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Watch Display Case Organizes My Growing Collection
Big Project this weekend. My watch collection was turning into a mire. I had a simple watch case, a couple of watch winders, and an overflowing collection of watches that was organically taking over various parts of my living space. Something had to be done. But what? If you have spent any time looking for watch cases, winders, etc… you will know that they are overpriced, often of dubious quality, and typically not exactly what you are looking for. Alternatively, you can be wowed by Orbita’s 40 watch winder cabinet, and then be awed and angered over its $50,000 price tag. What is a collector to do? Well I finally took things into my own hands and set up a great watch arrangement.I went on eBay and found a watch store that was selling a commercial watch display case which was perfect for what I needed. I ended up winning the auction and getting the over 6 foot tall, and 5 foot wide display case for about $100.00. Luckily I was able to pick up the item myself. The case was p
WATCH GIVEAWAY: Halios Tropik B
In bronze, the Halios Tropik B adds a unique flavor to the Vancouver, Canada-based micro-brand’s popular, dressy sport diver. With new models that quickly sell out, Halios is lauded as one of the better “indie watch brands” due to their focus on quality over quantity thanks to the meticulous eye of the company’s founder. The Halios Tropik B is the bronze-cased version of the Halios Tropik (reviewed here), which has a 41mm-wide case (14mm thick) that is water resistant to 300 meters. The intentionally minimalist dial has applied hour markers and hands coated with luminant and an attractive sunray finish?in black. The red font used for the date is a special added detail you won’t find in most other watches of this sort.Inside the Halios Tropik B bronze watch is a Japanese Miyota caliber 9015 automatic movement, and this model is an attached green textile strap which matches the warm tones of the bronze case nicely. Retail price for the Halios Tropik B bronze