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Heuer 510.501 Chronograph fixed by RLX5513

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Heuer 510.501 Chronograph glass fixed by Peter Gernsberger – RLX5513:
Used, abused and finally I fucked up the glass by dropping it twice on the floor. So this tough dude was on rest for about half a year now. On my recent trip to Frankfurt I was glad to meet Peter Gernsberger from RLX5513. He said he can fix it, so I gave him the chrono without any receipt and hardly knowing him, apart from some messages and spending some hours with him on that day. Precious to me, not just be-cause of it´s “steetvalue”.  Peter fixed the Heuer within a bit more than 24 hours. No worries about the chrono being lost by DHL and probably to see my face in joy and disbelieve when he gave it back to me. Agreed was he will fix it within 2 weeks due to his busy schedule. The surprise hit me without any clue.

I´m hardly able to thank him enough for that favour. But in the trustful network of friends and friends of friends which I expanded also via be-cause there are ways to payback “debts” and favours.

Here some earlier images of the Heuer 510.501 and if you are on a search for great watches check Peters website RLX5513!

Stuff that works at work

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About 10 month ago I swapped my job in font, behind and inside computers against building boats. It took a while to figure out what kind of cloth and stuff will work well for me. They have to be tough, some style and shouldn´t make me cry if they are ruined.

Most important are the boots, a pair of Thorogood Moc toe boots proofed to be worth to call a workboot.
They are :
comfortable
white sole does not leave traces on boats
are a bit protective
the leather can be cleaned of most ugly stuff with aceton
were goodamn cheap – 50 Euros for them
(I´m sorry, no Red Wing´s boots here, but as soon as I do not find a sponsor I will keep them for working)

Trousers, at the beginning I had a well made paar of workwear trousers, but I could not stand the plastic content all day. I swapped to jeans, be-cause that what they are ment to. I usually buy them at ebay for less then 10 bucks and toss them away when they are ruined by synthetic rasin, hardener, paint or aceton. My favorite one so far the the Carhartt double knee pant. It got reenforced knees, and has a quite comfortable cut.

Watch, my heuer chrono proofed to be taking some hits and works still. Somehow it hurts me to see it aging but on the other hand I can not imagine another one, and for sure no digital Casio.

Belt, I was able to grab some deadstock swedish army belts a couple of months ago. One I kept for myself and it is a joy to watch him aging.

Ipod shuffle, sometimes when working hard with all day sanding stuff and no way to hear the radio or a word. You will love some other sound. If you wonder about the note on it. Just a test how restrictive Apple is with their engraving service.

Any advice or sponsorship is welcome, If you want to sacrify a pair of jeans or boots contact me. I will feature its use/destruction frequently.

Heuer 510 501 chrono watch with nato strap

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Heuer 510 501 chrono watch with nato strap:
Given to me by my father around 20 years ago, about the time when I served at the army. I beat the cap out of it – damaged the original black metal band, never realized how expensive and actually nice this watch is. At this time, of course it had to have a camouflaged watchband which could be closed to avoid reflections from the watch glass.  I was always a bit pissed off be-cause the chrono lost 5 minutes after a week.

This watch was for a long time forgotten in the basement, but worked fine with just some shakes and this after about 15 years of rest. I replaced the camouflaged strap with a bit more civil looking one. I know the glass should be replaced, but right now I think it add´s to  it´s characteristic.

More images and more background info about this watch, check Heuerville.