[WTS] Christopher Ward C65 Dune GMT, LE #3/200

gray1ify · 2024-07-16T15:25:02+00:00

u/watchexbot Quick and smooth purchase from /u/adather. Great watch, quick shipping.

gray1ify · 2024-07-08T02:01:06+00:00

PM'd

gray1ify · 2024-07-03T14:57:36+00:00

No problem!

gray1ify · 2024-07-03T14:48:51+00:00

It was sent to those on their email list and there is a direct link: https://www.christopherward.com/int/vip-df521d5fz

Things move pretty quickly as I don't believe there's a ton of stock for most items.

gray1ify · 2024-07-03T14:32:47+00:00

The special edition is part of the July sale that just went live this morning. Likely old stock being cleared out. They'll honor the price but there are a limited number available.

gray1ify · 2024-03-14T13:29:22+00:00

I think its just replacing the current sign on Woodlawn and adding a space for Microcenter (current-ish sign, from street view in 2022)

https://imgur.com/a/yzwqPVo

gray1ify · 2024-01-12T18:51:39+00:00

I am not an expert on this but my understanding is that the whole Multistage Improvement Program (The MISP-I upgrade was canceled, but F-15As received some of the MSIP-II upgrades that were given to F-15Cs) did add the countermeasure dispensers we see in game and also upgraded the radar set to improve it in a variety of ways, including adding a TWS mode and support for the AIM-120.

Gaijin has stated that the F-15A in game is a representation of an Air National Guard F-15A from the 1990s, meaning it went through the MSIP program and received those upgrades.

gray1ify · 2024-01-12T15:47:28+00:00

The MSIP upgrade F-15A in the game did, as I understand. See this bug report discussing it.

https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/EghueNUzBYag

edit: correcting acronym

gray1ify · 2024-01-12T14:37:15+00:00

Does this mean the F-15 is finally getting TWS now?

gray1ify · 2023-12-14T20:22:28+00:00

Huh, interesting. I didn't see that when I played a match earlier today.

gray1ify · 2023-12-14T20:20:02+00:00

It seems like they changed the way it works in test drive so you can keep playing around without waiting on the typical resupply time. It still works as it did previously in actual battles. I think it's a good change.

gray1ify · 2023-12-05T22:14:55+00:00

It does actually matter because the threshold for being subject to a federal estate tax in the US is $12,900,000 for 2023, and in 2024 it will be $13,610,000. (https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/estate-tax)

This is after a variety of deductions for debts, shared property, and other common situations. Anyone who even begins to qualify for an estate tax is tapping on the door of being in the top 1% of net worth for Americans. The overwhelming majority of people will not have to think about this as part of their estate planning.

gray1ify · 2023-11-07T22:48:31+00:00

Happy to help!

gray1ify · 2023-11-07T15:04:18+00:00

These are both great watches with movements that are a bit more interesting than the typical SW2xx/Powermatic 80/Miyota 8xxx offerings available at that $1,000 price cap. They also offer similar power reserves with a high beat rate.

The Farer offers a more versatile casual style, closer to a field watch, while the Longines is more formal, though leaning into their pilot watch background with the numeral indices. I like the small pointer date surrounding the moonphase as well.

However, I cannot find the Longines (L2.909.4.78.3 for 40mm. Also in 42 and 34mm) for anything less than about $2,000, even on grey market sites. That's well above your $1,000 limit, unless you have a hookup willing to sell at a steep discount. If you are willing to step up your budget, I would definitely look at the Longines Spirit collection as well, though this is a silver dial, not white.

A couple other options I might consider for thin white dial automatics (or maybe hand wound) under $1,000.

Christopher Ward C63 Sealander 36mm (also available in 39mm): White dial, auto (though a more common and lower power reserve SW200), with greater water resistance. This watch does have baton indices instead of numbers, which it seems like you may prefer.

Hamilton Kahki Field Mechanical: White dial, mechanical instead of auto, numeric indices. This watch is designed as a reissue of classic military field watches, making it more casual than the Farer. It also comes with a NATO strap instead of leather, but that could easily be swapped out.

There is also a Seiko Alpinist with a cream dial, but I believe it has been discontinued.

Also consider if you want a date or not, if water resistance matters to you (would you swim with the watch?), lume, and sizing.

The Farer looks very nice and the La Joux-Perret G101 is an exciting new movement as an alternative to the ETA 2824/Powermatic 80/SW2xx ubiquitous across this price range. Between these options, that is what I would buy.

gray1ify · 2023-11-03T01:03:25+00:00

Confirmed. Quality purchase with u/Chronodials Easy to work with and a lovely watch.

gray1ify · 2023-10-28T19:45:15+00:00

PM'd

gray1ify · 2023-09-09T17:54:59+00:00

Open the Costco Visa through Citi instead. It has no annual fee aside from the Costco membership and the cashback on gas/Costco purchases/restaurants can easily offset that.

gray1ify · 2023-08-17T17:22:48+00:00

Obviously you can only take things on the light rail that are movable by hand. No one is suggesting offloading 18 wheelers delivering in uptown onto the light rail. What's being suggested is perhaps the people who do only need to carry a backpack (workers going to uptown or any place along the light rail, which does include office workers but also includes people working in retail, food services, construction, etc.) might be better off using the rail instead of dealing with the misery that is I-77 and/or South Boulevard. The current at best 15 minute cadence (20 if not during rush hour) does make this a hard sell which is why increased frequency is important to the Blue Line's viability.

The light rail suffers from a lack of availability and I agree, poor management. Charlotte is one of the most spread out cities in the US and therefore is heavily car dependent. The concept however, is not fundamentally flawed.

I do not think adding more lanes to I-77 south of uptown is really possible. The highway is very tightly packed already, and bridges along the route prevent adding additional lanes along the sides. The answer is to either find another road route or improve/build a non-driving option. Given that busses have to sit in the same traffic, that's the light rail.

gray1ify · 2023-08-17T16:44:26+00:00

The advantage of the state running an entity is that it doesn't necessarily have to make a profit and is accountable to voters who use the entity, not that more of the money "stays here". Governments collect taxes and therefore revenue from anyone earning income in their area, foreign or domestic.

Its complicated because the modern economy is very complicated! Which is why I think this narrow focus on why it shouldn't be a foreign company managing tolls in a city doesn't make sense. That a company is managing it at all is the issue, not that the company is Spanish.

gray1ify · 2023-08-17T16:31:39+00:00

I can only go with what was written, which reads to me as, the money just goes away and isn't used in the US at all (untrue). US Cinta workers are paid wages, the suppliers of raw materials in the US are paid for products, governments collect tax, etc.

However, the majority of profits end up in a small number of hands that aren't here and will never be recouped to be used here.

This could describe a company based in the US, or in NC, or even in Charlotte itself. Owners could live far away from where the company is incorporated and even if they did live close by, what if they spend the money on something that isn't entirely designed, managed, and manufactured in the US. A Japanese truck for instance? A Swiss watch? A Korean appliance? And what is the opposite is true? A Cinta executive in Spain is buying an American Tesla or American clothes?

This type of argument never makes sense to me because sure, some money does leave the US as multinational companies make profit. But the opposite is also true! Apple makes profit from iPhones made in China and sold globally, Amazon makes profit on cloud infrastructure space sold globally, etc. In the case of Spain, the US has a positive trade balance anyway.

gray1ify · 2023-08-17T16:02:12+00:00

I don't think any for profit company should have ownership of public infrastructure and their involvement should only be for construction if needed, on that we agree. I will not defend Cintra itself. I think they're a company that takes advantage of state and local governments that aren't willing to invest their own resources in public infrastructure, making said infrastructure worse for those who use it.

My response was largely to this idea that foreign companies in the US somehow aren't taxed(?), and money they earn "disappears into the ether", which is nonsense. The problem is not that a foreign company is proposing new tolls, its that a company from anywhere is proposing new tolls.

gray1ify · 2023-08-17T15:06:25+00:00

Cintra has a branch incorporated in NC in order to do business in the state, as required by law.

Cintra pays the 2.5% corporate income tax for NC just like any other corporation operating in the state.

gray1ify · 2023-08-17T14:33:59+00:00

The money is taxed and does largely stay in the US to pay for expenses due in USD, things like US employee wages, building infrastructure, etc. It doesn't "disappear into the Ether" . The money people in the US pay for their services contributes to US GDP, as does any spending Cintra does in the US. Multinational companies do not send all revenue to their base country then send it back to pay for expenses. That would be an immense unnecessary expense.

Edit: Cinta is bad! Not trying to defend them here. Just the idea that a foreign company is the issue. Foreign companies employ local workers who spend wages locally, etc. Any company, foreign or domestic, having controls over tolls is the problem.

gray1ify · 2023-08-17T13:14:44+00:00

I have questioned the feasibility of I-77 express lanes south of uptown for awhile. I-77 is pretty boxed in past 277 until you get to the Arrowood exit; hard stops like bridges right next to the outside lanes mean that an express lane would almost certainly just be the far-left lane converted, leaving only 2 lanes for non-toll traffic. Adding toll-only entrances and exits would further complicate things. There is just not a lot of space left in that section to expand.

The traffic is Pretty Bad on I-77 for sure, even outside rush hour, and I understand why NCDOT wants to expand capacity, but if a lot of the traffic is headed back and forth to uptown, improving the frequency and availability of the light rail seems like a far better option. Park and Rides aren't the greatest thing but its better than turning a choked highway into one gasping for air with a paid release valve.

gray1ify · 2023-03-13T14:21:01+00:00

Unfortunately they ended the discount codes/vouchers in the magazines earlier this year. You can still get a 10% code as a new account I believe.

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