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Yeah, it didn’t spoil the evening though. Apart from getting a selfie with JF I had an enjoyable chat with a nice young man from Seiko Japan and a couple of other Seiko nerds (I made the right choice wearing the turtle and not the Rolex). Thanks again for the ticket!
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It was much, much worse than it looks in those pics. This is a bit more representative.
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Report from the Hodinkee / Grand Seiko event last night: the canapés were excellent and I shook Jack Forster’s hand.
The interview was a bit cursory. Jack’s intro had the vibe of a religious cult. The watches were all in cabinets with some of the worst display lighting I think I’ve ever seen. This made photographing or even seeing the watches nearly impossible, though they did have reps taking some of the current models out for people to try on. I handled the Godzilla, mad watch.
The Credors were probably the highlight. Those new enamel dial spring drive Presages were impressive. And the Prospex LX watches are hilariously chunky.
I give it seven Zaratsu polishes out of ten.
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Soft toothbrush in a bowl of water.
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I guess that was four questions.
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I have two questions. First, what’s an Omega advisor? Is that their whole job? Are we talking about ejay here?
Second, why would they advise you not to put a racing style strap on a chronograph designed for racing drivers?
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Ha. I like the smaller size and no crown guards, and the simpler chrono seconds hand with no lume (and no “aged” brown lume either). Not so wild about the sapphire crystal with its “halo”. Just think it would look killer with a strap like this.
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Stormzy streets ahead of the pack.
I do keep thinking about putting a FOIS on a black suede racing strap though.
I have the older Saffire and the matching Octopre. I don’t know why the newer Octopre is like twice the price of the old one. They may actually be compatible with the Scarlett, but don’t quote me on that.