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    What the Actual Hell is This?

    OMG, pastel leisure suits! I've been transported back to the Seventies without knowing it!!
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    Where to get vintage watch fixed?

    Try RGM Watch Repair. https://watchrepairsusa.com/RGM/watch-repair?source=google&c=WRUSA-High&gclid=CjwKCAjwhYOFBhBkEiwASF3KGUKddGoBlNnKfB64iRERpOsArBjBVL24-4OT3jVSUL9aju3_s4Z0pxoCVxQQAvD_BwE
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    Let's See Your Watches! The Vintage Watch Thread.

    That's a great watch, in great condition, and frankly probably now worth a LOT of money given its condition. Great thing to have from your grandfather.
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    What are you listening to?

    Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, King's College, Cambridge (via BBC). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000qjn9
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    Let's See Your Watches! The Vintage Watch Thread.

    My father's 1940 curvex Girard-Perregaux from Shreve's in San Francisco. It was his high school graduation present from his parents.
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    Let's see your mechanical watches

    In order to be allowed for railroad use, those old pocket watches had to meet special construction standards and pass an accuracy certification process similar to COSC chronometer standards. I think I read somewhere they had to be tested weekly. Obviously, accurate time was essential for...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Pay phones. Public restrooms. Phonebooks. Dictionaries. Encyclopedias. Bookstores. Athletic stores. Hobby stores. Camera stores. Real popping-corn. College alumni directories. Personal letters. Grocery bags (paper and plastic). Paper airplane tickets. Dictaphones.
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    Let's see your mechanical watches

    That's a cool watch!
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    Let's see your mechanical watches

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    Social Media for those of a certain age?

    The loss of physical books is one of my sadnesses. In the city in which I live there are about 400,000 people, but for the entire city we have one remaining bookstore in one of the shopping centers (a Barnes & Noble--now both the store and shopping center are also closed because of Covid). All...
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    Social Media for those of a certain age?

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    Social Media for those of a certain age?

    Yes we have been on lockdown off and on since March. Now it's almost total. No public or private gatherings, no association with people other than those living with you in your immediate household, no work or shopping other than essential. Most stores and all restaurants are closed. Must wear...
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    Social Media for those of a certain age?

    Longtime from time to time lurker, but this is one of my first posts. I have to admit that I really miss life from before the internet. You actually talked to people and went out and did things. You weren't bombarded by the "news" and politics and emails 24 hours a day. Do others have the...
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    Let's see your mechanical watches

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