EdipisReks1

Ugh, that's the worst possible thing to happen with cigars! I'd much rather have a well stored mediocre cigar than a poorly stored great one. it's not even that hard, it just takes a little bit of effort and caring.

The biggest thing about Cuban cigars is that the soil and climate of Cuba are ideal for the kinds of tobacco plants that are ideal for cigars. I've sampled many Cuban cigars from many different years of production. The oldest was pre-embargo (and not from "pre-embargo seeds," as is often meant by that term), and the newest was about 10 years old, but most were rolled in the 90s. Construction quality varies, and construction quality is a very important component of how a cigar smokes, but the tobacco quality was pretty uniformly excellent. Like Dan, I'm worried that quality will go down once they start trying to satisfy the US market, but I'm somewhat optimistic.

You know, Zach, you don't have to be an asshole. You make me want to go back to not being here. Maybe I should indulge that impulse.

I don't know what this means.

Yes, it would have required magic to make it worthwhile for me.

Savinelli autograph with some GL Pease Key Largo that I've been aging for about 7 years. An excellent, excellent smoke.

Magic doesn't exist in the real world.

Real Reks can only do so much.

It barely had any wear, and I knew I would be selling it (I spotted a deal): I was afraid to take it out of the box to examine it for condition! That $5,000 paid for this term of my doctoral program, which I'm leaving, as of today (it's been an absolute waste of time and money), so maybe I'll at least get the 3940 profit back. Was there any doubt?

I have a hard time thinking that anybody who doesn't like the Reverso is much of a horlogerie fan. That's like not liking the Tudor Submariner, or a vintage Speedy, or a Patek 3940 (one of which I briefly owned in June: I never put it on, I just bought it and, a week later, sold it for a $5,000 profit. I wish I could have kept it). I have my Horween Shell Cordovan clone of the Casa Fagliano by Jan Ruzinsky on the watch. it's pretty much perfect. I would have him make the buckle end slightly longer, if I had this strap made again, but it's otherwise just right. I had the buckle end made to 16mm, so that I could use my early '60s vintage JLC buckle. The strap perfectly fills the difficult Grande Reverso lugs. I had it made in Horween Shell #8. I have three pairs of Shell #8 shoes, and two other pairs of oxblood shoes, so it will continue to work very well with blue and grey suits, but the new strap makes the watch more casual and versatile. I can always put the large scale OEM Alligator strap back on, with 18mm JLC buckle, for formal use.

I recently upgraded from my early 70s Hitachi Linn clone to a Micro-Seiki DD-35. Using the same Sumiko Pearl cart. It's a big upgrade. I bought my first Music Matters 45 (Cape Verdean Blues), and it sounds amazing!

I haven't loved the second season. I haven't even bothered watching the most recent 3 or 4 eps.

I wish it were the Tribute to 1931 (I couldn't afford it), but I love the Grande Reverso Ultra Thin. It certainly helps that I'm an Art Deco fan. At about 7mm, it certainly slips under a shirt cuff well. My Latvian watch maker has cloned the Casa Fagliano strap for me, in Horween #8, and I look forward to receiving it soon.

I had the first excellent class in my doctoral program. I also came back home.

This is a serious album to listen to with some vintage RS-1s.

The HD Tracks 24/96 version

I still love my Thiel CS 2.4. I have since replaced the Hitachi with a Micro Seiki