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I came here to say this. This is simple work for a blacksmith. For more money, he'll pretty it up for you .

I’ve never had tongs; just a really good wrought iron poker to shove things around.

See if you can find a local blacksmith. Good tongs and a descent poker are true buy it for several lifetimes

Find a metal fab shop near you, tell them what you're looking for. Might cost a few hundred, but it's better than spending a slightly smaller amount for junk

For an old one maybe. Mechanical is usually accurate to way more precise measurements than that. Even back then it would be measured in a few seconds. Not a minute.

Getting this was serviced by someone who knows what they re doing may make it way more accurate.

I kinda liked the simplicity of it. Looks great

The most accurate watch in the world is a dead one. At least it's accurate twice a day.

Love it. I have some vintage timex watches including the one I had when I was a kid in the 70s (and it still runs fine)

For an old, cheap pin-pallet Timex movement, that's not terrible. I doubt any of em could do better than 20-30 sec/d brand new. I mean, these are zero jewels movements designed for low cost.

This one could simply need regulating, too. If we want to judge health, throw it on a timegrapher.

Meanwhile .. cool watch!

That's looks great. I watch a guy on YouTube fix watches and to only lose 1 min a day after 50 years is amazing. Most of the stuff he fixes has a bigger loss rate and they are 50 or 60 years old.

You have to wind it every other day anyways. I usually reset the time then.

For a mechanical watch, and an old one, a minute a day is pretty good. That’s off by less than 0.1%.

That’s why a vibrating quartz element was such a game-changer.

Looks nice, but not exactly bulletproof if it doesn't function correctly.

A guy friend has a Barbour jacket. He said the sleeve liners are plastic which causes his arms to sweat when he wears it. Sounds like a fail to me.

I like my GL belt.

Screw the simps that say "oR UnTiL tHe CoMpAnY gOeS oUt Of BuSiNeSs".

That's how warranties work in general, smooth brains.

I do love the buckle. The stretchy belt is where I have problems. If I coupled this buckle with a seat belt strap, it would last the rest of my life.

No issues with mine, 9 months in. Best belt buckle mechanism I've owned.

Yeah I still need a brown one. Was wanting to buy less leather going forward but brown just doesn’t look as good on any of the nylon belts I’ve seen.

Fleo leggings, tanks and shorts. Brooks, Titleninesports for bras and tanks. Smartwool for base layers. I've also loved shorts, tanks, shirts from Oiselle. For reference I am a long distance runner and do Crossfit. I am very hard on clothes ;)

Barbour is over priced and no better quality than any of the other (much cheaper) British waxed cotton manufacturers. I have a jacket by Walker and Hawkes. Quality, British made, less than half the price.

As far as BIFL bags go, my 90s Karrimor rucksacks and my 2000's Maxpedition bags, I would consider BIFL.

I'll be honest, since my stuff has lasted such a long time it will all say it was made in South shields so I'm not the most informed. I can say from experience that the dog's stuff, which is more recent, is good quality regardless of where it would have been made.

Or until the heat death of the planet. Whichever comes first.

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