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dastardly00

funkyouup wrote: »

Definetely the most sanitized g-shock in south eastern Ireland tonight:)

I really feel like getting a G-Shock...

Cienciano

dastardly00 wrote: »

I really feel like getting a G-Shock...

The one funkyouup posted is fairly slim for a g-shock if size was putting you off.

Casio G-Shock

2shea

Everyone needs a G-Shock in the collection

I have too many G Shocks. Wearing this one today.

Ryath

My G-Shock I'm wearing it most days at the moment!

Cienciano

5 g-shocks in a row, keep it going

eljono

Cyclingtourist

I'm shocked.

funkyouup

banie01

G-Shocks!
They are kinda like clitoris' (clitori? Clitoris's?)

Seems like every cúnt has one but I can't find them

Only joking lads, seriously I have a grá for them myself but lost mine about 6/7 months and have just been seethingly jealous of ye all since

That white NASA branded one released this week is a bit of alright!

sparrowcar

Cassius99 wrote: »

Sparrow, do you mind me asking where you got the brown leather rally style strap???

https://www.watch-band-center.com/shop-watchstrap.html

Have bought many from here over the years. Good selection and quick enough posting.

But now i work for Barton....

Another one today. GWN-Q1000 "Gulfmaster". It's stupid big. I love it.

banie01

ecoli3136 wrote: »

Another one today. GWN-Q1000 "Gulfmaster". It's stupid big. I love it.

Oooooh...
I like that 1!

banie01

banie01 wrote: »

Oooooh...
I like that 1!

Thanks. I'm a sucker for ana-digi.

It has so many good points. Amazing lume,. Terrific feature set (nothing missing from the basics and a lot of bells and whistles), great accessibility. The compass/baro/alti and depth sensors are a bit of craic, and accurate. Hard to see in my bad pics but the finishing is great too. The dial is matte in some lights but has a high shine in others. The indices are picked out in polished navy matching the polished inner ring of the bezel and the end of the hands. The meter/gauge is polished but the components are off set so they refract against each other. The buttons are quality. I can't find a flaw, other than the strap (see below).

Obviously it's a big yoke but that's part of the charm. Doesnt wear heavy.

One thing if looking at them, the strap is awful. Super comfortable and clearly a high end compound. However, comes with a "high end" metal keeper which doesnt work, and worse, begins to deteriorate around the buckle. I replaced the keeper with a rubber one from another G Shock and that worked but the weird wear/creasing was unacceptable.

I sent mine back and was given a replacement strap which did the same.

Bit the bullet and sourced the bracelet myself. Not cheap but excellent and in my view elevates the watch to a really quality piece of kit.. Comfortable and has a good micro adjust. Looks better than the strap too. Quick snaps of the wings under the watch (very comfortable fit) and bracelet added.

Wibbs

Sorry guys, for those with attachments for some reason they're not loading as images for me, so I can't embed them in your posts. Still viewable by clicking though.

unkel

It's about time people copped on and embedded the images themselves. Fair play to you Wibbs for doing that for all those years though!

banie01

Julian Nice Tattoo wrote: »

Yeah....watch forum drama that does involve me....excellent

Your forgotten "not" has had the same effect as my forgotten "the" yesterday

I need grammarly

Cienciano

Most of my browsing is mobile, I use this simple app for resizing:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobilephotoresizer

Here's a photo to keep it going

Just got this beauty delivered today. Took ages to decide on which one but choose this model.

I might actually change the strap though, to preserve the original. Anyone have any experience with that? I'd be quite nervous removing the original without damaging it!

https://imgur.com/a/ECrgxPE


Edit: no idea why my IMG tag isn't working to display the photo!

Thirdfox

Get a bergeon 6767F:
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Bergeon-Watch-Spring-Bar-Pin-Fitting-Tool-Swiss-Made-6767F-FINE-C053/254234268679?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Then look up "how to change a watch strap" on youtube - it's quite easy, just take your time and don't stab yourself with the pointy end (speaking from experience!)

This is it

I mentioned that watch here last week or the week before, I love it. Did you buy new?

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Just got this beauty delivered today. Took ages to decide on which one but choose this model.

I might actually change the strap though, to preserve the original. Anyone have any experience with that? I'd be quite nervous removing the original without damaging it!

https://imgur.com/a/ECrgxPE


Edit: no idea why my IMG tag isn't working to display the photo!

Nice!

Didn't work earlier for me either when I went back to embed some of mine posted from.phone.

Ryath

Boards attachments are acting up today. Mine last might was embedded and showing and when I try and view it now I'm getting a 524 Error.

This is it

This is it wrote: »

I mentioned that watch here last week or the week before, I love it. Did you buy new?

Got it new from Fields. Prices on watchfinder just not good enough for a second hand.

This is it

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Got it new from Fields. Prices on watchfinder just not good enough for a second hand.

Had been looking there myself. The only thing that has put me off the Gulf is reviews of the strap falling apart. I don't know if this is a major issue or I've just managed to find a few reviews that call it out. Maybe if it was used daily in a non watch friendly environment it might not stand up to the wear and tear. I wouldn't be using it daily. It's a big chunk of cash and I'm afraid of leaving myself disappointed.

Edit: gone from Fields and sold out on Weir & Sons, popular enough!

Ryath

Ryath wrote: »

Boards attachments are acting up today. Mine last might was embedded and showing and when I try and view it now I'm getting a 524 Error.

The entire site is like molasses. They're aware of it.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113319603&postcount=3498

This is it

This is it wrote: »

Had been looking there myself. The only thing that has put me off the Gulf is reviews of the strap falling apart. I don't know if this is a major issue or I've just managed to find a few reviews that call it out. Maybe if it was used daily in a non watch friendly environment it might not stand up to the wear and tear. I wouldn't be using it daily. It's a big chunk of cash and I'm afraid of leaving myself disappointed.

Edit: gone from Fields and sold out on Weir & Sons, popular enough!

The leather is quite soft so I can see it wearing out. Hence I'll be putting that to one side and putting on a nato.

banie01

Ordered a cheapo bund style leather strap from eBay back in mid-March.
TBH I'd nearly forgotten all about it, what with the impact of Covid-19 on logistics.

It dropped through my letter box this morning and TBH, I'm quite impressed by the quality of the leather I've gotten for 14quid!

Quite supple and very comfortable!

Still for every win, there's a knockback
I managed to somehow snap the stem on the watch today(not strap related) but there's already a new one on the way

https://imgur.com/a/gOv0KHX



Embedded link still isn't showing so I've also linked straight to Imgur.

This is it

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The leather is quite soft so I can see it wearing out. Hence I'll be putting that to one side and putting on a nato.

Yeah, that's the fear. And it's the strap that really sets it off for me so I'm not sure if I'd be willing to buy it if it meant losing the strap. Anyway, it'll be a few months before I decide so I'll do a bit more research and go from there thanks for the input!

This is it

This is it wrote: »

Yeah, that's the fear. And it's the strap that really sets it off for me so I'm not sure if I'd be willing to buy it if it meant losing the strap. Anyway, it'll be a few months before I decide so I'll do a bit more research and go from there thanks for the input!

The NATO I ordered is the same as on CAZ1014.FC8196. I was really tempted by that watch! This way I can get the best of both watches 😂

Thirdfox

Trying to keep the G-Shock theme going I've (temporarily) taken off the Starlight and put on the Pro-Trek triple sensor (it's massive for my wrist ha).

The sensor was useful when in Tenerife - showed that we got up to 2470m above sea level at the volcano.



If/when the picture is sorted out you'll see the watch posed beside my other hobby - the Unicomp Model M keyboard I was raving about

Here's the protrek I'm referring to though (PRW1500T - titanium means it's huge, but light - got it second hand for 90 euro):
https://www.google.com/search?q=casio+protrek+prw+1500t&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiw1YP7rJLpAhVZSEEAHWXnBqkQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=casio+protrek+prw+1500t&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoCCAA6BAgAEBhQ-NYDWNndA2DQ4ANoAHAAeACAAVOIAcgCkgEBNZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1n&sclient=img&ei=1uurXrCSO9mQhbIP5c6byAo&bih=966&biw=1903&client=firefox-b-d&hl=en-GB

micks_address

Ordered Omega nato Monday arrived yesterday. I know 155 is a lot for a strap but the quality is good and I've seen omega buckles go for almost 80 euro on their own.






Fitted with the instructions here

https://youtu.be/gS92QnF2e4o

Colour combination definitely works.

Cheers,
Mick

blue5000

micks_address wrote: »

Ordered Omega nato Monday arrived yesterday. I know 155 is a lot for a strap but the quality is good and I've seen omega buckles go for almost 80 euro on their own.



Fitted with the instructions here

https://youtu.be/gS92QnF2e4o

Colour combination definitely works.

Cheers,
Mick

Most I paid for a strap was €52 for a Hirsch Andy, haven't fitted it yet! Have to say I bought a lot of watches for less than €155 too, mostly vintage watches though. It's amazing the deeper you get into this the easier it is to spend money on watches:( Well wear.

893bet

Looks good! That’s the same strap I got for my AT so make sure you give it a spin on that also!

Get the stickers off!

Thirdfox

blue5000 wrote: »

Most I paid for a strap was €52 for a Hirsch Andy, haven't fitted it yet! Have to say I bought a lot of watches for less than €155 too, mostly vintage watches though. It's amazing the deeper you get into this the easier it is to spend money on watches:( Well wear.

This can be a function of "wife won't allow new watch purchases...but a watch strap isn't a new watch..."

I think the most I've ever spent on a strap was an alligator strap for 50-odd euro to go on my BJWF Beihai - I do have a concern about source of skins nowadays though - having researched more into leather for business reasons even ostrich leather which many high-end watch makers use seems dodgy in terms of sustainability/by-product usage (meat vs skin value).

Blanchy90

It looks great but 155 for a nato is crazy

Blanchy90

It looks great but 155 for a nato is crazy

micks_address

Blanchy90 wrote: »

It looks great but 155 for a nato is crazy

Yeah it's crazy money alright. The packaging is more swish than the strap. Red padded case that would hold a watch nearly..

shutup

893bet wrote: »

Looks good! That’s the same strap I got for my AT so make sure you give it a spin on that also!

Get the stickers off!

SNIP

That doesn’t work at all. Too much navy.
Also there’s so many scrapes on that watch it looks like you’ve ran it along a wall.

893bet

shutup wrote: »

That doesn’t work at all. Too much navy.
Also there’s so many scrapes on that watch it looks like you’ve ran it along a wall.

Works for me!

All the scratches are superficial. Any polished bezel in strong sunlight like that will be littered in scratches. Nothing that a light polish wouldn’t sort out.

Watches are made to be worn....

btkm8unsl0w5r4

shutup wrote: »

That doesn’t work at all. Too much navy.
Also there’s so many scrapes on that watch it looks like you’ve ran it along a wall.

It looks pretty lightly scratched to be honest, to the point where most polite people wouldn't mention it. Every scratch is one less on his Patek and Vacheron. I would never call an Aqua Terra a beater but.....

Lorddrakul

893bet wrote: »

Works for me!

All the scratches are superficial. Any polished bezel in strong sunlight like that will be littered in scratches. Nothing that a light polish wouldn’t sort out.

Watches are made to be worn....

Fair play, and well said. Watches are made to be worn and a bit of wear and tear tells its story.

Anyone who is afraid to wear a watch for fear of a scratch is missing point.

Difference, I suppose, between a watch wearer and a watch collector.

I am a collector of watches to wear.

funkyouup

Happy Friday everyone:)

This is it

I'm not sure of the rules here on fit/smart watches... But anyway, picked up an Amazfit GTR. Have never had a smart watch so picked one up to see what it was like, one of the cheaper ones, made by Huami which is a subsidiary of Xiaomi.

Have only messed around with it today for an hour or two but I'm enjoying it as a gadget so far. Have already purchased a different strap though the brown leather look doesn't look terrible

893bet

Sunny day! Yes that’s a scratch at 9 o cock.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

893bet wrote: »

Sunny day! Yes that’s a scratch at 9 o cock.

Oh is see what you have done here....well played sir...well played.

banie01

That is a beautiful watch 893bet, really gorgeous!

I'm back to the Breitling for today and need to put the Sinn back on a NATO or rubber as the bracelet is just not summer friendly.

I've been wearing the Bund non-stoo until I broke the crown so back to rotation is good anyway.
New one on the way with the display back when postal service and prices resume some kind of normality again.

Snuck the auld handcuff into todays pic too

asgaard

Any fans of G-Shock's ?

hitemfrank

There's plenty in here who like G-Shocks.

I've never been a fan of them personally.