When it comes to aftermarket straps, the choices are endless. I have tried everything, from $15 eBay straps to $500 Atelier du Bracelet Parisien (ABP) straps. If given a choice, I prefer to buy pre-made straps versus custom ordered ones due to their much lower price and immediate availability. Often times the wait for the custom order straps are over 4 weeks! Unfortunately, because of my thinner wrist size (<6.5"), most of the pre-made straps that I found online were just too long for me... until I found BandRbands.com (they are also on Instagram).
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Home-cooked Prime Rib Roast Meets Rolexes
Last Saturday, @wifeofawis and I decided to host a small get-together dinner at our place to celebrate @toysofawis' (my cousin) and another friend's birthday. A few weeks before my wife's aunt had taught us how to make home-cooked prime rib roast so we figured it was the perfect time to give it a try!
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Featured in iW Magazine's "A Word from the Collector"
I am delighted to see a few of my own photos and story submission in iW Magazine's recent story, "A Word from the Collector". As part of iW Magazine's Year of the Collector, this article features the stories of fellow watch collectors in the Los Angeles area (including several from our very own #LAWatchGang group).
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The Special Keepers
These four watches are the perfect inspiration for my first personal post. Some watches come and go throughout the years, but these four watches will forever stay in my collection as they hold a special place in my heart. These watches were all gifts from my wife (@wifeofawis), in chronological order (left being the oldest).
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