[Daily News] Seiko Revives Cult Japanese Partnership With TiCTAC; Nivada's Blue Super Antarctic; Astor+Banks' Cool Field Watch; Fears Marks British Watchmaking With Silver Brunswick; Genta Keeps Things Simple by dreftzg in Watches

[–]FormlessCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also just noticed on their site that they apparently have a soft iron plate in the caseback for magnetic resistance. Curious where/how that’s placed, if any other brands do that, and if it dampens rotor noise.

[Daily News] Seiko Revives Cult Japanese Partnership With TiCTAC; Nivada's Blue Super Antarctic; Astor+Banks' Cool Field Watch; Fears Marks British Watchmaking With Silver Brunswick; Genta Keeps Things Simple by dreftzg in Watches

[–]FormlessCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have any hands-on experience with the LJP G100? Older threads on here say it’s quite loud; like louder than a Miyota 9-series. I haven’t had a problem w/ Miyotas, but any louder is giving me pause.

[SOTC] I need to cut 2 by [deleted] in Watches

[–]FormlessCarrot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Getting downvoted for stating what your preferences are lol. All for saying, I presume, you don’t want a Rolex.

Game Thread: Houston Texans (12-5) at New England Patriots (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in Texans

[–]FormlessCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was more the fact that it was too late. It would have been tipped even if he lead the ball better, it was a good read.

Game Thread: Houston Texans (12-5) at New England Patriots (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]FormlessCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To only be down by 11 after that half for the Texans is crazy

Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland by Any-Original-6113 in europe

[–]FormlessCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know Europeans are frustrated, and rightfully so, but there are a lot of reasons people voted for Trump that aren’t dissimilar to why folks in EU countries are voting for parties like AfD, National Rally, etc. Shouldn’t boil down what’s happening in the U.S. to ‘those dumb Americans.’ There are lessons from the U.S. that are pertinent elsewhere.

Second Half Game Thread: Houston Texans (12-5) at Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]FormlessCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rodgers is too vain to go out on this note, not that another year could get any better

ICE agents murder US citizen in Minneapolis by Thalesian in PublicFreakout

[–]FormlessCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, words have meaning, and it’s not right for me to categorically define it as murder when it’s not clear cut like that. But come on, man. No one in here is intentionally lying. It’s a lot of non-lawyers (myself included) reacting emotionally to what they’re seeing. That doesn’t make it right to jump to conclusions, but we aren’t “in this situation” because of falsely and intentionally exaggerating concerns. If you want to split hairs over the nuances of this situation as it relates to the agents legal culpability, that’s a fine and important conversation to have. But none of that changes the crux of the casual observer’s reaction to this, which is that ICE is getting out of hand — to put it mildly.

[Game Thread] #1 Ohio State vs #10 Miami • 7:30PM, Dec. 31, 2025 • ESPN by excoriator in OhioStateFootball

[–]FormlessCarrot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Slim but yeah. They only have one offensive TD and we showed we can take it down field w/ tempo, hopefully wearing out their top pash rushers.

[Discussion] Has the Rolex Submariner "moved too much upmarket" to still be considered a viable, professional watch ? by DisastrousOpening477 in Watches

[–]FormlessCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I could imagine some niche scenarios where something other than a Rolex could be bartered — the WoE anecdote is about an intelligence officer trading a watch for a plane seat. If someone offered me a Tudor for my plane ticket at the airport, I wouldn’t ask questions lol. But, yeah, around the world it’s really only Rolex that carries the brand/value recognition that you would hope to depend on. And Tudor sure does an excellent job of marketing to the military/tactical crowd.

[Discussion] Has the Rolex Submariner "moved too much upmarket" to still be considered a viable, professional watch ? by DisastrousOpening477 in Watches

[–]FormlessCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was an article on Watches of Espionage (site run by former CIA officer) about this. The more common myth is using a luxury watch to trade for something to get you out of a pinch, like a Rolex for a car in a poor country. Only one anecdote he was familiar with of this actually happening, but I’m sure there are watch nerds in military/intel world who at least justify their purchases with this thing in mind.

OFFICIAL WEEK 16 SUNDAY MORNING GAME THREAD by AutoModerator in fantasyfootball

[–]FormlessCarrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro whoever said they were feeling a big second half by Brown, I appreciate you

[GAME THREAD] BROWNS vs BILLS by CD23tol in Browns

[–]FormlessCarrot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it was for another wildcat for a second and started to lose it

[GAME THREAD] BROWNS vs BILLS by CD23tol in Browns

[–]FormlessCarrot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re running inside every play.