(11-30-2017, 06:02 PM)SlimKlim Wrote: I ordered a cheaper leather band from CS despite Lee's warnings because it was literally the only one I could find for sale at any price point in the color and stitching I wanted. I'll report back with feedback to see if my experience is the same as Lee's.

(11-30-2017, 09:46 PM)Steve85 Wrote: I'm with scotty, can't be here long or often.

It started with Ken's Breitling, a perfectly beautiful blue face watch and I wasted too much time looking at watches I know I can't afford. (Congrats on the watch and marriage BTW)

Then I come back and see Lee's slush fund got an injection. The up close pictures of the Rolex make the workmanship really stand out. The perfection of the bezel numbers engraving is incredible. Congrats on the great year and Rolex Lee! Probably good I wasn't in here for the sale of the Air Blue...

That alligator band does look incredible on that watch Joey!

I really do like the look of the Nighthawk but I'm pretty sure that's the one I made a joke about in the pre-watch thread thread. I was genuinely curious what the function of the dial and all the markings were. I mean, it can't actually measure pressure or weight so it was little WTF. Being able to use the bezel to do calculations makes sense though. The only other thing I could think of was using it to determine how much is left of something that depletes over time. For example, if you have something like an air tank that loses 4psi per hour, you can set the dial so that the hour hand will point to what is left so you don't have to do the math and possibly forget the starting point or something.

I'm looking forward to Christmas, I'll have a couple bands on my list for the Victorinox so I can switch up the look a bit and on the practical side would like a Garmin that doesn't need a chest band, likely the 235.

(12-01-2017, 11:23 AM)Ryan T Wrote: So one of my watches came yesterday. I ordered a Seiko 5 Automatic, 21 jewels with a blue band. Nothing fancy, but I wanted something I can wear out in the field that looks good but I don't care too much if it gets beat up a little. It's 37mm, so a little smaller than most of my others, and the band is narrower than I thought, but overall I like it. The little rings on the clasp are sorta annoying when putting the watch on, but once you pull the strap through they don't move at all, which is nice. Jomashop didn't send my free watch and told me that it was because I ordered it the day after the free watch day was posted. I sent them back an email telling them that their site honored my coupon at checkout and gave me an invoice noting that watch was part of my purchase. They then agreed to send it to me and said they would ship it within the next 24-48 hours.

(12-02-2017, 12:38 AM)Ryan T Wrote: So due to an illness in my family I wasn’t home until late this evening. I came home to find that the fedex man had delivered my wife’s main Christmas present...the same day she chose to work from home. She obviously saw it, so in exchange, she went ahead and gave me my main present, a Citizen Nighthawk like Lee just sold. I still need to have it sized, but after messing with it for a few minutes, I love it!

(12-02-2017, 11:57 PM)Ryan T Wrote: That looks awesome man! Much slimmer looking. I’m in the same boat as you with smaller wrists (although mine is a good bit thicker now following my surgery), but I can’t pull off the 45+mm watches. I like how that watch has all the usefulness of the other Protrek and G-Shock watches without the size.