Snowboarding, Watchmaking, Video Games, Bracelet Crafting. I like art and music. Love to scribble and sketch. I wouldn’t call myself an artist but I do like to draw. Especially calligraphy.
I love to tinker. If I find something broke I wanna try and fIx it. That’s how I got started in watches. I’ve fixed all kinds of things. Vintage fans, old watches. TVs, cell phones, computers, sunglasses, etc.
I”m also really into brewing tea. A few months ago I spent a lot of time learning about the different kinds of tea, and the different vessels to brew them in. The clay they are made out of and stuff like that. Favorite tea currently is Ali Shan High Mountain Oolong, grown in Taiwan.
I used to watch a lot of Anime. Not so much lately. After you’ve seen a few hundred different shows, they all start to bleed together. Many times they use the same themes and tropes. It’s like they are all the same show with characters that look almost the same but with a different name.
I like to hike and take pictures out in the wilderness. I live in the country, so plenty of places to do that. One of my favorite things to do while hiking is mushroom picking. I love taking pictures, and samples of mushrooms. I examine them, smell them, look at the different characteristics.
Did you know that the same species of mushroom can grow in a different part of the world, and have a different appearance based on where it grows? It’s kind of like how people have different color skin based off of where their ancestors lived. It’s really interesting!
I’ve heard about the mechanical keyboards you guys are talking about. It interests me, but I haven’t done any research yet. Currently I’m a laptop only kinda guy. Don’t have room for a desktop, but maybe in the future.
I custom made my own fight stick once. Like to play Street Fighter with. The ones with the arcade style stick and the buttons that you mash on. It was a cool
project. Very simple.
I've also messed around a little bit with RaspberryPi to make portable emulators. Like N64 and Super Nintendo emulators. You can bring them over to a friends house plug it into HDMI and plays games. It’s pretty cool. Portable and relatively powerful.
I love learning new skills so I’m always messing around with something.
Currently I’m trying to start a bracelet business made with glass beads. They are really awesome!
There is a thread in off topic. Here’s the link
Bracelets with watches
https://forum.replica-watch.info/showthread.php?t=9293712
Also working on leveling up my watchmaking skills. Slowly increasing the tools I have at my disposal, and practicing the fundamentals. I just ordered a VR3186. I can’t wait to get it. Break it all down and put it back together!!
anyway enough about me.. probably could think of more but this post is getting long already.