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Where Passion Meets Precision – Watches, Photography and Beyond

Category: Experience

EN 7275 Soviet movement

I Disassembled and Reassembled a Forgotten Soviet 7275 Movement

olaaf, 03/01/202503/01/2025

I had completely forgotten about this movement. It had been sitting in a box right…

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EN Double wristing watches

A Mechanical Watch Enthusiast Bought An Apple Watch S10

olaaf, 24/11/202424/11/2024

When the Apple Watch debuted globally about a decade ago, I was convinced I’d never…

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EN Both MacBooks

Switching to a New MacBook Pro: First Impressions and Comparisons

olaaf, 17/11/202403/01/2025

More than two years ago, I wrote a blog debating whether to get a new…

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EN Movement Disassembly

My First Attempt at Watch Movement Disassembly and Reassembly

olaaf, 15/10/202415/10/2024

When I sent my mother a picture of the watchmaking tools I bought for my…

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EN Seiko 5 and Seiko Presage

The Husband And The Wife – Seiko 5 and Seiko Presage

olaaf, 24/09/202424/09/2024

As you may already know my wife gifted for my 30th birthday a Roamer Skeleton….

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EN Syrah from the US

Exploring Europe – I Got 20 Card Decks In Latvia

olaaf, 31/08/202431/08/2024

Usually, my “Exploring Europe” series is about cities or places I visit for the first…

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EN 3D cat cards

Exploring Belgium – Buying 3D Cards In Mechelen

olaaf, 12/08/202412/08/2024

This article should have been different. I wanted to go to Mechelen to visit the…

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EN Upgrading my MacBook Pro

I Gave A Vintage MacBook Pro An Upgrade – RAM, Battery And Trackpad

olaaf, 29/07/202412/08/2024

In October 2022, I wrote a blog about upgrading my vintage MacBook Pro (mid-2010) or…

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EN Adding new RAM

My First RAM Upgrade To A Laptop

olaaf, 17/06/202412/08/2024

It finally happened! I popped my cherry of upgrading RAM on a laptop. Even though…

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Photo Report – Brussels Pride Festival 2024

olaaf, 21/05/202412/08/2024

I love Brussels! The purpose of this gallery is to show the color, the joy,…

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EN Animo Studios

The Best Boutique Gym in Brussels – Animo Studios

olaaf, 19/05/202412/08/2024

A while ago I wrote that I follow Tim Cook’s example by going to the…

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EN Cheese at Dinant

Exploring Belgium – Eating Cheese In Dinant

olaaf, 13/05/202423/03/2025

If you want to know why Belgium is beautiful travel to Dinant. If you want…

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EN Churchill

Exploring Europe – I Went To London To See Daniels and Harrison

olaaf, 03/04/202412/08/2024

I am not a football fan. My reason for wanting to go to London has…

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EN My first cigar

My First Cigar At Davidoff In Brussels

olaaf, 21/01/202412/08/2024

I used to smoke cigarettes in my 12th grade. Mostly because of the social aspect,…

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EN Lisbon's yellow tram

Exploring Europe – Going To Portugal In December

olaaf, 28/12/202312/08/2024

In 2023 my wife and I were in Amsterdam, Malta, and Luxembourg. Even though there…

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Tim Cook Exercises In The Morning – So Do I

olaaf, 08/12/202308/12/2023

I have been thinking of writing something about exercising for a while now. No, I…

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EN Les Fleischnaka

Strasbourg in November

olaaf, 25/11/202319/01/2025

I am already back from Strasbourg. Today is Friday the 24th of November, roughly fifteen…

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EN Amsterdam

Exploring Europe – Pierre Guillaume in Amsterdam

olaaf, 05/11/202312/08/2024

Why Amsterdam in October and not some sunny beach in the South of Europe? If…

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Audi Q5 Is A Great Car – My Three-Day Love Affair

olaaf, 27/08/202327/08/2023

Dear Reader, I hope this article finds you well and in good spirits. It has…

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EN Luxembourg

Exploring Luxembourg City – I bought A Leather Card Holder

olaaf, 03/08/202306/01/2026

Would I want to live and work in Luxembourg City? Is Luxembourg as expensive as…

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EN Lobster pasta

Spaghetti All’Aragosta – So Far My Most Expensive Pasta Dinner

olaaf, 17/07/202304/11/2025

Spaghetti All’Aragosta, also known as Spaghetti alla Aragosta or Spaghetti with Lobster, is an Italian…

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Movie Review – Mission Impossible 7

olaaf, 16/07/202316/07/2023

This should have been a straightforward movie-going experience. I buy tickets online, we go to…

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EN Fish and chips

Exploring Belgium – I Ate Fish and Chips in Antwerp

olaaf, 01/07/202305/01/2026

Dear readers, it has been a minute. My last article was in May when we…

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EN Italian toast

Exploring Belgium – The Joy Of Finding Pierre Guillaume in Namur

olaaf, 21/05/202306/01/2026

Initially, we thought of going to Paris for a long weekend. I almost did buy…

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An Ice-Hockey Game at a Bar in Brussels

olaaf, 17/05/202324/07/2023

I have been in Brussels for almost full nine months already. In other words, my…

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EN A broken Roamer crown

The Emotional Pain Of A Broken Watch

olaaf, 12/05/202316/10/2024

Unfortunately, this is true. Sadly, it happened with my daily watch. It did not fall…

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EN Castle and tulips

Photo Report: Floralia Brussels And Hallerbos Forest

olaaf, 04/05/202304/11/2025

If my trusted two to three readers may remember, in January I wrote a couple…

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EN Disassembly of a flat iron

My Woman’s Old Broken Flat Iron Disassembly

olaaf, 01/05/202304/11/2025

When I was younger I did not disassemble broken electronics and look at how they…

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EN Potato pancakes with salmon and salad

Photo Report: My Most Recent Business Trip to Strasbourg

olaaf, 24/04/202304/11/2025

While being at home and watching “Beef” on Netflix, I remembered that I have a…

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EN Full English Breakfast

One Week After Our Trip To Malta

olaaf, 13/04/202316/10/2024

By now my trusty two to three readers have read my impressions of Malta. You…

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EN Marsovin tasting

First Week Of April In Malta

olaaf, 09/04/202316/10/2024

It began on 31st March 2023. We had Lufthansa tickets thus a connecting flight from…

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EN Apple Earphones

This Is Not Another Technology Review – Apple AirPods Pro (2nd gen.)

olaaf, 25/03/202304/11/2025

This really is not another review of an Apple product. Have you looked on YouTube…

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Exploring Belgium – I Bought A Durable Coffee Grinder In Ghent

olaaf, 20/03/202320/03/2023

When I mentioned to my colleagues that I will be going to Ghent during the…

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Ten Years Ago I Created My First Website And It Is Still Alive – LatvianCrossFit

olaaf, 11/03/202324/07/2023

Probably everyone has heard or seen the saying: don’t post nudes on the internet, because…

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EN iPhone 5S repair job done

iPhone 5S Screen, Battery, and Button Replacement – Second Attempt

olaaf, 23/02/202312/08/2024

I thoroughly enjoy taking apart iPhones. Yes, as of now I have done it only…

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EN Geberit inlet valve

How We Teamed Up and Repaired a Hissing Geberit Inlet Valve

olaaf, 16/02/202304/11/2025

At first, there were hissing sounds coming from the bathroom. I had heard it before….

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EN Brussels Monopoly

Bruxelles Monopoly – How I Regained My Love For the Game

olaaf, 13/02/202304/11/2025

Probably my parents would not like what I am about to say. I like Brussels….

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My Unsuccessful Experience With The TRAD19 Translation Tender Application

olaaf, 06/02/202324/07/2023

I recently opened my LinkedIn feed and saw a post from a fellow colleague at…

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EN iPhone 5S first attempt

Apple iPhone 5S Screen Replacement – First Attempt

olaaf, 22/01/202312/08/2024

Initially, I thought of starting with an iPhone 5S repair rather than with an iPhone…

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EN iPhone 7

Apple iPhone 7 Screen, Vibrator And Battery Replacement

olaaf, 22/01/202312/08/2024

This article was one of the main reasons why I created this website. I wanted…

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EN Wine tastings

How Wine Tastings Made Me Appreciate Wine

olaaf, 12/01/202304/11/2025

If a gun is pointed at a point-blank range and the only way out is…

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My Current Take-Out Food Highlights – First Edition

olaaf, 09/01/202324/07/2023

Let’s start with something simple. A definition. According to Mr. Gold: Take-out food refers to…

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EN Audi A6

My Two Week Love Affair With An Audi A6 3.0 TDI

olaaf, 04/01/202304/11/2025

Dear Audi, So far, the only car manufacturer whose cars I have driven is Audi….

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EN PokerStars Poker Chips

PokerStars Poker Chips That Persuaded Me To Become A Professional Translator

olaaf, 06/12/202216/10/2024

I used to play poker. “Used to” because I no longer have people to play…

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My Watch-Themed Cufflinks For Special Occasions

olaaf, 05/12/202225/08/2023

How to tell that you have the most beautiful, the most amazing, and the absolute…

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EN Magical Paris buildings

Our First Trip To The Magical City Of Paris

olaaf, 29/11/202216/10/2024

Our first trip to Paris was this year. In the spring of 2022. It was…

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An Experience Of Having A Veiled Chameleon As Your Pet

olaaf, 28/11/202224/07/2023

A simple question. Do you have a pet? No? Okay. Yes? Do you have a…

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First Full Three Months In Brussels

olaaf, 28/11/202224/07/2023

If we would like to be completely accurate then these were not the “first full…

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A Wonderful Foodgasm At Two Rivers aka Divas Upes

olaaf, 28/11/202224/07/2023

Have you ever been to a place where the food and the experience have been…

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My Business Trip To The Beautiful Strasbourg

olaaf, 25/11/202224/07/2023

I started my new job only three months ago in September. And as of this…

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Quartz Watches Are The Past And The Present

olaaf, 17/11/202224/07/2023

Unless your parents are really into watches and you get to learn and hear about…

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EN Audi A3

A Relationship With Your First Car Is Special

olaaf, 10/11/202204/11/2025

My very first car was an Audi A3 (registration number: JP 2837). And here is…

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My Bachelor’s And My Master’s Theses – Translating Jokes And Reading the GDPR

olaaf, 08/11/202224/07/2023

This is a fun idea. I have decided to publish here both of my academic…

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EN Tissot pocket watch

The Lost World And A Thing For Pocket Watches

olaaf, 03/11/202216/10/2024

When I think of pocket watches I think of the television series The Lost World…

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Upgrade My Mid-2010 Macbook Pro Or Buy A New Device

olaaf, 26/10/202224/07/2023

Well, can you really upgrade? Because I don’t think so. This twelve-year-old Macbook Pro is…

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EN Tissot watch

My Friend’s Tissot T-Complication Squelette Mechanical Watch

olaaf, 26/10/202216/10/2024

My two previous articles on ROAMER and SEIKO were written about my own two watches…

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EN Seiko Solar quartz

My First SEIKO Solar Quartz Watch

olaaf, 25/10/202216/10/2024

This is my first SEIKO watch. At least it is the only one I can…

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EN Moleskine - header

Why I Love MOLESKINE

olaaf, 23/10/202204/11/2025

Some people like to take notes on their phones or computers, and then there are…

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EN Roamer

Why I Love ROAMER Watches

olaaf, 11/10/202216/10/2024

Probably the main reason why I love ROAMER watches is because I have one. I…

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