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Owner Review: Baylor Chronograph – I Want a New Drug. 💊

After nearly seven months of being cooped up due to a global pandemic, I’ve come down with a strange new symptom of my watch-addiction madness. I have now acquired an inexplicable predilection for obscure vintage store-brand watches such as Baylor. It can lead to any and all of the following complications: 1) All-night sessions researching…
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18/10/2020
Rob & The Regulator – with Jean Claude Biver

Rob & The Regulator are joined by our best friend Michael from Woods Watchmaking and the living legend Jean Claude Biver for our 100th podcast episode. After we finish chatting with JCB for a little while then the three amigos spend hours dissecting the interview while drinking vast quantities of alcohol, more fitting to our…
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18/10/2020
Owner Review: Lanco Rocketeer – the Riddle of the Rocketeer

I love a good mystery. In my modest collection, this Lanco Rocketeer from the late 50s is exactly that. The gold-plated case measures 35mm but the 44mm lug to lug and 19mm lug width make it wear larger than its case size would suggest. The case is both attractive with a fine coin edge bezel…
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17/10/2020
Fifth Wrist Radio -The Gang Talks Rolex and Phillips

Our now regular monthly madness episode with Michael from @woodswatchmaking, Defining Time and plus our special guests Desie from @desie101 and Dimi from @the_chunky_wrist. The gang answers some pressing and very relevant questions from the community like “what watch do you want for Christmas”, ” does in-house mean anything anymore” and “who wears watches and socks…
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16/10/2020
Owner Review: Heuer Silverstone – The Retro Red Chronograph

I’ve come across a lot of watches in the past 5 years and one watch in particular keeps staring back. It may be an unconscious reminder of the California fires raging every year, especially extreme in the summer of 2020. The Heuer Silverstone, released in 1974, comes in 4 flavors. Some think it’s the ugly…
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15/10/2020
Popcorn – Paul Newman and the completely fabricated Poop in the Pants incident

Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn…The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and condiment themed podcasting pioneer Alex (@thewatchregulator) break down all things Paul Newman! The man, the myth, the legend. What are the greatest Newman movies? Why is he such a figure in the watch enthusiast world? …
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14/10/2020
Owner Review: Seiko SNJ025P1 Arnie

A watch that was in Commando and Predator known as the Arnie, the H558 inspired the release of the new Seiko SNJ025P1 Arnie H581, based on the old one that was and is much loved by many Seiko fans around the world. No more battery – power is now supplied by the smiling sun god.…
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14/10/2020
Owner Review: Seiko SNK809 – The “Gateway” Automatic

Got this watch as a gift in 2014. 6 years later, I still find myself admiring this little Seiko SNK809 whenever I put it on the wrist! I did some minor modding throughout the years: – Domed sapphire crystal – Removed Seiko 5 shield. I’d been wearing the Seiko SNK809 for years before my watch…
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13/10/2020
The Vintage HenHouse – Pilot episode with Kevin O’Dell

Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît (@Petitesecondes) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let’s talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage…
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12/10/2020
Owner Review: Smiths Astral CM4501 Skin Diver – A History of a Company

This Smiths Astral Diver dates from 1966. It has a frosted, gilt finished, 60467E 17-jewel movement with a double-roller lever escapement, a steel escape and a monometallic balance with a beryllium balance-spring. The stainless steel case is marked 20 Atmos, but the non-screw down crown makes the claim of 200m water resistance questionable. Samuel Smith…
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12/10/2020