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Dear Fellow Purists, I am thrilled to announce the latest addition to my collection: the Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 💛. Since its debut in 2022, I have been completely in 💛 with this timepiece! Not only is it positioned at the higher end of the market for integrated gold bracelet sports watc

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My dear friends, First, an apology, I received this masterpiece last November and have only just got round to making a posting. Sorry! I first clapped eyes on it at the 2022 W&W. Oh God! I thought, how am I going to afford this one, how am I going to tell the Mrs, ,,to lie or tough it out and tell t

a great little book today.

Such a pleasure to wear every time. Nothing too flashy or exciting - just a classic.

I was looking for something subtle that could be worn in casual and more formal settings. Unfortunately this ain't it. But it did get a trip to Hawaii.

[Echi left, Casey right] . . . taking over the spot from our inimitable Casey. My earliest recollections of Echi are from The Purists where he mainly posted on the photography forum. I didn't have many interactions with him in those days as photography was personally a means to an end, not an end in

credit Rocky at Mill Handmade

A rather rare sighting in Europe outside of a zoo… they seem to have a very long neck

I recently completed a long overdue project at my home replacing dilapidated wood gates with custom ornamental iron gates. The gates were designed by our own AP Moderator, MichaelC, who also selected the gate fabricator and oversaw their fabrication. I am elated with the result. Here are some photos