Recent content by mrpinter

I've gone over to the dark side :cautious: Incoming: Most G-Shocks would look like manhole covers on my 7 1/4" wrist. But the case size of this one is 42.9mm (small for a G-Shock); I think I can pull it off.

^^^ Hey @rockandroller, I deleted the body of my reply that you quoted, because I misunderstood your first reply and I thought it would be confusing. What you describe would be a nice guitar.

It's at the painter now. This digital mockup is an approximation of how it will look: and these are the pickups that will go in it:

Great looking watch, @mayfly! I like that stealth look with the black case. Q: Do you find a GMT function useful?

I know making your own cables is probably the best option for most here on the Warmoth forum. But if you can't or don't want to, save up and get some really good ones. A good set of cables is an investment. After years of having cheap cables break, I finally bit the bullet and bought six Mogami...

There's one in every crowd.

^^^NIce.

I love it when I see nice watches that are made domestically. Your selections are very nice examples. I like the treatment of the hands on the Canuck watch. Where are they made in Canada? The micro brand sector of the watch market is alive and well in both Canada and the US. One American...

This is my pride and joy - a sixty year old hand wound chronograph that is spot on after three days from setting the time; that's better than any of my newer watches.

Speedmasters are great, but there are so many variants and versions it makes me dizzy; which one are you thinking of? I just took a quick look at Bob's Watches - a respectable used watch dealer, and saw this beauty. It is a "Reduced" model, a very wearable 39mm, and some of the moon watch...

Some of my favorite watches are also the least expensive. Contrary to common thinking, you don't have to spend the mortgage payment on a really nice watch. Orient is a sister company to Seiko (same ownership), that makes timepieces that by all rights should cost several times what they do. The...

When I was commissioning guitars from Warmoth parts I almost always bought from the Showcase. My taste is very eclectic and I usually didn't have any specific needs or wants, so I would let cool pieces I found decide for me what to build. I never would have ordered a pointy Arcade neck painted...