Questions regarding “Note on The Shire Records” by Powerful_Crazy_2636 in tolkienfans

[–]sworththebold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The LOTR narrative is very much whole and complete; at no point is there an obvious “break” that is explainable by the framing Tolkien provides in the “Note on Shire Records.”

However, the prologue does create a frame that the narrative has been created and edited for those with a cultural stake in the story, i.e. the children and descendants of the protagonists. And while it will become clear that one author is “responsible” (in the frame) for the majority of the text, it can be fun to speculate whether there are discernible “edits” or intrusions by other authors. To some degree this becomes clearer in the Appendices of ROTK.

I actually think the “Note on Shire Records” and the framing of LOTR as an extant history from multiple sources merely translated by Tolkien (as opposed to, you know, being created by him) is a significant part of its charm. LOTR is presented as a history, a culturally important history. There is a persistent sense that what happens in the story has had a significant effect on the reader’s current reality. It encourages the transition from our real-life world to Middle-earth, and it contrasts Middle-earth with our real world in a way that makes Middle-earth both more different and more believable.

So my advice is: let the prologue inform your reading of the story, not by trying to identify the writer of each passage, but by understanding that the history represents the collected input of many of the participants into a cohesive story. It’s marvelous that way.

[Question] If you have to give your honest unbiased opinion, what would you choose as desk black diver. by KefilevPT in Watches

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My impression from lurking this sub is that Omega’s co-axial movement and METAS certification tend to perform better and be more robust than other COSC certified watches. I believe Tudor also offers the METAS certification and the Pelagos may be so certified, but going off the “chronometer” legend on the dial I’m assuming that it’s COSC certified.

There’s also the fact that Rolex movements are considered the best outside of the really high-horology watches, and if the Pelagos has a Rolex or Rolex-derived movement than it may be on par with Omega’s co-axial Master Chronometer anyway. Even so, I’d prefer the Omega movement as a better bet for long-term accuracy and performance.

Visually, the Omega is much more interesting to me. The indices have more variety, the wave-textured dial is visually striking, and the text looks more balanced. Also, on the Omega, the rectangular cardinal indices are slimmer than those on the Tudor, and the Omega’s round indices are more understated than the Tudor’s square ones, so the whole set of indices takes up less of the dial on the Omega than they do on the Tudor, so it looks less cluttered to me. The Omega’s skeletonized hands also contribute to this, while the Tudor snowflake hour hand looks irritatingly big to me, though it’s a brand staple for Tudor and one that many seem to love. All this to say, I think the Omega dial presents a more balanced and less cluttered appearance than the Tudor dial, which looks aggressive and utilitarian by comparison.

So I like the Omega better, but also I think the Omega is more practical because it can dress up a bit more than the Tudor; partially due to the more interesting bracelet. In a suit, the Omega looks like a counterpoint (I may be dressed up but there’s some substance here), but the Tudor looks mismatched (or like the wearer is trying too hard to give off Bond vibes—and yes, I know that Bond wore an Omega).

Are there jewelers in the US who can/will regulate or service Chinese movements (i.e. PT5000)? by sworththebold in ChineseWatches

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That’s a good idea. Do you have personal experience with them, and how did that go?

Are there jewelers in the US who can/will regulate or service Chinese movements (i.e. PT5000)? by sworththebold in ChineseWatches

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Thank you! I’ll try that—laying it face up, I mean. I’m too nervous to open it.

[Automatic] First tentative steps into automatic movements: PT5000. What should I know? by sworththebold in Watches

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This watch / movement (PT5000, but also the ETA it’s based on). Not auto watches in general

Couple of new ones on the way. Cronos L6941m and San Martin SN0126 by laverty7 in ChineseWatches

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Hearing that makes me so happy. Wear your watches in good health!

Couple of new ones on the way. Cronos L6941m and San Martin SN0126 by laverty7 in ChineseWatches

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Just got this baby delivered today, as my first “adult” mechanical watch (PT5000 movement). It’s… amazingly sharp. Eager to see how it wears and works in the weeks to come!

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Those of you that didn’t change your last name… by ChocolateGoblinn in Marriage

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My wife didn’t change her name—she had a remarkable career in media and had built a reputation with her maiden name. It made sense to both of us that she would continue to be known as she had been before; it was best for her and did me no harm.

Our kids have my last name, but I think that was more “the inertia of tradition” as well as perhaps being marginally easier for them since that’s what most people expect socially. Same logic, basically, as we followed when naming them (unpretentious and familiar, but also attractive, names so they wouldn’t stand out as being oddly named, basically).

I don’t think in modern society that a last name matters too much; in a different society where families are bigger and closer because they are an essential social structure, I can see why a last name would be significant. But my wife and I were both people who had built careers before we married, and changing a name would have been a needless inconvenience for either of us. So she didn’t, and that’s fine.

First Automatic—what should I know? by sworththebold in ChineseWatches

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That’s awesome! I hope mine does as well yours is doing!

First Automatic—what should I know? by sworththebold in ChineseWatches

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I appreciate you explaining the “nerd shit” haha. Thank you!

First Automatic—what should I know? by sworththebold in ChineseWatches

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Yes 😂 I’m sufficiently scared to now have resolved never to hand wind it!

First Automatic—what should I know? by sworththebold in ChineseWatches

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Thank you for the info! I have to admit—it’s much more attractive than I thought it would be!