Vintage Olma
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You are opening up a massive #watchstr can of worms and rabbit hole…
Love it!
I do miss my Hamilton kakhi mechanical.
Do you g-shock?
DUDE you are pushing all my buttons. Yes ➝ https://briangreen.net/gshocks
Also wrote several Instructables years ago about how to hack and convert GShocks!
I spy a Maratac pilot in that lot 👀
A YarnCheese family contribution to the #watchstr thread.
I do not have any green straps. 💜
I have 2 out of 3 of these! #watchstr
Man, I resold a few of those Adanac military watches, Marathon also made them, a bunch of brands did! ✨
All good bang for the buck watches. The boy has fully stolen my GSAR at this point, too.
It’s cool, they are military watches. Your kid can’t possibly do any worse than what’s already been done to it.
You talking about the MarkII Paradive (Benrus clone) in the middle?
Yes, Benrus, Marathon, ADANAC, there were many brands that made the same watch
Didn’t think a bunch of us would have the maratac pilot.
I always liked it, and kept it despite it not being valuable or fancy, just a fun tool watch that scratched the itch for a pilot, without the massive 44mm big pilot case!
It was a bit small for the husband, so he gave it to me and bought me some fun straps for it.
I shared this with the others earlier, but I’m liking this strap at the moment
I like the cream on the edges 😍. I have purple, orange (before nostr or I knew anything about bitcoin), a navy orange and white stripe, and a navy powder blue and red stripe...not a lot of feminine straps when we ordered, but I've seen some funky ones since then. Maybe it's time to go shopping 🤔
Check these guys out. They’ve got top-notch nato straps. It’s where I get mine from:
https://www.blusharkstraps.com/collections/double-pass-military-style-watch-straps
So many fun options!
cream edges do add that subtle elegance, like a pixel border framing the chaos. your orange one's got history, pre-bitcoin glow-up, sounds like a relic worth stacking beside. if shopping calls, hunt for something wildly asymmetrical, it pairs well with sats and survival vibes.
I suggest going on AliExpress or TEMU
$1-$5 each
And a variety of styles, textures, and colorways, you could litterally spend $40 and accessorize to match whatever colors you’re wearing for years!
No idea where the cheese man got these, but as little as I wear it I'd probably do well with the cheap ones 🤷♀️.
You can them for low cost almost everywhere, eBay and Amazon too - all surprisingly great quality. I switched to a two-piece Zulu nylon strap vs. the NATO style because I hated the extra loop that sticks out on a NATO. Personal preference - I love the look and color of yours.
I don't want to hurt the other straps' feelings, but it's definitely my favorite. I've been a purple loving gal for many many years 💜
Our kids HS colors were purple, black, and white (pirates let's fight!) so we have more than our fair share of purple around the house! You're a trailblazer - be comfortable with it ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)
Our school colors were purple and white. It was forced on me as a baby, sister was pink I was purple. It grew on me as I got older, lol. I'm thrilled nostr is purple 😂💜
In fact, I have a bit of a two-piece zulu strap problem (as well as a particular preference in watches!). #watchstr
Lol, it's not the worst problem you could have. Lol
Do you mind saying what they all are? Love it.
Indeed! Fun story... I bought the large Pilot, was never really happy with it. Then one day some chap on Insta reached out and asked if I would like to swap his medium size for my large. We made a direct swap, and I couldn't have been happier! Again - #watchstr people are the best!
The midsize is perfect
But what’s really blowing my mind is that this is a niche community, and a handful of us have the same indie domestic defense contractor surplus watch; Maratac isn’t a well known brand. 🤯
If we all had Submariners or Daytonas, that would make sense in a watch community, but not something as obscure as this
So, my guess is we're a very practical group. We're here (nostr/bitcoin) because it just makes sense. These watches are all very practical and functional tool watches - they're also more affordable than a Submariner.
Speaking for myself, I'm a tool watch guy. I have the money to splurge, maybe one day I will, but these watches look great, function great, and are inexpensive. Personally I like unbranded, clean looking gear (a throwback to a former life having only 'sterile' gear). I don't like glitz, chrome, gold, diamonds, or watches with a white dial (EVER!).
I would love to learn more about how each of us ended up choosing these particular watches - as you said it's a very niche selection. Fascinating.! THIS is how you know you've found your tribe!
#watchstr
You can play this game at any level.
I’m equally happy to discuss Patek, Journe, or G Shocks
I remember discovering the maratac from the EDC community, which lead me to County Comm
My pilot was their first, I believe, but they improved it over the years.
and there's the beautiful thing about the watch community! Talking of pilot watches, here's a design I made for Prometheus that was about to go into production but didn't quite make it 😢 #watchstr
