With warmer weather and a tropical getaway weekend coming soon, I popped off the bracelet off my Yachtmaster and threw on the Horus blue rubber strap I purchased when I first got the watch:
I don't care for the stock NATO and didn't bother wearing it until I ordered an aftermarket fitted rubber strap, which arrived this weekend, Big improvement overall 👍🏽
So I picked up a Swatchpain Fifty Fathoms in Vegas last weekend, all the regular Moonswatch and Blancpain variants are now in stock, I simply walked in, swiped my CC and walked out with the watch:
Less than one month later, another NWA 😂
This time it's the newest model from Korean microbrand Pitzmann, creatively titled Pitzmann III 🤔👍🏽
It's my first automatic chronograph (I own a manual wind, and two quartz) and uses the relatively new Seiko 8R48 automatic movement that is currently...
Omega finally unveils the lacquer white dial Speed master Pro 3861 that was teased on Daniel Craig's wrist during the Planet Omega event last Nov:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/intro-omega-white-dial-steel-speedmaster
Watchmaker Hamilton releases a pair of Dune collabs
https://monochrome-watches.com/hamilton-dune-part-two-official-desert-watch-prop-revealed-introducing-two-hamilton-ventura-dune-limited-edition/
NWA: my first Citizen and HAQ.
⌚AQ4091-56A
I own multiple Grand Seikos (spring drives and mechanical) but never their 9F HAQ models. I wanted to add a high end quartz to my collection but decided to do something different and instead went with one of the 40mm The Citizen Chronomasters 👍🏽...
I assume there is some kind of accumulator technology for the hydraulics because the comfort entry demonstration on video, the air suspension rises to max height FAST.
Similar to the speed of those air jack lifts used in motorsports race cars.
So anyone who have watched the tech reviews and breakdowns of the upcoming G 2025 Taycan features, let's focus on suspension:
All Taycan models and trim levels will officially come with air suspension as standard, passive coil spring setup is no longer an option from the factory.
Also...
So this was unexpected, but after waiting over 13 months, I got *that call* yesterday, that the 40mm Rhodium dial YM1 I asked about ages ago, arrived for me. ⌚
Currently the only modern Rolex model I have any real interest in and it suits my low key tastes pretty perfectly 👍🏽
Quick Q about the online configuator, I've been playing with the new Macan EV configuator and saving stuff to My Porsche account, but I have all these old configurations I want to delete and clean up my account.
But I cannot find the option to delete these old builds. Asking for help, thanks.
Adaptive Cruise Control is indeed very nice if you live in a busy urban area with a lot of stop n go traffic during rush hour.
I thought all Cross Turismo models came with the height adjustable air suspension standard (as Gravel Mode is a standard drive mode for all CTs, at least its that way...
Who else would love to have an ice blue rear Led light bar on the back of their Taycan 🥶similar this E-GT4 being driven by Matt Farah up in Finland at Porsche winter experience ice track?
Of course knowing stupid US DOT rules it's probably illegal in this country 🤔
Wow, just learned about this new indepedent watchmaker... who happens to be a 17 year old Korean American kid living in Illinois. 👍🏼
https://www.js-elliott.com/
And his debut watch looks really impressive 😲