Random musings and general banter.

[galesgal57]

Didn't of the Masons say that the Duchump.watch was at this special price for last night's show only? After the show had ended, the price would go up.

 

[Scraping the barrel]

Happy Saturday, everyone! I’m off to get a life now x

Don’t go! I’m sure IW sell lives on 10 flexis or something.
They sell everything else

 

[Hammy60]

Didn't of the Masons say that the Duchump.watch was at this special price for last night's show only? After the show had ended, the price would go up.

Just your typical bullsh*t from St Michael patron saint of honesty.

 

[PhædrusR]

Okay get your question now.

The Lithuanian name on the dial has nothing to do with quality, show off or shout about, it's all about Identity/Country of origin/politics to avoid connection with another similar sounding brand (Vostok) from another country (Russia).

Although Vostok Europe have been going for twenty odd years, many folks still get confused and assume/think they are connected with The Vostok brand (Russia) which they are not. Especially with the war in Ukraine, VE are just making sure folks know they ain't Vostok and they are most definitely not Russian.

VE have sold two charity watches in aid of Ukraine, last one was a limited edition of 200, which sold out in days and raised approx £60,000 to buy field medical kits for the Ukrainian front lines.

https://vostok-europe.com/product/6s21-225a466

Okay get your question now.

The Lithuanian name on the dial has nothing to do with quality, show off or shout about, it's all about Identity/Country of origin/politics to avoid connection with another similar sounding brand (Vostok) from another country (Russia).

Although Vostok Europe have been going for twenty odd years, many folks still get confused and assume/think they are connected with The Vostok brand (Russia) which they are not. Especially with the war in Ukraine, VE are just making sure folks know they ain't Vostok and they are most definitely not Russian.

VE have sold two charity watches in aid of Ukraine, last one was a limited edition of 200, which sold out in days and raised approx £60,000 to buy field medical kits for the Ukrainian front lines.

https://vostok-europe.com/product/6s21-225a466

This Made in Lithuania stamp on VE is a fairly new innovation, I think, as I don't remember seeing it on older VE watches on IW and IW3 from a while back.

Thanks for the heads up re Vostok watches from Russia, hadn't come across them.

I'd happily wear a Made in Ukraine watch, or Slava Ukraine! tag, to show support.

Lithuania, less so.

Call me a pretentious, supercilious arse, but I ordered a fairly cheap (large discount) Traser watch from TkMaxx last year. Despite all the pictures/ graphics on all websites to the contrary, when it arrived it was missing the "Swiss Made" print at 6 o'clock. Instead it had Swiss Made embossed printed on the rear case cover with the serial number, etc. After I checked with Traser, it turns out they did some like this, as a clean design concept, and it was authentic, despite even some of their own staff on email saying all Trasers had Swiss Made printed on face. Not the case.

Anyway, I exchanged it with TkMaxx for the same model which did say Swiss Made on the face. They had both versions, under the same SKU. Maybe this makes me a snob, but I just wanted one that said it was Swiss on the front! I don't wear it or show it, but I prefer it.

@Hammy60
Incidentally, the actual label on the Traser, and all of theirs containing GTLS tubes, is "Swiss Made T25"

When I asked: "T25 stands for the quantity of tritium in the watch. T25 = 1 Gbq."

(Giga Becquerel, I assume). From the Microtec GTLS tubes, the owner of Traser. Although Giga sounds a lot of radiation to me! Not checked the accuracy of their statement).

 

[Hammy60]

This Made in Lithuania stamp on VE is a fairly new innovation, I think, as I don't remember seeing it on older VE watches on IW and IW3 from a while back.

Thanks for the heads up re Vostok watches from Russia, hadn't come across them.

I'd happily wear a Made in Ukraine watch, or Slava Ukraine! tag, to show support.

Lithuania, less so.

Call me a pretentious, supercilious arse, but I ordered a fairly cheap (large discount) Traser watch from TkMaxx last year. Despite all the pictures/ graphics on all websites to the contrary, when it arrived it was missing the "Swiss Made" print at 6 o'clock. Instead it had Swiss Made embossed printed on the rear case cover with the serial number, etc. After I checked with Traser, it turns out they did some like this, as a clean design concept, and it was authentic, despite even some of their own staff on email saying all Trasers had Swiss Made printed on face. Not the case.

Anyway, I exchanged it with TkMaxx for the same model which did say Swiss Made on the face. They had both versions, under the same SKU. Maybe this makes me a snob, but I just wanted one that said it was Swiss on the front! I don't wear it or show it, but I prefer it.

@Hammy60
Incidentally, the actual label on the Traser, and all of theirs containing GTLS tubes, is "Swiss Made T25"

When I asked: "T25 stands for the quantity of tritium in the watch. T25 = 1 Gbq."

(Giga Becquerel, I assume). From the Microtec GTLS tubes, the owner of Traser. Although Giga sounds a lot of radiation to me! Not checked the accuracy of their statement).

Ukrainians have T25 watches too.

https://kleynodwatches.com/en/watches/kt-501-tr/

 

[ronzy75]

"Thanks for the heads up re Vostok watches from Russia, hadn't come across them"
Had a few Vostoks over the years, from Christopol iirc

 

[Samki]

Pedro in full collagen mode...

Now come on, everyone knows how good that collagen is. I have been taking it myself and am so pleased with the results

 

[Hammy60]

"Thanks for the heads up re Vostok watches from Russia, hadn't come across them"
Had a few Vostoks over the years, from Christopol iirc

yeah but no 'r' , originally in Moscow, but moved to Chistopol to escape the advancing Nazi's in WW2.

I've 4, but haven't worn any of my Russian watches since Feb 2022.

 

[Tricompax]

"Thanks for the heads up re Vostok watches from Russia, hadn't come across them"
Had a few Vostoks over the years, from Christopol iirc

"Thanks for the heads up re Vostok watches from Russia, hadn't come across them"
Had a few Vostoks over the years, from Christopol iirc

Were always good, cheap robust watches, for what they were, if a bit quirky They did seem to creep up in price, don’t know if they sell well now given the war Not worn mine since

yeah but no 'r' , originally in Moscow, but moved to Chistopol to escape the advancing Nazi's in WW2.

I've 4, but haven't worn any of my Russian watches since Feb 2022.

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Yes, not worn mine since, nor a Poljot Sturmanskie

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[Floormanger135]

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[Bernie100]

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Is Foghorn Sally Jacks as likeable in person as she appears on screen?

 

[Floormanger135]

Is Foghorn Sally Jacks as likeable in person as she appears on screen?

Better in person

 

[galesgal57]

Hammy, you must show us a photo of you wearing the fluffy socks, very becoming.

 

[Floormanger135]

message me ur questions you dont wanna post here

 

[galesgal57]

Has he been sniffing glue tonight?

 

[EmmaP]

Been out spending dada money today HAHA.

That pillow Peter is selling now, I bet he doesn’t tell you, you need another pillow, if you want to use it as a top pillow, Alex told me that

 

[Ant7t]

I need to sit down. They actually have another sort of vacuum in the building. And I've had those bags before: from QVC and they aren't all they're cracked up to be. They eventually inflate. At least the ones we had did.

 

[Battiola73]

I need to sit down. They actually have another sort of vacuum in the building. And I've had those bags before: from QVC and they aren't all they're cracked up to be. They eventually inflate. At least the ones we had did.

Didn’t see the beginning but did he use one of their cheap and nasty vacuums that suck up rice crispies to deflate the bags?

 

[EmmaP]

Didn’t see the beginning but did he use one of their cheap and nasty vacuums that suck up rice crispies to deflate the bags?

No

 

[Ant7t]

I wonder if Mr Peter wanders this way. Yesterday, Larry Grayson was mentioned. Today, he mentions the Generation Game, when putting the vacuum back together.