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HoustonHorn

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  1. Which team if you don't mind me asking?  My Girls team has been to our Regional Final three years in a row.  We are rebuilding this year, but still played well enough to play in Gold. 
     
     
    She's the goalie for Stratford
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  2. My daughter was there for the tournament. Unfortunately I had to work and couldn't make it. They were a little up and down. Only a few of them play club so they usually start show and improve over the season.

    She was selected Scholar Athlete of the year for all Cal Sports  image.png.1143e23f085eea7dc6e81b81f4839fd0.png
    Congratulations man, that's awesome!
  3. My new favorites. Not sure if you can order it but it's available at the Memorial Villages Farmers Market in Houston. I need to try the rest.

    Absolutely great flavor, up front heat but not enough to drown out the flavor. If you want super hot, these aren't for you, but if you prefer flavor, then these are killer.

    Apparently he was a James Beard semifinalist.

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  4. SēL Instrument Watches. Just incredible engineering. Hopefully if you went to Hours + Minutes, you stopped by and talked with Andrew. Not sure there a better engineered watch out there. Seriously, badass.

    The Omni Diver MkII is pretty giant at 46mm, but is tested to 10,000 meters. The new Xos 42 is a more manageable size at 42mm, and probably the one I'll end up getting. The FTX field watch is great as well, but that Xos has my name on it.2024_1117_13335700.jpg2024_1117_13255000.jpg2024_1117_13363200.jpg2024_1117_13260200.jpg

  5. Probably on the edge of affordable at any 1k, but I REALLY like these LĹŤci Pacific Coast Highway. They also have a quartz version for cheaper. I think I like the blue Monterey Bay and the black Big Sur the best. 2024_1110_00453400 (1).jpg2024_1110_00432300 (2).jpg2024_1110_00311600.jpg

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  6. Been working on this painting the last few nights, and for awhile now. Part of a series that I’ll pitch for a show. One of nine, each almost six feet by six feet. Some people like fancy cars, and I like painting, and a dc studio in an old factory. Not my day job, or the class I teach in the evenings, but I get to this in my time, late night, after the wife goes to sleep. I’ve done a lot of writing for the work, but want to hear comments. The floor isn’t finished. All nine paintings are almost all together 50 feet with no spacing between. 
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    That's going to be an incredible piece! Wow
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  7. Another really nice looking microbrands - Belhamel. Current pre-release pricing is under $400 if you sign up for the 10% discount.

    Some really nice specs (39mm and 300m of wr) along with very nice detailing like applied indices, SuperLuminova BW9, nice beveling on the case and the bracelet. If I was looking to buy a new microbrand I'd be looking hard at this.2024_1005_13393000.thumb.jpg.9a8f265847453b970399f96c0b8e6092.jpg2024_1005_13165000.thumb.jpg.9d929dac6422bf4841a6648e509efa19.jpg2024_1005_13231000.thumb.jpg.71c1d0ee8bf79994f1ccd9d7ac19ca06.jpg

  8. Absolutely, I tend to get a little overly excited about watches and bore most people. Happy to include additional information about the watch and the brands.

    Selten was mentioned previously. They are about to launch their Moonphase on Kickstarter on the 24th. The guilloché MOP dial is something else. I think it's being launched at about $550.

    https://seltenwatch.com/
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  9. What model is this? Additionally, I wish you would all tell us the model names when you are posting pictures. Thanks. 
    Nicholas Hacko MkII. The orange is a limited series. 10 released the first year (last year), 9 this year, then, 8, etc. 55 total pieces. Not sure if any of the allocation this year is remaining. They have some other colors as well.

    Case, dial and hands are all titanium, so the guilloché on the dial and the feathering on the hands is incredibly difficult.

    I'm actually going to New York this week for an dinner at the NY Histological Society. Josh Hacko, Bradley Taylor, and Josh Shapiro will be there. Should be an amazing event.

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    And on the Ostrich strap. 2024_0921_10391500.jpg

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  10. The new Selten moon phase looks incredible, especially the guilloché MOP which I've never seen before. I think he's sending it to me to photograph so I'll post when I get it. Will probably be sold out by then. Definitely with checking out.

  11. Also, as a heads up, Austin's own Trafford Watch Company is launching a new Capitol Edition colorway for the Crossroads in a couple hours. Well probably sell out pretty quick... His popularity exploded after Kevin O'Leary picked the Crossroads as his favorite microbrand on Teddy Baldassarre's channel a could months ago.

    I have the Mockingbird but I like the white dial on the Capitol edition. Not buying it though. 2024_0915_21192900.jpgScreenshot_20240916_092247_Chrome.jpg

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