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Zagato

Homer wrote: »

Lume strong enough to use as a flashlight

Tritium?

fulladapipes

2shea wrote: »

Did you consider the 36mm OP in black when you were buying?

Yes and no. I thought about it but know that I really think 36mm is too small in watches (except in a Datejust for some reason) so I went with the 39. I'm coming to the conclusion that 38mm is perhaps the ideal size...but nobody does it.

Ionised

Proof that my wife does indeed listen to me occasionally.
Wedding anniversary gift.

2shea

fulladapipes wrote: »

Yes and no. I thought about it but know that I really think 36mm is too small in watches (except in a Datejust for some reason) so I went with the 39. I'm coming to the conclusion that 38mm is perhaps the ideal size...but nobody does it.

I'm seriously considering a 36mm OP for my next piece. The 36mm and 39mm Oyster perpetual are the best looking Rolex out there at the moment.

Im saying this 2 months after getting an Explorer 39mm much like yourself.

fulladapipes

My take on 36 vs 39 is it all depends on the size of the bezel. The OP bezel is not large so 36 looks OK (I tried one on but preferred the 39). But the large bezel on the Submariner tends to make the dial look small.

2shea wrote: »

I'm seriously considering a 36mm OP for my next piece. The 36mm and 39mm Oyster perpetual are the best looking Rolex out there at the moment.

Im saying this 2 months after getting an Explorer 39mm much like yourself.

oxocube

Happy to take this off the thelizardking1. Delighted with it

btkm8unsl0w5r4

oxocube wrote: »

Happy to take this off the thelizardking1. Delighted with it

Ah man I kept looking at that watch, its lovely very classical face with lovely layout of the complications. I think the tilt on the date is a classy touch too. Well wear. I am jealous....

Eoin

very elegant

thelizardking1

oxocube

thelizardking1 wrote: »

SNIP

Ahh ****. I'm in the market for a new watch. This is my favourite Steinhart.

Must resist temptation :eek:

Sittingpretty

Wanted this FOREVER!

Wibbs

Nice. Loving the early Trench watch look and with the movable lugs.

Sittingpretty

Wibbs wrote: »

Nice. Loving the early Trench watch look and with the movable lugs.

Very hard to get a nice auto ladies watch. Ingersoll don’t make this one anymore so it took me nearly 3 years to track it down

Wibbs

Sittingpretty wrote: »

Very hard to get a nice auto ladies watch. Ingersoll don’t make this one anymore so it took me nearly 3 years to track it down

Well since women wore wristwatches long before men did and they often looked like this, it was kinda appropriate that you should get it in the end. Well may you wear SP.

Sittingpretty

Wibbs wrote: »

Well since women wore wristwatches long before men did and they often looked like this, it was kinda appropriate that you should get it in the end. Well may you wear SP.

Thank you!

Wibbs

Lass from 1905. Rocking a wristwatch. Or "wristlet" as they were known. Not suitable for men. Oh no.



She doesn't have the fancy swing lugs of yours mind you.

Here's a 1917 Zenith* with those lugs.



So a long design history you have there on your wrist. And funny enough the most "true" to form "Ladies watch" you could wear. Can't go wrong really SP.

*Not mine sadly, though I do have a couple of Longines with swinging lugs from that time.

Sittingpretty

I thought I’d buck the Michael Kors ladies watch trend

That Zenith is beautiful. The lugs on mine don’t actually swing, they’re fixed.

My last watch was a 1901 beauty that was a pocket watch but was converted to a wristwatch. My parents had it fixed for me for my 21st birthday and I wore it to death.

Then, along came my daughter many years later and over wound it. I brought it back to watchmakers and he told me they no longer can get parts to fix it so I’ll have to go further to have it repaired.

In the meantime, I’m loving the Ingersoll. No bells and whistles just simple.

Thanks for all the info and the pics!

Sittingpretty

Here she lies....

saccades

Sittingpretty wrote: »

I thought I’d buck the Michael Kors ladies watch trend

That Zenith is beautiful. The lugs on mine don’t actually swing, they’re fixed.

My last watch was a 1901 beauty that was a pocket watch but was converted to a wristwatch. My parents had it fixed for me for my 21st birthday and I wore it to death.

Then, along came my daughter many years later and over wound it. I brought it back to watchmakers and he told me they no longer can get parts to fix it so I’ll have to go further to have it repaired.

In the meantime, I’m loving the Ingersoll. No bells and whistles just simple.

Thanks for all the info and the pics!

I have my grandads pocket watch which I too, over wound. Must get pictures and when I last looked there were whole movements available on eBay. I know a good horologist to do the work, just need the funds and to remember at a better time than 1am.


I did chuckle when I opened it to have a nosey. Gold case/chain/sovereign and the cheapest movement possible inside.

Both your watches are gorgeous and the broken one deserves to be repaired.

Captainsatnav

Homer wrote: »

Picked up something a little different. Portuguese brand Prometheus, founded in 2008 and specialising in divers watches with minimum rating of 300m.

This is their Piranha model with a 500m rating, the respected Miyota 9105 (hacking, hand wind, etc) movement. Case is just on my limit at 44mm but wears smaller I think.

Lume strong enough to use as a flashlight

Have a couple of nice straps to go with it to give me more versatility.
SNIP. As the title says, please don't quote pics. A bit of a pain on phones and such, but still...

Hey that's quite nice. Lovely complimentary strap

Mr Magnolia

Something a little different. My vintage Walco is with a friend in Krakow for a service:

Wibbs

A "friend in Krakow" you say Mr M? Looks like someone who does very nice work. May look for their name from you. BTW Mr M, bloody cool Walco you have there. Very stylish.


Polish watchmakers are renowned for their skill. Yep. Put it another way and on a more dubious note, the very best fakes/marriages/put togethers on eBay and the Interwebs are Polish in origin. They know their shizzle.

Mr Magnolia

Was a neighbour of mine for years that moved home recently Wibbs. I'm not an expert and purchased the watch for it's history and class (imo obviously) but he's 100% and repairs and refurbishes watches as a hobby.

Jurgen Klopp

Haven't been in here in a while but been using this beast for work and a lot of daily use. It's just so resilient and takes so much use and abuse especially for teh working day as well as feels nice in teh hand.

All for €10 from Amazon so easy replacement



Might get something like the W-800H-1AVES for daily non work use as I like these Casio digis

unkel

£6 from amazon.co.uk right now and sometimes down to just £3.49 according to camel*3!

dakar

A homage to a Rolex that was itself a homage to a Blancpain. I was happy to give fellow Boardsie Ionised's Ocean One Vintage a good home.

carrick76

New Speedmaster Racing for me:)

Alanstrainor

dakar wrote: »

A homage to a Rolex that was itself a homage to a Blancpain. I was happy to give fellow Boardsie Ionised's Ocean One Vintage a good home.

What a beauty! Well wear!

And that speedmaster is gorgeous.

Homer

my mini obsession with micro brands/boutique manufacturers continues :pac:

picked up this Armida A1 and its a beauty.. 42mm, double domed sapphire, eta movement. Came with vintage leather strap, rubber strap and super engineer bracelet.

Couple of quick pics until I have more time to try the other straps!

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Jurgen Klopp wrote: »

Haven't been in here in a while but been using this beast for work and a lot of daily use. It's just so resilient and takes so much use and abuse especially for teh working day as well as feels nice in teh hand.

All for €10 from Amazon so easy replacement


Might get something like the W-800H-1AVES for daily non work use as I like these Casio digis

9 out of 10 terrorist bomb makers cant be wrong....I keep one in my watch box to set the time lf all the others....totally accurate and the battery can last a decade or more.

scwazrh

Julian Nice Tattoo wrote: »

.I keep one in my watch box to set the time lf all the others....totally accurate and the battery can last a decade or more.

Doesn't that just sum up us watch enthusiasts perfectly - " I keep a really practical ,extremely accurate, cheap watch in my watch box so that i can set the time on my delicate ,overpriced, not so accurate watches" ...

Birneybau

scwazrh wrote: »

Doesn't that just sum up us watch enthusiasts perfectly - " I keep a really practical ,extremely accurate, cheap watch in my watch box so that i can set the time on my delicate ,overpriced, not so accurate watches" ...

When they could just get the perfect time through any internet connected device. I'm not knocking it...

oxocube

Birneybau wrote: »

When they could just get the perfect time through any internet connected device. I'm not knocking it...

But, but, but how would my inner OCD cope with not setting the exact time on my non-hacking watch using the atomic clock on my phone

fat bloke

Homer wrote: »

my mini obsession with micro brands/boutique manufacturers continues :pac:

picked up this Armida A1 and its a beauty.. 42mm, double domed sapphire, eta movement. Came with vintage leather strap, rubber strap and super engineer bracelet.

Couple of quick pics until I have more time to try the other straps!

Lovely looking watch.

What's the deal? - how much, where from, etc.

unkel

fat bloke wrote: »

Lovely looking watch.

What's the deal? - how much, where from, etc.

Made in Hong Kong and shipped from there. The Armida A1 42 is from USD349 incl shipping but excluding Irish duties / VAT. It has an ETA 2824-2 movement. All the details on their website

Linky


Beautiful watch is right! And reasonably priced. On a par with Steinhart entry levels also with the ETA 2824-2.And you will never meet anyone else that ones one

oxocube

unkel wrote: »

Beautiful watch is right! And reasonably priced. On a par with Steinhart entry levels also with the ETA 2824-2.And you will never meet anyone else that ones one

Are you sure its an ETA in there? The offset crown is very like a Seiko.

unkel

No you're right. The A1 45 has the ETA 2824-2, but it starts at USD699 - all of a sudden not such a good value watch anymore, but not outrageous either

The A1 42 has the Seiko NH35

Homer wrote: »

picked up this Armida A1 and its a beauty.. 42mm, double domed sapphire, eta movement.

What's their return policy, Homer?

Homer

unkel wrote: »

The A1 42 has the Seiko NH35

What's their return policy, Homer?

Ah in fairness I picked it up on adverts for a lot less than the RRP in as new condition with the two extra straps so I can't complain really! I just presumed they used ETA movement across the board.

hitemfrank

I picked up a Cadisen from Gearbest a few weeks back that I've been wearing for the last 5 days.

12.5 seconds per day fast on average so far.

oxocube

hitemfrank wrote: »

I picked up a Cadisen from Gearbest a few weeks back that I've been wearing for the last 5 days.

12.5 seconds per day fast on average so far.

Nice watch and taking style cues from the Longines Hydroconquest. I like it :cool:

hitemfrank

oxocube wrote: »

Nice watch and taking style cues from the Longines Hydroconquest. I like it :cool:

For the 30 odd I paid for it very happy with it but it does have 2 minor issues.

Firstly, the rotor is pretty noisy.

Secondly, there is lume on the dial but nothing on the hands which is baffling. Just do both or none.

This is going to be like my other Chinese watch. Wear for a while and then disassemble and learn how they work.

Nolimits

I've wanted a seiko samurai for a long time. Saw these limited edition one recently and loved the colours, but they were all sold out. I just did a random search a few days ago in case anyone had got any more back in stock and found that I could buy it straight from seiko.

Ryath

Nolimits wrote: »

I've wanted a seiko samurai for a long time. Saw these limited edition one recently and loved the colours, but they were all sold out. I just did a random search a few days ago in case anyone had got any more back in stock and found that I could buy it straight from seiko.

That really is nice not a bad price either considering it's a ltd ed. If I wasn't skint I'd nearly go into my overdraft but the wife would kill me. I've a dslr I need to sell this might be the kick up the hole I need to go to the bother!
https://store.seiko.ie/collections/seiko/products/srpd03k1

I'll never afford a Omega Planet Ocean but this is nearly as nice


Better selection of mechanical than there used to be. The Seiko 5's are still way overpriced twice what you'd pay online but some of the higher end stuff isn't too much more especially if you managed to get 10% off in the Jewellers.
https://store.seiko.ie/collections/seiko/mechanical?sort_by=price-ascending

porker36

bought as an everyday watch, Seiko SKX japan edition, my first Seiko and im impressed with it

893bet

Nolimits wrote: »

I've wanted a seiko samurai for a long time. Saw these limited edition one recently and loved the colours, but they were all sold out. I just did a random search a few days ago in case anyone had got any more back in stock and found that I could buy it straight from seiko.

Very tasty! Only 10mm thick? I’d would say it wears nice on the wrist?

Cyrus

Ryath wrote: »

That really is nice not a bad price either considering it's a ltd ed. If I wasn't skint I'd nearly go into my overdraft but the wife would kill me. I've a dslr I need to sell this might be the kick up the hole I need to go to the bother!
https://store.seiko.ie/collections/seiko/products/srpd03k1

I'll never afford a Omega Planet Ocean but this is nearly as nice


Better selection of mechanical than there used to be. The Seiko 5's are still way overpriced twice what you'd pay online but some of the higher end stuff isn't too much more especially if you managed to get 10% off in the Jewellers.
https://store.seiko.ie/collections/seiko/mechanical?sort_by=price-ascending

That is lovely well wear

Ryath

Cyrus wrote: »

That is lovely well wear

Ahh! It's Nolimits you should be complimenting. I'm only dreaming about buying it!:(

Nolimits

893bet wrote: »

Very tasty! Only 10mm thick? I’d would say it wears nice on the wrist?

I haven't actually sized it yet, so I haven't been wearing it.

First automatic. The Orient FET0P003W0 - I couldn't resist those flamed blue hands.

RMDrive

Picked up this Seiko Presage SSA343 in the states last week. Very happy with it. Love the sunburst and the blue touches on the hands.
Needs a new strap (the patent leather is giving me first communion flashbacks) but overall I think it's a beautiful watch.