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Looks Like a Must-Have for Me: Seiko SNE107P Solar Diver

 

Great for travel and sports, this Seiko SNE107P solar watch looks like a must for me. I need a watch I can count on on trips, one with solar power, a great lume, and solid build quality. Its case, made of hardlex, is better than mineral and I rotated the bezel of one of these at Watch City (the metal bracelet version with the same case) and it is smooth like silk. Great build quality. Even though it's small at 42mm across the bezel, its relative small size is actually good for sports and travel when comfort is a priority. 

I was thinking of getting a Casio Pathfinder Titanium for a bit more, but now I'm leaning toward the Seiko. 

The Seiko goes for about $165. The Pathfinder Solar goes for $190-230 depending on vendors and the other candidate, the Citizen Eco-Drive Solar Orca, goes for $210-235. The Seiko might fit the bill. 

What’s Worse Than a Colonoscopy? A Summer-Long Vacation

Unless there’s a nice hotel with a full gym, I find it impossible to enjoy a vacation, looking at trips abroad as a threat to my existence, a life dependent on routine, particularly working out. I have barely missed any workouts since I was bit by the exercise bug back in 1974 at the age of 13.

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Amazon Selling Casio Pathfinder Titanium for $229 and Free Shipping

 

 

Great every day and travel watch with no battery worries since it's solar powered, the Casio Pathfinder Titanium looks like it can go casual or dressed up a bit. 

Adam's Radio Quest Leads to the Discovery of a High-Performing DeWalt DW911

 

 

I find the 'chase' is almost as fun as actually getting the radio. I'm by no means a collector - just a user that like to find a cheap neglected radio, fix it up and pass it along.

For example, I recently found a really nice DeWalt DW911 - a construction radio that runs off of DeWalt cordless tool batteries - just an excellent design, and one of the most sensitive fm receivers I've used yet! AM is also excellent. I've been using a Sangean U3 for a couple years now due to its excellent AM, and this may replace it.... it's that good. All this goodness cost me $30 bucks at a garage sale. Of course, it was beat to hell and back, but a little elbow grease brought it back to a nice 'user' status.

 

When the Back Turns to Silver

My contractor George was a very likeable man in the beginning when he put custom red tile in my kitchen in my beachside condo. “I’m a simple man,” he used to say. “All I need is some rice and beans on my plate.”

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Radio Users Spend Less on Radios Than Radio Collectors

Guy Atkins writes:

"Is it worth it?" for a particular radio always depends on if you are a collector or user. Hard-core collectors invariably are willing to pay more for a top condition, desirable receiver or an extremely rare model in average condition.

For example, I recently purchased a truly mint Sony ICF-6800W "orange" version, complete with original box and packing material for $277 USD. At least one collector paid over $1000 for one of these (in 2009). I'd never pay that much because I'm in the "user" camp, not a collector.

This particular Sony receiver performs flawlessly, as if it was 1981 all over again and was just pulled out of its carton. However, a radio user or DXer can choose from a number of other new and used radios at the same <$300 price point which receive equally as well. Collectors, though, are less concerned with actual receiver performance prowess. If they are a serious collector, they usually have seriously deep pockets!

Is Hype Driving Up the eBay Prices for the GE Super Radios?

 

 

Hugo and I have speculated that a growing shortage of good condition GE Super Radios have brought up prices, but Keith and Angelo say otherwise. Keith writes:

It can't be scarcity since there always seem to be 6 or 8 on Ebay at any given time (between the I, II, and III versions). I think it's just the general hype about them in this and other online forums. They are good radios, particularly the I and II, IMHO, but there are other vintage and modern radio models that are just as good for less $, but they aren't as well-known.

And Angelo adds:

Keith: I agree with you. When you think about it though----the names we all know, Panasonic, Sony, Zenith----many of those sell for even more than the GE SRs. I think the "Sleepers" are AM-FM Panasonics (if you don't want shortwave or police band). They go under the radar sometimes----and those from the period of about 1970-1977 are usually great AM receivers and very nice speaker sound for FM too, for the size of the radios. Also, lesser known brands like Montgomery Ward Airline can be terrific buys. I like Ross, Lloyds and Arvin----but you sort of have to know what you're buying with those. Some of them are respectable and others are junkboxes. But Arvins up to around 1970 are good, solid radios. RCA made some nice ones too, through the mid-70s.

The Seven Signs of Authentic Masculinity

Bullying, braggadocio, mean-spirited schadenfreude, reckless aggression, mindless greed, and silver-back posturing are clearly rooted in primitive, toxic, misguided, and emotionally-arrested definitions of masculinity.

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Blue Dial Midsize Invicta Ocean Speedway Reserve on Amazon

 

Invicta has done a nice job making an upscale diver with this Invicta Ocean Speedway Reserve 10588. I don't own it, but I own two of its variations, in triple black and silver with gunmetal bezel. Some eBay sellers are featuring these Ocean Speedway Reserves for under $235 or so. The black combat models can be found for around $185. They look like $2,000 watches and they are reserve so they are all Swiss-made. 

"Near Mint" GE Super Radio II on eBay Today

This near mint GESR II is at a starting bid of $160 and Buy Now for $200.