'Hummers' Are INCREDIBLE! 360 Ticks PER SECOND & 'Spring Drive’ Smooth!

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I Like Watches

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10 ай бұрын

In this video I talk about the Bulova Accutron and The Citizen Hisonic watches and how they compare to the newer Grand Seiko Spring Drive Movements.
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@robertwoodaudio
@robertwoodaudio 10 ай бұрын
I've got two Accutrons. One that was my grandfather's that is from 1964 and my Dad's from 1975. Both are beautiful watches. It was the audible hum that makes me love them. When I was a kid I used to hold them up to my ear to hear them sing. I still do now that they are mine.
@robh.2400
@robh.2400 10 ай бұрын
Great video, but your dates seem to be a little off. Max Hentzel was hired by Bulova in 1950, and the tuning fork mechanism was patented in 1953.The first Bulova Accutron watches were introduced in 1960 (I have one from 1966), and ran through the 60s and 70s, ending production in 1977.
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Apologies, I may look it but I wasn’t around then and I used dates found online so I’m relying on dates provided by others
@robh.2400
@robh.2400 10 ай бұрын
No worries, great video otherwise, and nice macro shots of the mechanism running!@@ilikewatches
@georgeliquor2931
@georgeliquor2931 10 ай бұрын
The 214 accutron came to market in 1961 through to 1977, i have a 1967 astronaut and a 64 space view, the astronaut was taken on as the official watch of the CIA spy plane program and also used for the gemini space program as it could withstand the g forces and heat, the movements were not only used by Citizen but also Omega. In my opinion if this came fresh onto the market today produced by a big name company it would sell like hot cakes, as for the hum, i like it and wear mine to bed often its like listening to sound from the past and not that loud really
@supaflymicros
@supaflymicros 10 ай бұрын
Yes please, I would like to see a video on setting the day and date.
@Iexpedite1
@Iexpedite1 10 ай бұрын
I have an Accutron Spaceview and a Longines with a licensed tuning fork movement. The movement has a rather large place in American history. Astronaut’s wore Omega on wrist but the spacecraft all relied on tuning forks. Also, the move was put in a watch called the Astronaut and put on the wrist of SR-71 Blackbird pilots. At that time, if you were a government entity in need of an accurate watch that could stand up to vibration and temperature extremes, a tuning fork was probably used. That government use made them even more popular on the civilian side of the watch market.
@rarknivesandleatherwork8045
@rarknivesandleatherwork8045 10 ай бұрын
I think that's the beauty of the mechanism employed on some Bulovas that detaches the 'crown' and isolates the mechanism from the case damping some of the humming sound. A traditional crown transfers the vibrations directly to the watch case.
@trogpo
@trogpo 10 ай бұрын
Fascinating! Thanks, Gary, for opening these new windows!
@JonTheComputerDoctor
@JonTheComputerDoctor 10 ай бұрын
I had about 20 Hummers a few year ago now only have two now an Omega and a Bulova, spares are the problem now, great Watches.
@dns711
@dns711 10 ай бұрын
The first Spaceview watches were conversion kit demo models. They had hour and minute indicators painted on the underside of the acrylic crystals. Later Spaceview models had real chapter rings and were designed that way.
@c.cabanilla8963
@c.cabanilla8963 10 ай бұрын
Very nice video! I loved the back round story and your review.
@nathski22
@nathski22 10 ай бұрын
Fascinating! I love this look at unusual/historical movements. So interesting! Brilliant macro shots too. So cool
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Thanks buddy
@rossroteliuk5838
@rossroteliuk5838 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing! Nice info. 😊
@Horologique
@Horologique 10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Gary for this amazingly instructive video! I'm glad these spring fork watches are making a comeback! I'm debating on getting one, but I don't know how I can cover it on the channel, you've pretty much said everything there is to say 👍
@dns711
@dns711 10 ай бұрын
The first tuning fork watch was released in 1960!
@wayneturner1336
@wayneturner1336 10 ай бұрын
Lots of comments, collectors are passionate about their Accutrons and they’re super affordable and really remarkable bits of technology. I own 3 and love the look of that clean, smooth sweep, the sound is really negligible and you don’t notice it after a day.
@turnbasedtoddy7664
@turnbasedtoddy7664 10 ай бұрын
These are so cool! I have to get that green one now.
@cerij4242
@cerij4242 10 ай бұрын
Bulova started Accutrons started being sold in 1960, and lasted to 1978-79 and were then renamed accuquartz for the last few years before going quartz.
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, I got my dates a little mixed up 🤦🏻‍♂️
@reezevlog
@reezevlog 10 ай бұрын
i have an Omega Electronic f300Hz tuning fork watch….and im loving it…
@MrGrentch
@MrGrentch 10 ай бұрын
These are great watches, especially for the price. I built up a small collection of very early quartz watches(when they cost buttons, even though they were top of the tree very expensive watches when new)and before Girard Perregaux brought out a stepping motor for the Swiss(Seiko's Astron had one)they also used variations on the tuning fork theme. The weirdest of all was Longines' Ultra-Quartz(google the movement and you'll understand). Few running ones survive as they were _very_ delicate, but my one doesn't just hum it _buzzes_ You can actually feel it on the wrist. On a nightstand it would wake the dead. 😄 Interestingly as quartz movements started to take over Bulova circa '72 to get in on the action as economically as possible adapted one of their tuning fork movements by putting in a quartz module in place of the old circuit board and used the tuning fork to drive the hands and called it the Accuquartz. funny enough they aren't nearly as loud for some reason. They're quieter than the Longines Ultronics I have. They ran an updated Swiss(ESA 9162 movement) version of the Accutron principle(under licence). They're of higher quality, but are more expensive than Accutrons.
@grogthegrolie
@grogthegrolie 10 ай бұрын
Even more awesome is the Accutron 214 movement. Instead of a crown protruding out of the side, the setting key is integrated into the case back, next to the battery hatch.
@mariog7213
@mariog7213 10 ай бұрын
I used to have an omega constellation with the electronic movement. Left it with a watchmaker for service and he went out of business while I was out of town for two months. I was never able to find him 😢
@craighornsby78
@craighornsby78 10 ай бұрын
Got an omega electronic, find it very soothing listening to it, sounds like a mini plant room. Only issue is batteries as new ones are slightly different output but still cool to wear.
@janvachek
@janvachek 10 ай бұрын
Wow, that is amazing. Didn't know about this! Fascinating! 😊
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Cool glad you liked it!
@ahirshfield
@ahirshfield 10 ай бұрын
I have a feeling that in the 70’s people were probably more used to a ‘sweeping’ seconds hand due to the proliferation of Automatic watches. Sure, not as smooth as the Accutron movement, but sweeping non the less. Ironically it would have been the introduction of Quartz with the Ticking seconds hand that was something they’d never seen before! It’s only with our present-day experience that we look negatively at the ticking Quartz hand… At the time it would have been a very different marvel, contrary to the the sweep with which people were familiar.
@Happy357mag
@Happy357mag 10 ай бұрын
I was thinking the exact same thing.
@kenweller2032
@kenweller2032 10 ай бұрын
I distinctly remember as a kid in the eighties seeing "Seiko Quartz" commercials that zoomed in on that second hand, precisely ticking once, and only once, each second. They definitely made it a selling point.
@Horizontalvertigo
@Horizontalvertigo 10 ай бұрын
The whole "one tick per second thing" is not a new thing in horology. Dead-beat seconds have been around since like the 1700s. Certainly it wasn't common per se, but it existed.
@franciscomoliner1296
@franciscomoliner1296 10 ай бұрын
As someone else already said, I was facinated by my father's 218 Accutron's humming. I still have it and it humms but does not move. I still hope to make it work again. Regards Gary
@kyledriscollmusic
@kyledriscollmusic 6 ай бұрын
great info
@dylantosta4218
@dylantosta4218 8 ай бұрын
I can see your editings by the second hand of the clock on the wall. Nice video ! Thanks.
@shawnlavigne9069
@shawnlavigne9069 10 ай бұрын
Cool, didn't know about the Citizen connection.
@Not_Sure_
@Not_Sure_ 9 ай бұрын
I really like watches with the crown at the 4 O'clock position. at the 3 O'clock position digs into the back of my hand.
@jaimefontbona1907
@jaimefontbona1907 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video, Gary. I have 3 accutron and 2 hi sonic. Amazing technology! Do they humm? Sometimes when I walk close to my wardrobe with all 5 hummers packed together thight in their boxes, the wardrobe humms 😂.The wood wardobe seems to works as a resonance box and my wife asks me what do I have in there❤. Nothing that cannot be fixed by loosening the straps...or putting some socks between the boxes 😅
@BosunM8James
@BosunM8James 10 ай бұрын
This was absolutely fascinating. Especially the shots inside the watch.
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@mitchellwnorowski6747
@mitchellwnorowski6747 10 ай бұрын
Still have my high school graduation present from my parents. A 1968 Bulova Acutron
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Sweet!
@TGriffiths-ve6nw
@TGriffiths-ve6nw 8 ай бұрын
Aside from the innovation aspect these watches are really good looking. The case design is really nice. I remember looking into these many years ago and if memory serves me, i think that one of the issues is that finding a qualified person for servicing and repairs was very difficult.and even if you found such a person the lineup was very long. At least that is what i think i remember. It was a long time ago.
@alaththar819
@alaththar819 10 ай бұрын
citizen please bring back this cosmotron + eco drive.
@mazzochi2028
@mazzochi2028 10 ай бұрын
Not been able to stretch the budget to a spaceview but did recently win a day date accutron with a cheeky last minute eBay bid. Need to be careful about leaving it on some hard surfaces as the hum gets amplified and sounds like tinnitus!
@murph8411
@murph8411 10 ай бұрын
I certainly can’t sleep near one although it may depend on the watch as to how noisy they are
@BlindTom61
@BlindTom61 4 ай бұрын
The late, and very famous, acoustic guitar monster, Tony Rice was a fanatic about the space watches. He restored them in his home.
@Nite-owl
@Nite-owl 10 ай бұрын
Google says the first tuning fork watch was by Bulova in 1960. I've been looking for my birth year of 1965 for the last few years, but they seem to fetch very strong money.
@carlospagi
@carlospagi 10 ай бұрын
I had the same wish Nite-owl, After much searching over three years I found a mint 'Spaceview' from 1965. On the back look for an M5 marking, this denotes the year 1965. Good luck with your quest, they're not cheap but they're out there.
@deinhorn2
@deinhorn2 10 ай бұрын
First sold in 1960, not 1970… just as an FYI.
@hsinyang473
@hsinyang473 2 ай бұрын
Amazing! Also curious about how did seiko make the 5S21 and 5s42
@DisasterClean
@DisasterClean 10 ай бұрын
I have two of the 10 K gold Accutrons. One was my Dads, and the other my grandfathers. Both have the time setting folding handle on the case back. One has to get the exact right voltage battery for these, or it will run a little fast. The proper volt battery isn’t readily available, but must be ordered as I remember. These are quite attractive, but finicky. The domed crystal and thickness are slightly vintage. They will stop at times due to the battery becoming unseated if you bang them, so they are not good as a daily wearer, rather a conversation piece around the house. Cheers!
@jaimefontbona1907
@jaimefontbona1907 10 ай бұрын
Hi. Really? Maybe you are not using the correct battery. I have 3 accutron and 2 hi sonic and they use different batteriew depending if they had been converted to a different voltage. Those that are not converted (used to function with a discontinued batt of 1.3v), now have a silicon converter ring to ensure the smaller "sr" batt available on the market sits in place. A cheap silicon ring you might get. (The one that has been converted use a bigger sw1130sr battery that sits perfectly in place). Sorry, for not been able to share pics.
@nathanaelsmith3553
@nathanaelsmith3553 10 ай бұрын
Educational
@twitchyjambo
@twitchyjambo 10 ай бұрын
Very nice Gary😎👍
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Gandalfthebluey
@Gandalfthebluey 10 ай бұрын
I would love one of these. Hope I win one.
@sinjinadams2862
@sinjinadams2862 10 ай бұрын
The smooth sweep of a second hand can be mesmerizing but it isn't my main concern. The overall look of the watch is much more important to me.
@CanadianBeachcomber
@CanadianBeachcomber 10 ай бұрын
I hadn’t heard about this horological connection between Bulova and Citizen. Thank you for that.
@tomholloway7566
@tomholloway7566 10 ай бұрын
Even closer now, Citizen group owns Bulova
@CanadianBeachcomber
@CanadianBeachcomber 10 ай бұрын
@@tomholloway7566 Correct; I was aware. Thank you.
@chrisp.5272
@chrisp.5272 4 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention battery life, I heard they're relatively short from Mark at Long Island Watch and Urban Gentry on an episode awhile back. I don't mind much as I just ordered a Chameri with the Seiko VH31 Quartz @ 4 Beats per second and a two year battery life. Would love to see you do a review on the Chameri.
@OriginalLoLRandom
@OriginalLoLRandom 10 ай бұрын
That green dial is stunning! What is the model number on that?
@dimasakbar7668
@dimasakbar7668 10 ай бұрын
I...i think i may be smitten❤
@DrTerryBooth
@DrTerryBooth 10 ай бұрын
Bulova licenced to ETA also. I have an Omega and an Eterna. Omega also made an f720 moment which (I think) used twice the frequency of the Bulova movement. Do those Citizens use a 1.3v battery? Or 1.5v?
@dougnemeth5249
@dougnemeth5249 10 ай бұрын
I have two acutrons in my to do draw… not sure if I’ll attack them myself or send them away?
@georgeliquor2931
@georgeliquor2931 10 ай бұрын
Hey Gary, have you seen the Bulova moon view, a modern take on the Bulova astronaut, its a beautiful watch but in my view Bulova missed the boat they should have made it with a rotating bezel and a GMT movement, that would have been a winner
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
I’ll take a look!
@rafaelalbarracin9278
@rafaelalbarracin9278 10 ай бұрын
Excelente estimado maravillosos relojes. Con relación a la pila sabes cuál es y que duración tiene? Saludos 👍
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Hi, I don’t actually, that’s a good question, sorry I don’t have the answer
@watchalot919
@watchalot919 10 ай бұрын
I had a Hummer Gary, but found it impossible to park
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Lol
@rayintheforest
@rayintheforest 10 ай бұрын
Very nice! How serviceable are tuning fork movements compared to normal mechanical movements?
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
They are very serviceable although they are usually done by specialists….there is a guy in the U.K. that does them and only them
@Horizontalvertigo
@Horizontalvertigo 10 ай бұрын
@@ilikewatches does he also sell them on Ebay, because I might've bought mine from him and its a cracker
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Not aware that he does but would make sense for sure
@Shri_V
@Shri_V 10 ай бұрын
is the humming louder than a Timex's ticking?
@PocketUau
@PocketUau 10 ай бұрын
Nah, you end up tuning it out once you're used to it. Sounds like there's an air conditioning unit 60m away
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Yes, it’s high pitch makes it quite audibe
@michaelhuffines4978
@michaelhuffines4978 10 ай бұрын
i own 4 Accutrons and am wearing one right now. The only way to hear the hum is to touch the watch against your ear. Even holding it 1 inch / 25 mm from my ear i can’t hear it, it actually has to touch.
@spacehopper77
@spacehopper77 10 ай бұрын
I also own an accutron and can only hear it when close to my ear.
@Horizontalvertigo
@Horizontalvertigo 10 ай бұрын
It depends, I have an Accutron Spaceview tuning fork and if I have it on a surface that can vibrate, like a watch stand, it will hum quite audibly. Laying on a cloth on top of my watch box and I can't hear it at all.
@bobert6644
@bobert6644 23 күн бұрын
The accutron electrostatic watch can also recharge the battery, with accutron claiming it lasts up to a decade( pls correct me if im wrong) does the citizen also have this? Or does it require more frequent battery changes?
@monologic4806
@monologic4806 10 ай бұрын
Interesting and cool. 👍 My gf knows nothing about watches but I'm going to ask her for one anyway 😁
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Lol
@scwarzewaffe85
@scwarzewaffe85 10 ай бұрын
Hummers are overrated. More of a psychological thing.
@monologic4806
@monologic4806 10 ай бұрын
@scwarzewaffe85 Works for me....like a 60s Timex slogan. IYKYK
@lawrencedenning
@lawrencedenning 7 ай бұрын
Is this one for sale. Or has it gone already. Love the channel. Lawrence
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 7 ай бұрын
sold already....got to be quick to get them
@rayban-usa5482
@rayban-usa5482 10 ай бұрын
Accutron was introduced and were on sale in 1960 not 1971.
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Yup, got my decades mixed up
@omerfarukerdogan4614
@omerfarukerdogan4614 10 ай бұрын
not a hummer but a seiko 5s42 is alsa could be mentioned here
@markoni5616
@markoni5616 10 ай бұрын
Gary, what's the battery life on a hummer? Can imagine it's going to be shorter than the average quartz
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
I believe so yes
@coopdivi
@coopdivi 10 ай бұрын
I have an Omega Speedsonic with the ESA 9162 movement (300Hz), and the battery lasts around 15 months.
@jaimefontbona1907
@jaimefontbona1907 10 ай бұрын
My hi sonic using a sw1130sr batteries around 2 years.
@neoelitist
@neoelitist 10 ай бұрын
the first accutron was 1960 BTW not 1971
@odouroushouseant
@odouroushouseant 10 ай бұрын
I can tell you've owned a tuning fork watch for less than 6 months, because the most annoying part is not the sound, rather the ravenous battery consumption! Modern non-mercury batteries don't really cut it for these watches.
@wirdy1
@wirdy1 9 ай бұрын
All TF watches should go at least a year between battery changes. Any less and it'll be dirty or out of phase. It'll need a service. Microamps consumption is monitored while adjusting the pawls/ fingers to the correct phase during a service using a special tester called an 'Accutest'.
@joshcharlat850
@joshcharlat850 10 ай бұрын
Do you think they will use this technology again maybe?
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
No, no need sadly
@wirdy1
@wirdy1 9 ай бұрын
Even in 2023, there aren't many manufacturers who could even manufacture those amazing index wheels.
@neilsessions9744
@neilsessions9744 9 ай бұрын
for every time the 70s is mentioned insert 60s
@SRADracer
@SRADracer 9 ай бұрын
Not for me. I have very sensitive ears. I even can’t place my Aqua terra on my nightstand, because I hear it as a high zooming noise.
@LesterLovesWatches
@LesterLovesWatches 10 ай бұрын
Glad you’ve found Accutrons. Guys, always buy original 1960s/70s Accutrons, don’t buy the rubbish put in the last few years (wrong movement, far too expensive). Also, the crown should really be on the back case for a proper 60s (214) Accutron.
@grogthegrolie
@grogthegrolie 10 ай бұрын
I wouldn't mind getting a hummer
@davidchin3985
@davidchin3985 10 ай бұрын
What is this model number?
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Not sure, I’ll take a look and try to remember to come back to you
@everythingautomotiveeta5839
@everythingautomotiveeta5839 10 ай бұрын
Great fucking video man
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@everythingautomotiveeta5839
@everythingautomotiveeta5839 10 ай бұрын
@@ilikewatches thank you!
@sylvainb.coternbsc.n4896
@sylvainb.coternbsc.n4896 10 ай бұрын
Thank you professor. 1. you help me to keep up with my English skill ; 2. you help me to increase my knowledge in horology. The best I can humbly do to help you out is to make you know by my acquaintances and friends. Merci Gary ! nota bene : I'ld like if you could make one day a video about automatic watches who only have an hour and a minute hand. I still don't get it. You can't see a nice sweeping second hand. I knew someone who had a Patek Philippe with those features. It's probably me, froggie, who is retarded. Ah ! Ah ! Ah ! Take care !
@tikkathreebarrels
@tikkathreebarrels 9 ай бұрын
I sleep with three hummers 12 inches away from my head. They NEVER keep me awake. My wife doesn't even hear them. I'd suggest that you overstate the "noise pollution".
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 9 ай бұрын
I’d suggest you’re def
@WatchDaddy
@WatchDaddy 10 ай бұрын
I have owned one. I have never heard them referred to as "Hummers." LOL must be a cultural thing.
@mrmyc0rn840
@mrmyc0rn840 10 ай бұрын
Last birthday I asked my wife for a hummer. Oh, well... maybe this Christmas
@El1988Che
@El1988Che 10 ай бұрын
These are cool until they break down and realize most watchmakers don't know how to work on them or straight up don't want too lol. I had an Omega f720 Hz Megasonic that randomly stooped working and that was it for it. Couldn't get it fixed not even by Omega. If someone is considering these tuning fork watches, they should stick to the Bulova Accutron as parts are widely available still and there's a few guys working on those to this day.
@brianmsahin
@brianmsahin 10 ай бұрын
Wow, 360 ticks per second! Can slow motion even record the ticking movement? Some people may be super sensitive to that hum!
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Some cameras can, not mine sadly
@thegorn
@thegorn 10 ай бұрын
What guy doesn't love a good hummer?
@Bob_Smith19
@Bob_Smith19 10 ай бұрын
“Hummers” has a sexual meaning in the US 😂😂😂😂
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Lol
@DHD10000
@DHD10000 10 ай бұрын
200 isnt aliexpress money lol
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
San Martin, Sugess, Heimdallr, Cronos, Sea-Gull sell watches for $200
@Tom_Kowalczuk
@Tom_Kowalczuk 10 ай бұрын
You right! Not anymore as all good ones are way above 200 $/£/€ mark.
@DHD10000
@DHD10000 10 ай бұрын
@@ilikewatches Yes, and aliexpress has how many other brands selling for lower? when someones saying aliexpress money it's like 100 and below lol
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
I think AliExpress money is anything up to $250
@DHD10000
@DHD10000 10 ай бұрын
@@ilikewatches that's just entry watches
@jerrytaylor78
@jerrytaylor78 10 ай бұрын
You really should do more research before posting videos,Bulova released the accutron in October 1960 and you need to hold the watch against your ear to hear the tuning fork, the citizen must be much louder than the accutron.
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
I did the research just said the wrong years…unscripted videos so maybe I should script them from now on for videos like this
@Horizontalvertigo
@Horizontalvertigo 10 ай бұрын
You can totally hear a Bulova watch if you rest it on something that can vibrate
@jerrytaylor78
@jerrytaylor78 10 ай бұрын
@@Horizontalvertigo I always put my watches back in the display case after wearing them, but I've just tried putting my accutron on the bedside table and you would have to be a bat to hear it!
@Horizontalvertigo
@Horizontalvertigo 10 ай бұрын
@@jerrytaylor78 I have a watch stand, and it resonated with it when on a bracelet. Now it sits on a cloth on top of my winder
@vectorgen
@vectorgen 10 ай бұрын
I like your videos but for the love of Og please stop shaking the watches while you're talking! I'm getting seasick.
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
Lol
@kentan8536
@kentan8536 10 ай бұрын
No matter how you praise it, so-called watch enthusiast wont take seriously anything with a battery in it.
@Bob_Smith19
@Bob_Smith19 10 ай бұрын
Then you’re not an enthusiast.
@chrisbrant6596
@chrisbrant6596 10 ай бұрын
Your info is off by about a decade.
@TheBigTezz
@TheBigTezz 10 ай бұрын
Definitely click bait!!!
@kellypaws
@kellypaws 10 ай бұрын
What? Why?
@CanadianBeachcomber
@CanadianBeachcomber 10 ай бұрын
Or is it Tick bait?
@ilikewatches
@ilikewatches 10 ай бұрын
What was the bait?
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