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After admiring [mention]Rabirnie's[/mention] Vostok for the past few weeks, I decided to get my own. Love that yellow.
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Stretch44 wrote:After admiring [mention]Rabirnie's[/mention] Vostok for the past few weeks, I decided to get my own. Love that yellow.
Great choice! Let me know how you like it. It’s a quirky, charming watch.


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Rabirnie wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:23 pm
Stretch44 wrote:After admiring @Rabirnie's Vostok for the past few weeks, I decided to get my own. Love that yellow.
Great choice! Let me know how you like it. It’s a quirky, charming watch.


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My next Vostok will be a no-date. I know how to semi-quickset them, but it’s still a PITA.
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ManOnTime wrote:My next Vostok will be a no-date. I know how to semi-quickset them, but it’s still a PITA.
Do you use an electric screwdriver to do it? That is what I did. If I ever order a replacement bezel for mine, I am going to order some spare date rings and try to mod them so that they are all question marks.
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Sporkboy wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:44 am
ManOnTime wrote:My next Vostok will be a no-date. I know how to semi-quickset them, but it’s still a PITA.
Do you use an electric screwdriver to do it? That is what I did. If I ever order a replacement bezel for mine, I am going to order some spare date rings and try to mod them so that they are all question marks.

Once the date changes I go forward to 5:00am and backward to 8:00pm and then forward to 5:00am (date will change at midnight), repeat as needed. Do it slowly and you should have no issues. Takes about 50% off the time of going through the date change the "proper" way.

This is a trick I picked up from my vintage Timex watches.
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ManOnTime wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:28 pm
Sporkboy wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:44 am
ManOnTime wrote:My next Vostok will be a no-date. I know how to semi-quickset them, but it’s still a PITA.
Do you use an electric screwdriver to do it? That is what I did. If I ever order a replacement bezel for mine, I am going to order some spare date rings and try to mod them so that they are all question marks.

Once the date changes I go forward to 5:00am and backward to 8:00pm and then forward to 5:00am (date will change at midnight), repeat as needed. Do it slowly and you should have no issues. Takes about 50% off the time of going through the date change the "proper" way.

This is a trick I picked up from my vintage Timex watches.

That's good to know.
I recall tryring the midnight to 9pm to midnight on a Timex automatic to no avail.
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TheJohnP wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:52 pm
ManOnTime wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:28 pm
Sporkboy wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:44 am
Do you use an electric screwdriver to do it? That is what I did. If I ever order a replacement bezel for mine, I am going to order some spare date rings and try to mod them so that they are all question marks.

Once the date changes I go forward to 5:00am and backward to 8:00pm and then forward to 5:00am (date will change at midnight), repeat as needed. Do it slowly and you should have no issues. Takes about 50% off the time of going through the date change the "proper" way.

This is a trick I picked up from my vintage Timex watches.

That's good to know.
I recall tryring the midnight to 9pm to midnight on a Timex automatic to no avail.
Not all of them will do it, however every Vostok I've had would.
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I finally snagged a Momentum/St. Moritz SLK for my brother after finding one for myself in March. Took a while, but got this one for $40. Image
Edit: The watch from March is currently on loan to my brother, so this one might be mine. Killer small Titanium digital that shows current time in every mode. Worth hunting 6+ months for.
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Not incoming in the mail, but incoming nonetheless. I have agreed to buy a Sinn 104 green dial pre-owned and am doing a F2F deal on Tuesday.

Later this month I should finally be getting the Ianos Avyssos that I ordered from KS back in the spring.

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Outside of work and exercise, I typically don't quartz very often......and when I do, I digital :geek: . But while I was browsing Amazon's watch deals page, I came across this reference. And while cross-checking prices, I found one way cheaper on ebay. And the seller accepted a lower offer. So I'm gonna be giving another try with a popular and cool-looking quartz piece.

Citizen Eco-Drive Nighthawk BJ7019-62E INCOMING!!!!

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yinzburgher wrote:Outside of work and exercise, I typically don't quartz very often......and when I do, I digital :geek: . But while I was browsing Amazon's watch deals page, I came across this reference. And while cross-checking prices, I found one way cheaper on ebay. And the seller accepted a lower offer. So I'm gonna be giving another try with a popular and cool-looking quartz piece.

Citizen Eco-Drive Nighthawk BJ7019-62E INCOMING!!!!

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I'm the same as you but the past 3 weeks or so I've been itching hard to pull the trigger on one

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Still a long wait ahead, but one of the first 5 backers for Time Locker: https://weartimelocker.us17.list-manage ... e5e2384f50
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Got a couple of things coming...

1. Been stalking the black dial Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical (H69429931) for a while, finally jumped on it. "Barely used" on eBay $304 (inc taxes, shipping) - $22 8% eBay bucks = $282
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2. Glycine Combat 6 36mm (GL0102) blue dial from Ashford
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3. A few straps from Watch Steward. I like the NATO look except for the thickness they add and "bun" you get from tucking the extra length. Curious if these straps will work better. I ordered the "minimalist" ones that don't go under the watch case at all.

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A few inexpensive vintage pieces:
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