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fulladapipes wrote: »This is an October 2013 model, ceramic, warrantied, boxed etc etc. If I got £5k stg or euro equivalent, I'd be happy.
This is it on the bund strap - not a great photo, but you get the idea:
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fulladapipes wrote: »Indeed - but it is a top dollar watch !
In fairness, it is a wonderful piece of craftsmanship, and I regularly see new aspects to it which keep it interesting. The lume is really good too. It's just not that comfortable on my wrists. The Speedy I have has a different and easier to wear strap.
I have one myself find it very comfortable personally, won't be selling mine
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I have one myself find it very comfortable personally, won't be selling mine
I've no doubt it's my wrists and not the watch. I'd love a Datejust II (blue stick version) but am afraid of the same strap issue.
The current Speedy gets more wrist-time, but I miss a date function, so am planning (in my head anyway) to perhaps sell Sub and get a Speedy 9300 instead....maybe even with a leather strap.0 -
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First purchase from TZ-UK
Obris Morgan Explorer. Would have really liked the blue dial, but very much like this. A few firsts for me:
Screwed Lugs
Brick style bracelet (which is very comfy)
He escape valve (which I will be using a lot
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Probably is a little big for me although looks worse in the photo
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I've been a bit impulsive lately. This one is an Orient Ray - the photo doesn't really show it, but the dial is a lovely deep blue colour. The bracelet feels a little cheap, but I suppose that reflects the price point.
Next is a Doxa Aquaman - I wasn't looking out for this, but the seller liked my Seiko solar diver and wanted to repair it (never worked properly for me), so I part exchanged it.
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A couple of new arrivals.
Hamilton Khaki 42mm
Steinhart Marine Chronometer II that I took in part trade for my Ball Fireman. The dial on this watch is stunning and the blued hands just pop, at 44mm this may just be a little too much for me. Gonna live with it for a bit before I make a decision if it stays or goes.
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Got this watch in the post today, haven't a clue what it is as there are no markings on it apart from "edelstaml rostfrei" on the case back which just means stainless steel in German.
The hands are blued and the crystal is acrylic. Has a stretchy watch band which looks original.
Anyone have a clue? I'll check the movement later.
Edit: The back was a bit loose so I took a quick peek inside. Movement is 15 jewels, no other identifying marks. Very clean.
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First mechanical watch. Wanted a brown leather strap, something simple and not too large on a small budget. Decided on an orient from creation watches after reading some posts from this forum. The Chicane fit the bill nicely. Liked the display back too. Cost about €75 delivered I think including tax, and to make things even better the missus bought it for me as a wedding gift :-) Been wearing it every day for over a month now and well impressed with it.
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IIRC is it our Eoin that has/had one of these fellas on the bracelet? Here's mine. The only Omega I own.
Omega Seamaster Quartz, AKA the Mariner 1(not a name Omega uses). As a publicity stunt a pair of these were screwed to the mast and the keel of a yacht going through Antarctic waters. Both survived intact and on time.
Featuring Omegas first fully inhouse quartz movement the 1310. The serial number gives a general date of 1974. I could ask Omega for more details but they want 70 quid(IIRC) for the privilege. Sod that, you money grabbing gits. I'm used to Zenith and Longines(and others) giving me the details on a one to one email for free(oh that poor lady in Longines. I owe her a box a choccies at this stage).
The early quartz' from all manufacturers had a few features that generally fell out of favour. They were usually modular and had the option of adjusting the speed by a trimmer. The round doodaa at the top left. This one has an odd and fiddly extra, a tiny spring that stops backlash in the seconds hand. A bit that goes wrong I gather. The other dodgy part is the coil at the bottom. Waaay too close to the battery screw bracket thingy and a slip of a screwdriver and game over.
Timekeeping on ths one? I've tweaked it down to a couple of seconds a week. The orginal spec/claim was less than 5 seconds per month.
For a change with me, it's not on a Nato. Getting a strap is hard enough as if it doesn't flare at the lugs it looks wrong. My solution, being a cheaparse is a really cheap Casio strap. Fits it well. If you have a look at the original straps they came with the flaring is more obvious(and soooo 70's).:eek::D
Size wise it's just under 40mm and the consensus seems to be because of the design it wears larger. I dunno. Even on my undernourished wrists it wears smaller than its number would suggest. It's grand because I've a small wrist, but if you were of a more beefy nature I dunno. Maybe it wears bigger with the bracelet? Pricewise? They can be had from 250 odd quid up to 6-700 quid for a NOS in box, though as usual dealers and some non dealers ask for more. They're pretty common, with 5 or 6 on any given week on the bay. IMH if you do get into early quartz a good plan is to source another example, or movement. Just in case. I have a second one of these. Might change the German day disks for english from it.
Cool watch though and waaaay cheaper than a mechanical Omega of the time. These days anyway. When new you could have bought two Speedmasters and one and a half ProPlofs for the price of just one of these. Speedys were not much above the price of an omega dress watch. Quartz was the future and very expensive. Hence the plate proudly advertising its innards. What a turnaround eh?
Actually I've a few early quartz' in what passes for my collection. For me they're an incredibly important and interesting time in the history of watches. Must get more piccies. They'll be on Natos though so normal service will be restored.
Yep I know, wrong battery size,
but I hadn't the correct one to hand at the time. Seems fine. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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I had one for a while all right; pretty unique looking watch. The bracelet was too small for me (and I didn't like how much it tapered in either), so I bought this cheapo mesh on eBay. The lugs are an awkward size at 19mm, but the seller shaved half a mil of either side a 20mm one.
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Unique looking they are E. Very distinctive. Very "Sci fi". A Cyberman watch They seem to vary in production diffs. The second "spare" one I have has a noticeably heavier case, thicker caseback, the crown is slightly smaller and the brushing is more a "grooving", the bezel is polished(like yours) whereas the one above is very lightly brushed. The day/date wheels are also silvered rather than white. Though from reading over the years Omega can be quite variable within the same model*. I do like this model though, as you say unique and I suppose if I am to break my "no Omegas here rule" it's not a bad one to do it with. For me and beyond the hype of the "Moonwatch" this quartz period was Omegas true highpoint.
*the movement is identical mind you, though sadly non working. I suspect the backlash spring thingy as the coil and everything else looks pristine. One of these days I may pass it on for someone to get it going again.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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That's not dirt M, that's patina, Pa-teeen-na. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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