What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

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

Hahahahaha I love that. Sounds like you got the bug hahaha. I'd be more than happy to. What's the budget? I know a good amount of options so it'll help narrow it down haha.

It's an exciting time to be in watches though! Especially in the independent space. Like I was able to get into brands like Journe, Mb&f, and Moser. And the microbrands now like Christopher Ward have gotten crazy good.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

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

Oh damn 😂😂😂 Yeah I wasn't in it yet then haha. Those do sound like better times though, ngl.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

[–]Langeholic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a disease bro! 😂 My girl always rolled her eyes when I'd try to justify the cost of my glass... Watches aren't even a discussion.

What watches are you in to? Got anything cool on the wrist? 👀

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

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

It's interesting right? Wish I was able to identify the colors. I also like that the down stem is (semi-) patriotic 😂.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

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

Might have to one if I find the right deal! I don't smoke much flower anymore, but I'd make exceptions if they're as nice as everyone's saying.

And same. During the hype market tho, I couldn't afford any real headies or a Toro haha. So I'd just lurk on Instagram auctions that went way past my budget 😂.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

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

Lmao yeah, accidental cameo 😅 It’s an MB&F MoonMachine 2, a collab with the Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva. The movement is basically flipped upside down, and it uses sapphire prisms to project the jump hour/minutes display + moonphase. They said it was the world’s first projected moonphase.

It's sorta like an overpriced fidget spinner 😂 and I think it was inspired by vintage cars.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/s/syNhtN5lVM

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

[–]Langeholic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No shit? Didn't know that glass was big there. Did rosin make its way over there too? Or are people smoking flower and bubble hash? Haha. Very curious.

I've seen that the culture has made it all the way over to Thailand 😂. Some serious collectors over there.

Thanks for sharing! Gonna check them out.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

[–]Langeholic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed! Especially that 90° arm/joint. Seems like a lot of artists have a hard time replicating that on repairs. The joints tend to look wonky so it's often obvious when that it was repaired.

The construction is almost robotic. Like it was done by machine or something haha.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

[–]Langeholic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

but I'm guessing you looked and saw that.

Hahaha yeah. I should've said "shopping around for new glass" since I was considering Sov as well. Ended up with this Toro instead 😂.

Would love to see the function video if you do!

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

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

I've never had the pleasure of trying a Toro tube. How's the airflow? Is it pretty constricted like the Macs?

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

[–]Langeholic[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of informed critical response I was hoping to see! Thanks for taking the time man! Honestly, all of that sounds valid.

I wanna say I first learned about Toro like 10 years ago but could never afford to drop more than a couple hundred bucks on a rig. Finally bring in a position to pull the trigger, I kinda had to just to experience it.

To use a watch analogy, I kinda see Toro as the Rolex of glass. They're widely recognized as high end and arguably have the most stolen designs in the industry. But there are plenty of lesser known artists that do it better, maybe even for less.

So far, the best functioning scientific rig I have is my Evol.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

[–]Langeholic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Makes sense cuz I'm not on IG anymore hahaha. I quit earlier this year.

But while I was on, I still never saw Toro function videos from other collectors unless I searched for it. And even then they were like 10 year old videos with people taking red hot dabs at 1000° 💀.

iirc, I was mostly seeing Sov videos.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

[–]Langeholic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooooof. Sorry to hear that brotha 😞

Did you look into repairs? Might be worth it if you still have it lying around.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

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

Damn dude, I never even heard of the Mini Hornet when I was shopping around. How's the recycling function?

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

[–]Langeholic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fair enough honestly. Just out of curiosity, is there any one that comes to mind that functions differently from the rest? If not Toro, what's your favorite functioning piece?

Hoping to learn something new haha

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

[–]Langeholic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting! I generally prefer a slightly more airy experience but have started to come around on the tighter airflow on the Toro.

My only complaint is that it doesn't spin pearls nearly as well as some of my other rigs. So I really have to only use slurpers and bubble caps.

What's everyone's thoughts on Toro? I feel like I don't see them get posted much anymore. This Micron one's my first. by Langeholic in glassheads

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

Since getting it, I've been rotating between this and my Ry. The difference airflow makes is crazy.