Slava and a bottle of Tullibardine 1488 Whisky beer.
I believe there is a joke here somewhere... and if there is and you can spot one, it's just that - a joke, nothing more.
And now an as yet unopened bottle of Black Wolf Tullibardine 1488 Whisky Beer which will be drunk shortly and featured in my beer report for January 2019 or for January-February 2019 on this very blog, so come back for it, subscribe or just favorite.
Actually, ratings on ratebeer are at best middling for this one. Still will be consumed.
Back label tells you beforehand what you will taste (hopefully).
Here is a recent new arrival in collection - an Ideology Series 2015 Slava 2427 Automatic.
Here is an unboxing video.
The watch is a manual wind and an automatic utilizing Slava's 2427 movement (24 mm in diameter) and has a day and date calendar by way of complication (it also has twin barrels).
Day change is pusher operated.
Upfront, I should say that the watch is slightly controversial and maybe even infamous because of its political references regarding certain events in the Ukraine ongoing since 2014.
But I think it shouldn't be taken at face value; it is more of in-your-face joke or even black humor.
And even if it weren't, the fact that I am wearing and keeping it would be a joke in and of itself as I support and obey no political party, no government, whether domestic or foreign or even international, take no sides in all conflicts, and generally speaking I "stick my neck out for nobody".
And in any case, it is just another watch in this blogger's collection.
The first controversial inscription is under 12 o'clock which proclaims "I am a Russia'ist" in either Gothic or old Slavic typeset as are the digits on the dial.
There are various nasty connotations, of course, mainly harkening back to the 3rd Reich.
However one should remember that the word was a term of abuse by certain extreme Ukrainian political forces aimed at both Russians and Russophole elements of local population in the Ukraine.
This watch thus reclaims it and turns it over on its head and in so doing plays a joke on the originators of the abusive term.
As was pointed out by someone called Pan Korob or something, the second controversy is the symbol appearing at 6 o'clock which is actually a Chi Rho which, in case you like me had no idea, is "one of the earliest forms of christogram, formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters—chi and rho (ΧΡ)—of the Greek word ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ (Christos) in such a way that the vertical stroke of the rho intersects the center of the chi".
The back says "Not Just Crimea, Everything Is Ours!" Obviously referring to the re-unification by popular will of the Crimea with Russia.
While the case appears to be yellow (nitride something) plated, the back may be stainless steel judging by the look of it.
So far the watch has been very good in the time keeping department which is unusual for recent Slavas.
