It has been a great day. What you are looking at is the result of one hobby funding another hobby. That’s a great way to do things, right?
To begin, the watch on the right is a Russian-made 17-jewel manual wind Vostok I picked up in Hungary back in 1992 (paid $50, which was way too much back then). But ever since the band broke, I haven’t worn it in 25 years! You guys helped pick out the strap 🙂
On the left is a piece I’ve been planning at some point to purchase (when I lost 10 pounds). However, this Casio MDV106-1AV (Duro) was sitting in the case at Walmart with a “clearance” sticker on it. It normally goes from 50-70 dollars, but they were only asking $35 for it! For the uninitiated, this is a must-have basic dive watch (200 meter rating) that one of the the richest men in the world (Bill Gates) wears.
Long story concluded, I sold some art I did that paid for both the watch and the strap, with $6.80 left over!
After a beggar outside Walmart got the $.80 from me, I wound up making a couple of dollars and now have two more wearable watches in my amateur collection 🙂
I like having hobbies! 😁👏🏻 Now all I need to do is sell enough art to buy a Grand Seiko.
Yeah, maybe I ought to stick with little Seikos 😉
The Recovering Legalist 