Quote from: pantablo on January 18, 2011, 12:22:19 AM
Not doing it wrong, just different. Never was enticed to go straight blade. Yet. I'd be more impressed if you'd actually said you use it regularly, or use it at all. Its just a pic at the moment, lol...
I've been shaving with a DE (pictured) for about 6 months now and am amazed at what a great shave it is compared to my old mach3. making your own lather rocks too. Impressed to see another guy who goes old school. I was afraid the whole "gentleman" thing was all about cigars and cronos, at least from reading the first page or two of this thread, lol.

That Rolex is nice, but I prefer a less known brand. Every squid with a crono the size of his head knows what a Rolex is, lol. I still have my dad's Rolex from the early 50's. Hate wearing it because its gold. I prefer silver.

I've been shaving almost exclusively with straight razors for a little over a year now.  I think I've only nicked myself once or twice.  On the other hand, last time I used a DE safety, I must have nicked myself a few dozen times 

I'm pretty sure my next watch will be another vintage Rolex.  The early 50's Speed King really catches my eye.   That or an A Lange & Sohne.

Petey Pablo - that razor and its ilk, is well, what I started shaving with.

You like those - check this out my friend - well I cant post pics from work, but google these - pioneer sx1250, sx1980, also for good measure google marantz 2500, 2385, etc, I just got my second sx1250, and this one isn't 1/2 badly busted as the first one I fixed and gave back to my friend. He's been promising to bring over his 1980 for a year now. Sigh ... when ever I see it ... is fine with me. I am patient.

Oddly this sx1250 weighs atleast 8-10lb more than the previous one. Time to check if someone has a brick taped in the case of this one.

Cool.
Buddha.

Quote from: spc on January 18, 2011, 08:00:19 AM
I've been shaving almost exclusively with straight razors for a little over a year now. 

I figured as much. I was just giving you grief, lol. I also couldn't see a conversation about "gnetlemanly" things going the way of the chrono, lol, so I had to post the vintage watches. I love mine. All the ones pictured are beautiful IMO.

Srinath, dude, Those shavers were well before my time but I remember my dad shaving with them, lol. I was hoping my mom still had my dad's old razor around but no luck.
Those are some classic stereos too. Reminds me of the ones we used to have...

Ya know, the pioneer fan following is huge. And IMHO completely pointless, sorta like the harley craze.
The Pioneers IMHO look OK, but yamaha from that vintage look a lot better. Worse yet, they also sound better and even worse for pioneer, they used better capacitors in them and as a result, they last longer and dont need as much maintenance @ any time in their life. Now the pioneer top dogs were rated @ 165 watts like my 1250, and 260 watts like the monster sx1980. Yammies trailed off @ 125 or so in the 1250 type (round power transistors - pre 1975-6 type) or 160 watts in the post 1975 type - chip based. So Lower power than the pioneer top dogs.

Anyway I plan to get my 160 watt yammie working and run it head to head with the 1250.
Cool.
Buddha.

Are firearms still considered to be tools of a gentleman? If so, allow me to introduce my Ruger Redhawk. A magnificent magnum six-gun, of caliber 41.

A couple gentleman tools I'm currently using are as follows:

• Hamilton Khaki Officer Auto Watch
• Lamy Studio Fountain Pen
• Murkur Progress and Futur Razors

Rogue, have you tried the Feather blades? I like Murkur blades but the Feathers are sharper and give a better shave in my opinion. I have a sample collection of blades...Sharks are pretty good too.

the gold elgin i have is identical to this one. although in far worse condition ( in need of overhaul). if it werent for sentimental reasons, id junk it

i miss this one also. anyhoo, mary, if your watch ever shorts out, what about a mechanical watch, ( aka a windup) many can be had for good prices. even some of the russian units. decent workers they are. and rugged as a tank

yeah, i have one always forget to wind it LOL

Quote from: pantablo on January 19, 2011, 04:35:31 PM
Rogue, have you tried the Feather blades? I like Murkur blades but the Feathers are sharper and give a better shave in my opinion. I have a sample collection of blades...Sharks are pretty good too.

The Merkur blades are ok, but I've been using Sharks for a while. They seem to be just as good for a whole lot less. Been wanting to try out Feathers for a while now. Maybe I'll go grab a pack.

Both of you guys need to go get yourselves a Dovo Best Quality in 5/8 a strop and strop dressing.

spc, not interested in straight blades. yet.

Would this be th watch fou us??

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f17/recent-arrival-splendid-giez-gs-500-a-454356.html

This is the watch for me!  I'll take 5 please

DUDE!. WTF with that humongous pic???

Michael

Yes patek Phillipe I believe @ one time I knew the name - I have a very close and quite good fake to this.
The thing is its a 28 series movement if I recall. Very service heavy, and if ignored or not used the exact way it was meant to be, like regular use as a dress watch - wear it every day to work, and every weekend evening for a party - not wear it and get on your dirt bike and splash through the mud and jump over logs ... it wont work very reliably for too long.

I'd take a 75 series watch any day and oddly bigger the better. The 44, 48 and 50 size watches - like the 48 panerai power reserve that I do have a real one of, and the ferrari (made by panerai) that I got a very good fake of that I gifted to my BIL, and the 50's are the standard breitlings etc those guys are rock reliable no matter what you do.

Added bonus, the panerai fits my hand well, looks right on my hand and will perfectly stand to the abuse I dole it out, in fact it will last longer and work better and need less service with the sort of use I subject it to. Of course it also is no where near as good looking as this one. Its good looking in an industrial sort of way. Not ornamental sort of way.

Cool.
Buddha.

i do want one of these. but ive set my spending at 2k max. when the disability starts

this is understated aka doesnt make one look like a pimp

Quote from: Toogoofy317 on January 24, 2011, 12:31:38 PM
yeah, i have one always forget to wind it LOL

get an automatic then, ( only time you have towind it is if you forget and it dies. an auto will wind via motion. many many inexpensive models invicta makes several

I don't own one, but I've always been impressed by the build quality to price ratio with them.


So, I was sitting there this morning thinking 'it's time to get a better holster for my p9s seeing as it's my daily these days'  click to ebay.........junk, junk, junk, nylon junk, unmolded generic holster junk and BAM!!!!
There was a Galco (actually, pre-Galco) Jacka55 holster for the P9S!!!  I clicked buy and now it's down to the waiting game.  I'm heading to Jax tomorrow, I'll have to pick up the harness to match at one of the 9 trillion gun shops down there.