SwarthyGnome
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We've seen those boots before...
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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The term is 'mathematically challenged'Ah the lottery, otherwise known as the stupid tax
I'm about to go buy a ticket right now, thanks for the heads up
Back on 12/20 when all y'all were discussing how accurate your watches are, or aren't, I set mine to the second against the clock on time.gov. It is about a 18 yr-old Omega Seamaster. Apart from being on it's 3rd battery (replaced in August), it has never been serviced.
Today, 9 or 10 days later it is exactly to the second, in synch with the time.gov clock. I'll keep track for a month or so.
Maybe I got really lucky with this one?
I didn’t know that Omega made a Seamaster that wasn’t an automatic, would you mind posting a pic of that one so I could drool over it a bit.
Quartz movements in general, are pretty accurate.Back on 12/20 when all y'all were discussing how accurate your watches are, or aren't, I set mine to the second against the clock on time.gov. It is about a 18 yr-old Omega Seamaster. Apart from being on it's 3rd battery (replaced in August), it has never been serviced.
Today, 9 or 10 days later it is exactly to the second, in synch with the time.gov clock. I'll keep track for a month or so.
Maybe I got really lucky with this one?
Quartz movements in general, are pretty accurate.
The 'debate' amongst watch nuts, is that in theory, it's possible for an automatic to be more more accurate over an extended period, because IF a quartz movement has a variance, the variance will be consistent (i.e. if it gains 2 seconds a month, it will generally consistently continue to gain 2 seconds every month, and be 24 seconds fast after 12 months), whereas with an automatic, the minor fluctuations can mean that while it may fluctuate 1-2 seconds per day, it's potentially possible for it to only be ~10-15 seconds fast after 12 months with no adjustments.
The reality is, that the quartz movement tends to require less attention to stay accurate, and any minor variance will be a known variable (and these days, really small even in inexpensive watches). The watchaholics are the ones who will do things like test the deviation/accuracy of an automatic in the bezel up, bezel down, crown up, crown down positions and use the slight differences to compensate for whatever variance they're seeing in daily use.
Eg. Watch gains ~2 seconds per day, well within COSC standards, but the particular watch runs a couple seconds slow if left overnight in the crown up position, so the owner takes the watch off every night and places it crown up. Over 6 months, the watch tends to stay accurate within ~3 seconds.
Even the most diehard fanatics will tell you straight though; if accuracy to the second is crucial, don't bother with a mechanical watch. A quartz movement will be simpler. Buy a mechanical to enjoy wearing a mechanical.
Yep, the whole 'powered by my movements' concept and 'no batteries' are what drew me to mechanicals.it only makes sense to have a mechanical watch, (for use) if you're gonna wear it every day, imo. Mine won't keep time very well if I just give it a shake a couple times a day. It seems to need that continuous movement in order to keep pace. I don't know shit about watches, but the one I wear seems to reward me with accuracy the more often I wear it. The idea of having a little machine on me that's powered by my own movement is pretty kewl
That tenderloin was $1,300... Omg
Folks who like regularly swapping between watches will have watch winders (motorized boxes that you put automatic watches on, that slowly rotate the watch to keep it wound).
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I don't know much about watches, I just liked this one (gift from my bride at the 5-yr mark).
The Kobe beef in Japan was amazing, but TBH, I'd say the best part of it was that it was on some company's tabThat tenderloin was $1,300... Omg
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I did a Google search. Here is what some $8 an ounce wagu looks like. That cow may have had some health problems. That's crazy.