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    What watch you're wearing?

    Thanks. I got one for my little brother in the late 80s that he recently found. I was thinking about possibly trying to overhaul it for him.
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    What watch you're wearing?

    Do you happen to know what movement the 1981 Turtle came with?
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    What watch you're wearing?

    Thanks much, guys. (y)
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    What watch you're wearing?

    I’ve long been a fan of Seiko’s vintage 6105 model diver. It was immortalized as the watch Martin Sheen’s character Capt. Willard wore in the movie Apocalypse Now. Prices of the originals vary greatly based on condition, with the better examples fetching upwards of $3000. Unfortunately, even...
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    Goodbye OLD CPF Friend From An Old CPF Friend! A Tribute To Greta And History Of A Great Forum!

    Happy to share the memories, Chauncey. It seems like the last 20 years just flew by. (y)
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    Goodbye OLD CPF Friend From An Old CPF Friend! A Tribute To Greta And History Of A Great Forum!

    Many have been here long enough to remember SF’s inventiveness back in the days before they were able to ramp up the manufacturing and sales of their own branded CR123s. At the time, SF absolutely was willing to subsidize the cost of CR123s, as a way to both promote the popularity of lithium...
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    What's your favorite UI design on flashlights?

    The most recent two that come to mind were a couple of mid sized throwers - the Mateminco MT90 and a Noctigon K1.
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    What's your favorite UI design on flashlights?

    I used to believe that - until my Narsil, Anduril, Bilbo, Frodo and Barliman Butterbur based lights started reprogramming themselves in my absence. I’ve had more than one spontaneously switch between smooth and ramped output mode. And my BLF GT Mini is now all but useless as it does nothing...
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    What's your favorite UI design on flashlights?

    I am so over these flashlights with UIs that are more complex than a Space Shuttle launch sequence. If you ever hear me say how much I’m looking forward to using a series of clicks and presses to reprogram the emitter step down temperature of my flashlight’s turbo mode, please kick me in the...
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    What's your favorite UI design on flashlights?

    As long as the UI isn’t named after a Lord of the Rings reference and is therefore unable to fundamentally reprogram itself whenever it gets tossed into a backpack, I’m fine with it.
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    Smallest light with at least 4000 lumens and 200Kcd?

    What is the physically smallest light that currently meets the subject performance criteria? Vinh’s Lumintop X9Lvn gets pretty darn close for a smallish light, but comes up about 40,000cd short.
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    Area lighting lantern or mule for camping

    Thank you, sir. You win the prize. That is exactly what I was looking for.
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    Area lighting lantern or mule for camping

    Couldn’t agree with you more about this, nbp. I knew going in that finding a torch that was able to compete with the good old fashioned Coleman lantern would be a tall order. But where better to issue such a challenge than right here at CPF? :D
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    Area lighting lantern or mule for camping

    Are there any production lights, or reasonable mod projects, that would meet my needs for a good area lighting camp light torch? Basically, a mule type handheld torch with decent efficiency and run time that could be hung from a tree branch would fit the bill. Three or four brightness levels...
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    In the market for 2 new Vinh lights

    This is one of my favorite lights that Vinh offers: https://skylumen.com/products/convoy-c8vn-basic-18650-thrower?_pos=5&_sid=82da67c89&_ss=r
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