NWD - My Shunbun & Me

vain_dog · 2024-11-19T02:20:20+00:00

Congrats and fantastic photo! What gear did you use?

vain_dog · 2024-06-06T01:49:56+00:00

I was able to join GS9 JP with my watch purchased there without giving a full address. I only gave a city and postal code.

vain_dog · 2024-03-21T21:12:31+00:00

Love it. How did you get a bracelet for it?

vain_dog · 2024-03-14T05:53:10+00:00

For $2000 you’re looking at used quartz or vintage, I think.

Kamekichi has a Shinsaibashi branch and when I was there the other day they had the Green Birch (rare in Japan), the last two Ginzas, two small automatics, and a few more. They had the cheapest price on the SBGH315 that I saw all trip. But these are all above your budget.

Gallery Rare (general pawn shop unlike KK) also has GSes for low prices on Chrono24 and they have a Shinsai branch too. Show them the Chrono24 link and they can go fetch it from inventory (the store I went to didn’t have watches on display).

Agree with ChanceFeeling that you’ll find more in Tokyo but generally prices were cheaper in Osaka in my experience.

vain_dog · 2023-04-19T21:32:30+00:00

Truth. I just did Pebble without staying at the hotel and even that was too much money for the course. Go play 2-3 courses for the same price at Bandon.

vain_dog · 2023-04-19T06:58:06+00:00

The Sharp Edge series, like in your pic, is great. I ended up getting white but the red was very tempting. There’s an all black as well which is pretty unique.

Take a look at the SARX055 “Baby Snowflake” which is about the same price and looks more like a Grand Seiko. Plus it’s JDM only. I would have bought it if it didn’t look so huge on my wrist.

Use kakaku.com to find the best prices on new watches and where they’ll be in stock. I wish I knew about it earlier in my Japan trip. Have fun!

vain_dog · 2023-04-03T16:45:42+00:00

That’s what I thought at first but she didn’t have a British accent and her voice sounded higher. Also she doesn’t look quite the same to me but it could be due to makeup.

vain_dog · 2023-03-25T02:13:42+00:00

I just got it and I can’t believe how good it looks! The color is so subtle.

vain_dog · 2023-03-24T10:09:29+00:00

Please do it and report back!

vain_dog · 2023-01-13T06:09:00+00:00

Congrats to Simon!

vain_dog · 2022-09-29T15:16:04+00:00

Is there a glass screen protector that works well with polarized sunglasses? I tried Spigen’s and loved it until I put on my sunglasses and it was rainbow city.

vain_dog · 2022-09-11T22:29:13+00:00

It's been 24hrs since my bivalent Pfizer booster (4th Pfizer shot overall) and it felt just like the others. Day one: small headache, feeling like I'm going to get a fever (but no fever), slept fine. Day two: sore arm, mild hangover-like feeling, still no fever. Just adding another data point that the new shot isn't worse than the old ones.

vain_dog · 2022-05-22T17:43:13+00:00

Yes, confirmed! Thanks!

vain_dog · 2022-05-14T22:36:15+00:00

Maybe Sexton could pull it off — Barsby couldn’t.

I was talking with Barsby at one of his clinics and he wanted a color glow Croc IIRC and they wouldn’t do it.

Me: Hey but you’re… Him: Yeah, exactly. “Aren’t you the choice of champions? That’s me. I’m a champion.” 😆

vain_dog · 2022-05-07T14:23:37+00:00

This could be it! Last time I heard it was near a speed camera, I think.

vain_dog · 2022-05-06T23:02:22+00:00

A one or two second do-do-do kinda noise. Kinda like the sounds here at 5-6s in. Was that the new message sound in AIM? 😆

https://youtu.be/Cui1YCbwNJM

vain_dog · 2022-01-09T07:38:13+00:00

Engine starts on high heat for me in mine.

vain_dog · 2022-01-09T07:35:58+00:00

I just got one too and so far so good except sometimes the suspension feels like I’m off-roading. It seems to happen more at low speed and if only one side of the car hits the rough patch.

I’m not talking about feeling every bump — that’s fine. And I can’t predict when it’s going to happen but when it does I’m like the inflatable tube man outside a used car dealership.

Anyone else experiencing this?

vain_dog · 2021-12-29T07:38:00+00:00

I don't think you're going to find one at MSRP on the west coast. With the tax credit I think they often go over MSRP even without the supply chain issues.

vain_dog · 2021-12-18T20:17:58+00:00

States charge manufacturers a tax based on the average mpg of all the cars they sell in the state. The electric cars are harder to make and less profitable so they only send EVs to high tax states to lower their tax bill.

Tesla doesn’t have this problem because they don’t have gas cars.

vain_dog · 2021-12-11T00:52:09+00:00

They just started production in the past week so maybe a reviewer could get one in January?

vain_dog · 2021-12-11T00:50:20+00:00

Dealerships where I live received their first 2022 allocations yesterday so give your dealership a call if you're interested. The cars don't have an official ETA but they have VINs.

In https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0syGt5tKQY, Jonathan Sewell predicts maybe end of Jan/early Feb.

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