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May 3, 2022Liked by Ed. Condon

Hard agree on the Black Bay GMT. The legibility of the GMT hand is not good (so many snowflake hands with indistinct colors all over that dial!), especially when compared to the interior GMT ring and contrasting GMT hand of the Fortis.

I’m also thumbs down for any 24-hour bezel—even on the Grand Seiko—they feel like a screaming distraction from the harmony of the watch.

Ed, you need to ask JVL to get an “Ed Is Always Right” t-shirt up on the Escapement March site ASAP!

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May 5, 2022Liked by Ed. Condon

Would buy such a shirt.

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What a good idea…

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Ok I have the full gold rolex rootbeer and the Rolex two tone rootbeer and Batman and Pepsi jubilee and I got the Tudor Pepsi but it's a faarrrrr cry from Rolex. It's clunky. If you are gonna hate on a solid gold rolex be sure to own one preferably the rose gold or white gold variety before hating on them

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lolololol

(Yes, I know who this is.)

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It's a serious point though, lots of car aficionados dislike cars they have never driven. The masters is gross. Even more gross is people who wear masters gear. I've played pine valley and the other top 20 courses and I can say officially golf sucks. Especially golf culture. But I have earned the right. Keep the Rolex hate focused squarely where it belongs: the Daytona. What a joke compared to the speedy. Or zenith el primero. Plus you get paid to own rolex's these days.

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True about car guys. But I’ve never tried line dancing and I’m confident in my assessment.

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The dial on the Shosho is gorgeous. But doesn’t it detract from its readability?

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