together. Date is set by progressing hour hand 24 hrs around the face. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Nerd shit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 11 hours ago, KILZ FILLZ said: Nerd shit Yeah, but that's a sick omega. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 5 hours ago, nicklesndimes said: i'd rock this if it was a few thousand dollars cheaper 😮 I have been looking at B&R for a while now. You're right tho. What I cannot get past is most of B&R for a few thousands dollars are the quartz. Nothing against quartz, but if I'mma go quarts, then Seiko it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Some modded seikos this might be fun to do in the future 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 me gusta https://www.ablogtowatch.com/ball-big-boy-union-pacific-engineer-master-ii-limited-edition-watch-hands-on/ https://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=6767819&rid=12189#msg_6767819 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 @KILZ FILLZ but that top middle one looks good but may look better with a brown leather band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 $550 Japanese watch VS $5500 Swiss watch orient star standard date, omega aqua terra 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 I may pull the trigger, but I kinda feel I could spend my money on some thing more useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Found this article about hairsprings interesting. https://monochrome-watches.com/technical-perspective-hairspring-technology-manufacturing-process-developments/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 About to do some surgery pretty soon on a ETA 6497-2 amd replace the mainspring. I'll snap photos of my break down and repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Try on the panerai before buying. They’re larger than they look. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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