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Spooky Pinball, 2020Quoted from HeyYouSir:Here’s an Armitron digital chronograph circa 1977. It was a birthday gift from my sister. Suffice it to say, it’s a special watch to me.
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You inspired me to put a new battery in my watch and get it going again after covid. Paired with my Members Only jacket I'm ready for the Flock of Seagulls concert tonight!
20211022_094127 (resized).jpgQuoted from NicoVolta:Hey Therm... good bit of info there. Not sure if this is known in Pinball World or not, but my uncle is the original inventor of the LED watch (George Thiess, pictured below). He built the first prototypes from classified military transistors which could operate at 1 watt, partly due to his time in the Korean War in the US Air Force. He also built electric car prototypes well ahead of the curve which ran on sea water (magnesium charged the batteries).
Uncle George is an EXTREMELY ambitious fellow and is still with us today inventing things. When I visited his home around 2004, he had built an above-ground tornado shelter inside and ACTUALLY USED IT when the house took A DIRECT TORNADO HIT only a few years later. Just an incredible guy, all-round.
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His inspiration to make the LED watch came from the Bulova Accutron. He thought, "Hey! That isn't an ELECTRONIC watch! It's an ELECTRO-MECHANICAL watch. I'll show them a REAL electronic watch!"
...and of course the rest was history.
Great story, thanks for posting!
I think that mid 60s-mid 70s period was one of the most interesting in the history of watchmaking. I always wondered how those traditional watchmakers who became early adopters of quartz and digital calibers (Hamilton and Bulova in particular) failed to appreciate that these new technologies would ultimately devour their companies? Those old well-loved Pulsars eventually killed Hamilton and forced them to sell out to Swatch; if I remember correctly it ultimately boiled down to making the blunder (only a blunder in hindsight I guess, how were they supposed to know?) of ordering large quantities of ICs around a year prior to launching the watches on the market, then getting caught flat-footed with inventory they severely overpaid for when the prices of the chips dramatically decreased (possibly the first corporate casualty of Moore's Law).
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That's pretty cool looking. Looks like it's limited to 3000 pieces. The pictures I'm seeing has more of a blue face. Is yours different or does it just change color based on lighting?
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Lighting makes all the difference. The facets are like little blue mirrors… the more light, the better. Provides an array of different looks depending upon the environment. Love it. Best thing since the Grand Seiko SBGH267 which I sadly missed the opportunity to acquire.
Got my 17.09 back last week after MING got the movement upgraded to solve their independent hour issue. They provided free strap codes to those impacted given how long it took, so I ordered a white rubber strap to give it a more casual look than the default calf strap provides (their flared lugs require a non-traditional strap to look right).
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They're all on pre-order. Should be available in a few weeks.
I'm tempted to get the green one too... aargh! Must resist!
Quoted from rollinover:Wow that’s beautiful
Curious what that runs ?
Pm me if you care to share but nice watch man!
A yellow gold Sky Dweller should be in the 40k range I would think.
Quoted from fiberdude120:A yellow gold Sky Dweller should be in the 40k range I would think.
Close. Prices are crazy right now. Same watch could have been bought for 32k last year. Now 45k plus. Let's just say I wish I bought last year. 
Quoted from HeyYouSir:NTH Thresher dive watch.
I owned a "dive" watch once, not an NTH. Don't recall the brand but the springs in the band clips were ferrous. NOT the ideal metal for salt water!
Needless to say it was returned after the band broke, luckily I was on land when it failed. I did get a full refund, Costco has a great return policy.
That is a very nice looking timepiece you have there!
Quoted from HeyYouSir:NTH Thresher dive watch.
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Truth be told, I love this watch. Unfortunately, the NTH branded metal bracelet/clasp that came with it is disappointing. You’ll notice in my pic that it is on a far superior Hirsch Liberty waterproof leather strap. Longer term I plan to buy a Strapcode metal bracelet as a bracelet replacement option for this dive watch.
Ok....here it is. Offered for sale Mr. Jones Watches...The Last Laugh Tattoo. Brand new, only worn about an hour. Original Box and Papers. I upgraded to the Stainless Steel Mesh Band. On back...Cigars Tequila Death. (Original price on the website is $275, without upgrades) How about $245 Priority Mail Shipped Free to USA only. PM me if interested. Thanks!
(By the way, the watch is fantastic...the numbers are just too small for my old eyes) 
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I got me a Hulk but am still looking for a deep sea.
Quoted from PNBLWZD:Fun comparo of the diver lineup; left to right is DSSD Blue 44, SD43, and sub date 40.
The Hulk is like gold now days, glad I got one when I did also (although black sub is shown here)
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Wow, love that DSSD. Not easy to find one but that would be my choice.
I would love to find a Coke Dial GMT. I bought mine 15 years ago and regret selling it. Cost has gone through the roof since then!
Quoted from Zartan:I would love to find a Coke Dial GMT. I bought mine 15 years ago and regret selling it. Cost has gone through the roof since then!
I've always found the Coke bezel insert interesting but I guess most people prefer the Pepsi.
Today I'm wearing my Tudor 1926.
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Wow! That’s one packed dial.
Congrats gprotein on the BLNR after a long wait! What a wonderful Christmas surprise along with being blessed with a newborn.
Gavin is a great guy and friend, whom I bought the DSSD blue from which I shared a few posts up.
Quoted from gprotein:Got a surprise call from my AD today, I drove down there in a heavy rain to pick it up. What a last minute Christmas’ gift!
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Beautiful Batman! Congrats on the pick up. That watch is too nice not to wear every day.
Quoted from PNBLWZD:Congrats gprotein on the BLNR after a long wait! What a wonderful Christmas surprise along with being blessed with a newborn.
Gavin is a great guy and friend, whom I bought the DSSD blue from which I shared a few posts up.
It looks better on your manly wrist than on mine, 
) So glad that you are enjoying it!!
Perfect timing and the long wait for the BLNR makes the experience of receiving it even sweeter
Quoted from PNBLWZD:Fun comparo of the diver lineup; left to right is DSSD Blue 44, SD43, and sub date 40.
The Hulk is like gold now days, glad I got one when I did also (although black sub is shown here)
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Just letting you know. After showing off that DSSD I have been on the hunt since posted. Dam you!! So exactly what I want just unobtainium for what looks like forever. Dam you addictions!
Quoted from atrainn:Well this is great. One of my Christmas gifts from my wife was the Seiko x Street Fighter Blanka watches! It's my first Seiko 5, it's a very neat watch.
I hope you roared like Blanka when you put it on!
I looked into that line when it was announced. Was tempted by the Ryu.
I got a Marathon field watch yesterday. Did not expect it to arrive until next week. My first field watch and first to use tritium tubes.
PXL_20211224_173017567.jpgMy wife got me this kit for Christmas. You assemble an automatic watch, essentially putting a dial and hands on the movement and putting everything in a case. This was my first time doing something like that, and it was harder than it looked. I messed up a couple of times and bent and scratched the dial. My fault for hurrying through a step and not watching the full video. Eventually, I got everything together. You can only see my errors with a loop, which the kit was nice enough to come with. The end watch is ok. It uses a Miyota movement. It was good to get some hands on practice using these tools. Like any hobby, you make a bunch of mistakes at first.
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Yeah it can be tricky. I have not tried one of those kit watches but I have bought several manual winds off eBay to take apart, clean and service, and re-assemble. That last step is easily the worst, so easy to damage a pivot or bend a spring. I have destroyed several parts in my learning process. Feels good when it comes together though.
Quoted from Nokoro:My wife got me this kit for Christmas. You assemble an automatic watch, essentially putting a dial and hands on the movement and putting everything in a case. This was my first time doing something like that, and it was harder than it looked. I messed up a couple of times and bent and scratched the dial. My fault for hurrying through a step and not watching the full video. Eventually, I got everything together. You can only see my errors with a loop, which the kit was nice enough to come with. The end watch is ok. It uses a Miyota movement. It was good to get some hands on practice using these tools. Like any hobby, you make a bunch of mistakes at first.
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That's really cool. Looks great too!
A peasant timepiece compared to most of the watches in this thread, but this is my citizen. I have been into watches since I was a kid. It’s kind of like pinball, a machine under glass. Next will probably be an older citizen navihawk or sturmanskie Gagarin.
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Reminds me of the Cylons on Battlestar Galactica. I like watches that take me back to a "Time."
Just picked this up:
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Doxa SUB 300T in aquamarine.
While it is named the 300t the actual dive rating is 1200m! (Approximately 4000ft).
Decorated Swiss automatic movement
Sapphire crystal
Adding a 2nd pic. This one shows off the color more accurately (not my pic):
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