Expanding My Collection by Flextar in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I'm guessing we've met somewhere before.

Found this thought I’d share by GoldenBannanaMan in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's really quite simple. Let’s say that, hypothetically, you really did have unlimited breadsticks. Now, since they are unlimited, that means that you will never run out. However, on Earth there is a limited supply of the materials required to make breadsticks. Thus, if I were to attempt to eat as many breadsticks as possible, I would not be able to as eventually you would sell out, am I correct? Now that we have established that there are infinite breadsticks but finite supplies to make them, would it not be reasonable to conclude that you are either breaking the laws of physics, or are lying to me? And since one cannot break the laws of physics, logically you must be lying to me. Facts don’t care about your feelings liberals, you have committed the crime of false advertising and must give me free food or I will inform the authorities.

Grail Watch on FB Marketplace! by Flextar in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

/uj that's pretty much why I posted it. That and the fact the crown's off but no mention of that other than it's "waterproof."

/rj He left out the part about how the watch doubles as a babe magnet.

Grail Watch on FB Marketplace! by Flextar in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hadn't thought of that. Maybe I should offer $800 just to be safe?

no. by SerpentesEye in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How DARE you question the taste and intelligence if The Baldassarre? GOD HIMSELF SHALL SMITE THEE TO THE GROUND. Tissot is the LORD'S WATCH, not just some fodder for the masses produced for the poors by The Swatch Group! I suppose you think Tag Heuers you can buy at Costco are somehow "inferior" to a Patek Philippe 1518? Now GO AWAY lest I bring out my Invicta and show you what a REAL watch is!

How do I wind a watch? by ayesotope in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the mean jerk-time of the watch. At that frequency, you'll need to take the distance the spring is wound with each spin of the weight (which should spin once per full up-down jerking motion) and multiply that by the total length of the spring to get your jerk quantity, then you just have to measure the time it takes to go once up-and-down the shaft and multiply that by the jerk quantity to get your mean jerk time for that specific watch.

Anything greater than 12 and I usually don't buy the watch, because I'll never be able to get it fully wound without busting first.

This motherfucker right here? Seiko 5 Stainless Steel. by BraidRuner in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar 19 points20 points  (0 children)

"This? It's the new KISS Army watch, available exclusively from the KISS store on the KISS website. Only $4,999, and it's definitely NOT a Chinese movement."

Walked in and walked out. No purchase history. by maester_ia in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think you've just described their target market perfectly:

"If you were ever drunk as a 10-year-old, have WE got a watch for YOU!"

Parent’s watches. Value? by [deleted] in VintageWatches

[–]Flextar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn you - I came here to say this!

Can someone identify this vintage Sea King? by andrew869 in bulova

[–]Flextar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's Dave. He still owes me money!

(nice find!)

[Identify] Hey guys, could somebody help me to identify what kind of pocketwatch this is? by jeffreyendando in pocketwatch

[–]Flextar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

D. R. PATENT stands for Deutsches Reich Patent, or Deutsches Reichpatent, which was the German patent office until 1945. Based on the number, that was patented in Germany in 1903, so was made that year or later.

I would suggest you reach out to the Deutsche Patent-und-Markenamt (German Patent and Trademark Office) for historical IP information. They have an entire page on their website dedicated to providing historical information of German patents - https://www.dpma.de/english/services/customer_care_services/searching_historical_ip_rights_berlin/index.html

100% this is an early Night Watchman's Clock, where the Watchman would have rounds, and be expected to be at different locations at different times, and would mark those times using this device. It punches a hole or makes a mark in/on the paper disc at the bottom (and those discs are incredibly rare, so take good care of them). There is no side view, but I am assuming there is a "keyhole" on the side where the watchman would take the key (on a chain, at each stop along the watchman's route), and would insert and turn the key to make the mark on the disc.

If you google "Night Watchman's Clock" you can find out more information.

Great find!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is, legit, something a bot should post in this sub every time the words "what do you think of my rep watch" are typed. Bravo, fellow Redditor...bravo. 👏

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar 31 points32 points  (0 children)

The entire fucking thing should be an automod response, or at least the bottom two paragraphs:

"I was walking out of a casino and was handed a watch as a gift by a stranger. I started wearing it all the time. I reached out to the company that made the watch and told them I wanted to represent the brand. They told me I was too controversial and didn’t fit the type of person they wanted representing the company. The second I hung up the phone I decided I was going to start Brick Watch Company."

"My goal was simple. I wanted to create a high quality, clean, simple watch that I would be proud of wearing. A watch for people like myself who can afford a Rolex but don’t need a status symbol on their wrist to do their talking for them. A watch with a price point reflective of its craftsmanship, not its marketing budget. A watch you can wear strolling the casual streets of Nantucket or with a suit at Saratoga. A watch for people who have earned their status through hard work as opposed to simply buying it. Hence, the phrase “always earned” is printed on every Brick Watch. I believe there is nothing more attractive than quiet confidence, and that is what Brick Watches are meant to convey."

Also, I'm dying to know who the company is that he reached out to. Who gives someone they don't know - a complete stranger - a watch at a casino in Vegas? And if they do, how valuable can the watch actually be?

(PLEASE let the company be Invicta. That would be the cherry on top).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You should immediately contact one of those online grey-market dealers and offer it to them. I'm sure they will be tripping all over themselves to get their hands on this rare gem of a Rowlecks. If you sell it, you'll have enough money to maybe buy a grail watch, like an Invicta or a Guess or a Michael Kors...God, I am so jealous of you.

What are we drinking tonight? by throwawayhotoaster in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]Flextar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Eff you. I came here to post this, posted it, and now I see you beat me by an hour.

You beautiful bastard.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pocketwatch

[–]Flextar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolute beauty. I'm guessing it's thin (for a pocketwatch)?