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Right from the start, the clasp on the Fujitsubo annoyed me: it’s far too long (12 mm too long) for a man of average build wrist (7,25 inch) , and if you use the diving extension, it’s even longer, which looks absolutely rubbish. What’s more, it’s sharp-edged.
I bought an OTF clasp from AliExpress for 12 euros; it’s very well made and doesn’t add any bulk. It’s not titanium, but I don’t mind – at last, I’m rid of that long thing on the bracelet.

I’ve also ordered this for the new Islander strap for my Promaster, which is due to arrive next week.
LIW also sells exactly this clasp, but it costs me 45 euros more.

Ich lese hier viel mit und kommentiere auch ab und zu, aber jetzt möchte ich mal eins (bzw. vier) meiner Lieblingsbücher empfehlen: Das Hellboy-Kompendium von Mike Mignola.

Wenn man auf Comics, kosmischen Horror im Allgemeinen und auf Hellboy im Besonderen steht, kann ich diese vier dicken Bände nur ans Herz legen, vor allem denen, die nur die Filme kennen.

Alle Geschichten von Mike Mignola aus dem Hellboy-Universum (teilweise auch in Kollaboration mit anderen Zeichnern), vielen Skizzen und Hintergrundinformationen. Ich liebe die rauh gezeichneten Bilder von Mignola mit ihren harten Hell/Dunkel-Kontrasten, die auch sehr gut in dieser zurückhaltenden flächigen Colorierung rüberkommen.

Dick, schwer, gebunden, sehr guter Druck. Mit 50 Euro pro Band sicher nicht auf der günstigen Seite, aber absolut lohnenswert.

BTW: links daneben stehen „Esthers Tagebücher“, eine großartige Reihe von Comicbänden von Riad Satouff, die das Erwachsenwerden, Familien-, Freundes- und Schulleben eines Pariser Mädchens beschreibt, wunderbar witzig erzählt und gezeichnet.

For once, they’re all back on stainless steel bracelets, because the temperatures allowed it. The differences in size are quite striking in some cases, but sometimes I like them big and heavy, and sometimes small and light (I mean the watches, you perverts) :-)

Godzilla has been sitting here with me since about 1990, and it’s only just now that it’s occurred to me that he makes a brilliant watch stand.

WE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING YOU DANCE!

(It’s not *The Producers*, mind you, but I thought the vibe was quite fitting)

Yesterday I bought frames for my vinyl record covers. Now I’ve finally been able to frame one of my favourite maxi singles from the 80s. :-)

I bought the Heimdallr Godzilla Grand Seiko homage in grey, second-hand. With 44mm diameter and 50mm lug to lug a proper hulk of a watch, which just about fits on my 7,3 inch wrist. The size always put me off a bit, as did the politically rather questionable logo instead of the cool zombie shark (HEY HEIMDALLR, BRING BACK THE ZOMBIE SHARK!).
But for 90 euros, I couldn’t say no.
I think it’s beautifully crafted, has a gorgeous dial, a great, very slightly domed sapphire crystal with a really good anti-reflective coating, decent lume, and the TMI
NH35 runs quite decently at +4 seconds. It’s just the bezel… why put a rotating bezel on a watch if it has absolutely no grip? Either you fit a fluted bezel on a watch, or you don’t put one on that can be turned in the first place.
But apart from that: a great beater!

These new FKM straps from AliExpress look really smart and fit the watch perfectly. That’s particularly good on the Fujitsubo with its long lugs.

https://a.aliexpress.com/\_Eut40AI

When it comes to my watches, I’m polyamorous – I love them all dearly (some more than others) – and today I’ve fallen in love all over again, because I received a parcel from Proxima (PX1697).
I love everything about the watch: the bracelet with its screw-down links, the OTF clasp, the enamel dial, the finishing, the hour markers, the superb sapphire crystal and its blue anti-reflective coating. And I love that it looks so understated yet still very smart.

At first I was worried it might be a bit small on my 7.3-inch wrist, but no, it fits incredibly well, like a glove.
A great little watch. Now we just have to see how the PT5000 performs.

Skmei Wendi just posted these 2 hours ago on her fb page.

This morning I ordered the Proxima, which I’ve been wanting to buy for ages. A few moments ago, photos of it from all angles and on the Timegrapher arrived. I’m really looking forward to it.

Seiko 5 SNZH53.

I could never get used to the bracelet; it just makes the watch look boring. With the FKM rubber strap from AliExpress (search ’FKM rubber strap citizen tsuyosa‘), though, I could see myself wearing the Tsuyosa as a summer watch. I bought three colours: white, light blue to match the dial (it’s not Tiffany Blue), and navy blue.

A cheap nylon strap from Aliexpress it is.

And with the white FKM from the fast Ali in China, it looks particularly appetising.

For me, the Heimdallr SKX (V2) ranks alongside the Islander as one of the best SKX homage watches you can get for a reasonable price ((and after wearing the Titanium Fujitsubo for two weeks, it’s a real heavy beast), and I’m always happy to reach for it. Every aspect of this watch far surpasses the original in terms of build quality: applied hour markers instead of printed ones, sapphire crystal instead of Hardlex, a ceramic bezel insert, a solid bracelet, and an NH35 movement. Only the clasp could be better.
That’s just my view; others (and Seiko fans) may see it differently. And that’s fine.
However, I think that with all its homage watches, Heimdallr can certainly hold its own against the big Chinese players in terms of build quality, and I wish they would produce their own designs as well.

In a moment of madness, I bought the Berny in an Aliexpress sale two years ago. I looked at it, wore it, took it apart, tried out new hands with better lume, and before I knew it, I’d lost interest in it. I stripped the bracelet for the clasp and forgot all about the watch.
It just fell into my hands again, I fitted a leather strap and… I don’t think it’s that ugly anymore. It’s got a certain something (and as a spare, in case I need an NH35 movement for another watch, it’s still good). I just need to get rid of that stupid name.

The son comes to visit on this holiday (in Germany) and i cook greek inspired food. Of course with one of my favorite watches.