#ae-1200 — Public Fediverse posts

A Change in the Winds?

This past week, I took a Thursday-Sunday road trip and I brought a total of three watches with me; the baby Alpinist, the Blood Moon (my night watch) and my Falcon.

It was the week for the Alpinist to be on wrist, but when I travel, I like to have at least one option depending on the situation and wardrobe I pack. I packed a couple of shirts (both black with red & white features) that either the Blood Moon or the Falcon wouldn’t clash with, but it turns out that I never took the Alpinist off for the whole trip, even for bed.

I never even wore the two shirts I planned on wearing that would have clashed with the Alpinist. I actually wore a t-shirt I don’t usually wear in public and a road trip themed shirt made specifically for this trip in order to keep the Alpinist on wrist all week.

Does this mean I don’t like my Falcon any more? I don’t think so (I will be participating in @Aurelian’s #1wc with the Falcon), but it does open the door to the question, right? Maybe I just figured I was going to get a lot of wrist time for the Falcon soon, I typically always wear the Blood Moon to sleep and just didn’t want to shirk on wrist time for the Alpinist and it’s as simple as that?

Whatever it means regarding the Falcon, I know what it means for the Alpinist; it’s not leaving the collection. After I won it as a door prize at a meetup, I wasn’t sure if I was going to keep it because I wasn’t even looking to add a new watch to the collection. In fact, I’m trying to downsize it to 10 watches & this complicates that. The heart wants what the heart wants though, I suppose.

Do you have a watch that entered your collection unexpectedly and earned its way into a permanent spot?

Well, here is a #review of my favorite #Casio watch, the #AE1200, also known as the #CasioRoyale.

This is day 54 of #100DaysToOffload

https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/you-only-live-twice-casio-ae1200-review

#CasioCult

𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼 "𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗲" (𝗔𝗘-𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟬) 𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗮. It's now fully modded with a matte stainless steel case and bracelet, sapphire glass and a titanium case back.

It’s still cheaper than most "brand" watches, and to the casual eye, it still looks like an original cheap Casio. But now, it's built like a tank. It’ll likely last a long, long time.

I think I’ve built the ultimate sleeper daily-use watch.

#Casio #CasioRoyale #AE1200 #Watch #WatchMod #CasioMods #ModdedWatch #BudgetWatch #SleeperWatch