busy busy

Having a difficult time restarting the blog due to us moving house in the next few days. Lots to pack and sort out. Clothes to donate and trying to time the shift between the two houses to minimise cost as one lease is expiring and the other is starting. There is a few days overlap and we are trying to minimise that. 

Anyway I just got this and will write more about it soon. It was a fun project. A clock from the Japan Edo (?) period. This is the Double Foliot Japanese Clock.

More watch photography...

I like these, what you think?

PAM00390.

PAM00367.

PAM00000.

PAM00111.

PAM00003.

Maybe the background is bit distracting?

Photography

I finally got around to getting some spring bars for my Invicta watch. The Invicta Corduba watch is one of my favourite watch and I got it during the days when that French brand was the rage (and still is) and I could not afford one, not that this watch is a poor substitute. It is a great watch and offers great value for money. 

Anyway I use the watch to test out straps, more so in recent time as I have started a 'collection' of B&R straps. So you can say that this is my Strap Test dummy watch. :)

The Invicta reference 3965, currently fitted with a vintage WWII strap from Combat straps.

The strap being tested on the Invicta after spending some time on the B&R.

When normal transmission starts next week, there will be a couple of strap reviews. 

Straps....

Well just one actually. Got another museum piece from my favourite Italian strap maker. I am loving it....

I like the washed look.

My current favourite (one off) strap maker.

BTW, normal transmission resumes on Monday.

Tudor Submariner

Finally got the watch after a one month wait. Why? For TSC (Tudor Service Center) to confirm the serial number of the watch with it's database (that is what they told me). They need to confirm the serial number is correct for the Snowflake dial and hand setup. They threw in a free service as well (no parts change) and tested the watch to it's rated depth. All pass.

I had the watch on a leather strap earlier on but now decided to test fit the bracelet. I know the end links are not correct to the watch but I will try and resolve that later. I might not even have the bracelet fitted. Will see what happens in the next few days. 

The watch.

Final two

The final two pieces of the jigsaw puzzle is finally in my hands. Thus it completes the jigsaw and it is time I stop. Anyway, the watches, the LACO WUS LE watch and the Tudor reference 7016/0 Snowflake. Both watches are like me going full circle......

Not bad for a 41 year old watch.

Happy Easter

Wishing everyone Happy Easter. Normal transmission will resume soon.