Cars & Bikes, Driving & Riding

[Shyster]

Who wants a BBS-wheels inspired watch? Only $3,000.

[dodint]

*raises hand*

[dodint]

They did a Fuchs version last year, too:

[Shyster]

That BBS watch is really growing on me, although I don't think it has grown enough for me to spend $3,000. The only thing I don't like is that the Union Glashütte logo appears to be on the crystal. I would have made it smaller and put it on the top of the dial.

Random trivia: the town of Glashütte is the German equivalent of the "Watch Valley" in Switzerland, and most of the major German watch companies (e.g., A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte Original, NOMOS, Tutima, Union Glashütte, Moritz Grossmann) are located there.

[dodint]

I don't like how the date is displayed. I get why it looks like that but it makes it feel like an after thought.

[Shyster]

I agree and think it might be better without a date. The whole impression is, IMO, quite dressy, notwithstanding the fact that it's based on a wheel design. Dates aren't necessarily needed on a dress watch.

[dodint]

"What if we made a pickup out of a Corolla?", said someone.



https://www.japancar-fl.com/1996-toyota ... a-sprinter

[NTP66]

Still looks light years better than the Cybertruck.

[Kane]

Car started rattling in the rear end on my way home today. Thought for sure it was going to be a shock or strut issue, since they've never been replaced on the rear. Took off the wheel and saw that one of the caliper bolts was missing - easiest fix ever, lol. It must have rattled loose and fell out somewhere on 79.

[dodint]

That'll do it.

[NTP66]

Rattled loose? As somebody who has had their fair share of battles with those bolts, that sounds more like whoever last worked on it didn’t actually torque it down.

[Kane]

Possible. FIL and I did the pads a couple months ago. Might not have used enough ugga duggas.

[mac5155]

Torque spec of MFT on that

[CBear3]

[NTP66]

Only two uggas and a dugga? Weak sauce.