Post pics of your watches ***Please NO QUOTING PHOTOS***

L-M

Time wrote: »

That picture made me wonder what i sub would look like on a president bracelet. All i can say is i think i'm in love

I much prefer the Oyster, it’s the main reason I didn’t put a deposit down to wait for a GMT master “Batman” a year or so ago. And then they doubled in price second hand. I’ll bide my time, my day will come lol

Time

L-M wrote: »

I much prefer the Oyster, it’s the main reason I didn’t put a deposit down to wait for a GMT master “Batman” a year or so ago. And then they doubled in price second hand. I’ll bide my time, my day will come lol

I must be the only person on here who just isn't that into the Oyster bracelet.

L-M

Time wrote: »

I must be the only person on here who just isn't that into the Oyster bracelet.

Yeah I think it’s just a lot less fussy. I think the others are a bit much.

But hey, that’s why different bracelets exist!

unkel

The Oyster bracelet is one of the very few bracelets I can just about tolerate

(not a fan of bracelets, if that wasn't already obvious)

Cyrus

Time wrote: »

I must be the only person on here who just isn't that into the Oyster bracelet.

I had a datejust 41 with the jubilee and it’s a lovely bracelet but on the gmt it looks off to me much prefer oyster

Oafley Jones

Cyrus wrote: »

I had a datejust 41 with the jubilee and it’s a lovely bracelet but on the gmt it looks off to me much prefer oyster

It's those big polished centre links I don't care for with the GMT. It looks great when they're brushed, otherwise it's too much bling for the style of watch.

blue5000

Time wrote: »

That picture made me wonder what i sub would look like on a president bracelet. All i can say is i think i'm in love

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Am I the only one to scroll back up to double check if this was an Invicta?

dudeeile

unkel wrote: »

Yeah I prefer not to post, some bad experiences in the past. Where are you based?

I'm gonna offer asking on this in the hope we can sort someting out, I'm kinda surprised it's commentless all this time, proof there is varying taste.

L-M

blue5000 wrote: »

Am I the only one to scroll back up to double check if this was an Invicta?

It’s honestly a fantastic watch. I don’t have a watch screw driver at home so I haven’t actually worn it yet.

Cyrus

Oafley Jones wrote: »

It's those big polished centre links I don't care for with the GMT. It looks great when they're brushed, otherwise it's too much bling for the style of watch.
SNIP

Fair enough I had a gmt2 ceramic once with the pcls brushed but left them alone on my current one

Imo the jubilee is far blingier than the oyster

dudeeile

After inspecting my purchase from aliexpress, I've noticed what looks like a defect or crack in one of the wheels, the terminolgy is beyond me. It's tricky to get a snap with me shakily holding a loop in one hand and my phone in the other so it's not that clear but maybe some of you lads could take a look and advise. It's the top centre wheel in this photo.

Now my question would be, should I send this back, leave it as is and possbley get that part replaced here if needed, if so how much would I be looking at bearing in mind this cost me €135.

Cyclingtourist

dudeeile wrote: »

After inspecting my purchase from aliexpress, I've noticed what looks like a defect or crack in one of the wheels, the terminolgy is beyond me. It's tricky to get a snap with me shakily holding a loop in one hand and my phone in the other so it's not that clear but maybe some of you lads could take a look and advise. It's the top centre wheel in this photo.

Now my question would be, should I send this back, leave it as is and possbley get that part replaced here if needed, if so how much would I be looking at bearing in mind this cost me €135.

If you're sure it's not just a scratch then I'd send it back if you are within the returns period. If you are within the warranty period then I'd contact the seller and ask what they propose to do about it.
Hope things work out either way.

Here's a pic of mine in the Phoenix Park this evening.

A Seagull with stags.

micks_address

Stowa fleiger automatic from the demo sale they had last month. Looks pretty much brand new.

Interesting packaging. Not the usual silver metal case. Wears beautifully on the wrist. Dial is so legible. Love the strap combination

Ryath

micks_address wrote: »

Stowa fleiger automatic from the demo sale they had last month. Looks pretty much brand new.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5i1cJIwE7M

I'm still sickened I missed that sale it's rare I wouldn't have been online to see the notification but I was flat out painting that day.

Well wear, it's a lovely piece the B uhr version is my grail watch.

micks_address

Well if i do ever sell ill pass on for what i paid for it

Keyzer

banie01 wrote: »

@time, well wear on the GMTII, a classic piece.

Got my Bund V3 back today after its crown/stem replacement.

Nowhere near the same league as a Rollie of course but it's capped off what has been nice week for me, with some horological loveliness.

The sapphire caseback has almost left me debating whether to wear it backwards or not
SNIP

Nice - where did you get the strap btw? Looking for something like that in black...

banie01

Keyzer wrote: »

Nice - where did you get the strap btw? Looking for something like that in black...

Picked it up on eBay. Far better quality than the price suggests tbh and a range of sizes and colours.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/183714504497

Keyzer

banie01 wrote: »

Picked it up on eBay. Far better quality than the price suggests tbh and a range of sizes and colours.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/183714504497

Nice, thanks for the link...

njburke

So I laid off the affordables for a while and this arrived this morning.
A Doxa Sub 300T Professional. In Doxas world, professional means orange.It is a 50th anniversary reissue of a 1969 Conquistador. It's not a one to one re-issue, nor a limited edition. This is from the first 2019 batch that sold out, the new batch apparently has the Helium escape valve that the '69 had. That's Doxa for you, Doxa was first to market with a HEV in some collaboration with Rolex AFAIK.

It's got most of what I like in watch, tonneau case, painted dial, tool watch, nice bracelet and of course that funky 70s vibe. I've looked at these for years, since Doxa restarted in 2002 after the quartz crisis. I dive and i'ld consider this an honest dive watch.

micks_address

Got my speedmaster back today from Chris at watchfix



Needed new crystal and new minute recorder.

Old crytsal



Was cracked when I bought the watch. I thought it was just a scratch. Don't think the seller or myself realised.




Also if you look at the minute recorder hand it's not right. I sourced original parts from eBay and Chris fitted..he said crystal very tight on all speedmasters so pain to fit.

Delighted to have the watch back. I think it's a good sign that I had serious separation anxiety while it was away!

Cheers,
Mick

hitemfrank

I've been giving the SNKP23 a few days on wrist and I don't know why I don't wear it more.

unkel

That is one funky retro looking watch

eljono

Love that Seiko hitemfrank, very striking looking. The orange second hand against the blue dial is lovely.

Eoin

Impulse purchase - quartz (but with a sweeping second hand), and internally rotating bezel. Even after taking off a chunky 44mm watch to put it on, it feels quite big - think I'd prefer it if it were a couple mm smaller.



I also put a rubber strap on my PAM, but think I will go back to a leather one.

unkel

Nice Panerai! They do traditionally look well on the leather though. Even though rubber would make more practical sense on a watch meant to be made for the sea like the Panerais. Hard to beat leather though for that feeling of comfort and luxury (and smell). Wearing my white dial Spinnaker diver right now on my more than well worn Hirsch leather strap that got wrecked from . . . being in the water too much

Eoin

I got a couple of straps from Martu for the PAM a while ago (one leather, and one denim for something a bit different), and they're so much more comfortable, so I think one of them will be going on again pretty quickly. Needless to say, I don't actually dive, so the practicalities are not an issue.

Cienciano

That accutron is quality.

njburke

I have that accutron ii in navy on a coffin link bracelet, the 16hz step rate on the sweep hand is cool, quite accurate too.

longshotvalue

Id love one of those sweeping hands bulova, where did you get that?

njburke

Shipped from the states , eBay most likely.
200 euros I think. Battery life might be shorter than on a typical 32khz quartz.

somebody_else

And now something a bit different:



Forgot to add how it was looking couple months ago:


Tom

scwazrh

Managed to find a good condition speedie at an acceptable price .
Happy out now ,for a while

micks_address

Ah deadly. Congratulations. Any details on year etc?

I'm seriously enamored with mine.

Eoin

aidankkk wrote: »

Id love one of those sweeping hands bulova, where did you get that?

I got it on TZ UK. If you're about the south Dublin area, you're welcome to try it on.

eljono

scwazrh wrote: »

Managed to find a good condition speedie at an acceptable price .
Happy out now, for a while

No matter how many times I see a Speedie, they're still a striking watch, a design classic. They really nailed the design, everything is so well balanced. Congrats on your new purchase!

Lorddrakul

eljono wrote: »

No matter how many times I see a Speedie, they're still a striking watch, a design classic. They really nailed the design, everything is so we'll balanced. Well wear on your new purchase!

A Moon Watch is my grail piece, well wear to @scwazrh

However, lately, I've been developing a proper grá for the Mark II, developed as it was, from the experience of the original in space applications.

It would also qualify as a birth year watch for me.

There is even reason to believe they were used, privately, on Skylab missions.

Cyclingtourist

This is my 'bike watch', Casio MRW-200H-1BVEF. Very easy to read resin case watch that normally sells for less than €20. I don't have to worry about damaging it if I have a fall.



On the cycle path in Clontarf today.

somebody_else

Cyclingtourist wrote: »

This is my 'bike watch', Casio MRW-200H-1BVEF. Very easy to read resin case watch that normally sells for less than €20. I don't have to worry about damaging it if I have a fall.

On the cycle path in Clontarf today.

Got two of them !


Both a bit modded.

Tom

dudeeile

A valuable member of the family

longshotvalue

Some value at under €500 in the sale. Apparently display model, not a mark on it.

micks_address

aidankkk wrote: »

Some value at under €500 in the sale. Apparently display model, not a mark on it.

Delighted with my Fleiger as well.

banie01

I'm sadder and sadder that I didn't buy during the sale.
On the bright side, not buying a watch means my wife can't use that as an excuse for killing me I suppose.

Well wear to all who snagged themselves any of the bargains tho!

micks_address

banie01 wrote: »

I'm sadder and sadder that I didn't buy during the sale.
On the bright side, not buying a watch means my wife can't use that as an excuse for killing me I suppose.

Well wear to all who snagged themselves any of the bargains tho!

True... my Fleiger is still mostly in hiding... She has seen my speedmaster as i wear it all the time... i don't think she realises the value or i would be dead....

TenLeftFingers

Two I own and one on its way in the post.

Daniel Wellington (my watch repair guy hates it for some reason, but I love the design 😄)



Casio CA-53W calculator



SKMEI L1103

Roycropper63

What is in the female mind that our wives don't understand our need for many watches? Mine noticed a watch on me that she thought was new and asked me about it. Was I glad I had inscribed our wedding date on it.. lol..if I was thinking properly I would have bought another straight away because I think she wouldn't ask again!!!!

micks_address

Daniel Wellington do get a lot of bashing among so called watch enthusiast's... Apparently they use cheap parts and quality is low but they charge a lot for them

banie01

Whatever about a watch guy "hating" DW's...
AFAIK they have only been on the go for 9yrs, how many times has your poor watch guy had to have a simple 3 hander and date apart?

That he has grown to hate it!

TenLeftFingers

Yes, Daniel Wellington sounds like the Beats headphones of the watch world. Maybe he's sick of repairing them, but more work his way at least

Cienciano

banie01 wrote: »

Whatever about a watch guy "hating" DW's...
AFAIK they have only been on the go for 9yrs, how many times has your poor watch guy had to have a simple 3 hander and date apart?

That he has grown to hate it!

2 hander, they don't have a second hand. My mate got a fake one, he could never tell if it stopped working :pac:

Ever time he checked the time he had to confirm with his phone

banie01

Cienciano wrote: »

2 hander, they don't have a second hand. My mate got a fake one, he could never tell if it stopped working :pac:

Ever time he checked the time he had to confirm with his phone

:pac: sweet Jesus!