tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373508591984404978.post2488136989041965452..comments2024-03-28T07:50:27.394-07:00Comments on THE TEERITZ AGENDA: Friday 18/3/2016 - Another Trip 35, Watch Fairs in Switzerland, Tweaking Bookshelves & This Week's Wristwatches. teeritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373508591984404978.post-57049279278504463212016-03-19T03:37:25.182-07:002016-03-19T03:37:25.182-07:00@ B McMolo, I'm no fan of hipsters, I can tell...@ B McMolo, I'm no fan of hipsters, I can tell you. All those sleeve tattoos and silly beards.<br />I think I have some Marvel Comics from 1984. Yep, definitely have "The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones", Issues 1-18, and a few Spidey comics (my all-time favourite superhero). Before they all got so prevalent and expensive. <br />With the bookshelves, I have so much 'stuff' lying around that I thought some of it should go on display. Sure, I'll be constantly having to move things whenever I reach for a particular title, but that's okay. It'll keep me fit!<br />That Longines review was fun, but I wasn't happy with the lighting in the photo of the letter. T'was Winter, after all. If you're after watches with a clean and simple look, believe me when I say that once you start looking, you'll begin to see them everywhere. The current Longines Heritage range has some very nice pieces- <br />https://www.longines.com/#!/watches/heritage-collection<br /><br />@ Ted, a .32ACP would have been great. But when the instructor at the range said that they had 'the James Bond gun' and then he pulled out a Sig Sauer, I knew I wasn't going to get the right shell casings. As for .25 calibre, no luck there either. Closest I got was a .22 shell, which looks really small. <br /><br />Regarding watches, I love Seiko. Their 5 Series has been in production for decades. They're solid. Time-keeping wise, they can be a little lax (20 or 30 seconds fast or slow per day), but they'll run forever. Well, twenty or thirty years. Get yourself a decent watchmaker (anybody over 50) and you'll be fine. Might even be able to regulate the timekeeping to something more precise. <br />Check eBay for modern models. They're pretty inexpensive, compared to their Swiss counterparts. <br />Finding something from the '70s or '80s shouldn't be too hard, though. You'll probably find something in the thrift stores. Put a leather strap on it and you're in business. <br /><br />@ Scott K, yeah, the weather was getting hot. Still, we shouldn't complain. <br /><br />@ Steve K, thank-you! I wanted to give each genre some kind of item to lend a little atmosphere. teeritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421337385763144173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373508591984404978.post-67059349553578376092016-03-18T20:56:24.231-07:002016-03-18T20:56:24.231-07:00A great idea to have themed book shelved, very sty...A great idea to have themed book shelved, very stylish post as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373508591984404978.post-6705449654589183132016-03-18T19:06:51.820-07:002016-03-18T19:06:51.820-07:00Those shelves are looking great! I love your style...Those shelves are looking great! I love your style there. And I'm also loving that Sinn watch. <br /><br />As for the heat. I'm glad it has suddenly shot to cold today. Mostly... except now I have to wear pants, dammit! I do recall March often being hot in the 80's. But I don't remember one so consistently in the 30's. This is just really uncomfortable. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373508591984404978.post-22270844551713023042016-03-18T11:06:05.471-07:002016-03-18T11:06:05.471-07:00Nice work on the shelves, T! though I'd argue ...Nice work on the shelves, T! though I'd argue that a .32acp (or even a .25 if you go way back) shell would have been a better suit for the Bond *book* shelf. 9mm would be appropriate for the Bond DvD shelf. :D<br /><br />Re watches; I finally got a yearn for a watch and have re-read your old double-post on watch picks. due to my inclination to find things in thrifts rather than going to the 'bay, I figure the best watch I'm likely to actually find would be a 70's/80's vintage Seiko. I'm preferring a non-dive auto-winder (not quartz), so I read up on the Seiko 5's - do you have any particular opinion of the automatic movements in this series?Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373508591984404978.post-4589247472807111952016-03-18T06:45:17.042-07:002016-03-18T06:45:17.042-07:00I love the fan reverie. I can relate. I have simil...I love the fan reverie. I can relate. I have similar relationships with summer afternoons, a particular type of 70s box fan from my grandparents' old house, and anything published by Marvel in 1984. Simpler times indeed.<br /><br />Your hipsters sentiments remind me of the scene in Blow-Up at the antique shop. It's odd to think it's the remnants of my childhood that now form the accoutrements of such a place. <br /><br />Those additions to the hard boiled and Universal Export shelves are excellent.<br /><br />That Longines Expeditions Polaires has a nice, clear look. I just did a quick google for the brand and your blog from 2011 came up. I've bookmarked it for a more in-depth look but looks looks like you and the family had a fun time making that one, and very informative as well.B McMolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706178983936146307noreply@blogger.com