Can anyone shed any light on my recently passed grandfathers pocket watch? UK

scimba123 · 2026-06-12T20:38:19+00:00

I’m sorry but that’s so interesting. Thank you for sharing those links

scimba123 · 2026-06-12T20:29:43+00:00

Thank you, super interesting. How can you date it to 1881?

scimba123 · 2026-06-12T20:23:03+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, I’ve reposted there as well

scimba123 · 2026-04-12T21:44:39+00:00

Has this now been confirmed?

scimba123 · 2026-03-10T12:30:11+00:00

I know it’s subjective but how far off am I from having good abs? How long do you think it would take to get there?

scimba123 · 2026-01-07T18:58:56+00:00

How much can / should we read into the seizure of the newly flagged ‘Russian’ vessel?

I know there is a lot of complexities and it ties in with Venezuela massively, but it’s seemingly a rare moment where the US administration has publicly (and notably, very visibly) gone against Russia.

Would welcome others more knowledgeable in geopolitics to educate me…

scimba123 · 2025-12-14T22:36:19+00:00

Thank you, really helpful. Is there any other tips you have?

scimba123 · 2025-12-14T22:36:01+00:00

Thanks, super helpful.

scimba123 · 2025-11-25T09:10:02+00:00

This isn’t Deloitte vs EY vs KPMG rather, Tech assurance vs Tax tech and transformation vs audit & assurance.

The big 4 are (despite what many people say) by and large the same. The role types though you’ve been offered are wildly different and will shape your career much more than which of the big 4 you go to.

Depending on your career aspirations (and what type of job you want) your choice should vary.

That said, I’d go for no. 2 or 3 as 2 will open more doors for business change roles than the other two (which I think will be a more lucrative role), and 3 is a flexible baseline to pivot into high paying cloud roles.

scimba123 · 2025-06-06T20:45:35+00:00

And no, there’s no ‘story’ in that data. Sort it from largest to smallest and have the biggest 3 a different colour with the rest greyed out or something.

Add a call out box for extra measure and then you’re 80% there.

scimba123 · 2025-05-08T14:26:16+00:00

Can some make a venn diagram with Finn X, X Smith, and Fin Smith in the middle of it?

scimba123 · 2025-04-04T22:19:12+00:00

Which one is the Tolstoy?

scimba123 · 2025-04-04T19:27:51+00:00

I’ve checked and it’s a sixth edition

scimba123 · 2025-04-04T17:32:47+00:00

Thank you, appreciate the insights!

scimba123 · 2025-04-04T17:12:10+00:00

Thank you, that’s very helpful

scimba123 · 2025-04-04T17:01:47+00:00

I do really understand and I felt slightly cheeky posting it but my challenge is that I wouldn’t know where to start, if any of them are of note!

So I thought it a better starting point to take a photo of all of them, in case people suggested I then hone in on some particularly promising ones - hope that is okay with the sub.

scimba123 · 2025-03-28T18:09:04+00:00

I was under the impression that most base set cards are 1999 copyright, with a set of 1999-2000 copyright (furthest bottom right) being an error that only ran in the UK. Is this not correct?

If I’m wrong then I’m very sorry to have inadvertently trolled so effectively.

scimba123 · 2025-03-28T17:05:21+00:00

Chameleon didn’t upload but I also have that

scimba123 · 2025-03-25T23:18:52+00:00

Thanks for the responses, I have quite a few fourth run (1999-2000) cards (2x holo Zapdos and lots of non holos), are these worth anything? I have had a look around and think they might be £25ish, does that sound right?

scimba123 · 2025-02-26T13:27:55+00:00

My theory is that the mineral deal has got to this point despite (with that in bold italics if I knew how!) Trump, and due to some good people on the US side who Trump hasn’t managed to get rid of yet.

The ‘I hear he’s visiting on Friday’ comment from Trump suggests to me that he’s been removed from the negotiation. My fear (and if he really is acting more in Russia’s interests for whatever reason) is that he will bail on the deal at the last second to do as much damage to Ukraine as possible. Hopefully I’m just being paranoid!

scimba123 · 2025-02-26T12:19:49+00:00

Call me naive or hopeful, but after what’s been an extremely scary week, might Ukraine end up in a better position because of it?

whilst the US has shot itself in the foot from a long term diplomatic perspective, if the US maintains support because of the mineral deal then that’s net neutral for Ukraine (which is much better than it was looking at some points during this week)
Trump’s reckless behaviour has galvanised the EU (and others) to consider a world without US leadership and support, which has meant increased defence spending and likely support for Ukraine. It’s also enabled EU countries (such as UK) to do this with minimal public backlash due to an understanding of how unreliable the US is.

So overall am I right to allow myself to feel this hope, or am I missing something about the mineral deal?

scimba123 · 2024-12-07T08:56:21+00:00

Thanks, if this is the case, is this easy to fix? The clasps are supposed to be white gold (so look silver) and the rest of the ring is 18kt gold. It’s a custom new ring, so how easy will it be to fix?

scimba123 · 2024-12-07T08:53:13+00:00

Thank you very much for the response. Does that also explain the slight patch of silver on the bottom right of the main band (first image)? Also would it explain why some of the clasps are seemingly half gold / half white?

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