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Blanchy90

banie01 wrote: »

Had my TC-9 bronze diver delivered this morning.
Quite a nice watch, and will get a bit of wrist time from me.
I'm a fan of crown at 4 and it wears quite comfortably.
Thanks to Blanchy for the heads up on this Kickstarter.

The travel case was a nice surprise too

That looks great!
I just sprinted down the stairs to check the post... mine hasn't arrived yet :rolleyes:

I wont get to wear it for a couple of weeks until my birthday anyway.

I actually added that navy strap on to my order for the my seiko

banie01

Blanchy90 wrote: »

I actually added that navy strap on to my order for the my seiko

At £15 for the extra Horween strap, it couldn't be passed up TBH!
I bought the blue for my Breitling but it looks so nice on this, it may well stay on it

Blanchy90

banie01 wrote: »

At £15 for the extra Horween strap, it couldn't be passed up TBH!
I bought the blue for my Breitling but it looks so nice on this, it may well stay on it

Exactly for that price it would be mad not to get it

I completely forgot to add it to my order until after the campaign had closed and they had no issue with letting my pay for it using paypal.

Eoin

Blanchy90 wrote: »

I've modded a few vostoks so I've set a good few hands.

Funny enough this was the first time I used a hand press thing and I managed to slip and ruin the second hand. I managed to bend it back to where the damage isn't noticeable unless your looking for it and look at the right angle.

I think I spent around 30-40 minutes to do this.

I've the parts for a watch with a subdial second hand - am dreading trying to set that teeny second hand with my fat mitts.

Blanchy90

Eoin wrote: »

I've the parts for a watch with a subdial second hand - am dreading trying to set that teeny second hand with my fat mitts.

I find these tweezers great when setting the hands.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N6LW24H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.

I used the curved one to get the hand in place and push it on. You could use some rodico to hold the hand either.

It gets a lot easier with practice. I started on some wrecked vintage vostoks ( a few years ago when you could pick them up for nothing)

A loupe is very handy for the smaller hands but they can still be a real pain

Pablo_Flox

Got a blue leather strap for the new Cocktail Time it it looks 10 times better. I don't know what Seiko were thinking with the metal strap they sell it with.

Eoin

Bracelets are often what let Seiko down imo. At least it's the easiest thing to fix.

micks_address

Skx007 I ordered for modding...Jesus the bracelet is awful on them. Had this Martu strap lying around that was meant for a steinhart ocean vintage gmt..finally got to put it on something..the orange stitching is out of place..after mods will end up on crafter blue strap..

Cyclingtourist

micks_address wrote: »

Skx007 I ordered for modding...Jesus the bracelet is awful on them. Had this Martu strap lying around that was meant for a steinhart ocean vintage gmt..finally got to put it on something..the orange stitching is out of place..after mods will end up on crafter blue strap..

You do realise the un-modded ones are becoming rare?

The stitching matches the "Diver's 200m" IMO

micks_address

Cyclingtourist wrote: »

You do realise the un-modded ones are becoming rare?

The stitching matches the "Diver's 200m" IMO

i just wanted to play around with one... i suppose i can always unmod at some point

Cyclingtourist

Stowa wins the lume wars.



I was watching the movie 'The Battle of Britain' a few nights ago and noticed the pilot of a He 111 who was bailing out in the final air-battle scene was wearing an original B-Uhr 55mmn.
Adolf Galland was an advisor on the film and the bit where the German Luftwaffe officer tells Goring he'd like a squadron of Spitfires is taken straight from his memoirs which I read on my tablet last week. Interesting book if a bit self-serving as with most war memoirs by high ranking former-combatants.

micks_address

That's awesome lume...super legible watch...a steal really at the price

banie01

banie01 wrote: »

Had my TC-9 bronze diver delivered this morning.

CT's fabulous lume shot of the Stowa (and on a fantastic book too) I have a copy of an earlier edit of it.
Great resource for modelling and research.

Anyway, that lume shot left me thinking I should go and check out the lume on my new acquisition...
I'm disappointed

It's a lovely watch, and fantastic value! But the lume is shíte.
Not at all suitable for diving IMO but shur, it's still a lovely watch.

Blanchy90

Blanchy90 wrote: »

That looks great!
I just sprinted down the stairs to check the post... mine hasn't arrived yet :rolleyes:

I wont get to wear it for a couple of weeks until my birthday anyway.

I actually added that navy strap on to my order for the my seiko

Mine arrived today I'll get a quick look at it before it has to be put away until my birthday in a couple of weeks.

For some reason I ordered a brown strap instead of the blue. The brown is lovely and Ill use it on another watch but I'm raging I didn't get the blue for my seiko. I may just order a cheap bracelet off amazon for it

Wibbs

banie01 wrote: »

CT's fabulous lume shot of the Stowa (and on a fantastic book too) I have a copy of an earlier edit of it.
Great resource for modelling and research.

I have a first edition of the same book. It's the original edit as it were. I collected a few of the first editions of WW2 pilots and mariners back when they could he had for feck all and were mostly easy to come by. I love the hand done cover art of the 50's stuff and the fact they hadn't been cleaned up by later editors and viewpoints and were very much of their time. Though funny and unlike Cyclingtourist, I found of all the books written by pilots on both sides I found Galland's one of the least self serving and most honest.



My poor oul 1972 Girard Perregaux "Tron" dial. Sadly the date mechanism is playing up(a common failing with them, even though designed and made by JLC) so in need of a service. Who would take it on is the next thing. Someone good, as any damage to the extremely rare dial would be a right pain. I'm glad I found and kept a couple of spare movements when they were as cheap as chips. Muy importante with early quartz and electronic watches.

njburke

Wibbs wrote: »

I'm glad I found and kept a couple of spare movements when they were as cheap as chips. Muy importante with early quartz and electronic watches.

Now you tell me, after I buy an electro mechanical.:-)
I'll have a look for the adolf galland book, I watched battle of britain movie recently too.

Cyclingtourist

Seagull 1963 sitting on Adolf G's great adversary.



June 12th 1944 edition of Time.

Blub123

Got my constellation 168.0010 with the Pie Pan Dial out this evening for some wrist time tomorrow... Still my favourite.

Surreptitious

Here is the watch I got today, natural wood and stone

Pablo_Flox

I have a very similar one on my own wrist today!





Enjoy Surreptitious!

Surreptitious

Oh that is gorgeous! I prefer bigger watches, mine looked bigger when advertised but some women's watches can be like that.

Sonic the Shaghog

Was at a relatives today and he has had this lovely Bulova pocket watch since Christmas 1964 when his wife bought it for him

In mint condition, don't think it ever left the box beautiful, in the hand you'd swear it was only made last week

17 jewel,

17AL movement. Best I can find is a site or two saying movement was created in 1959? Can't seem to narrow down the watches age more as to whether it was made in '64 or was sitting in a shop for a couple years. Would appreciate if anyone would have any idea if narrowing down the exact manufacture date

Still tremendous for a 57-62 year old watch

Black Sheep

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GW-5000.

My go-to watch for the gym and sport. Low-profile enough that it doesn’t catch on clothes like a chunkier watch and has a perfect amount of functions.

eljono

I've been wearing the rubber strap on my SMP 300m for the past couple of months and while it's comfortable, I've fallen out of love with how it looks on the wrist. To my eyes the matte finish of the rubber does not complement the high polish on parts of the case.

So it was time to get the bracelet out again.





Really like how the ceramic bezel changes from grey to black depending on the light.



I think Omega got the bracelet right with the 2012-2017 models, still true to the original SMP design but with a more contemporary look and feel. Back in love with this watch again and reckon it'll be staying on the bracelet for the foreseeable future.

banie01

@ElJono, I must say I do prefer the plain black dial to the new wave version.
Taste is entirely subjective of course but it just seems a far more pleasing aesthetic to my eye.

Lovely watch

eljono

banie01 wrote: »

@ElJono, I must say I do prefer the plain black dial to the new wave version.
Taste is entirely subjective of course but it just seems a far more pleasing aesthetic to my eye.

Lovely watch

Thanks Banie. Funny you say that as I initially planned on going for the newer version with the ceramic wave dial. I think it looks great but when I tried one on over the summer, it just didn't work for me.

The wave grooves are quite exaggerated, there's more contrast between the bezel and the inlaid numbers and it's a slightly larger piece overall. The net result being that it was just a bit too attention-grabbing for my liking. That's what got me looking at the back catalogue and how I settled on this model. It has the ceramic bezel and co-axial movement that I wanted, but is more subtle and easier to wear.

I did a regulation check this morning and the watch has lost about 40 secs over the past 2 months, super impressed with the movement so far.

micks_address

thats some pretty impressive timekeeping. people say it matters feic all if its 2 second or 10 seconds... but i could go weeks without bothering setting the time on my aqua terra... i remember on my steinhart i would have to set once a week as it was noticeably off by the end of the week.. love the Seamaster is the perfect dive watch aesthetic for me..
have you tried the crafter blue rubber straps? They look nice.. thinking of ordering one to go with my skx mod

eljono wrote: »

Thanks Banie. Funny you say that as I initially planned on going for the newer version with the ceramic wave dial. I think it looks great but when I tried one on over the summer, it just didn't work for me.

The wave grooves are quite exaggerated, there's more contrast between the bezel and the inlaid numbers and it's a slightly larger piece overall. The net result being that it was just a bit too attention-grabbing for my liking. That's what got me looking at the back catalogue and how I settled on this model. It has the ceramic bezel and co-axial movement that I wanted, but is more subtle and easier to wear.

I did a regulation check this morning and the watch has lost about 40 secs over the past 2 months, super impressed with the movement so far.

eljono

micks_address wrote: »

thats some pretty impressive timekeeping. people say it matters feic all if its 2 second or 10 seconds... but i could go weeks without bothering setting the time on my aqua terra... i remember on my steinhart i would have to set once a week as it was noticeably off by the end of the week.. love the Seamaster is the perfect dive watch aesthetic for me..
have you tried the crafter blue rubber straps? They look nice.. thinking of ordering one to go with my skx mod

My Speedie triple date was similar, I was resetting the time on it probably weekly. In comparison my Globemaster with the 8900 co-axial keeps perfect time and rarely needs resetting so I decided that the Speedie replacement needed to have a more modern co-axial movement.

I haven't tried a Crafter strap, have admired some on this forum though, seem to be a popular choice for Seikos. Must take a look and see if they had a suitable one for SMP.

Pablo_Flox

Pic from Friday evening... a much happier time than Monday morning!

micks_address

Popped this guy on a new rios slip vintage strap that arrived today. Suits the size of the watch much better and it's super comfy

Super Watch. Love everything about it. The champfered crystal is fantastic. Dimensions are perfect. That's not a small watch, it's perfectly formed.

Cienciano

Omg, what have I bought!

micks_address

Almost bought one a couple of months ago

Cienciano

Wasn't cheap, €70. But it's pretty good quality.

893bet

Very nice. AP like.

Fitz could have saved himself 25 odd grand if he held out.

Surreptitious

It looks more expensive than 70 euro.

micks_address

Surreptitious wrote: »

It looks more expensive than 70 euro.

Did you get the watch and kit for 70 euro? Good price if so... casiooak on its own about 99 euro?

redlead

I bought the stealth casioak a few months ago but sold it straight away. I liked the idea of a gshock but they just aren't my thing. Got double retail for it which was nice 👌

Cienciano

micks_address wrote: »

Did you get the watch and kit for 70 euro? Good price if so... casiooak on its own about 99 euro?

No, kit is 70. I had the watch already. It's pricey for Aliexpress, most of their watches don't cost that. It's good quality for ali. Springbars instead of screws between the links which is annoying, but decent quality all the same.

Comes in a nice box with little screwdrivers and springbar removal tool and new screws for the case protector.

Pablo_Flox

Does anyone have any experience with NTH watches? What is the general opinion on them? I have never seen one in the wild and wondering what they are like.

banie01

Thanks to 893bet for putting me in touch with FG for this one.
Fitz is as everyone here already knows is an A1 seller and sound guy just going to reiterate it here as it's my 1st purchase from him

I'm a sucker for a GMT complication but despite that this is my 1st Steinhart GMT.
Everyone already knows the score, they're clearly a gateway watch :pac:

Couple of photos attached including the 1st proper macro shot taken by my new phone.

Cyrus

banie01 wrote: »

Thanks to 893bet for putting me in touch with FG for this one.
Fitz is as everyone here already knows is an A1 seller and sound guy just going to reiterate it here as it's my 1st purchase from him

I'm a sucker for a GMT complication but despite that this is my 1st Steinhart GMT.
Everyone already knows the score, they're clearly a gateway watch :pac:

Couple of photos attached including the 1st proper macro shot taken by my new phone.

that looks great congrats

whats the story with fitz lads, is he gone for good, or just taking a break

893bet

Back very soon......there will be a welcome party and prob a big announcement on the home page.

sparrowcar

Fixed that for you...


"Everyone already knows the score, they're clearly a gateway to more Steinharts"

Well wear, I love mine. Also amazing what a Barton band can do to change it up

Blanchy90

Pablo_Flox wrote: »

Does anyone have any experience with NTH watches? What is the general opinion on them? I have never seen one in the wild and wondering what they are like.

I've no personal experience with them but I've been following the company since they were originally set up as Lew and Huey. The reviews look good and they seem to make really good pieces

Chris Vail the owner is a sound guy and is active on multiple fb groups and forums. I spoke to him a few times over email in the early days and he was always very helpful

unkel

micks_address wrote: »

casiooak

redlead wrote: »

casioak

Is it just me or does anyone else's head go spinning too from all these watch nicknames?

banie01

unkel wrote: »

Is it just me or does anyone else's head go spinning too from all these nicknames?

With Rollie's in particular!
Altho my 1st sight of "Cermit" was this morning at your hand

I've decided to pronounce it "Kermit" rather than "Sirmet" to make it even more confusing :pac:

Pablo_Flox

Blanchy90 wrote: »

I've no personal experience with them but I've been following the company since they were originally set up as Lew and Huey. The reviews look good and they seem to make really good pieces

Chris Vail the owner is a sound guy and is active on multiple fb groups and forums. I spoke to him a few times over email in the early days and he was always very helpful

Thanks, have been looking at a few of their watches and like some of them. In particular this one that should be coming out next month...



Ideally I would like to see one in hand, but I don't think that will be possible.

unkel

banie01 wrote: »

With Rollie's in particular!
Altho my 1st sight of "Cermit" was this morning at your hand

Ah yeah I'm well suckered in at this stage

fulladapipes

I've never really dipped my toe into the vintage market, but saw this from my birth year, and thought why not. It was serviced by the seller just before I got it. There's a brand new version of this recently launched, but I preferred this vintage model, despite being a bit torn, battered, and stained. A bit like myself.

£80. Timex Marlin. Hand-wound. 35mm.