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Posts posted by satyanash
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On 3/28/2024 at 4:21 PM, HoustonHorn said:
Very cool from the museum! RGM is pretty badass as well.
Yeah, RGM has a location right down the road in Mount Joy, near the old Hamilton Watch Factory that closed down when Hamilton shifted operations to Switzerland.
The museum has some cool exhibits, including a large model of a watch movement for kids to play around with, an exhibit on old Japanese pocket watches (in traditional Asian watches the dial rotates as well as the hands), and an exhibit on James Bond's watches that was unfortunately undergoing renovation when we were there. They also have a large pocket watch collection, as well as a fully reproduced 19th century watch shop.
They also used to have an intricate handmade wooden clock, but some idiot destroyed it.
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10 hours ago, solamente73 said:
I know almost nothing about watches, so I need some help. I'm looking for a replacement for this watch, which has been my go-to for out door activities / farm work the last several years.
Of late it's been very unreliable despite a battery replacement, and I'm heading to Africa in a few months and I need something damned dependable.
I don't want to spend a fortune since the watch will be for outdoor use, travel, and it's Africa.
What I'm looking for:
-Analog as I find that beneficial for tracking time and general sense of time
-Colors in earth tones, drab, etc - I like that look
-Need a divers bezel; I use it all the time
-I greatly prefer something that can be backlit so that my sucky old-ass eyes can see the time in the dark (e.g. Indiglo or Illuminator)
-Prefer to avoid shiny metal bezel, case, strap
-Water resistance a must for rain and slight immersion - I'm not diving with it.
I've perused Timex and Casio websites. There's a lot of love for G-Shock in this space, but those don't seem to employ divers bezels. I feel like I'm missing other brands, and perhaps y'all can point me in the right direction.
TIA.
Recommend the Luminox Navy Seal. Analog quartz, black with durable Carbonox bezel and case, Tritium hands and markers so it's always illuminated, 100m of water resistance (200m on the pricier models), and unidirectional rotating diver's bezel. Comes in different variants and prices (the one below is $230 and change on Amazon). Only thing is they're usually black.
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Just hired away Wazzu's AD. Absolutely cold-blooded.
Pete Thamel: Washington to hire AD Pat Chun from Washington St.
QuoteThe University of Washington is finalizing a six-year deal to hire Pat Chun, the athletic director at rival Washington State, as the school's new athletic director, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The hiring of Chun, who brings both a familiar face and strong Big Ten ties, marks a swift response to the sudden departure last week of Troy Dannen to become Nebraska's athletic director after only six months on the job at Washington.
Chun has led Washington State since January 2018, and his duties there included being selected to serve on the College Football Playoff committee and helping manage the university's future in the aftermath of mass departures from the Pac-12. His experience in the Big Ten proved appealing to the Washington brass, with the university entering the conference for the 2024-25 school year. Chun's expected hire marks the rare occasion of the hiring of a rival school's athletic director, although the extenuating circumstances of the Pac-12's recent flurry of departures make this move less jarring.
Chun worked for 15 years at Ohio State, where his responsibilities included everything from managing all facets of external relations to serving as the administrative liaison with the football program. That time gave him a window into the ways of the Big Ten, as he spent significant time in both fundraising and football, which will be two linchpins of his tenure in Seattle. His ability to lead an athletic department during financial challenges was valued, as Washington faces significant stadium debt. The school also must find ways to be competitive in the Big Ten while only receiving half of the television revenue -- along with Oregon -- of its peers through 2029-30.
Chun's time at Washington State included the successful hire of men's basketball coach Kyle Smith, who left this week for the head-coaching job at Stanford after leading the Cougars to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008. That job is currently open. Chun also hired Kamie Ethridge as women's basketball coach, and she led WSU to the Pac-12 tournament title in 2023 and three straight NCAA tournament bids -- both firsts in school history.
Chun's tenure included promoting Jake Dickert from assistant coach to head football coach, a move that's resulted in two bowl appearances -- one as an interim -- and a 15-16 overall record that includes two wins over Wisconsin. When Chun was hired at Washington State, he became the first Asian American athletic director to lead a Power 5 school. Chun came to Washington State from Florida Atlantic, where his tenure included the hiring of Lane Kiffin as football coach.
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Recently visited the National Watch and Clock Museum in Lancaster, PA. I definitely recommend a visit to anyone who's in the area. They have a very large exhibit on vintage clocks, pocket watches and wristwatches, with a specific focus on Hamilton and RGM Watches since both were founded in Lancaster. Took some nice photos while I was there.
Starting off with the Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical I wore to the museum (it felt appropriate). Rest of the photos are spoiler-ed below.
SpoilerA 1971 Omega Speedmaster Mark II Professional. Made famous as the watch first worn on the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (if you hadn't had that hammered into your head already by Omega's numerous marketing campaigns). This watch had the Lemania-based calibre 861 movement, which ditched the column wheel in favour of a cam system. This watch was designed as the successor to the original Professional, and has a more 'modern' design as well as a mineral crystal.
A 37mm 1970 Seiko Bell-matic. This was the world's first automatic alarm watch, with a 17-jewel self-winding Seikosha 4006A movement. While the base movement is automatic, the rotor does not charge the alarm; as such, the alarm must be mechanically hand-wound. The crown at 2:00 operates the alarm, and also provides a quick-set date function.
The very first Bulova Accutron ever released in 1960. This was the world's first purely electronic watch, in that it used a tuning fork instead of a balance wheel. The goal of the project was to create a watch with significantly better accuracy than the existing mechanical and electric watches on the market, and the ±1 min./month accuracy was considered revolutionary at the time. This was an exhibition model without a dial released to dealers to display how the movement worked; after the exhibition model proved to be more popular than the models with dials, it was sold as the "Spaceview".
The 1957 Hamilton Pacer, one of the world's first electric watches. This watch was the product of over 10 years of R&D by Hamilton, and debuted with an exorbitant price of $200. The watch had no mainspring whatsoever - the large balance wheel directly powers the gears and hands. The large wire coil atop the balance is an electromagnet in which a magnetic field is induced by means of a battery-supplied current that keeps the wheel swinging. Hamilton had to rush the watch to market to compete with Bulova and Elgin (the latter had already released their Grade 725 electric watch), and unfortunately it suffered from technical problems as a result.
The venerable 1982 Hamilton military watch. Designed to military specification MIL-W-46374B, this 33mm watch was standard issue to U.S. infantrymen for three years, until the revised 1986 MIL-W-46374D specification called for watches with more accurate quartz movements. The 'H3' symbol on the dial indicates the use of tritium in the luminescent paint on the hands. The movement is a hand wound, 7-jewel Du Rowe 7420, designed to be cheap and rugged.
A 1970 Hamilton FAPD-5101 Type 1 Navigator pilot's watch. These watches were issued to members of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. At 36mm this was a very large watch for its time (the added size made the dial more legible in low-light flying conditions). The movement is a 17-jewel manual winding Calibre 684, with anti-magnetic properties, that was only ever designed for this watch.
A 1953 Patek Philippe Calatrava with a 36mm screw-back case. One of the most timeless dress watches out there, IMO.
A 1940 Hamilton WWII diving watch (right) and a 1970 Benrus field watch (left). The Benrus was issued to pilots and navigators during the Vietnam War, and had a 17-jewel Benrus cal. DR 2F2 movement with hacking and shock protection (based on the ETA 2372). Benrus supplied millions of watches to the U.S. military during the Korean and Vietnam wars. The Hamilton is a 34mm diver's mil-spec watch with a 987S 17-jewel hacking movement, tritium numerals and a waterproof case. The crown has a screw cap cover to prevent accidental dislodging underwater.
A 1937 Hamilton limited edition art-deco watch with an enamel bezel and a 17-jewel 987-E manual winding movement. This watch was gifted to Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, and was one of 35 made to commemorate the New York Yankees' 1936 World Series victory. The watch is plated in 14k yellow gold.
A 1920 Ingersoll Model 25 nickel-plated watch with radium Arabic numerals. Ingersoll sold watches produced by the Waterbury Watch Co. in Connecticut during the First World War, repurposing their 'Midget' pocket watch line into wristwatches. The Radiolite watch line was one of their first to use radium luminescent paint, which was invaluable in low-light conditions within tanks and airplane cockpits.
A 1915 World War I military watch. Produced by the Era Watch Company in Switzerland. One of the earliest mass-produced Swiss wristwatches with a very basic 1-jewel, 5 bps manual winding movement and soldered-on wire lugs. Just 32 mm in diameter, this watch was actually considered quite large for its time.
"Soldiers of the United States, the people of the British Isles welcome you on your way to take your stand beside the Armies of many Nations now fighting in the Old World the great battle for human freedom. The Allies will gain more heart and spirit in your company. I wish that I could shake the hand of each one of you & bid you God speed on your mission." -- King George V, April 1918
A 1916 Tissot 34mm manual-winding watch fitted with an "Army Wrist-Watch Protector", a shrapnel guard made of nickel that protected the watch glass from impacts while still allowing the time to be read. Marked T.H.F. Tissot & Fils, Locle, Signal Corps, USA." The case has soldered fixed wire lugs to attach the strap. The movement is detached lever, jeweled, and runs at 5 bps.
A 1912 World War I Gallet nurse’s watch. Switzerland was neutral during the Great War and likely supplied these watches to both sides. The large sweep seconds hand is for measuring a patient's pulse.
The first two pocket watches ever produced by Hamilton Watch Co. for the railroad industry in 1893. Both are 18 size 17-jewel pocket watches.
An 1814 Breguet quarter-repeater pocket watch once owned by Queen Caroline Bonaparte Murat, the sister of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
A 1655 Pierre Rou coach watch. In the seventeenth century watchmakers sold special clocks designed for traveling. These coach watches remained popular until the advent of railroads, and were hung by their pendants from hooks in coaches. This watch had an alarm function and a silver dial. The decoration on the dial was created by hammering and pressing the metal on the reverse side.
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Why are we letting Knecht get the ball with no pressure? Fuck.
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Nice to see all that tournament experience from last year coming in handy.
This is Shakaball all over again on offense. Too talented to score just 19 in a half...
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Going small is a huge gamble. This lineup can't rebound
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1 minute ago, VinyVango said:
Announcers sound like their dog died every time Texas does anything remotely positive
The crowd sounds heavily pro-CSU as well.
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49 minutes ago, Getafix said:
FYI ...
So A&M has played Georgia ONCE in the 14 years they've been in the SEC, and they get to dodge both UGA and Bama in back-to-back years. Terrific.
This absolutely sucks. At least move to a 9-game schedule.
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Woof.
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https://ontexasfootball.com/forums/topic/1037-freshman-notes-catching-my-eye/
QuoteHere are the freshmen that truly caught my eye yesterday. Couple of things before I get to the list: First, I did not pick a certain number of players here. I didn't say only the top 5 or top 10. That's not an honest assessment of who caught my eye. These are truly the ones that got my attention.
Second, if a player didn't make this list, it's not an indictment on them. Far from it. I just didn't see enough of them athletically that really caught my eye on day one. For example, Christian Clark and Jerrick Gibson both looked good physically, but I didn't see them do anything other than "look good" to really single either of them out.
The List
WR Ryan Wingo - early leader for most impressive true freshman IMO. Fluid, plus-sized athlete with excellent separation speed downfield (similar to AD Mitchell) and natural hands.
WR Aaron Butler - quick, lots of short space burst and decent long speed, too. Natural pass catcher, even when hands are low and away from the body. An interesting mix between say Xavier Worthy and Johntay Cook IMO.
TE Jordan Washington - this is how you want to draw up long-term TE prospects. Lanky, good athleticism, good ball skills, ability to add smart weight. Seemed focused mentally and coachable.
OL Brandon Baker - clear-cut elite prospect. Not sure if he's super-sized to be a first-round pick but he's an NFL OL at either tackle spot IMO or even guard if he wanted. Excellent feet and body control. Naturally thick frame in both upper and lower body.
OL Daniel Cruz - he "looks" different than every other OL on campus, which is saying something. He looks like he swallowed an oak barrel. Surprisingly quick for that type of body build.
DL Alex January - attentive and focused in practice; good muscle mass, nice body weight for plus-sized player early in his career; abnormally quick with his hands for someone this early in their career.
DE Colin Simmons - he's chiseled from different clay than most. One drill he showed quickness no one else on the edge has. Time will tell if he can play with the requisite toughness to get on the field early.
DE Zina Umeozulu - his arms are looooooooooong. Also athletic. I know some have questioned his toughness out of the gate. But if he can overcome that, he has an elite tool set with length, quickness and speed.
S Xavier Filsaime - I knew he had the speed and frame but he showed some advanced route/ball awareness on one play in particular.
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22 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:
All the metrics has us in the Top 20-25. That's a 6/7 seed line. It played out this season. In other seasons, we have been screwed, notably the season Florida got a 2-seed over us, and we got seeded as a 4, which lost to Arizona in Round 2, when the official thought 3 was 5.
http://bracketmatrix.com/matrix_2011.htm
We had an average 2.6 seed across all the projections that year, and got stuck with the worst 4-seed. Still can't believe that happened. Florida jumping us due to Chandler Parsons' star power was bad enough, but Syracuse and Purdue as well? Utter BS.
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30 minutes ago, dcar00 said:
anyone have the historical 10/10 play in v the 7?
Our history as a No. 7 seed isn't great regardless.
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2 minutes ago, UTEE97 said:
We've got a very good draw imo. I am used to getting hosed by the selection committee, so this is a pleasant surprise. Of course they had to set up a potential matchup between Barnes and his former school and assistant in the second round.
Having to face Virginia is itself a screw-job. UVA should have been left out.
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Pitt got robbed pretty hard. Should have been them over Virginia
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Not trusting any "breaking news" on this date.