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I agree, IL
I guess I am back to ignoring the ice skating world again except for ice dancing, that I can watch. They don’t jump, it is all about artistry.Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
I've long preferred ice dancing for the costumes, choreography, and skill. I find figures very boring.
Mild temperatures today - no scraping ice off the windshield, no temperatures in the single digits so even when I blast the heat in the car I need to wear my insulated winter jacket, no heavy boots but instead sneakers. This is a nice foretaste of spring.
Yes, a beautiful day and I really enjoyed my morning walk!Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
My new 5 dollar watch--I bought two watches on Ebay for parts, looking for a crown for one of Helbros watches, and the listing said these were part watches and not working. So I paid 9.50 for two watches and shipping. I wound them up and they both work beautifully--maybe she did not know these were mechanical watches?
This is the Pesag, which is a Swiss watchmaker, now gone, after polishing to remove tarnish. Even the band is nice.
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oh, nice! I wear a big honkin’ Timex men’s watch with a fabric band. I need a fabric band because I wear it daily and through the night and it get sweaty and dirty. These bands are easy to wash.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
I often think I would like to have a nice quality watch, a pretty vintage one like this, but they are almost always bracelet styles,right? I can’t wear a bracelet watch, it’s too distracting as it shifts up and down my arm. I think it would also irritate my skin wearing it while I’m gardening and sweating and getting dirty.
This is an expansion band, rather than a true bracelet watch. So it fits snugly and does not shift up and down your arm. Stainless steel might work for you--I just bought one today for the Helbros and it said to wash it with soap and water at least once a month. A lot of nurses wear the expansion bands because you can get the band wet and soapy and slide it up your arm to wash your hands.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Women's watches are really cheap right now--apparently the resale values are very low, as in non-existent, so it might be worth a try. I like the Swiss ones that are less popular names. I am a huge fan of Tissot, and this new Pesag is cool, and Bucherer is a cool less known brand.
Beautiful watch, Tybee, and great deal! Those kinds of watches are so classic. I have saved my mother's and MIL's watches. In fact, I wore the watch my mother had been wearing up until her death. It wasn't a mechanical watch, but it was still "vintage." The battery ran for years--far longer than it should have, and it always reminded me that my mother's spirit was still with me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
I don't wear old watches anymore. I'm too addicted to the ease and accuracy of digital watches, and as I've said before, I'm not a jewelry person. If I won a million dollars and started a list of what I wanted to do with that million, there wouldn't be any jewelry on that last.
My DD is different, and I'm happy about that, because I have someone to give my MIL's jewelry to. She worked in the jewelry department in Macy's for years, and picked up some very nice pieces. I don't deserve them as I don't value them, but my DD does.
How awesome is it that your DD can inherit her grandmother's jewelry!! I think of her Corelle wear blue and white china and can totally see her with a vintage watch. She has classic taste.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine