–Got bagels at Noah’s.
–Went to Jack’s Urban Eats for dinner.
Month: November 2021 (Page 1 of 3)
–Succeeded in getting insert and bezel off of a Squale 42mm GMT. Replaced the ceramic insert with an aluminum Batman insert. Works fine, but not exactly a knockout watch, especially given how many Squales I’ve destroyed chasing this dream.
–Went back to large group on Maximatic. Portafilter insertion is fussy with small group, but worse is that the small group somehow causes these really long slooshes from the exhaust valve.
–Went to Bel Air for milk, dessert, cheese.
–FU5 is starting to make a mess of my face. I really don’t understand it: there’s a huge lesion (for example) above my right eyebrow–a place that bike helmets and hats totally shield from the sun. Where are these things coming from?
–Went to Home Depot, then Lowe’s for a Christmas tree. Got a 7′ Asheville Pine at Lowe’s. Lunch at McDonald’s in the car.
–Replaced hearing batteries around 4 PM.
–Thanksgiving: HoneyBaked ham, scalloped potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry jam, crescent rolls, fired Brussels sprouts. Really good.
–Took the Sea-Dweller apart to look into sticky date wheel. I didn’t do much, but managed to get it back together in decent shape. It passed several tests (changing the date while running on its own, as opposed to when I’m rapidly moving the hands). We’ll see.
–Spent a LOT of time looking into 1978 93150 bracelets for the 1680 which is so complete it came with a “big crown” SWIMPRUF tag!). Put an offer in at eBay on a VC (1978) clasp that lacks a “93150” stamp. Possible it’s from a 9315, but I found (and saved) several no-stamp VC clasps that were undoubtedly 93150s.
–Took Grace to the dentist on Sunrise–and missed a FedEx delivery. Apparently she doesn’t want to drive ever again.
–Went back to the white iPhone SE 2020. The battery on the Samsung S10e just seems to drain too quickly, even when the phone is inactive. I don’t know what’s going on–I tried to delete/disable all non-essential apps.
–Took a shower. Used the Black Mamba razor. Looking at blade position in the razor, it’s painfully obvious why all Wolfman razors are so aggressive. The Mamba has such a tiny gap and steep angle it looks like it wouldn’t even shave. It does fine.
–Went with Grace to Barnes & Noble to get the latest Jack Reacher and America’s Best Mysteries (now America’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories, with a new series editor). Grace got a puzzle for Rick.
–Got a Papa Murphy’s pizza for dinner.
–Went to Folsom farmers market, got mandarins, broccoli, squash. Then Bel Air for apples, milk, cream, dessert.
–Discovered by accident that Kirill Yuzh had tried in March 2021 to sell a Rolex Sea-Dweller on Rolex Forums for $18,500. Luminova hands and insert pip, really worn case. I bought the same one from his website in September, with non-glow hands and pip and a recut case (all via LAWW) for $20,000. Answers once and for all the question of whether LAWW does laser welding to restore cases: they do. I asked Rolliworks to “crisp up” the crown guards on my 1680; wondering if they’ll weld or just polish a bit. I’m hoping to catch James Hyman, who will be replacing luminova with color-matched no-glow lume in the hands, and get him to touch up the small brown spot in the 9 o’clock hour marker lume. I’m also trying to restore the 5513 that RSC refurbished to its vintage state. These could end up being a couple of killer watches.
–Again played with phones. The new white iPhone SE (Coconut Battery App says it was built in October 2021, though this is extremely unlikely) is a really slick piece now, but I STILL revert to the Samsung.