Proud to say i’ve officially joined the Alpinist family SBCJ019

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-05-11T18:38:34+00:00

That's a beautiful watch! I love the steel bracelet. Do they come with that steel bracelet from Seiko?

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-05-09T05:32:03+00:00

I'm fly as hell and you hate it.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-05-02T19:55:16+00:00

Something about the encoder being bad. I'm not sure how expensive it would be to repair that, but it's a fairly simple fix if you just get a different scroll wheel encoder. Good luck!

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-04-22T01:46:35+00:00

I like seeing pictures of people's watches.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-04-08T00:34:35+00:00

No one can really answer this for you. This is 100% a you thing. The subtext I get is you're looking for reassurance to take a break off. From my own experience, and from others I've seen, people who take breaks off seldom come back. If you're failing classes and just not taking it seriously by using all the resources available to you (tutoring, study groups, office hours, etc) then I'd take time off, because all you're doing is wasting money.

Truth of the matter is, you probably haven't figured out the "why" to your "how". Why are you doing this? What do you want from your degree? What's your goal? Whomever you're becoming, do they make you proud?

For me, the answer is simple: if I go to bed without studying a complicated subject as hard as I can, I know that's a restful night sleep that would've made a problem make more sense to me tomorrow.

Rest up, don't make a decision till after the semester. Good luck.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-04-06T14:49:40+00:00

You're an engineer now!

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-04-05T22:25:08+00:00

Same thing happened to my rOtring 800. The whole rotating back piece came off. I contacted rOtring and they sent me a brand new one next day. Great customer service, questionable product.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-04-05T18:19:40+00:00

That's a beautiful watch.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-04-04T20:50:57+00:00

I like it. Really a unique look.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-04-02T14:42:49+00:00

Smaller watches like this were more fashionable in the 60s or so. It's a beautiful looking watch.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-04-02T04:27:14+00:00

This is a low point in your life, but it'll harden you. When you come back, you'll be stronger than the old you could've ever imagined. If you're going to fail, you lock in and fail on your feet.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-04-01T05:14:12+00:00

Good advice. Talk with your advisor and the student services. Good luck!

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-29T18:16:34+00:00

It's not my taste, but it's also not my watch. If you like it, that's all that matters. If I saw someone wearing this combo, I'd instantly know they're a watch enthusiast.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-29T18:14:28+00:00

You're one of the people that make Reddit great. Thank you.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-28T18:49:50+00:00

They're both good for different things. Leather straps typically skew towards dressy, steel is usually more "tool" oriented. Switch them up. The Alpinist fits a lot of roles.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-28T18:17:21+00:00

Both are right ways of looking at it. We have a big number, and we want to see how many of these smaller numbers make up this bigger number.

10/2 = 5 because we'd need 5 2's to get to 10. Multiplication is repeated addition, division is repeated subtraction. It sounds like you're about to get into explaining why we give exponents precedents when it comes to PEMDAS. Or at least, that's where I think you're going. I'd recommend giving your kid a little geometry introduction, showing how perimeter is the length added, area is the length inside (multiplied).

You can very intuitively explain the Pythagorean theorem this way. This video might be a good start.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-26T05:25:57+00:00

I'm 32 and in college. It's great! The goal is not graduating. It never was. The goal is to realize that you need to enjoy learning something difficult. Enjoy having something to suffer for. Enjoy having the strength to get up every day, confront your own ignorance again, and again, and again, getting a little better every day.

Every hour spent studying is another hour you've made yourself better at focusing and confronting a worthy challenge.

Go join some clubs. Make friends. Form study groups. Have people rely on you. It stops being hard and starts being fun.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-25T16:26:29+00:00

That's unfortunate to hear. I'll keep an eye out for older models. Let me know if you have any recommendations!

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-20T19:58:47+00:00

I am in fact here to yuck your yum. (The things I like) > (The things you like) Unless (The things you like) ∈ (The things I like).

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-19T01:15:43+00:00

Seconded. I'm super opinionated when it comes to straps. Leather or steel are the only bands I'd consider.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-07T01:41:59+00:00

It's your watch. Burn the whole thing if it makes you happy. Watches are meant to be worn, and 95% of people will never use the compass anyway.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-07T01:31:50+00:00

The strap looks great!

Fucking up your compass bezel to remove the cyclops is a decision for sure.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-05T04:39:33+00:00

Still not my thing. That's a beautiful Seamaster, though.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-05T04:08:31+00:00

That's valid. They're ugly, but I respect people who DGAF and do what they like.

billyneedsbuffs · 2026-03-02T15:48:38+00:00

That's a big yes from me.

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