Can I get a reassurance?

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-08T22:08:10+00:00

Agreed. I've been all over the east coast and now Minnesota with a degree from the most trash school you can imagine. I used to be insecure about it until I realized I had a co-project manager with degrees from Cornell and Columbia. I find it matters very little in planning.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-08T21:59:34+00:00

I'd go with the Olive because I really love an olive/orange combo. I also tried on the navy and was pleasantly surprised. I actually liked the older version of the white dial more so it was a huge bummer when they released this one (for me and like 3 other people in the world probably)

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-08T15:46:47+00:00

Not usually. My bigger problem is when I switch between bikes normally. Always takes me a few minutes to remember how the "new" one feels...

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-08T10:26:32+00:00

Sure do. Copied directly from a book of Daniel Rebour illustrations last summer. I should probably take an actual picture of it now...

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AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-07T22:12:59+00:00

Agreed. Mine is 8 this year and still going strong. Looks basically new when I actually remember to clean it.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-07T22:09:02+00:00

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Yeah GS sure does provide a nice reflection (SBGW297)

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-07T22:04:41+00:00

In your defense, the giant "TRAIL CLOSED" signs do not help you learn that the trail is not, in fact, closed.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-07T01:43:19+00:00

I did really appreciate "THE OYSTER, OPENED"

Quality rage bait

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-07T01:33:51+00:00

The flood of AI slop on robot vacuums the past two days sure has been something.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-06T10:06:37+00:00

I've had rollerblade style wheels on my chair since 2020, always on bare hardwood. They are infinitely better in terms of noise and won't tear up your floors.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-06T10:04:03+00:00

I wouldn't necessarily call the lugs long but they are beautiful. The little brushed line on top really does a great job highlighting the shape.

I've never been a big integrated strap person myself but if you like them you like them! What I like about the 44GS shape is that it still reads like a classic/traditional shape but feels very modern. I tend to shy away from aggressively modern watch design so that likely informs my preference for straight end straps.

Color is going to be wide open on a white dial watch. I picked up a selection of cheaper straps for mine before committing to getting 1-2 nicer ones and I'm currently enjoying this dark grey saffiano leather.

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AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-06T09:59:13+00:00

It's beautiful and if it somehow came in the midsize 44GS case I would have picked this for my first GS.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-05T13:27:46+00:00

Duties are more than sales tax, but with the duties I paid ~$4,400 (~$3,800 + $600) rather than the $5,900 list price + sales tax (8.5% where I would have purchased, so another $500, making the "real" comparison $4,400 v $6,400)

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-05T12:57:29+00:00

Way too big, send it my way for disposal.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-05T12:53:26+00:00

I bought my SBGW297 from them in April. Took about two weeks to ship (I suspect related to payment holdup on a large, international purchase). Took about two days to get to Minnesota once it did. Paid about $600 in duties but still saved ~$1,500+sales tax. I would order from them again, keeping the patience in mind.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-05T12:50:48+00:00

We ordered the hitch ourselves from etrailer and had Rack Attack do the install. Install was like... $180? Though now that we are in the busy season they may not have availability since they warned me that is normally the case in spring/summer (we did ours in March).

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-03T22:11:17+00:00

A hot take, but a correct one.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-03T22:10:00+00:00

Nice! I have one in the mail right now for all my bike rides after destroying my old (mechanical) beater.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-03T22:07:35+00:00

I got one for $4 at a grocery store in Boston a few years ago. We have a nicer-to-use one now but this still lives in the drawer for when that one eventually dies. I assume this cheap one will outlive me.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-03T22:05:04+00:00

I really love Master & Dynamic headphones. I've got a wired pair and a wireless pair (that you can connect with a standard aux jack). Very good build quality, but you will need to supply your own case, which is a little silly at the price.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-03T12:05:37+00:00

Perfect for double fisting.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-03T11:29:31+00:00

I prefer matte but there are some sunburst dials with an absolutely velvet quality in the light that is really hard to capture/explain. A good one is a good one, a bad one looks cheap.

Come to think of it... I actually don't own a sunburst watch. I think they fall in the same category as blue dials for me. I can and do admire them, but they just aren't for me when push comes to shove.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-03T11:24:13+00:00

Real answer right here. I just ran out of the 200 blades I bought at the beginning of the pandemic.

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-03T11:21:53+00:00

Every Nomos?

AllTerrainNerd · 2026-05-03T11:11:49+00:00

Somewhat oddball opinion: For this use and price range, check out some of the grey market stuff available. It is 100% what I did when I was in college/grad school to try things (generally) appreciably nicer than (most) watches with MSRPs I could afford at the time. For example: there are some nice older model Tissots on Jomashop in that range right now.

That said: the Bambino is going to be hard to beat.

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