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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 5h

Checked out the new Papar Vuelte tonight, a wandering jump hour inspired by Mexican brutalist architecture. Easily one of the most unique affordable watches you can buy at only $1,150.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

For their new RCZ Vision Concept car, French automaker Peugeot teamed up with equally French watchmaker Serica, who put a Parade-inspired timepiece on the dash

The clock sits to the right of the minimalistic dashboard, the main analog element in a mostly digital cockpit

The Parade-inspired Serica-designed clock in the Peugeot RCZ Vision

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My neighborhood dry cleaner/coin-op laundry/roof repair/auto detailing shop is now selling new low-speed Shandong Dabang EV minitrucks from Alibaba. The owner personally drives an INEOS Grenadier.

A Shandong Dabang EV minitruck from the front. This thing is tiny. Kei trucks dwarf it.

But hey, it does have an articulating bed!

A hand-written warning that it’s technically a low speed utility farm truck. But it has a full 2000 lb bed capacity!

Fuzzy Wuzzy Rug Cleaning, Dry Cleaning, Coin-op Laundry, Roof Repair and Auto Detailing

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The perfect grey market import doesn't -- m.autowini.com/items/Used-1...

A Hyundai Pony Pickup for sale and ready for import

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One of my favorite Hot Wheels growing up.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Why are there SwastiKabs driving around my neighborhood’s alleys?

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Vertex is putting a lot of value into its name, which is worth it to some folks. For me, I grabbed this Vaer A12 with the same specs and movement (albeit painted versus applied numerals) for a quarter of the price.

Vaer A12 Automatic on a green single-pass rubber strap from The Strap Tailor

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m not getting any younger, the world could end tomorrow. I bought the grail. #watchoftheday

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Seems like as good an excuse as any to get their new small seconds with the mother of pearl dial.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Imagine being such an icon that you get to dress everyone from Marilyn Monroe (for her infamous "Happy Birthday Mr. President" performance) to Carol Burnett to Cher. It is a travesty that there's never been a Bob Mackie theme for the Met Gala.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Once again, I must point to the official statement from Toyota. www.nytimes.com/2001/11/23/a...

A clip from the NYT that reads: “Somewhat less laconic was Wade Hoyt, Toyota's spokesman in New York, who put the best corporate spin on the situation this week. 'It is not our proudest product placement,' he said. 'But it shows that the Taliban are looking for the same qualities as any truck buyer: durability and reliability.'”

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Picked up this Jack Mason Canton on a fantastic sale a little while ago. Lovely dial; unfortunately, the *worst* bracelet I’ve ever owned. I should probably sell it, but it does look good on leather.

An Agave Green Jack Mason Canton on a brown leather strap.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I feel like I've already answered this question on this platform.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I missed this Imperial Watch Co. Rangefinder — a tribute to Eberhard, of all things — at launch but managed to snatch one secondhand without any markup. Gorgeous red dial in an otherwise unremarkable package, with the only notable element being a friction bezel, but only $439. 1 of 25 in this color.

A photo of the red fúmed dial at the bar, which is appropriate since it’s supposedly inspired by Gibson guitars

The red dial is deeper at the office, showing off the shades of red this takes on

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Reminder that as much as people like to blame General Motors for ripping out streetcars, none other than Robert Moses was crowing about doing it — and doing it before WWII was even over.

A photo of the top of page 896 in Robert Caro’s The Power Broker, in which a Letter to the Editor from Robert Moses to the Herald Tribune is shown. In it, Moses crows about how, during the war, “Trolley tracks are being ripped up all over town to promote the flow of traffic.”

If you know even the slightest thing about Moses, its that he didn’t need anyone to tell him what to do. Even GM.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Rode in one of these in Chicago. It was like someone had made a direct connection from every pebble in the road surface to my teeth.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The watch of the day is a vintage Bulova Accutron Spaceview circa 1967 on a Veblenist leather strap. I love the bubble crystal and view of the electronics underneath.

A vintage Bulova Accutron Spaceview watch, which is so small compared to modern watches

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Watch of the day is surely @tiredofcrazyshite.bsky.social approved: got a smoking deal on this lightly used Nomos Glashütte Neomatik Petrol. The bracelet is ridiculously large because of the male endlinks, but it looks great on leather.

A Nomos Glashütte Neomatik Petrol on my wrist.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We TNR’ed this feral boy a few months ago, and goddamn it, I’m going to socialize him into a house cat if it’s the last thing I do.

A feral boy eats a bowl of wet food in front of me

Look at that face! The audacity to be this adorable yet untouchable

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

FWIW, this is my highly esoteric answer

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Watch of the day is this Puerto Rican Santurce Picùa that every watch YouTuber has been raving about. Spoiler alert: save the crappy NATO strap it comes with, it really is excellent. Fantastic crown, bezel, lume and AR.

A Santurce Picùa on my wrist. The design loosely echoes vintage Blancpain without being a straight homage.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm at every gay bar everywhere this weekend

Drag queen Dolly Madison performs a tribute to Dolly Parton at Lumber Yard in White Center, Washington

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Cars in the PNW don't rust. They do, however, grow moss.

A moss over blue El Camino in White Center, Washington, the epicenter of #weirdcars

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

When was the last time you saw someone driving a B4 Passat diesel? #weirdcars

A black Volkswagen Passat B4 TDI, on the road, today

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Also arriving today is this Tissot Sideral, which features a carbon fiber case, 300m of water resistance, a funky rubber strap, the excellent Powermatic 80 movement and some serious lume. Jomashop has them on sale for as little as $419, which is a steal.

The dial and bezel are fully and brightly lumed

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Started out this morning wearing my Timex Waterbury Chronograph. Then came home to a new-to-me Nomos Club Sport Neomatik Petrol that I scored for a (relative) song.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

We've rented a Genesis G80 Electrified for the weekend. I adore the deep blue-green over tan of the leather interior. I'm amused someone mistakenly replaced a lost center cap with one from a Kia, which apparently fits.

A green Genesis G80 Electrified in the Avis rental car lot

It doesn't show well in photos, but the interior is a lovely deep green over tan

Amusingly, someone at the rental car counter replaced a lost Genesis center cap on the rear wheel with one from Kia

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Hyundai is going to sell so many of these things

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Grabbed this Baltany on sales for $356. An original Chinese design that uses a Hangzhou 5125A microrotor. AR coating definitely could be better, and the standard strap was middling, so put it on an alligator from The Strap Tailor. But look at that lovely mother of pearl dial!

A blue mother of pearl dialed Baltany S4128 on a brown alligator strap.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I have, and while they're very good, comparing to Longines is a stretch. I'd put Beaucroft on the high end of the microbrand world for its price -- better thought out than a Traska, not quite Monta or Ginault. Heron is a brand that comes to mind as similar.

A Beaucroft Solaris GMT, which does have a lovely dial that transitions color from top to bottom going from a deep burnt orange to almost a brown.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I like how Grok can't handle reflections.

Elon Musk jerks off to an image he created of himself staring out a train window, except Grok put his image on the outside of the glass because it sucks.

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Elizabeth Carmichael would have never

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Imagine having your $100K interior outshone by a Hyundai Elantra.

The Hyundai Elantra interior, which somehow looks better than the new Jaguar

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I need to write a book about Scam Cars

A Matchbox Moving Parts Series Alpha Wolf

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Brian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Fascinating seeing reactions to prices of Chinese watches climbing upwards as quality improves, making them less able to undercut microbrands and even traditional brands from Swatch and Citizen. Probably a lesson in here for Chinese cars, I dunno.

A Photoshop of two guys dapping, with text that reads, "Friendship ended with San Martin. Now Watchdives Addiesdive is my best friend."

San Martin has done a lot to improve its quality the past year plus, and now, it's running over $500 for newer watch models -- on par with brands like Seiko and Tissot.

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