Capbyrd

Today is my parody Rolex Submariner. This was the third watch I built and a combination that I really love. The green sunburst dial is gorgeous and the vintage lume pairs well with the gold numbers of the bezel insert. This one features a GMT movement (Seiko NH34).

Before we get to today’s watch, a bit of watch history. Early in WWII the powers that be saw the use for a standard wristwatch that could be issued or made available to service personnel in theater. The spec was named A-11 and watches were required to have a hacking movement with at least 15 jewels, a 32mm case, center seconds hand and an outer minute track with marks at 10 minute increments. The rest of the spec was a little lenient as some cases were waterproof, some were dustproof and even lumed and non lumed versions were made. Oh, they also called for an “unbreakable acrylic crystal” and an olive canvas one or two piece strap. The three manufacturers were Elgin, Waltham and Bulova and truthfully featured very quality movements. The design was popular and in addition to seeing use by the US Military, was adopted by the RAF of England, the RCAF of Canada and even the Soviet Air Force. The reason the hacking movement was specified was to allow groups to completely synchronize their movements. We’ve all seen that in movies and the hacking movement stops the second hand. Pull the crown when the second hand gets to zero and it will stop. Set the time as a group to the time specified by your commander or whoever is calling the shots and then all press the crown back in at the same time. Boom, everyone is synced! This was a big deal. Another thing that came about from WWII was the Kilroy was Here graffiti. True or not, it’s widely believed to be something troops in the European theater started and spread. I combined the two into what I believe is nice little tribute to those great men and hard times. A trench art watch, if you will. My case is a little larger at 36mm and is still very small on me but it has the right look. The case features a high domed acrylic crystal that makes it very difficult to photograph. The dial has markings at 5 minute increments instead of the 10 but the standout feature of the watch is definitely the Kilroy second hand. Again, it’s not tight on me, I’m just fat and had to move my wrist funny to get the picture with as little glare as possible.

And for today, a Rolex homage. This one my take on the datejust Wimbledon. Whereas the Wimbledon has the green indices. I chose to go with black to keep it more subdued and match my style a little better. This one again is in a 40mm case but you can see the dial is considerably smaller at 28.5mm. This one is an oyster bracelet. Another of my builds.

Yessir. That’s my logo on the dial.

Today is my version of a PRX (which is a copy of the Rolex Oysterquartz) and the recently released Rolex Landdweller. Sporting a 40mm case with a larger 31.5mm dial than my other builds. The flat bracelet wears very nicely. (the watch isn’t tight on me, I’m just really fat and that’s how they look but there is plenty of room).

Yeah, it’s a pvd coated stainless steel. It’s a cheap Chinese case and bracelet. But I like it.

This is my “work watch.” I made this one as a 24 hour watch since I work in 24 hour time. The hour hand makes just one sweep per day. it’s a 40mm case using a Seiko NH34 GMT movement.

To quote the internet, this post didn't age well. No matter what they do, the CFP committee will always favor Alabama and find a way to get them in.

TFA might prove to actually be useful for once. Doing something instead of chastising gun owners.

Expecting any real movement either way is a fool’s errand.

Rob’s out here building whole bikes and my plans for the winter are just to get new bars installed.

The softtail beckons...

I never said anything about price.

Penalties and turnovers really hurt but the defense held and pulled out the win. What a team.

This hurts.