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I was looking for something subtle that could be worn in casual and more formal settings. Unfortunately this ain't it. But it did get a trip to Hawaii.

[Echi left, Casey right] . . . taking over the spot from our inimitable Casey. My earliest recollections of Echi are from The Purists where he mainly posted on the photography forum. I didn't have many interactions with him in those days as photography was personally a means to an end, not an end in

credit Rocky at Mill Handmade

A rather rare sighting in Europe outside of a zoo… they seem to have a very long neck

I recently completed a long overdue project at my home replacing dilapidated wood gates with custom ornamental iron gates. The gates were designed by our own AP Moderator, MichaelC, who also selected the gate fabricator and oversaw their fabrication. I am elated with the result. Here are some photos

Wearing my 40 mm GP “Daytona” today …❤️ Laureato-Olimpico, made in 1996 to mark the Atlanta Olympics Approximately approximately 10 made in this pink gold-steel variant with a tobacco grey dial with tritium applied indices and copper subdials. Hope you enjoy the pics and as always, I appreciate your

Wait, I’m in the wrong forum. Sorry, here’s to Two for Tuesday. 😆

I tend to reach out for bigger and sportier watches. After some time wearing the modern Submariner I always miss the small and charming imperfections of my Vintage watches. The 6-digit Sub is probably the most perfect watch in my collection, almost "too perfect". But I love that I can wear it daily

If I hold my phone in the usual position where the camera lens is on the left, the watch looks stretched out, distortedly big.. If I hold it in such a way that the lens will be on the right, granted it’s a bit awkward to hold and quite challenging to press the button, the output is closer to how I a

to see what I can cobble up as a newly minted mod trying to come up with a first post. Of course, the spirit of our old friend lives on by giving me this snippet as I went back a few years trying to look for suitable material. The essence of it is in the screen cap. My first post in the photo forum