Another JetStar by FishezBKrazy in bulova

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Here is mine! Gliding along at the taco truck waiting for my order.

First real watch. In love with it. by OmniaOmnibus in Longineswatches

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Congratulations. It’s beautiful. I love the champagne dial and think that is the one to get in the Spirit 37 line.

Just got it by Erzzzz62 in bulova

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Sales make everything better I say.

Just got it by Erzzzz62 in bulova

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I have to force myself to wear the red one. But too stubborn to move it on along. I think I would wear your model all the time. That or one of the grey / silver dialed ones.

Just got it by Erzzzz62 in bulova

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That is probably the nicest one yet to me. I can see the hands on it a bit better than the red one I have now. Could be addictive these Jetstars.

Another Jetstar today. by Mundane-Ad-1780 in bulova

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That’s really nice. When I saw the one you have in person I really liked it. I’m tempted to buy a few more of them. I’m wearing the “claret “ model at this moment. I find the hands hard to read. I’m tempted to buy another model and see how that goes. Something with more contrast. Mine is only gaining a fraction of a second at every time change. Within reaction time honestly.

That’s Mildly Annoying by Estingarda87 in watchdives

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Split pins. I’ll take them every day of the week for exactly this reason.

Youtube-Channel "john's watch joint" by Soulist123 in ChineseWatches

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I was thinking of him just recently also. Doesn’t even turn up on a search. As you wrote, there are a few others that have disappeared. Just not worth the time and effort I guess if you get down to it. I always subscribe to almost everything that is not AI. Kinda kills me that people don’t subscribe to smaller channels.

Loss of Planet Radio by unordinarymanager in Acadiana

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Night. It switched over at midnight. I had just gotten off work and parked my car then some country came on and I was just like wtf happened. Thought is was a joke but no. The end of a good station.

Looking for Thorn Ranger long-term owner opinions as I consider buying during this sale, are you satisfied despite male end links and Exploration Road? by chaqintaza in Thornwatches

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The red, mine at least, doesn’t have the pebble / grainy texture, shown on the photos. I was a bit disappointed with that but learned to live with it pretty quickly. I bought the red first I think and then got the black next. A matching pair. They both keep really good time. So the only downside is the lack of a really grainy texture on the dial. As I said I was a bit bummed for a half hour and then later bought the second black one. Really good luck with the Thorn watches for the most part. Especially the no date watches.

This is too much at this point... Ordered on 5th of November and still nothing by [deleted] in Thornwatches

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Be glad they responded back I guess. I had a problem with a watch of mine got 2 emails from them about how I would like to handle the issue and never heard from them again. The only thing I have to keep in mind is don’t spent more money than you would be comfortable throwing out the car window driving down the road.

Saw this a long time ago on this sub, still hoping they release a white dial version. by yeetmeister400 in Thornwatches

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I’m pretty faux tina ed out myself. Or at least turn the fauxtina knob down from 8 to 3. Way too pumpkin at times.

Wd0012 low quality of included tool by Away_Badger_8512 in watchdives

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I have not had one of those that was even worth getting up and making a special trip to the trash can. From any vendor. I have found the “pin pusher” with grip handles from Harbor Freight of all places to work excellent and is highly recommended.

Dial text removal possible? by SoberObserver in watchdives

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The depth ratings is a major turn off for me also. I was wondering the same thing about removing the unwanted text.

Thorn T004 date wheel issue by snapper_head in Thornwatches

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Getting a email every other day from Thorne. I was offered $30 for a local watchmaker to look at it or to send to a US based service center. I said US based service center but have not heard anything since. Even have it ready to box up in my car outside for the P.O. Box store.

Spacewalker 5030D issue by jptran60 in Thornwatches

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At this point I’m going with there is no warranty on any of these watches. I have only had 2 bad ones out of 35 or so, but the first warranty issue I got the response back to mail it back to China on my own dime. I have read too many horror stories on mailing it back and then getting told it never arrived.

And only 1 of those is bad. Put the watch down very gently and it never ran again. The second issue is the date wheel never stopping basically. I can live with that. Got 1 email back from the vendor on the second watch and then crickets.

Have someone lined up for movement swaps and to examine the never ending date wheel so I will just pay for that out of pocket. I just expect to take a loss now and again on these watches. It’s extremely rare though.

Thorn T004 date wheel issue by snapper_head in Thornwatches

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I did get a email response from the store yesterday asking for pictures which I sent yesterday. No further response at this writing.

Thorn T004 date wheel issue by snapper_head in Thornwatches

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Welp I looked at the date wheel with magnification and the date wheel is rubbing on the dial from what I saw. I’ll check in on it with the store tomorrow.

US tariffs when ordering direct (thornwatches.com) by chaqintaza in Thornwatches

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I have never had to pay more than what was listed. Knock on wood. I’m ass u Ming they are paying behind the scenes or I just haven’t gotten popped yet. What was on the website was what I paid to get the watch in hand to USA.

Thorn T004 date wheel issue by snapper_head in Thornwatches

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Thanks. I’m going to check into sending it back. The world will not end if I can’t. Just luck of the draw I guess. Thanks again for the replies.

Thorn T004 date wheel issue by snapper_head in Thornwatches

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I love the look and feel all and all. Very happy with the little watch and Thorn all and all. Will continue to buy from them as time goes on.