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OldBean

PADI Turtle

dsaint1

Manic Moran wrote: »

That’s a hell of a watch and a hell of a photo, but is it useful? I’m trying to think of a reason I would fiddle with my wristwatch and probably do mental arithmetic in the left seat instead of pulling out the E6B.

Cheers.....I've never used the slide rule...I just love the look of it

OmegaGene

Think the carrera might be going next week, had to wear it one last time, I know the majority of people don’t rate tag in general but something about this one that I like

The_Guvnor

Beautiful peacock in your picture.

hitemfrank

Seiko SNE095P2. My daily beater

ronanc1000

Today's watch. Don't wear it enough so decided to throw it on now ��

HDMI

Bought this one yesterday but it is being shipped to my address in the US. Won't have it in my hands for a few weeks.

Sellers picture used with his permission.

Seiko SBDC053

Wibbs

I like lume at the "wrong" end of a seconds hand on a diver. It shows the purpose of diver's seconds hand. That it's nada to do with accuracy and much more to do with "is this bloody thing still ticking, or do I need to sprout gills?". Plus the lume on Seiko in my experience anyway is the best of the non radioactive lume of any brand. They really are a great brand with really cool watches.

hitemfrank

ronanc1000 wrote: »

Today's watch. Don't wear it enough so decided to throw it on now ��

Oh, that's a nice watch. What is it?

[edit]Think my Google-fu found it (or stuff very similar at any rate). Vostok Neptune

Eoin

Wibbs wrote: »

Longines Ultronic Diver from 1972. I find this gets a lot of my wrist time.

That’s class. What are your thoughts on why the sweeping quartz did not become more common?

Wibbs

Eoin wrote: »

That’s class. What are your thoughts on why the sweeping quartz did not become more common?

Well that one is tuning fork only, but yeah the early quartz - other than the seiko Astron - were smooth sweeping because they used the tuning fork setup as a way to drive the hands. They were the only game in town for about a year or so. Seiko kept developing their stepping motor and in Switzerland Girard Perregaux among others were doing the same, both one tick per second.

I reckon the sweeping versions didn't last long because they were very expensive to manufacture. They required more parts and much more human hand involvement. This meant prices were very high. Two to four times the price of mechanicals. They could be more delicate, about halfway between quartz and mechanical(or in the case of the Longines about as robust as an egg on a dance floor for rhinos) and they used a lot more battery power. On modern batteries you might see a year before needing a replacement, but usually less and back then less again. The stepping motors came with battery guarantees of over a year.

Plus it's easy to forget that back then that while there had been mechanical watches that had this complication, one tick per second was "new" and "modern" and showed off the accuracy of the new tech and the fact you were wearing one, in a reversal of today's mechanical sweep is better idea. Seiko's early adverts ran with the line "have you ever seen a second" to promote this. The disadvantage to the stepping motor was it didn't have the torque to move large hands, or even medium sized hands, so many analogue quartz throughout the 70's had thinner slimmer hands. The GP stepping motor did have the torque and in my humble was the better design, more torque no exposed coil, more robust but was again pricey to produce. Getting the second hand to line up precisely with the dial markings another issue. Though the early examples did. Then again they were very well made and expensive top of the brand range watches.

ronanc1000

hitemfrank wrote: »

Oh, that's a nice watch. What is it?

[edit]Think my Google-fu found it (or stuff very similar at any rate). Vostok Neptune

Hi, it's a Amphibian SE 020678S, not sure if they are available anymore as they were a limited edition.

hitemfrank

ronanc1000 wrote: »

Hi, it's a Amphibian SE 020678S, not sure if they are available anymore as they were a limited edition.

When I went searching last night I spotted something fairly similar that I have my eye on now.

I'll likely not buy it though as I've something else on the way. I'm also thinking dive watches might look enormous on my wrist.

Wibbs

In Honour of Eoin's post I thought I'd strap on a watch I haven't worn in a good while.



Bulova Centenary edition Accuquartz from '75. They kept faith with the tuning fork driving the hands the longest, until around 76/7. They dropped in a quartz module to regulate the tuning fork which drove the hands, instead of the tuning fork doing the timing and hands. They had invented the tuning fork movement so It was easier for them to get into the new quartz by that route and meant their existing service folks could transition more easily. Very accurate little watch. Under 20 secs per year.


Yeah the day is wrong. The date is quickset the day isn't.

Darwin

Speaking of watches that haven't been worn in a while, I thought I'd throw up a pic of my 40th birthday gift from her good self. I haven't worn this for a few years as it got shoved down the pecking order. Funny how it seems such a small watch now (think it's 41mm) but small is cool again eh?

OmegaGene

Nice TAG Heuer

The value of those models has shot up of late, they are making more than the current model f1 chrono in good nick and that looks in very good condition.
I’ve had a few different variations over the years but the red has to be the best.

hitemfrank

Todays watch is an out of focus Festina chronograph of some description.

Cienciano

Darwin wrote: »

Funny how it seems such a small watch now (think it's 41mm) but small is cool again eh?

That's what I keep telling the wife

birdwatcher

My everyday Seiko.

artanevilla

Black not the best choice in this weather.

2shea

Black not the best choice in this weather.

Oh that Bambino is a sexy watch! Im going to have to buy one. Dam you!

dsaint1

New Seiko 5. Ditched the bracelet for leather.

Frankie5Angels

That's really nice. Where did you pick that up, might I ask? Toying with the idea of adding a Seiko - have never had one!

dsaint1

Frankie5Angels wrote: »

That's really nice. Where did you pick that up, might I ask? Toying with the idea of adding a Seiko - have never had one!

Cheers, I got it from Jomashop....but, if you're not in a hurry wait till it comes back into stock in creationwatches or skywatches to avoid the $30 delivery charge.

ronanc1000

A few have been recently posted, might as well add to it! The Seiko 5's are good quality watch and a great price imo.

fat bloke

birdwatcher wrote: »

My everyday Seiko.

Snap - I have one of those "landsharks" and I love it, but I dunno whether it's your watch or your photo but the hands on mine are a much stronger yellow - they really pop, and the watch in real life looks waaaay better than in your photo! - Before I bought it I got the sense on the web that they weren't particularly highly regarded, but gosh I love mine.

Ionised

New arrival.
Saw a few of these with plain black faces that looked a little dull but this one caught my eye. Pretty little watch with trusty ETA 2824-2 movement.
Shown next to my Vostok for comparison (It is a good bit smaller than the Vostok).
Might need a different strap perhaps...any suggestions?

hitemfrank

My Seiko 5 finally arrived from Amazon. Took something like 3 weeks to get here. I decided to try a leather NATO strap on it.



It's a lovely watch but I'm unsure on the strap. I'll wear it with this strap for the next couple of weeks and see if it grows on me.

fat bloke

My "Landshark". Bought as a stop gap and ended up really liking it.

Roycropper63

Might seem a strange question but have you any idea of the weight of that Seiko 5? Beautifully face!

Roycropper63

And I meant to ask what model no is it? Thanks

Roycropper63

@fat boy.

Can you please explain the 2 winders on your lovely piece?

hitemfrank

The Seiko 5 is 90g according to Amazon.

Wibbs

Roycropper63 wrote: »

@fat boy.

Can you please explain the 2 winders on your lovely piece?

It's a homage to the SuperCompressor Dive watch cases made by a company called EPSA back in the 1960's. One crown is the winder and setter of the time, the other moves the inner bezel that times your dive.

It was a quite popular Diver watch setup back then. Used by brands like Jaeger LeCoultre, Wittnauer, Universal Geneve, Blancpain, Enicar, Longines, Benrus, LIP, IWC and a load of others. Here's my late 60's LIP diver with the same setup.

Roycropper63

Thanks Wibbs

fat bloke

That's interesting Wibbs, although if I may dare to contradict the inner ring in mine I equate more to the SARB017 alpinist. Its a compass function - odd for a diver. The outer bezel tines your dive as normal. The inner one would be no use for dive timing cos its bidirectional and the winder turns very very easily. Its not screwdown and even just normal movement of your hand or a cuff will turn the winder and actuate the inner ring, so much so it's never centred and impossible to keep that way!

Wibbs

Funny enough FB that was a complaint from some when these cases first came out. That because the inner bezel wasn't unidirectional and had no click it might move during a dive. Ironically one reason for the inner bezel moved by a crown was idea came along was the designers considered it less likely to move compared to the normal exposed bezels of other dive watches. On the vintage ones I've had or handled the crown moving the bezel is quite stiff and wouldn't tend to move once you set it. Which was another complaint; that it was too fiddly to adjust particularly if wearing gloves.

The water resistance design was different too. Kinda like the later Russian Vostoks in that the case back lies on a rubber ring and is designed to move, to compress as the water pressure increases selling it further. Hence the "Compressor" name. Unlike say the Rolex design which resists any movement. The crowns weren't screw down but have a set of rubber seals which work pretty well. My LIP above never got new crown seals as far as I know and after 50 years still passes a leak test.

Still it was a layout that only lasted about a decade, until the mid 70's. The vast majority of dive watches went the Rolex type design; sold case, external bezels, screw down crowns.

birdwatcher

fat bloke wrote: »

Snap - I have one of those "landsharks" and I love it, but I dunno whether it's your watch or your photo but the hands on mine are a much stronger yellow - they really pop, and the watch in real life looks waaaay better than in your photo! - Before I bought it I got the sense on the web that they weren't particularly highly regarded, but gosh I love mine.

fair comment FB, but I think I see the differences between our 2 pieces. Minehas Blue bezel and face plus, the date rotates in Blue on a White background....It also displays the day in French if preferred.
See what you mean by the hands on yours really popping out in Yellow....mine are green.:)

Eoin

Got this today - it was my 21st (or so) a couple weeks ago, so wanted to get something to mark it.

I can see myself consolidating the collection in a couple years, but I think I am done for the time being.





edit: "21st" was a bad joke, that's waaaaay back in the distance

fat bloke

Wow. Beats the hell outta the t-shirt I got for turning 21...:D

Eoin

"21" was very much wishful thinking on my side!

Frankie5Angels

That's a smashing piece, Eoin, very jealous.

21 plus VAT? That's what I tell myself anyway

Mitch Buchannon

That’s such a cool watch Eoin. Well wear.

fat bloke

Pic of the Herbelin Newport Trophy I got for the mrs a while back, next to an old seiko solar chrono of mine.

It's hard to find a lady diver, though with the non screwdown crown I'm not sure I'd trust the 200m rating. Gotta love the green though and the bracelet and clasp are beautiful too.

Wibbs

That's a bloody lovely watch E! Well may you wear. TBH I have to say I prefer Tudor offerings to Rolex. There, I said it.

Eoin wrote: »

"21" was very much wishful thinking on my side!

I'm reminded of the Roman dude Cicero when his wife mentioned that a woman they both knew was thirty. His reply was: "Oh yeah that's definitely true, she's been saying so for the last ten years".

Eoin

Wibbs wrote: »

I'm reminded of the Roman dude Cicero when his wife mentioned that a woman they both knew was thirty. His reply was: "Oh yeah that's definitely true, she's been saying so for the last ten years".

Unfortunately nail on head there for me!

sparrowcar

Eoin wrote: »

"21" was very much wishful thinking on my side!

Ha I missed the sarcasm..I was working out when we traded about 5 years ago there was no way you were 16

sparrowcar

Recent arrival which really caught my eye. It's a Geckota K1 V25 which was limited to 40 pieces in vintage rose gold. I asked 2 friends and members on here for opinions in advance of buying and neither were mad on it at all. I decided to have a look at it anyway and my God if there was ever a reason for seeing something in the flesh rather than pics. The sellers pics did not do it justice at all and also it was on a hideous nato strap. Have to say it's the first watch I've had since I got my speedy that I can't stop looking at. The steinhart OVM got about a quarter of my interest.

Anyway might not be everyone's taste but then Australians use marmite during foreplay so...






And finally a state of collection..

blue5000

sparrowcar what version is the Steinhart?

sparrowcar

blue5000 wrote: »

sparrowcar what version is the Steinhart?

OVM 3 42mm