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Splurged on a pair of Apple Airpod Pro’s.  With the proceeds of my recent watch sales I had more than enough for new wireless earbuds. Initial Review Only had them for a few hours and overall I’m impressed by how well they are integrated with my iPhone 11.  Everything just works, and once you learn the basic controls it’s quite intuitive. I am finding the transparent audio impressive and beats my open ear cans like the Grado SR80’s.  The noise canceling feature I’ve only used sparingly and will try it out soon. 3 Day Review Okay, I got in my new Airpod Pro case and liking it as one problem I discovered with the Pro’s due to their size and shape they seem to easily fall out of my pockets. My first few listening sessions relied on transparent audio and that’s not good for actual music listening.  When I turned it off, the sound quality of certain songs improved, which should be obvious considering the original intent of transparent audio mode. But after several sessions, the audio qualit

My collection of watches has grown to over a dozen pieces yet again and like several times before it consists of a plethora of inexpensive and cheap watches I’ll never wear. I’m culling the herd and slimming down to 4 watches: Rolex Explorer 114270 Victorinox INOX Casio G-Shock DW5600 Casio A168 My thoughts on how to setup an ideal collection: I. Classics that Obey Form + Function It took years for me to realize I prefer simple tool watches of a reasonable size and classic styling.  For most everyday I'm relying on the humble Casio's and for more formal or special days I bust out the Automatics or the INOX.   It's funny how the Casio A168 gives me such delight as I don't have to worry much and it satisfies most of my daily needs in a watch. II. You don’t need every style or design One common mistake I made when I first began collecting watches was wanting to ‘complete’ a collection in terms of colors and styles.  If a model came in 3-4 colors I desired all of them. Cont

If you are seeking a Casio G-Shock you will likely come across two (2) of the most popular design series, the square 5600's and circular 6900's.  Both represent G-Shock at their best and you can't go wrong with either. When selecting the right G-Shock, you have four (4) questions to help narrow down your choices: 1. Form Factor (Size) For those with smaller wrists the smaller 5600's are the logical choice, but most people can get away with wearing a larger 6900. 2. Features (Modules) Second are module (features) and the most basic modules reside in the DW models. Higher end G-Shocks typically have model names starting with a 'G' like the GW or GLX. 3. Style (Color/Design) The third and most difficult choice is style.  Casio doesn't make this easy as they have done many limited edition and collaboration models offering thousands of different color and design choices. For me, I'd recommend keeping it simple and for your first G-Shock get one in classic bl