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You have a great excuse to buy yourself some new solids for the upcoming hunt.

Good looking watch!

The Seiko Turtles are fantastic. You won't go wrong there. One of the most comfortable wearing case designs ever.

Agreed. Those are first class bands. Never tried the NDC, but the Erikas have been great.

The Pelagos is such a nice watch. I just bought a pre-owned 42mm RHD as a marine/hard use watch. Always been Ti-curious, so we'll see how it goes.

They're awesome watches, no doubt, except for the resale/retained value. Buy them preowned unless that doesn't matter to you

Awesome watch, an all time classic adventurers piece. You'll love it

Congratulations, that's a fantastic piece! An absolute icon in the serious dive/outdoors tool watch world.

Proper adventure there!

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Yes and noted, thank you! I think I'm still safe here in Florida for a while longer

Amen brother, that's a great gear list!

Agreed. I've had some great conversations with guys and gals after asking about their watches. There's usually a good backstory

Love these stories

I hope so, my wife likes nice sheets

I'm so confused........ Yesterday I was an evil, Rolex-hoarding, sock-less, mid-life crisis, puppy killer who overpays for oil changes in my sports car.......and today I'm a tax-dodging freeloader avoiding my civic duties. Hhhhhhmmmm, I didn't feel like such a horrible person when I was...

Thanks, yes I'll have to try that. I have a good friend in OR who's been on me to come out and try it on their rivers.

Never tried the Spey rods/casting, but it's on my list!

It's great on a NATO or a rubber strap. The rubber is nice when I'm in the ocean, less stretch

What a great looking set-up. I keep thinking about bring a fly rod along on one of my hunts.

Now that is fantastic! First class move going for the Sea Dweller

Yes, it's simply one of the finest, toughest dive watches ever made. I have the GMT version and it's wonderful. Great low-key choice, especially on a NATO strap.

The intransigent drive by some here to insult Rolex owners with tired ad hominem arguments (vs an honest discussion of watches) amazes me. People should take rookhawk's last post to heart. He gets it.

No one is getting played, same as buying a car, a home, stocks/investments etc. It's a free market, buyer beware. I've always been treated well by my ADs

Agreed, I appreciate knowing my Rolex purchases are solid investments as well as enjoyable

The PO is the perfect serious do everything watch

Lots of great short stories like this on the Field Ethos site

Agreed on the Explorer. That piece on a NATO has become my daily. Works all over the world in a very low key manner

Very very nice. I don't think it gets any better than a Pepsi GMT.

Lucky man, well done! I hope to be able to say the same soon. Sold a good watch and a scope today, my Kipplauf fund is growing.

Any of the three would be wonderful, I'd say it's like choosing between Mercedes, Audi and BMW

Surprisingly, they all appeared to be the same basic action concept. Scope mounts and iron sights differed, but the actions looked very similar. All of the booths were very busy and it was tough to find someone comfortable with English to discuss the details. The Krieghoffs were by far the...

I agree, these rifles are incredibly cool with fantastic handling qualities. I just got home from the IWA Show in Germany where I made a point to look at all of the Kipplaufs. Blaser, Merkel and Krieghoff all offer them and the designs seem very similar. I'm currently going through the gear...

DavidSW in FL is also very good. Their prices get better in person/with cash if you happen to be in Orlando or Miami. They understand the art of negotiation. https://davidsw.com/

Check this weekly blog for insight into why some people enjoy good watches from all points of the cost spectrum. You don't have to like Rolex or even like people who like Rolex to enjoy it, but it's well done and hits the travel-adventure vibe that goes along with good gear, cars/trucks...

Man, that is a sweet piece!

What a great story and a classic watch. That's the essence of what I love about Rolex.

Well done

T Yes, most certainly. I purchased all of mine in the last 7 yrs. Expensive yes, and I didn't buy them as investments, but they've outperformed just about all other markets so I consider the money well-spent.

Rolex have been aggressively thinning the indirect AD herd (ie private jewelers) recently and those were the guys most heavily engaged in the leveraged sales of watches with the "buy some jewelry and I'll get you a Sub" deals. Bucherer Europe is now owed by Rolex so they can control their sales...

To add a little necessary perspective to this thread......yes, the current Rolex market is crazy, frustrating and challenging no doubt, however, the biggest factor to keep in mind is that Rolex hold their value and in most cases, increase in value because they are not so readily available. It's...

Make sure you have a fresh battery in it. I love a G-Shock, but the battery replacement is a pain.

These rifles are fabulous as is, don't be in a rush to go looking for issues prior to shooting yours seriously. My .375 is a 2019 model. I'd be very careful with changes and "upgrades." Not to say that issues can't happen, especially with big bores, but before tearing the rifle apart, I'd buy...

Good to hear they worked well, thanks for the update. Sending a PM with my work contact email regarding the primers.

I'm a 1M Diamond flyer on Delta (KLM partner airline) and still have nothing but trouble with KLM connections/flights in-out of Europe. All good until it isn't with KLM and then they're unreachable when it comes to lost luggage etc No way I'd trust them with a firearm. Like Air France...

Thanks very much guys. This was my first Big 5 hunt, never thought shipment would be an issue. Guess I'm not surprised given Delta's politics.

And it's called "The Lion", even better! Specs make it seem big, how is it on wrist?

Thanks

My taxidermist in South Africa just let me know that Delta is apparently not accepting any Big 5 taxidermy for freight transport back to the USA. (I have 2 euro mount buffalo skulls there along with a variety of plains game euros, flat skins and buffalo hide leather.) Aside from the...

That's stunning. What's the ref #?