A New Watch Box

My girlfriend gave me this watch box as a gift recently, which has made storing my collection a much neater affair. Quite pleased with it really, it isn't lined with genuine suede or nappa leather but it is a very meaningful gift for a WIS like me! Onward with the pictures!

Nice big window.

Looking comfortable!

How the watch wraps around the cushion.

Paneristi

I've never really taken an interest in Panerai till recently, when I ordered my first homage. I'm still waiting for it to arrive so I've been looking quite a bit at Panerai recently, to tide over the long wait. I must confess, the more I look at the offerings Panerai has, the more intoxicated I get with them.

The community of Panerai owners, known otherwise as Paneristi, is highly interesting; it is a closely-knit community and there is a profound love for building a collection of straps and regularly changing straps, much more so than for any other brand of watches.

In particular, I found this one really attractive.

 

Panerai Mille Metri -  c. 1988, these watches are now worth a very pretty penny, that is, IF you can even find one. Being a huge hunk of metal that it was, this watch had a water resistance rating of 1000m, hence the name Mille Metri.

Given the rarity and cost of the Mille Metri, it is almost impossible to acquire one. Luckily, there are alternatives; faithful homages such as the Esdee Mille Metri (made available in extremely limited quantities when released and long since sold out):

Esdee Mille Metri

There is also a brand known as Ennebi, which has roots linked with Panerai, that has offerings which are clearly influenced from the Mille Metri:

Ennebi Fondale

All of these will cost you a pretty penny as well, though you probably wouldn't need to sell your house for either, as compared to a genuine Mille Metri. So that's it for today's post, and as always, thank you for reading!

A New Order!

Finally, the order for a Getat Panerai homage has been placed. I haven't been in the best of financial shape recently so I've constantly been trying to put it off, but I've decided to give in to temptation today! Now comes the long and torturous wait, which I can only hope to make a little less painful by looking at pictures of other people's homages.

 

For those of you sitting on the fence about a Getat, hesitate no longer; he is running a 10% discount for all orders placed up to the 26th of June, so you best get clicking, because that discount is going to end pretty soon!

 

Anyway, here are the specifications of my build:

- 44mm Luminor case with sterile black dial

- Buckle Style: Pre-V
- Case Option: Brushed steel

- Dial Lume: Super-LumiNova C3

- Crystal Material: Sapphire
- Hands Colour: Black with white seconds
- Hands Lume: Super-LumiNova C3

- Movement: Normal stainless steel
- Stitch Option: White
- Strap Option: Vintage wooden brown

 

As always, no post is complete without pictures so I stole some pictures from the Getat website. A good preview of what I'll be able to lay my grubby hands on soon!

 

Haze

 

I've been very busy lately, I promise a bigger update for the next post! Anyway, here's the wrist shot of the day, featuring the Seiko SKX245.

Finding Backgrounds

I've been trying to find new backgrounds to create some interesting shots recently and these are the results. Enjoy the pictures!

The Complete Collection

I finally consolidated and took pictures of the collection today! It's been my wish to share my collection ever since this blog was made but I never quite got to it. Before we start however, I apologize for the poor picture quality as these were taking under harsh, artificial lighting once again so the picture quality leaves something to be desired. Now, without further ado, I present to you the complete collection!
 

Casio F91W - This watch has served me well throughout my army days and has seen everything; from firing rifles to tear gas training. Unfortunately the strap became brittle and broke off after not wearing it for some time.

Vintage Pagol - This watch was my grandfather's and holds a lot of history. This watch is easily two times my age and still works like a charm. No quickset date on this watch but one can easily change the date by going back and forth from 9PM to 12AM!

Vintage Norexa in the middle, vintage Humark on left and right - Not much is known about these watches. They were passed to me by my Dad and he said that watches with such bracelets were in trend back then.

Vintage Snogem - Same type of watch as the ones above. Sadly, the bracelet could not be found.

Vintage Tudor - A boy sized Tudor Oyster, it is somewhere around three decades old. The screw down crown is a pleasure to use despite it's age.

Vintage Vulcain Cricket - This is an interesting piece; my one and only mechanical alarm and it is quite effective at its job! Rings quite loudly for about 20 seconds which should wake up all but the heaviest of sleepers.

Casio MQ24-7E - This may be the cheapest watch in my collection but I absolutely love it. Clean, simple and understated; a watch at its most basic, and the result is fantastic.

Kemmner Turtle - Lots have been said about this watch already, read my review on it for more information!

Sterile Submariner Homage - Assembled from a case set from Sizzlin' Watches with an ETA 2824-2 ticking inside. Makes for a good, reliable beater.

Octo

FCUK - This was a gift for one of my birthdays, way before I was a WIS so I didn't mind that it was a 'fashion watch'. The original leather strap it came on was in a really bad condition at the time of this photo so I swapped it out for a olive green five ring ZULU strap. This is what I love about universal lug widths.

Seiko 5 SNK807

Seiko S-Wave SKX245

 

As always, I hope you have enjoyed reading today's post and thank you for reading!

My Denim Journey - Dr. Denim to A.P.C.

The Dr. Denim Snap was my first pair of rather expensive jeans, but it was just that; a pair of jeans to me, and nothing more. I never thought much about jeans anymore at that point of time until I came across a forum known as superfuture one fine day. It was there that I was introduced to the denimhead culture and of course, I had to get a new pair of jeans after some surfing around on superfuture (try surfing some superfuture for yourself!).

I wanted to try out raw jeans for my next pair, so I decided on the Nudie Thin Finn Dry Stretch as I saw that it had great potential for evolution. Unfortunately, I made a mistake with the sizing on the Nudie; it looked painted on and was quite uncomfortable, not to mention really unflattering! I sold it off shortly after.

 

I was back in the hunt and decided to give A.P.C. a try. I was finding a pair that gave me that classic slim-fit look and A.P.C. seemed to have exactly that; in the form of their Petit Standard cut.

Fast forward, I've owned the Petit Standard for close to a year now. I'm not exactly hard on my jeans so unfortunately, I have to disappoint if you were hoping for some insane evolution. Still, there is enough for some pictures! They're all close-ups as it's really hard to take good photos of denim with artificial lighting. I'll take pictures of the entire thing soon but for now, enjoy the pictures and thank you for reading!

 

Tag is nice and simple

Button is nice!

Early signs of whiskering

Fading on the back

Threads coming off and fading on back pocket

Dear Getat...

The more I look at these Getat Panerai homages, the more I want one. These watches are just dead sexy, and I should add that they come at a very reasonable price too. I don't think I'll ever buy the real Panerai even if I could afford one; why when there's Getat!? 

Jokes aside, I don't think I'd blow that kind of money on a watch, at least for now! Recently, I've been thinking of getting a G-Shock DW5600E-1V as my next watch but it looks like that'll have to wait until after I get a Getat homage. Of course, pictures of the watches in question shall ensue.

First, one of the G-Shock DW5600E-1V:

And next, a couple of the Getat homages:

 

(Pictures credit of various Watchuseek members)
 

Hopefully I'll own a Getat in the coming months. That's it for today, thank you for reading!

Wrist Check

Red.

Lume Junkie

I love lume, so naturally I have a preference for dive watches where lume is present in copious amounts. Here is a comparison of three of the lumiest watches I own or have owned before. It's a pity I couldn't own them all at the same time, so that a better comparison could be made. Luckily, I did take lume shots of them all before!

BG W9

C1

LumiBrite

In terms of brightness, the Seiko SKX009 takes the cake easily, although it may not seem very obvious here. There are many variables that come into play such as how long it took me to take the shot after charging up the lume, and how long did I charge the lume for so the pictures may not be the most accurate representation of the brightness.

The Seiko is the only watch out of the three in which I could see the lume glowing even in the daytime. Still, aesthetically speaking, I love the lume on the Kemmner Turtle the most, and I think it's not hard to see why.

Where does that leave the Steinhart? It's neither as bright as the Seiko nor is it as cool looking as the Kemmner. It is a little disappointing if you love your watches to glow like a torch but honestly, we're comparing it to watches which perform really well in the lume department. It will fare well if lume is not one of your primary concerns with a watch. So that's it for today, thank you for reading!