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The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread
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Thought I'd got to town on the movement - full strip, re-finish and polish of all parts.
Starting with the wheels.
The one nearest is yet to be polished and the two others are having a radial anglage and spiral finish.
WIP
Starting with the wheels.
The one nearest is yet to be polished and the two others are having a radial anglage and spiral finish.
WIP
HAPPY NEW YEAR BRETHREN OF THE 1016.
Remember - we strive for progress not perfection.
Perfection is too much of a moving target and a tiny thing to try and aim for with the things we have to do here.
Go for Progress, and I promise - just when you least expect it...Perfection will show up, swaggering about and wagging it's tail behind it.
Have a wonderful 2024 - and let's see those perfect 1016's - which we love, and live for.
x
Remember - we strive for progress not perfection.
Perfection is too much of a moving target and a tiny thing to try and aim for with the things we have to do here.
Go for Progress, and I promise - just when you least expect it...Perfection will show up, swaggering about and wagging it's tail behind it.
Have a wonderful 2024 - and let's see those perfect 1016's - which we love, and live for.
x
@316lad Nice shot !
True words my friend. Happy New Year to you and too all , and all the best for 2024
True words my friend. Happy New Year to you and too all , and all the best for 2024
Perfection on a 1016 is easy...
You just need to put a 5 figure stash on the dealer counter
but where is the fun in this.
Happy New Year. I am glad I found you. I am happy to call you Brothers.
You just need to put a 5 figure stash on the dealer counter
but where is the fun in this.
Happy New Year. I am glad I found you. I am happy to call you Brothers.
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Happy New Year!
At this rate, it seems like we will reach 300 pages by 2025 lol
At this rate, it seems like we will reach 300 pages by 2025 lol
Ok, let's start the new year off with something new and exciting.
Looks like something that could be printed in gilt, no raised indices or markers. The red might be a little tricky, but doable. 36mm case, kind of a neat dial layout...like an anti-Explorer, lol.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the 6098:
Looks like something that could be printed in gilt, no raised indices or markers. The red might be a little tricky, but doable. 36mm case, kind of a neat dial layout...like an anti-Explorer, lol.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the 6098:
Nice . . .would be fun to build one of these.
One of my grail watches, I've climbed Everest.Nice . . .would be fun to build one of these.
Blimey - have you really? Major Kudos.
What watch did you take up there?
I'm ebarrassed to say, I missed a great opportunity. I wasn't terribly passionate about watches at the time, and while I had a couple Rolex, I didn't "get" the Explorer in the way I do now. I will say one thing...if I ever do it again, I'd damn sure have an Explorer on both wrists, lol.
I wore a Garmin, lol. Which, to be honest, was a lot more practical of a choice. It did allow me to log the activity, which was cool.
<iframe src='https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/embed/3515647906' title='Namche Hiking' width='465' height='500' frameborder='0'></iframe>
I think I packed my Speedmaster for when we went out on the way there and back, but I don't think I even put it on the whole trip.
I did not summit, however. I trekked to Base Camp, and didn't go any higher. Everest is almost 30,000 feet, the highest we went was just shy of 18,000 feet. To go any higher would have been a couple years of training and probably another $100,000, with no guarantees of even having the opportunity to climb, due to weather and logistical concerns, and a very real possibility of death or serious injury. Base Camp was the sweet spot for return on investment, lol.
That said, lemme clog up the thread with a few photos so you all can get a little taste of the Hillary Experience, lol.
I got to India and Nepal many, many years ago.
I trecked out to Kopan (Monastery stay for 5 weeks) from Kathmandu - but had the most fun in India.
The God Kala Bhairab - Kathmandu - memorable as I witnessed the Kumari Festival which was absolute mayhem.
And a rare shot of 316lad partaking of Afternoon Tea in Agra, India. (watch is a Seiko - which I sold in Varanassi a few weeks later! to buy some local, err, flora)
Photo deleted as per request. - C Master
I trecked out to Kopan (Monastery stay for 5 weeks) from Kathmandu - but had the most fun in India.
The God Kala Bhairab - Kathmandu - memorable as I witnessed the Kumari Festival which was absolute mayhem.
And a rare shot of 316lad partaking of Afternoon Tea in Agra, India. (watch is a Seiko - which I sold in Varanassi a few weeks later! to buy some local, err, flora)
Photo deleted as per request. - C Master
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I went to one of the monestaries, I can't remember which one...altitude and starvation plays hell with your ability to retain things, lol. They wouldn't let us take photos inside, so I can only describe it. Over the top gaudy (in a good way, just bright colors and gold leaf everywhere), and thousands of years old.I got to India and Nepal many, many years ago.
I trecked out to Kopan (Monastery stay for 5 weeks) from Kathmandu - but had the most fun in India.
The God Kala Bhairab - Kathmandu - memorable as I witnessed the Kumari Festival which was absolute mayhem.
And a rare shot of 316lad partaking of Afternoon Tea in Agra, India. (watch is a Seiko - which I sold in Varanassi a few weeks later! to buy some local, err, flora)
I don't know that I'd do the hike again, but I absolutely would go back to India/Nepal again. Beautiful countries, amazing history, wonderful people.
guys, you might want to remove the pics with your face in clear.
Wow Amaizing pics and stories guys. Who knew we had some real life explorers in this group!! How apropos
I once fell asleep in the bus and had no idea where I was when I woke up,but that almost seems insignificant compared to the above
