Bro. Marc gave me a head-up last week, saying that I had a package inbound. Part of his late father's estate, "mainly ultra cheap fashion pieces with a couple of surprises thrown in". Still, I wasn't prepared for a 13 x 11 Priority Mail box with about 4 kilograms of watches inside! Eek!

I got to say, "mainly ultra cheap fashion pieces" or no, several that I'm sure Marc counts in that class definitely appeal to me. Wink

Right now I'm wearing the Croton CX2, for instance (wonder of wonders the leather strap fits me!), and it's got a sort of Torgoen look that I've always admired. Plus, it's the first watch I've ever seen with a compass actually embedded in the dial!

Sure, I looked for a stock photo, and found it:

What really amazed me is where I found it - the TimeZone Sales Corner!

A Genuine TZ Watch? I have now officially Arrived as a Discerning Collector! Laughing

But, don't worry me

Brothers, I won't go all Snob

on ye.

Rolling on the floor laughing my a.. off

A proper

post will have to wait for the weekend, I fear, but rest assured it'll happen.

Though I never knew your father, Marc, I feel certain that he was a Fine Man, to have produced a son like yourself. "The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree", the Irish say, and I sincerely believe it.

Thank you from the bottom of me heart Bro. Marc, and I do hope spreading these watches around has helped you find solace and closure after the passing of your father. It's perhaps the most poignant and moving gesture I've ever witnessed.

Warmest regards,

-Ricky

P.s. - and the "surprises"? Don't get me started! Wink

Live long and prosper.

Messages In This Thread

WooHOO! Mega at Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches! And a big shoutout to Bro. MCV!	Ricky Lee	434	May 17, 2011 07:59PM
Very nice congratulations and another big for bro Marc!!!!! (n/t)	dano0	100	May 18, 2011 12:05PM
Congrats Ricky. A round of for Marc. (n/t)	Mark C.	105	May 18, 2011 07:26AM
Unusual compass watch with great wrist presence. (n/t)	Paul J Costa	106	May 18, 2011 06:24AM
Bravo! (n/t)	IF	90	May 18, 2011 04:31AM
(n/t)	Reto	64	May 18, 2011 04:23AM
a very special watch (n/t)	ncmoto	93	May 18, 2011 02:05AM
(n/t)	DanB	73	May 17, 2011 10:32PM
I can't get over Marc's generosity. So, Does it weigh>> a lot, or were there other watches in the box?	Dave Murphy	95	May 17, 2011 10:20PM
While it's a big sonofagun.. ..at 45mm, no, it's not especially heavy. Quote Dave Murphy ..or were there other watches in the box? Boy howdy! So much so that I am considering whippin' up an Access database to help guide me through the Posting process... Yes, I'm serious.	Ricky Lee	76	May 18, 2011 09:21PM
Good stuff (n/t)	Ed Brandwein	71	May 17, 2011 09:49PM
for Marc. Cool compass watch (n/t)	JP	82	May 17, 2011 09:07PM
Killer piece RL! Marc's the ! (n/t)	itschris	79	May 17, 2011 08:52PM
Congrats and a round of for Marc (n/t)	Need_Omega	87	May 17, 2011 08:48PM

: Croton CX2

May 21, 2011 06:09PM

Sure, you had a sneak peek at this one a few days ago. I decided I could do better than that "stock" photo, though, so here goes! Smile

Click HERE for larger photo or HERE for Mega-sized photo
The silver 'sunbust brushed' dial is quite well done.. check the Mega photo! Wink

Sorry about all the specks and lint.. I totally forgot to dust this one off before I shot the photos. Oops!

Click HERE for larger photo or HERE for supersized photo
Base metal bezel with a SS back, it's a big ol' rascal at 45.7mm X 54.2mm X 13mm, with 22mm lugs. The crystal is mineral of a low-dome design, making it a bit challenging to photograph.

Croton CX2

Click HERE for larger photo or HERE for supersized photo
Pity about that reflection.. and a Booby Prize to anyone that can 'guess' the brand name of me tripod! Rolling on the floor laughing my a.. off

I didn't open it up, but dollars to donuts the engine is either a PC21 or a Miyota 2000-series.

Croton CX2

Click HERE for larger photo or HERE for supersized photo
I confess that I could do without the tachy bezel, and the hands are a wee bit short. But this watch has a lot going for it!.The fit & finish is A-OK, the strap is decent.. and it certainly has a commanding presence on the wrist! And, hey! Not every day do you see a compass embedded directly in the dial.. Wink

Big

from me!

-Ricky

"Mechanical watches are so brilliantly unnecessary. Any Swatch or Casio keeps better time, and high-end contemporary Swiss watches are priced like small cars. But mechanical watches partake of what my friend John Clute calls the Tamagotchi Gesture. They're pointless in a peculiarly needful way; they're comforting precisely because they require tending." - William Gibson

Messages In This Thread

: Croton CX2	Ricky Lee	971	May 21, 2011 06:09PM
Cool pics (n/t)	JP	143	May 23, 2011 09:06AM
Great pictures Ricky, thanks I have a question about the built-in compass. How reliable >>> are the readings of it? Being so small in size and surrounded by metal, I wonder how well it could lead you to the North pole	Reto	91	May 22, 2011 12:14AM
Supercool watch! (n/t)	IF	86	May 21, 2011 10:12PM
(n/t)	DanB	69	May 21, 2011 09:19PM
Cool dial, and I really dig the slight dome on the crystal, devil as they are to photograph. Oh, and excuse my misplaced post, below. “I am tired of all this sort of thing called science here.... We have spent millions in that sort of thing for the last few years, and it is time it should be stopped." --Sen. Simon Cameron (R-Penn.), on the Smithsonian Institution, 1861”	DJM	83	May 21, 2011 08:08PM
That compass is cool. And a lot simpler that the compass bezel Seiko uses on the Landmonster (n/t)	Ed Brandwein	81	May 21, 2011 07:03PM
Bro. Ed! Judging by my..	Ricky Lee	82	May 21, 2011 07:20PM
Then it works better than the Landmonster too. Probably for a fraction of the price (n/t)	Ed Brandwein	79	May 21, 2011 07:40PM
To be clear: I'd hate to trust me life to it. But if the GPS sats were down, I do think it'd be preferable to aiming the Raketa at the sun and adjusting for DST.	Ricky Lee	89	May 21, 2011 07:47PM
Exactly (n/t)	Ed Brandwein	72	May 22, 2011 12:08AM
Well, that's a watch that will add direction to your life! (n/t)	MCV	84	May 21, 2011 06:53PM
If only it were so easy... (n/t)	Ricky Lee	74	May 21, 2011 07:17PM
A very nice one and Great Review! (n/t)	dano0	77	May 21, 2011 06:23PM
Bro. dano0! And I haven't overlooked your PM. Grade-A full-alarm emergency at work, and I leave for Germany/Switzerland day after Memorial Day. So I'm under the gun , and my time for the PMWF has been negatively impacted. Such is the Real World. Just want ye to know I ain't forgot ye.	Ricky Lee	86	May 21, 2011 06:58PM
(n/t)	DJM	94	May 21, 2011 08:06PM
Figured between that and the bunch bro MCV gave you... YOU HAD YOUR HANDS FULL!!! Man..SwitzerlanD!!! THe country of watches!!! I expect a full report....and pics of the watches I am SURE your walking away with from your trip!!	dano0	98	May 21, 2011 07:48PM
Re: Man..SwitzerlanD!!! THe country of watches!!! Judging by the News Of Late, more like "Switzerland - the country of Suicide Tourism" . I reckon I will have no need of that service, however. To me, more than watches, Switzerland is "The Country of High-Precision Machine Tools". And, of course, that's why I'm going. Hopefully, they will live up to my coon-ass redneck expectations. Hopefully for them, as a 3/4M $ US deal is riding on my buy-off. Quote dano0 I expect a full report... I'll try. It's gonna be pretty intense, though, so no guarantees. FWIW, you can find a report of my last trip there. Quote dano0 ..and pics of the watches I am SURE your walking away with from your trip!! Contrarian that I am, I may take only Chinese and Japanese watches. Though, to be honest, leaving the Mido and the Mondaine behind may prove impossible... Warmest regards, -Ricky	Ricky Lee	84	May 21, 2011 08:39PM

WooHOO! Mega at Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches! And a big shoutout to Bro. MCV!

WooHOO! Mega at Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches! And a big shoutout to Bro. MCV!

Very nice congratulations and another big for bro Marc!!!!! (n/t)

Congrats Ricky. A round of for Marc. (n/t)

Unusual compass watch with great wrist presence. (n/t)

Bravo! (n/t)

(n/t)

a very special watch (n/t)

(n/t)

I can't get over Marc's generosity. So, Does it weigh>> a lot, or were there other watches in the box?

While it's a big sonofagun.. ..at 45mm, no, it's not especially heavy.

Good stuff (n/t)

for Marc. Cool compass watch (n/t)

Killer piece RL! Marc's the ! (n/t)

Congrats and a round of for Marc (n/t)

: Croton CX2

: Croton CX2

Cool pics (n/t)

Great pictures Ricky, thanks I have a question about the built-in compass. How reliable >>> are the readings of it? Being so small in size and surrounded by metal, I wonder how well it could lead you to the North pole

Supercool watch! (n/t)

(n/t)

That compass is cool. And a lot simpler that the compass bezel Seiko uses on the Landmonster (n/t)

Bro. Ed! Judging by my..

Then it works better than the Landmonster too. Probably for a fraction of the price (n/t)

To be clear: I'd hate to trust me life to it. But if the GPS sats were down, I do think it'd be preferable to aiming the Raketa at the sun and adjusting for DST.

Exactly (n/t)

Well, that's a watch that will add direction to your life! (n/t)

If only it were so easy... (n/t)

A very nice one and Great Review! (n/t)

Bro. dano0! And I haven't overlooked your PM. Grade-A full-alarm emergency at work, and I leave for Germany/Switzerland day after Memorial Day. So I'm under the gun , and my time for the PMWF has been negatively impacted. Such is the Real World. Just want ye to know I ain't forgot ye.

(n/t)

Figured between that and the bunch bro MCV gave you... YOU HAD YOUR HANDS FULL!!! Man..SwitzerlanD!!! THe country of watches!!! I expect a full report....and pics of the watches I am SURE your walking away with from your trip!!

I can't get over Marc's generosity. So, Does it weigh>>
a lot, or were there other watches in the box?

While it's a big sonofagun..
..at 45mm, no, it's not especially heavy.

Great pictures Ricky, thanks I have a question about the built-in compass. How reliable >>>
are the readings of it? Being so small in size and surrounded by metal, I wonder how well it could lead you to the North pole

To be clear: I'd hate to trust me life to it.
But if the GPS sats were down, I do think it'd be preferable to aiming the Raketa at the sun and adjusting for DST.

Bro. dano0!
And I haven't overlooked your PM.

Grade-A full-alarm emergency at work, and I leave for Germany/Switzerland day after Memorial Day. So I'm under the gun , and my time for the PMWF has been negatively impacted.

Such is the Real World.

Just want ye to know I ain't forgot ye.

Figured between that and the bunch bro MCV gave you...
YOU HAD YOUR HANDS FULL!!! Man..SwitzerlanD!!! THe country of watches!!! I expect a full report....and pics of the watches I am SURE your walking away with from your trip!!