Watch (from Guiness Christmas Ad) advice - a longshot...

Keyzer

Guys - looking for this watch for a while now.

No idea who makes it or where i'd pick one up but any help would be appreciated...

MiCr0

no idea, but i asked Ariel Adams and John Biggs on twitter
i'll let you know if i get a reply

Orlee

Could be U-Boat

12/4/8 seems to be their thing

www.u-boatwatch.co.uk

flutered

Keyzer wrote: »

Guys - looking for this watch for a while now.

No idea who makes it or where i'd pick one up but any help would be appreciated...

hi op, i have a ww with the word guinness on the dial, it has a tin box with guinness on it, pm your email addy for pics if interested.

Keyzer

flutered wrote: »

hi op, i have a ww with the word guinness on the dial, it has a tin box with guinness on it, pm your email addy for pics if interested.

I'm looking for that exact watch not a guinness watch - thanks anyway...

Revelry

Keyzer wrote: »

I'm looking for that exact watch not a guinness watch - thanks anyway...

Pretty sure this is it:


Looks the same to me anyway.

http://www.citizenwatch.com/COI/English/detail.asp?Country=COI&Language=English&ModelNumber=BM8240-03E&page=1

Zagato

Yeah, the unusual thing about the watch in the ad is the month/date dial as well as the 12, 4, 8

Keyzer

Revelry wrote: »

Pretty sure this is it:


Looks the same to me anyway.

http://www.citizenwatch.com/COI/English/detail.asp?Country=COI&Language=English&ModelNumber=BM8240-03E&page=1

Dear god !!! I cannot believe you found this...

You've made my day...

Kintarō Hattori

Keyzer wrote: »

Dear god !!! I cannot believe you found this...

You've made my day...

*cough cough* :pac:

Brazzer

Is 150 a good price for this? I see there are a good few retailers in and around Dublin, just wondering if you managed to locate one that stocks it OP? Think it might be something himself would like from Santa :-)

CALCUL

Keyzer wrote: »

Guys - looking for this watch for a while now.

No idea who makes it or where i'd pick one up but any help would be appreciated...

Thanks to Revelry for beating me to it on this one. It is indeed Citizen watch model BM8240-03E. The RRP as noted on the site is €150.

Mods, since Keyzer specifically asked about one of our watches, I've added further info below:

Aside from the obvious features (black dial, day-date, stainless steel case & leather strap), please note as follows:

• This is an Eco-Drive watch - i.e. it is light powered.
• It has a power reserve of 180 days, which means that on a full charge, you can put it in a dark drawer for up to 6 months and it will keep time.
• With normal wear and exposure to light (yes, even in our dark winters!), the power cell will constantly be topped up so most users will never need to "charge" the watch before use.
• Any kind of light will charge it (natural or artificial), although natural will do the job faster.
• All Citizen watches sold in Ireland come with our 5-year guarantee.

We are asked about this one a lot thanks to the Guinness ad. There was even a "Fix It Friday" feature on the Ray Darcy show a year or two ago!

It is a very popular watch and shouldn't be hard to find. There's a retailer locator here: http://www.citizenwatch.com/COI/English/retailer/retailer_home.html

Alternatively, send me a PM and I'll point you towards a retailer close to where you live.

Thanks,

CALCUL
Bay 20 Free Zone West,
Shannon, Co Clare.
(Official Citizen Distributor for Ireland)

Keyzer

Brazzer wrote: »

Is 150 a good price for this? I see there are a good few retailers in and around Dublin, just wondering if you managed to locate one that stocks it OP? Think it might be something himself would like from Santa :-)

Found it on Amazon.co.uk for £73 STG...

Keyzer

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

*cough cough* :pac:

Seriously, I've been looking for this watch for years... the amount of times I have searched in google for black watch from guinness christmas ad is shocking.

Never thought to post on here - didn't even know there was a watches and timepieces forum...

Thanks again...

Mitch Buchannon

Keyzer wrote: »

Never thought to post on here - didn't even know there was a watches and timepieces forum...

Thanks again...

You know now dude :-) . Dont forget to post a pic here when you get the new watch. Enjoy

Brazzer

Keyzer wrote: »

Found it on Amazon.co.uk for £73 STG...

I bought it, thanks a mil, another gift out of the way :-)

Mycroft H

Are they a quartz movement?

Deep Thought

On the advert it shows the Month and date not the day and date

Was this modified by the ad makers or is there a version / option to show month instead of day ?

DT

CALCUL

bedlam wrote: »

I'd assume it was nothing more than a plot point in the ad and that it was digitally changed in post (similar to how they change the licence plates on cars in the safe driving ads).

That must be it Bedlam. The movement does not feature a month indicator.

Jackasaurus rex

Nice watch that. Citizen make a plain watch look quite elegant

chris1970

i got mine aprox 5 years ago ,€80 jewellery shop oppsite taffes pubs on shop street galway, i cracked the glass on the front, any one know where to get replacement, nice watch, graceful, never died even when put in dark press for months on end

CALCUL

chris1970 wrote: »

i got mine aprox 5 years ago ,€80 jewellery shop oppsite taffes pubs on shop street galway, i cracked the glass on the front, any one know where to get replacement, nice watch, graceful, never died even when put in dark press for months on end

Hello Chris.

We operate the Citizen service centre for Ireland here at our premises in Shannon. You can either go back to the jeweller you bought the watch from and he'll send it to us for you, or you can send it directly to us for repair.

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to post contact details etc. on this forum, but all the info you need is on www.citizenwatch.com - just click on the Irish flag and then go to the TECH SUPPORT \ SERVICE section.

Please note we close today for the Christmas break though - we will re-open on 4th January.

Thanks,

CALCUL

Ardennes1944

Im very sorry to dig up such an old thread but I have a question regarding this watch. I see it does not have luminous hands, does anyone know of a model thats close to identical but with luminous hands maybe?

Thanks

NIMAN

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but is this the same watch?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Citizen-Eco-Drive-Analogue-Display-BM8240-03E/dp/B000EQS1D8?tag=pepperegc-21&ascsubtag=2652566704

beachhead

Niman,it lokks 100% the same watch😀

Working class heroes

Love reading old threads…..

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121778810#Comment_121778810

Yeah looked it to me, but seems to have a different model number to the original one quoted, thought perhaps there might have been some underlying difference.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121779035#Comment_121779035

Not...sure...if...serious!

Working class heroes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121780078#Comment_121780078

I am 😁