Posts by Roger

Quote: Originally Posted by Flieger Dear Roger, It is the horological equivalent of a child predator stroking himself in public.. Dear Flieger, Get back on your meds....

Quote: Originally Posted by Flieger tasteless shit really... awful. yes sophisticated? no. You're kidding, right? If not, that's a completely over-the-top comment. That watch is neither tasteless nor awful....

Foxx, this is an interesting watch, but clearly misses "dress watch" status on a number of points: (a) it's much too large at 45.5 mm. case diameter; (b) it has a black face (the ideal dress watch has a light-colored face),...

That's some major alteration work! I've had Joy do a few smaller things, but haven't known whether to trust more substantial work to her--not because of any complaints about her work, but more because of her age and relative...

Let me just add a little more to my take on this issue. I don't think that care of shoe linings is necessary or desirable every time we polish our shoes. However--as I now consider this more--once in a while still seems like a good...

I've thought of doing that and think that it's an excellent idea. After all, the lining is exposed to wear too, and to the potentially-degrading effects of perspiration. I guess we don't do this much because we don't want to get...

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnnyCrockett The shoes started out not badly scuffed at all, barely in need of a shine (it's shell, so it always looks pretty good). The woman helping me went to town on them. First a...

Yes, very nice, bengal-stripe. I might add one or two more observations. I tend to see plain cap-toes as essentially business shoes and don't wear them for more formal occasions, wearing instead a completely plain-toe balmoral. As we...

Quote: Originally Posted by Imakeyourshoes I think he meant the stitching around the toe instead of the welt, when the guy at work fits the sunken taps on our shoes he cuts into the channel and slices it off with a...

Quote: Originally Posted by voxsartoria The one issue with flush plates being retrofitted, rather than made with that in mind, is that the welt would have to be cut around the toe. Seems like a plus minus type of...