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Ben Clymer had a great article on Rolex earlier this week. http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/inside-rolex

Twist my rubber arm! Blue on a bracelet is a probable sale to me. Need to see the color in the metal.

I don't have any watches over 40mm either but have certainly been tempted by the Pelagos a couple of times. Currently noodling over getting a Breguet Type XX, as I'd like to try a Lemania-based chrono.

Think Jeff is just saying that a Mk. 2 Pelagos with an in-house COSC movement would be an insta-kop.

I like the size and the case and bracelet designs. Not wild about the yellow accents or dial layout and the crown looks a bit bulbous.

Modest Mouse -- Strangers To Ourselves

Yo La Tengo -- Extra Painful

And that's part of the thing, isn't it? These guys flew back there in a helicopter, they're not exactly being dragged through the mud by their heels at the end of a trying day. James May drank a bottle of wine (God bless him) on the chopper, but who could imagine him flying completely off the handle because the hotel chef has had the temerity to go home at 10 o' clock? The Beeb spin doctor may be slimy, but he or she is right about Clarkson being well off the reservation.

Rilo Kiley -- rkives (Big because it's fun to look at.)

It's all still more than a bit unclear, innit? Press says Clarkson called the producer a "lazy fucking Irish cunt" and punched him in the face, causing a split lip that required a trip to hospital. Producer (who'd presumably like to still have a show to work on in future) says no it's all fine on Twitter. Both have retained high-powered media lawyers. Bubble bubble toil and trouble ...

Happy Birthday! Sounds like a good excuse for a new watch!

Very nice. Hope it brings you lots of pleasure!

Well, as the third-party reports start to come in, he certainly behaved like a complete arse. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2992920/I-ll-fired-Clarkson-ranted-Gear-producer-30-minute-f-word-tirade-emerges-turned-hotel-fracas.html

Robbie Robertson -- How To Become Clairvoyant

Who indeed?

Huge bummer.

Not that I'm the arbiter of anything, but the JLC is a nice watch. Enjoy it! PS: Did you happen to see the moon phase version? That's my favorite of the Master Ultra Thin line.

The article that I am least likely to read today: "WITH CLARKSON SUSPENDED, HERE'S MY VISION FOR AN ECO-FEMINIST TOP GEAR."

Depeche Mode -- Ultra

This thread has got me listening to my Mk.1s again after a honeymoon with the 009s. There's a lot to be said for a little moar phat.

Happy Birthday!

British rags say he punched a producer because his dinner wasn't ready in time. Don't drive hangry, I guess! Pretty sure he'll be canned for good this time -- not sure what that will mean for the show.

San Fermin -- S/T ​Really looking forward to the next album. New stuff sounds great!