The $150 Bulova Hack Military-Style Watch
While watches don't seem to generally be affected by seasonal trends, I do, for whatever reason, associate summertime with military-style watches. I guess it's just the color schemes you often see, as well as a sort of rugged utilitarianism that lends itself to traipsing about in the outdoors.While you have all of the usual suspects for affordables in this category, there's a new one that came across our radar that we thought was worthwhile bringing to your attention. That model is the Bulova Hack, by Bulova. At first glance, it's easy to see that this fits into the military theme for a watch - and it's just not some styling exercise. This actually has ties into their archive - a much earlier iteration of the Hack was issued to the U.S. Army during World War II. So, not quite a trench watch, but definitely in that lineage.Why even mention trench watches? For me, those have a particular look to their dials and handsets - and the Hack definitely follows in that tradition. The font used h

Switching Breitling deployant between straps
I have a new Navitimer coming in this week (the wait is killing me!!) and I ordered it with an OEM deployant strap as I already have a spare OEM strap and deployant (no holes). I borrowed a spring bar tool from my friend (one end with fork) but I'm afraid to use it. To remove the buckle(?) is pretty easy as the spring bar ends are exposed. However, there doesn't seem to be much room, if any, to remove the strap from the other end (clasp?). Is there a way to do this without ruining the leather around the ends and the clasp? I think I should at least put Scotch tape around the clasp.

Omega and "Limited" Editions
I have always been a fan on Omega watches, but is seems more often than not they are coming up with more and more limited editions to the point where I'm not sure they are doing themselves a favor. While the number of units produced for each addition seems limited, the sheer number of different limited editions Omega puts out is almost mind boggling...Just curious what others think...1.) Does Omega put out too many limited editions?2.) In your opinion, what are the top 3 most sought after LE from Omega?Look forward to hearing people's thoughts!

Consolidating 5167 and BLNR for 5164?
I may now have an opportunity to get a 5164... and wanted to solicit a few opinions on here.If I were to get the 5164, I would sell both my 5167 and BLNR to fund it. With prices on the latter two being very nice these days, I would have to add a few thousand in cash for the 5164.The 5167 currently gets a lot of wear, whereas it's somewhat hard for me to fit the BLNR in my rotation. With a suit, I mostly rotate between the 15202 and 5167, and on weekends I prefer to wear the Hulk. I'm also not a huge fan of the PCLs on the BLNR, so a culmination of those factors means that it gets worn seldomly (even though I love the way it looks.)With the 5164, I feel like I can get the best of both worlds - a super comfortable travel time piece that can work with a suit, to shorts and a t-shirt. Plus, it's actually more under the radar than the Rolex while travelling. It also has a cleaner look compared to the 5167 without the date window.Would others around here do it?

The most versatile sports watch
My trusted 5711/1A has been from the office to the ocean with me and now has battled the Nordic winter with minus 20C and is still fresh as a daisy (oh and yes, I do now realise they were the wrong golves to bring!!).This is, of course IMHO, the greatest steel sports watch.