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Need help with identification, Germany

Fotos are bad I am sorry. Doesn't look like Lasius Niger to me at all, too big and muscular looking

u/Idontdoshitatwork — 1 day ago

Any good Bauhaus-style cases and dials available to create something Nomos Tangente / Stowa Antea looking?

I really like Bauhaus-style watches but Nomos screams Coffee-Shop & MacBook a little too loudly and the "original" Stowa Antea is just too expensive for a simple 2824-2 / Sw 200 watch.

I have a spare ETA 2824-2 and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations to source a quality straight lugged case and/or dial?

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u/Idontdoshitatwork — 19 days ago

Any idea which watch brand this Professor is wearing

It's a screenshot from a press conference. Title on YouTube is "Bildung in Deutschland 2026" Vorstellung des Berichts mit Karin Prien. It might be a German brand?

u/Idontdoshitatwork — 20 days ago

Looking for watch strap recommendations - dark brown leather, maybe croc or lizard?

https://preview.redd.it/ickh1qne0u4h1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eddfc77d3f53b15016b495763533baba4afbc6e6

I bought this watch a few months ago to get into watchmaking and serviced it (old german PUW 1261, it's lovely).

Now I find myself wearing it a lot more than I thought I would and I'd like to upgrade the $5 Aliexpress "genuine leather strap".

I actually like the color and pattern of it, it's just that it looks a bit cheap and the leather is really stiff so the watch hovers a little bit above my arm.

Any recommendations for a quality watch strap, preferably under §60? I think I like patterned dark brown leather. Can be from aliexpress but should feel thinner and flexible and more high quality.

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u/Idontdoshitatwork — 1 month ago

What causes mini wave in the timegrapher reading?

I just cleaned and lubricated a ST3600 and generally am quite happy with the result.

But I noticed on the timegrapher reading that the rate is oscillating between -2 and -4 seconds in a rather rhythmic fashion. Hence the mini waves in the line.

Is that normal for this movement or is there probably an error somewhere in the escape wheel, a broken tooth or a broken jewel?

u/Idontdoshitatwork — 1 month ago
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[Wyler Vetta] It's not an Alpinist or an Explorer but I took my Swiss-Italian watch to the Italian Alps

Wyler Vetta is one of those Swiss-Italian brands not known by many people. You could almost call it a micro brand if it wasn't for the long history.

Founded in Basel in 1924 by the brothers Paul and Alfred Wyler, they later partnered with the Italian Binda family and began selling under the Vetta name specifically for the Italian market. Wyler was the Swiss manufacturer, Vetta the Italian-facing brand. This arrangement eventually led to the combined Wyler Vetta name in 1993. It’s a cool mix of Swiss engineering and Italian flair.

Two fun facts:

- The 1934 Italian World Cup team wore them on their wrists, a tournament the Italians won and Mussolini used as a propaganda showcase

- Then in 1944, Albert Einstein fell off his boat in New York's Central Park and afterwards wrote a letter to Wyler praising the watch still ticking on his wrist. They still heavily use this letter for their marketing to this day :)

Mine runs on an ETA 2824-2, signed Wyler Vetta, with a sapphire crystal. Back in 2015, it retailed for around €1,000.

Felt right to take it on my trip through Switzerland and the Italian Alps.

u/Idontdoshitatwork — 2 months ago

Hallo, ich miete mit demnächst einen Polestar und fahre damit von München in die Dolomiten und zum Gardasee für ein paar Tage. Ich habe jetzt nachgelesen und mir die Chargeprice.app runtergeladen. Jetzt weiß ich jedenfalls dass es genug Ladestationen gibt. Aber darunter werden mir jeweils 12 Preise angezeigt von IONITY, Elli, etc. Was muss ich mir noch runterladen, damit ich irgendwo tanken kann?

u/Idontdoshitatwork — 2 months ago
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Hello, I just recently got back into magic (as in I played one evening with a friend) and I wanted to annoy him with a discard deck.

I know little more than the rules and currently own 0 cards (we played his decks, he also just got back into it).

I came up with this and it ends up costing 15 € incl. postage, which I feel is okay for more of a joke deck. Will this work or is it trash?

https://preview.redd.it/ulfc6j5jbozg1.png?width=643&format=png&auto=webp&s=6ba85eafb1efb4d2d3ceee9a82ce25efb3fe01d6

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u/Idontdoshitatwork — 2 months ago