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Cake day: October 17th, 2023

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  • Ok, I’m a speedmaster acolyte so it’s REALLY hard to not insist that you go that way, but it seems like it’s a bigger ticket purchase than you want to go for. Ok.

    Have you looked at Stowa pilot’s watches? Super legible, no-nonsense-all-business fliegers. Personally I have a soft spot for the no-logo models.

    There’s a whole range, the Klassik 40 might be a good place to start checking them out. Laco is another brand that makes some cool ones.



  • Right as I first got into the hobby I was lusting after Speedmasters. I had started with a Timex Intelligent Chronograph, picked up a Casio or two, got an Orient Ray II to get in the mechanical game. The allure of the Speedy haunted me, and as a compromise I looked at the Sinn 356 as a more reasonably priced alternative.

    I know they’re very different watches, but there was something about it that really spoke to me. I eventually got myself a Speedy and it was great, but the appeal of the Sinn never left. There’s something about the no-bullshit, old school vibe in that boringness you describe that I really like. I get the appeal of design flourishes and color sometimes, but other times I just want a cartoon version of a watch. They really remind me of the cockpit of a piston engine fighter plane. I love it.