So I've recently been hanging around the haberdashery and the barber shop quite a lot. I like the talk about clothing, shoes, pens, beer, whisk(e)y, watches, and things of that nature. Recently I've been seeing a lot of talk about watches, particularly mechanical and automatic ones.
Mind you I've got a very nice watch, a Bulova, which was given to me by my father as a Christmas gift after I destroyed my daily Fossil in a particularly nasty bicycle crash. It's comfortable, accurate, attractive, and very easy to use as it has a no-nonsense quartz movement.
So after seeing all of these mechanical watch threads I decide to pop over to everyone's favorite auction site (my first mistake). While I'm there I decide to sign in (mistake number two). At first I'm looking at the high end mechanicals; Rolexes, Omegas, and the like. Beautiful pieces, but well out of my price range for years to come. On a whim I decide to put in some filtering that's more in line with what I might be able to actually afford (mistake number 3).
Now I'm looking at some Seiko 5 models. There are plenty around $60-70, but I don't really need to spend that on a watch right now. I keep scrolling. I stumble upon some Russian watches and a few of them pique my interest. One in particular, a somewhat recent Vostok, jumps out at me. A very basic watch with roman numerals, a date window, black characters on white with a black leather band. I take a look at the price, $13 with $10 shipping. I think, "Why not?"
This morning, I wake up to find that I have won a watch.
Earlier this week I did a similar thing with a Hero 200A fountain pen. It was only $30 for a gold nib, how can you not get that?
Mind you I've got a very nice watch, a Bulova, which was given to me by my father as a Christmas gift after I destroyed my daily Fossil in a particularly nasty bicycle crash. It's comfortable, accurate, attractive, and very easy to use as it has a no-nonsense quartz movement.
So after seeing all of these mechanical watch threads I decide to pop over to everyone's favorite auction site (my first mistake). While I'm there I decide to sign in (mistake number two). At first I'm looking at the high end mechanicals; Rolexes, Omegas, and the like. Beautiful pieces, but well out of my price range for years to come. On a whim I decide to put in some filtering that's more in line with what I might be able to actually afford (mistake number 3).
Now I'm looking at some Seiko 5 models. There are plenty around $60-70, but I don't really need to spend that on a watch right now. I keep scrolling. I stumble upon some Russian watches and a few of them pique my interest. One in particular, a somewhat recent Vostok, jumps out at me. A very basic watch with roman numerals, a date window, black characters on white with a black leather band. I take a look at the price, $13 with $10 shipping. I think, "Why not?"
This morning, I wake up to find that I have won a watch.
Earlier this week I did a similar thing with a Hero 200A fountain pen. It was only $30 for a gold nib, how can you not get that?
