Today's bargain watch that I'm not buying

TomCo

Mredsnapper wrote: »

Roughly the same as the Amazon price then?

If something in B&M is the same as the Amazon price its generally a bargain!

893bet

Just spent the morning trying on the Omega AT skyfall. Was buying a pandora charm so too advantage of shop assistant.

The dial is unbelievable. A bargain at 4190.....not really.

Mredsnapper

893bet wrote: »

Just spent the morning trying on the Omega AT skyfall. Was buying a pandora charm so too advantage of shop assistant.

The dial is unbelievable. A bargain at 4190.....not really.

I really like them. Maybe even more than their Rolex Explorer equivalent...not sure. Good value to be had second hand too. I agree the price for a new one is very steep.

893bet

Mredsnapper wrote: »

I really like them. Maybe even more than their Rolex Explorer equivalent...not sure. Good value to be had second hand too. I agree the price for a new one is very steep.

The dial is hypnotic I swear. Dazzling.

They will sell for 3600 is say. He dropped to 3850 immediately. Still dear. They are rare enough second hand and still dear. 2500 sterling I saw one go for I think so still over 3000 euro plus the risk of buying online from a strange second hand.

I think it's either splash out or wait a few years till they get more common second hand.

Brief_Lives

893bet wrote: »

Just spent the morning trying on the Omega AT skyfall. Was buying a pandora charm so too advantage of shop assistant.

The dial is unbelievable. A bargain at 4190.....not really.

I had to have a quick look at this online... and found this thread and post...
very beautiful watch...

forums.watchuseek. com/f20/skyfall-omega-full-view-bond-671076-95.html#post5666020

Menas

Here is a non bargain that I will not be buying.
A prototype of the first calculator watch.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNIQUE-1977-Hewlett-Packard-HP-01-CHROME-PROTOTYPE-LED-calculator-digital-watch-/191281166500?afsrc=1

The HP-01 was a particularly garish monstrosity, its golden chassis festooned with teensy number and operator buttons, but it look at it! It's the pinnacle of retro alpha nerd chic. Really, the only way to top one of those is if you owned some super-rare, unreleased version that languished behind closed doors for years. Well, now you can. It's a prototype, it's made of stainless steel, and it'll only set you back $14,500... assuming you take this eBay seller's word for it. Waste of money? A small price to pay for a bit of forgotten tech history? That's up to you, but you've still got time to decide -- the auction's slated to run for another eight days at time of writing.

Wibbs

Bargain Cheap arse watch I did buy today. Was in a newsagents and they were flogging off old stock and I saw a few copies of that "Military Watches" magazine that was out a while ago, that came with a "free" watch. Well they had one with the Seikosha World war two Japanese air and navy pilots watch which I always loved, the original based on a pre war Zenith movement. For a fiver. So for a laugh... And here it is(the cheap copy of course).



48mm across and surprisingly comes with a stitched genuine leather strap. The dial printing won't win any awards but it's not that bad and the hands aren't bad at all. Both are a good facsimile of the original. The movement(they make much of it being Japanese) is teeny and surrounded by a plastic moulding. Given how small it is I'm impressed it can drive such long hands for its size. Must have a torquey enough stepping motor. It has a loud tick that much I can say.



The back appears to be stainless steel of some nature and even has a turned finish and stamped in details of the watch. Keeps accurate time. One nice feature is that the second hand precisely lines up with the minute markers. I've seen some big name quartz that don't. Water resistant and with a 2 year warranty.

The original price for the magazine(which is shíte BTW) was 9.99 sterling or 14.99 euros in "Eire". I dunno the markup on magazines but I can't imagine it's that low. It really goes to illustrate how very cheaply a passable watch can be designed and produced and still turn a profit. Mad Ted.

Wibbs

When the dark evenings roll in and my hands get idle I'm tempted to make that above fake Seikosha pilots watch look more like the real deal.

I have a selection of onion crowns of around the right size so that part should be easy enough. Roughing up the case would be the next hurdle. Shotblasting would be the way to go there I reckon and I know a car mechanic with one of those booths. The dial and hands should be easy enough to age up.

Mredsnapper

Wibbs wrote: »

When the dark evenings roll in and my hands get idle I'm tempted to make that above fake Seikosha pilots watch look more like the real deal.
I have a selection of onion crowns of around the right size so that part should be easy enough. Roughing up the case would be the next hurdle. Shotblasting would be the way to go there I reckon and I know a car mechanic with one of those booths. The dial and hands should be easy enough to age up.

I can't understand how they got the font so wrong on the quartz copy though..

Maybe it's just the arabic 2's but you'd think they could have done a better job given the prominence of the 12.

Deep Thought

Wibbs wrote: »

When the dark evenings roll in and my hands get idle I'm tempted to make that above fake Seikosha pilots watch look more like the real deal.

Defo tooooo much time on your hands......

Wibbs

Menas

I am in Tokyo this week and went to the Ginza district for a gander. It is one of those places that has loads of vintage watch shops.

I think i need therapy after the visit....I saw some real beauties....some mad expensive (usual big names) and some more than reasonable.

Strangely I did not make a purchase...I will be out here later in the year and may treat myself then.
The vintage watch market is big out here, but the big names go for a very pretty yen. They do very seem over priced, but lots have papers etc.

Some of the more unusual stuff though can be had at a good price. If ya like the funky looking 70s stuff then this is your mecca.

Have a gander at this site for some of the luxury stuff. Use translate function of chrome.
https://timepeaks.com/shop/watch_shop_tokyo_japan/

Menas

I am liking the look of these bad boys....

unkel

Cool!

HP smartwatch. Going on sale this Friday. Here is the launch site: linky

Wibbs

What kills it dead for me anyway is the pixelated hands and the overall pixelated vibe on everything. That's rough looking.

Deep Thought

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I am liking the look of these bad boys....

Whats the story with the round dial..

Menas

Deep Thought wrote: »

Whats the story with the round dial..

Disclaimer. I have an 'association' with the maker of these watches.
I have no idea what the round dial is about, one minute I like it...another I dont.
Still want to get my mits on one though.

Deep Thought

ahhh....looked at website

The dial is the actual time...

Mad that

Mredsnapper

Nearly pulled the trigger on an skx007 from creation. Must be at least the 6th time over the past year that I've filled in my address and paypal details for one before my conscience kicks in and I back off. Need to reduce the collection a bit more first..

G rock

I've worn my skx pretty much every day since I bought it last December. I got it from the rakuten site when they were doing free international delivery, 90 euro delivered.

I was lucky with the customs lucky dip though!

I have it on a hirsch, so I guess it's a diving imposter!

Mredsnapper

G rock wrote: »

I've worn my skx pretty much every day since I bought it last December. I got it from the rakuten site when they were doing free international delivery, 90 euro delivered.

I was lucky with the customs lucky dip though!

I have it on a hirsch, so I guess it's a diving imposter!

Hi, I remember that. I'm hoping they run that free delivery deal again some time.

unkel

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I am liking the look of these bad boys....

For sale from today. But only ships to USA :rolleyes:

€363 for the normal one and €675 for the limited (300) edition one. Not cheap!

Linky

Menas

unkel wrote: »

For sale from today. But only ships to USA :rolleyes:

€363 for the normal one and €675 for the limited (300) edition one. Not cheap!

Linky

I have completely gone off this one. The 'smart' functionality is not very smart IMO. Just showing you what is on the status bar on your phone.
After that you really have just a normal watch, good looking yes, but needs recharging weekly.

So, for now, am sticking with good old fashioned pinions and cogs!

Eoin

It looks like the integration is a bit deeper than that, looking at their site.

Weekly recharging is actually pretty good for a smartwatch, many of the others are daily.

Del2005

unkel wrote: »

For sale from today. But only ships to USA :rolleyes:

€363 for the normal one and €675 for the limited (300) edition one. Not cheap!

Linky

Will this be available in a proper shop? Going to NY next week but would want to see one in the flesh before buying, don't know if I could live with the pixelation of the clock face.

Mredsnapper

It'll be obsolete in 6 month's. Can't see any value or real innovation in these at all personally.

Mredsnapper

One of the jewellers in the ilac centre has an skx009 on display. 33% off too.

Now only......... €288. Crazy.

Del2005

Mredsnapper wrote: »

It'll be obsolete in 6 month's. Can't see any value or real innovation in these at all personally.

Every piece of electronics you buy is nearly obsolete when you buy it. Mechanical watches are obsolete as you can get a digital watch for €10 that keeps better time. These items usually aren't purchased for anything other than the fact that the person likes it and has the money to spare.

Mredsnapper

Del2005 wrote: »

Every piece of electronics you buy is nearly obsolete when you buy it. Mechanical watches are obsolete as you can get a digital watch for €10 that keeps better time. These items usually aren't purchased for anything other than the fact that the person likes it and has the money to spare.

Taste is a personal thing and even my own tastes have a habit of flip flopping when it comes to watches ,so I'm not going to argue with you.

Menas

Here is a bargain watch that I am buying. A smart watch for $43 anyone?
I am not expecting much, but the features seem good and sure it will be a nice gimmick to show the lads in the pub over the christmas.

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_79419.html

Mredsnapper

Oh dear. Bought that skx007 from creation last night during a moment of weakness. I'm going to put my Sarb035, Protrek PRG510 and GShock M5610 up in the sales section later today to try and redress the imbalance.

jh79

Not sure if a bargain per se but something a bit different

http://www.creationwatches.com/products/orient-automatic-288/orient-dual-dial-automatic-fxc00003b-mens-watch-5640.html


Looks strangely appealing in this variation

http://www.creationwatches.com/products/orient-automatic-288/orient-dual-dials-automatic-fxc00001b-mens-watch-5638.html

893bet

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161467488608?_mwBanner=1

Mredsnapper

893bet wrote: »

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161467488608?_mwBanner=1

Tasty

rwbug

Pebble Smartwatch currently in Amazon flash sale at £75.

Menas

I have never been to an old fashioned auction before, but may just wander in to this one next tuesday.
Some interesting pieces up for auction.

http://www.jwa.ie/en/auctions/browse/2014-11-25/list/lot/2/1

Homer

Don't forget to add auction fees on top of any prices you see there.. Usually around 15% or so. I've been to another Dublin auction house with a few of the other members on the watch forum and people *generally* end up paying a good bit over the estimate and then fees on top of that means you rarely get any bargains at these auctions.
There are professional traders and retailers at these every day of the week looking to pick up a bargain and sell them on. Go in advance and examine anything that's of interest to you. Do your homework and know what they go for second hand and stick to your limit and don't get dragged into a bidding war! That's my 0.2 cents

Andrew76

Not sure if this is the best place to post this but Creationwatches have started their Black Friday sale, link. Not sure I want to click into it tbh, after picking up that lovely Casio from Mredsnapper I went and bought another soon after! Damn watch bug got me again.

Mredsnapper

Andrew76 wrote: »

Not sure if this is the best place to post this but Creationwatches have started their Black Friday sale, link. Not sure I want to click into it tbh, after picking up that lovely Casio from Mredsnapper I went and bought another soon after! Damn watch bug got me again.

What did you get?

art

Only 64 euros now for a Pebble watch!

https://getpebble.com

the goon

Unfortunately it looks like that deal is only in the States. Showing up as €115 when I pick location as Europe. (T.T) Is there anyway around this?

Andrew76

Mredsnapper wrote: »

What did you get?

DW-D5500MR-4JF. Wanted another square type face but with a negative display to see what they're like in the flesh. Just waiting for it to wing it's way from Japan.

art

the goon wrote: »

Unfortunately it looks like that deal is only in the States. Showing up as €115 when I pick location as Europe. (T.T) Is there anyway around this?

That's annoying! Last year I got my Pebble in the Black Friday specials, straight from the states, they made no distinction in price then - I'd hope though that if they are doing a "Europe" edition, you'd then at least not be liable for Custom duty etc?

Nforce

893bet wrote: »

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161467488608?_mwBanner=1

Now down to £44.99

893bet

Nforce wrote: »

Now down to £44.99

Bargain for sure!

Snake Plisken

Nforce wrote: »

Now down to £44.99

Bought that from Amazon during the summer and sent it back straight away as I found it was actually smaller then I expected so went for the GW7900 which I'm very happy with.

Nforce

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Bought that from Amazon during the summer and sent it back straight away as I found it was actually smaller then I expected so went for the GW7900 which I'm very happy with.

I picked one up a couple of months ago to use as an everyday beater. I'm happy enough with the size tbh.

893bet

http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?321593-F-S-Rolex-datejust-116200-on-jubilee-blue-dial-roulette-date-wheel


Want alot even with the PCL

Eoin

For those without access:


(£2950)

Mycroft H

Nforce wrote: »

I picked one up a couple of months ago to use as an everyday beater. I'm happy enough with the size tbh.

How big/small is it? I've skinny wrists.