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My Favorite Bell & Ross Aftermarket Straps: BandRbands.com
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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FULL REPORT: Fiona Krüger Timepieces Visits LA
This past Sunday I had the pleasure to meet with Fiona Krüger and her husband to talk watches and learn more about her brand, Fiona Krüger Timepieces (also on Instagram). Fiona is currently on a business trip, stopping by Los Angeles and Mexico to meet up with customers, watch aficionados, and different retailers.
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HANDS-ON REVIEW: Swatch Sistem51 (Blue)
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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