Traditional folders and watches/timepieces

Chief said:
My first watch that cost over 1K was a ceramic no date submariner. Loved it. If I was awake it was on my wrist. After a couple years decided having the date was important so traded it in for a two tone blue gold submariner. Loved it. If I was awake it was on my wrist. Five years later I finally admit it is a pretty flashy piece for daily wear for a retired guy in blue jeans / shorts. Like a person's first car, I missed my stainless no date sub and started checking them out. Holey Moley the market on stainless Rolex sports models has exploded. Demand is exceeding supply to the point new ones have a 30% markup above MSRP on the big auction site. Whoa … looks like I'm out of the market. So I stopped by my AD a few weeks back and chat with my salesman. He explains they have none in stock, and have a pretty long list. :( But he also tells me that due to me being a previous customer, local, blah blah blah, he will get me moved to the top of the list!!! At MSRP!!! Wow … less than 3 weeks later I get the call, yesterday, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Feels great to be driving my first sub again, the perfect watch for me.

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tell me about it man, i still miss my 14060M that i let go in a trade.
 
Nineteen jewels. A couple of hairline cracks in the porcelain, and some honking big initials on the back, and the crystal is loose. But the hairline cracks will relieve stress, I can think of a suitable motto with the initials IFR, and the crystal cement arrived today.
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And it loses something like one minute in twenty four hours. I think I won't fiddle with it.
Really nice size for my taste, though I used to prefer the turnip-sized hunter's cases, and a pretty face.
 
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JTB_5 said:
My father-in-law gave me his old watch when he saw my Seiko automatic. This one is definitely cooler, with a lot more features!

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I love the Eco-Drive watches because I don't have to change the batteries every two or three years, and it keeps more accurate time than the old wind-up watches I used to wear. And Citizen has a lot of good looking models.
 
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scrteened porch said:
Nineteen jewels. A couple of hairline cracks in the porcelain, and some honking big initials on the back, and the crystal is loose. But the hairline cracks will relieve stress, I can think of a suitable motto with the initials IFR, and the crystal cement arrived today.
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And it loses something like one minute in twenty four hours. I think I won't fiddle with it.
Really nice size for my taste, though I used to prefer the turnip-sized hunter's cases, and a pretty face.
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There should be a simple adjustment for your watch. It involves a fork dropped over the outside loop of the hair spring on the balance wheel. Moving the pointer one way shortens the spring and speeds up the watch. Moving the pointer in the other direction lengthens the hair spring and slows the watch down. F/S = fast/slow
 
tiguy7 said:
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There should be a simple adjustment for your watch. It involves a fork dropped over the outside loop of the hair spring on the balance wheel. Moving the pointer one way shortens the spring and speeds up the watch. Moving the pointer in the other direction lengthens the hair spring and slows the watch down. F/S = fast/slow
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A/R Avance / Retard :)
 
tiguy7 said:
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There should be a simple adjustment for your watch. It involves a fork dropped over the outside loop of the hair spring on the balance wheel. Moving the pointer one way shortens the spring and speeds up the watch. Moving the pointer in the other direction lengthens the hair spring and slows the watch down. F/S = fast/slow
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Jolipapa said:
A/R Avance / Retard :)
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Thanks. Maybe I'll fiddle with it. First I have to reglue the crystal. I seem to have used too little cement.
 
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