I am so happy with Alan, Master Technician, at United Watch Services. Like my Seiko Pogue, Alan did a great job in bringing my Seiko Turtle Diver 6309-7040 to better-than Seiko Factory specifications. Alan mentioned that the Seiko movements can do more than the specifications set by Seiko; hence, my Seiko Pogue and my Seiko…
Alfonso Faustino: Clint Eastwood: Dirty Harry Sunglasses
Clint Eastwood is my favorite actor, director, and businessman. He is also of similar life-principles as my father: mind your own business; and, if you want something, get off your ass and work for it — ain’t nobody gonna give it to you. Lately, for the past week, I’ve been on a Clint Eastwood movie…
Alfonso Faustino: What time is it?
This BLOG will chronicle my wrist-checks throughout my travels and activities in life. I am anxious to get over to Europe once I feel comfortable with the effects of the pandemic, and do some wrist-checks there. My first stop will be Bologna, Italy, to check out a little villa as my pied-à-terre — this has…
Alfonso Faustino: 1946 Vintage Leather Bundesrepublik (Bund) & NATO Watch Straps
Alrighty now…let me address the emails and text messages I got from my viewers of my BLOGs: 1946 Vintage Leather Bundesrepublik (Bund) and NATO Watch Straps. Although your email and text messages to me varied, they all ended to this one question: Why would you use a cheap watch strap for your [wrist] [timepieces]? Answers…
Alfonso Faustino: United Watch Services
I was looking around for a wrist timepiece service technician, and I found out about the great reputation of United Watch Services. I gave them a call to get to know them; and, I spoke to Jessy Dang. He was very informative and forthright. I got the sense that he was knowledgeable about running a…
Alfonso Faustino: Seiko Pogue: Chronograph Automatic: 6139-6005
NOTE: Pardon me; throughout this BLOG, I’m gonna repeat myself many times about my strong liking for this wrist timepiece. It’s a very special wrist timepiece for me — it is my favorite out of my collection; so, please indulge me and my being impressed by the beautiful face of this wrist timepiece. Finally, just…
Alfonso Faustino: A-11 Wrist Timepieces
Recently, I became interested in military-issued A-11-style field wrist timepieces. I just really enjoy the simplicity of the face; and, I like the vintage-looking face and style of these wonderfully built, engineered, and designed A-11-style field wrist timepieces. If you’re new to A-11-style wrist timepieces, I hope this BLOG will get you interested in purchasing…
Staying Fit: Apple Watch Series 6 & MyFitnessPal
BEGIN UPDATE: Fitness Update: 2-April-2022: I don’t believe in losing nor maintaining a certain weight with proprietary meal plans nor taking diet pills nor supplements. I never used them. When I’m hungry, I go to Trader Joe’s and make my own meals; or, I go to a restaurant and order from the menu, unless I…
Alfonso Faustino: Hamilton Vintage WWII Frogman UDT USN BUShips Wrist Timepiece
BEGIN UPDATE: 20-February-2022, @ 1000 Hours PST: I have been wearing this timepiece for three days straight, and I dig it! It runs strong and is about two minutes fast or right on the dot throughout its full wind-cycle. Remember, it’s a 1940’s vintage wrist timepiece; hence, I find it so appealing that it performs…
Alfonso Faustino: Volkl C10 Pro to Wilson RF97A (Roger Federer)
Pardon me for not posting in a long time; I’ve been super busy with my acting career — an audition almost every single day with a one day deadline for major episodic series and major studio production feature films. In fact, while drafting this BLOG, my agent just contacted me for an audition with a…
Alfonso Faustino: Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach Pro
BLUF: Get it! Excellent training tool for all levels of tennis players. I was very skeptical of this device; but, I trained it for two days, and I went out on the tennis court to apply my training to execution, and I was overwhelming surprised. DICTA: I was bored at home; it was 0106 hours,…
Alfonso Faustino: Royal Motors: Sergey Chulikanov
After visiting several Audi dealerships, we decided to work with Sergey Chulikanov of Royal Motor in San Francisco. If you’re looking to purchase an Audi, check out Sergey Chulikanov at Royal Motors in San Francisco, California. We decided to deal with Sergey Chulikanov in the purchase of the 2021 Audi for the following reasons: –…
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