Genuine privilege to be at Australia vs USA tonight - an absolutely cracking game of rugby. The players put in a huge shift afterwards meeting and chatting with fans. Particular props to a hurting Samantha Wood, who nonetheless did the rounds and had a little natter with us. Did herself proud.

The ARL 44 medium tank was envisioned in 1944 as a way for France to return to tank design after a hiatus during German occupation. This tank was shown to the public #OTD in 1951 during the Bastille Day parade. #tanks #history

Realisation of a dream! Aeroplane finally let me do a massive in-depth look at one of the most offbeat airliners of the modern era - the Britten-Norman Trislander In the August issue

The Germans were unsatisfied with the reliability of the King Tiger, particularly its gearbox. Bench trials of the PP33 gearbox that would be able to handle the tank's bulk were completed successfully #OTD in 1944, but it was never installed in a real tank. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

I made a Godzilla play set

Centurion, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Ex Regensprung, Regenstauf, Germany, 1975. 🇨🇦 #ColdWar #CenturionFriday

In case you run into a Tiger today, this is how to do it.

A Centurion tank of "B" Squadron, Royal Canadian Dragoons, crosses near Neustift, Germany, 1973. 🇨🇦 #CenturionFridayonMonday

We start our third NAACC post with the Sherman Show with host M4A3E2, guest starring: the M4A3 (75)W! Musical guest featuring the M4 (105), and special guest M4!

#OTD in 1944, Italy. "The first German Panther tank to be captured intact. With its 75mm gun, it has been considered to be the Germans' most successful tank." #WW2 #HISTORY

Moving on to some Cold War examples. This period of Le Siècle Blindée really was the Wild West of tank design.

May Memorial Day be whatever you need it to be. A day of remembrance, memorial, sharing of the past, or even just reconnection. Take care of yourself and others please. All the best from an aging USMC vet.

A tank a day makes the day better. Today’s pic is of an Italian M13/40. This example is in the US ArmyArmor and Cav Collection at Fort Benning. Pic #3 in a series.

A tank a day makes the day better. Today’s pic is of a M48 from the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. Pic #2 in series.

A tank a day makes the day better. Today’s pic is of the only remaining T2 Medium tank. Currently residing at the Armor and Cav collection at Fort Benning.

I don't typically post YouTube content, and you can skip through the video (it's kind of long), but you need to see what this Chinese indy watchmaker is doing with these movements. This is #horology at its 2025 best: youtu.be/z5kRdkKgiyo?...

My thoughts on Facebook earlier

Love this shot of our DH9 alongside the Bristol Fighter from Shuttleworth this weekend. They at least *look* like two peas in a pod 😂

Yes, I do require one of these. £10k

I finally made it to Saumur a week ago. It was worth the wait. A museum of the old school with just stuff to look at. This Panhard EBR was a definite favourite.

Hello wristwatch friends. Enjoy this terrific article about microbrand watches. (I'm in the article.). There are some cool watches here. www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best...

I might have scored one of these "Magma" dial #Nomos limited edition Cub Sport Worldtimers. I'll know for sure on Monday. 🤞 nomos-glashuette.com/en/club/club...

On this day, in 1800, the Library of Congress was established. Containing 178 million items, it is currently the world's second largest library. It is also the most visited library in the world, and is one of LibraryThing's top cataloging sources. 💙📚

From Seattle-based Matthew Zinski, architect, designer, watchmaker, and founder of #Typsim, the chronometer-certified Architect. Inspired by midcentury watches, Matt uses acrylic crystals, true gilt dials, chamfers, and lume that ages. This one $999 but check them all out: www.typsim.com/watches

Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a little kid.

Exercise Certain Trek. Two Centurion tanks of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Oct 1975. #Centurionfriday #ColdWar 🇨🇦 LAC Photo

Coffee with book while relaxing at Hararz coffee shop. Great way to start the day.

Dubbed Canada’s “fightingest ship,” HMCS Haida is the last Tribal-class destroyer in existence. In my latest Legion Magazine article, I embark on an armchair tour with the museum's acting interpretation officer Jared Shawcross. 📸 Parks Canada. legionmagazine.com/an-armchair-...

One of these days i’m going to break down and buy an Undone watch and it’s probably going to be this one. #watchnerds undone.com/products/urb...

Need to focus on work today, so instead of 15 posts, here's Gear Patrol's 15 sleeper picks from #Rolex, #Patek, #GrandSeiko and others that might give these brands' WW'25 flagship releases a run for their money (and that's alot of money for most of them) www.gearpatrol.com/watches/watc...

We love doing movies,we’re delighted to say that we supplied the Vintage watches for new Wes Anderson movie The Phoenician Scheme UK Release 23rd May Starring Tom Hanks, Benicio Del Toro, Benedict Cumberbatch and many more stars. Featured here is a 1950’s Geneve Gents Regulator Watch

Today is National Library Workers Day! Part of National Library Week, this is a day to recognize and celebrate the hard work of library support staff and librarians. Are there library workers and librarians that have helped you, over the course of your reading life? #NationalLibraryWorkersDay 💙📚

Do you like frosted dials? Jeet the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moonphase “Frosted” #watches #watchnerd horologium.com.au/2025/03/28/n...

Here's the #NYT take on WW'25, and the 2025 releases so far. Can these brands (other than #Rolex) boost watch sales amidst already slumping demand and extraordinary (😠) tariffs? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/f...

Last post today, here's the #Monochrome team's top 12 from WW'25. I love that the #Nomos Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer hangs in there with the luxury big dogs. But, the #Parmigiani Toric Perpetual Calendar (the blue one for me) is damn near perfection: monochrome-watches.com/recap-monoch...

And a different Top-9 take from GQ India. I'm going to dig up something in the #Hermes. That looks interesting Wonders evidently never cease www.gqindia.com/content/9-be...

WATCHES & WONDERS 2025: Laurent Ferrier brings the previously limited edition Classic Auto into the permanent collection in the form of the blue Horizon. #watches #watchnerd #watchesandwonders horologium.com.au/2025/04/04/w...

Pretty nice sale @ Windup Watch Shop--#Timex Mil-Ships Bronze in particular seems like a reasonable bargain at $870: windupwatchshop.com/collections/...

Yall, this escape room is so hard. #itsjustabookstore #thedooriswideopen #helpicantgetout

WW'25 underappreciated #Alpina with a new 39mm Alpiner Extreme. Triangle patterned dial, with a date, lots of lume, and a second hand with signature Alpina red triangle. Really like the matching textured crown collar. 3 flavors. 200M resistance. $2,195. us.alpinawatches.com/product/AL-5...

I interview the Canadian War Museum's historian Michael Petrou for my latest Legion Magazine piece on Canada's role in the Spanish Civil War. Some 1,600 Canadian anti-fascists fought for Spanish democracy, 400 of whom died in the struggle. 📸 Michael Petrou legionmagazine.com/historian-mi...

Last post for today: let the "Best Of" lists begin! fortune.com/europe/2025/...

#IWC has made several changes to its product line but most interesting to me is the Ingenieur Automatic 35. Same dial design as the 40mm, same 100m resistance but 5mm smaller, 1.4mm thinner and a model first exhibition caseback. Details and more releases here: timeandtidewatches.com/iwc-ingenieu...

The #Rolex Land Dweller is real. Here is Teddy's hands on review. For me, I like the indices and the 6 and 9 font, but no to the styling overall. The Dynapulse escapement is amazing. youtu.be/l6kRQJWYaps?...

We’ll be doing a daily roundup of what’s released from Watches & Wonders 2025! What we like, what we don’t, and what we aren’t sure about - 1 thru 7 April, 20 minute episodes. Don’t miss it!

Five years ago today it seemed that the golden age of naval idiocy had disappeared forever. That was before the Venezuelan patrol vessel Naiguatá managed to recapture some of this spirit by fighting - at least at that point - the dumbest action of the 21st century.

“Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.” -John Waters.

Someone suggested a couple of weeks ago that I shouldn't do this because it would "devalue" my books. I don't see it that way. It's also as self-serving as it is generous. Someone gets one of these, maybe enjoys it, maybe ends up buying my new novel in September. Where's the downside in that for me?

A 🇨🇦 Centurion tank prepares to move up to the border during Exercise Reforger IV in Northern Germany, 22-25 January 1973. #CenturionFriday #ColdWar