Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

Cyrus

I see mark wahlberg is also wearing the weirs patek oddly enough

banie01

Cyrus wrote: »

I see mark wahlberg is also wearing the weirs patek oddly enough

Him and the Wahlberg's are Boston/Catholic/Irish and exactly the market Weirs pitched the watch at IMHO.

High net worth children of Diaspora wanting luxury diddly aye notions of "Irish".

That sounds like I'm knocking Weirs, or Patel even...
I'm not, it's a beautiful piece.
It's one I'd love to own, just in a different colour scheme :P

They are aiming at a niché and gaining share.

Cyrus

banie01 wrote: »

Him and the Wahlberg's are Boston/Catholic/Irish and exactly the market Weirs pitched the watch at IMHO.

High net worth children of Diaspora wanting luxury diddly aye notions of "Irish".

That sounds like I'm knocking Weirs, or Patel even...
I'm not, it's a beautiful piece.
It's one I'd love to own, just in a different colour scheme :P

They are aiming at a niché and gaining share.

He had a claddagh ring with an emerald on aswell!! Begorrah

Cienciano

banie01 wrote: »

Him and the Wahlberg's are Boston/Catholic/Irish and exactly the market Weirs pitched the watch at IMHO.

High net worth children of Diaspora wanting luxury diddly aye notions of "Irish".

That sounds like I'm knocking Weirs, or Patel even...
I'm not, it's a beautiful piece.
It's one I'd love to own, just in a different colour scheme :P

They are aiming at a niché and gaining share.

I'm not a fan of green watches to be honest. Possibly very dark green. It's fashionable now with the green sub being the one to have. The patek green has a carrolls of dublin look to it, but as you say, it's aimed at particular people and we've already seen 2, so the're doing something right.

Kicking myself I didn't pick up a cheapo(ish) Christopher Ward watch earlier on this year- they don't seem to have their 1/2 price or demo watch links anymore on their updated site . I wonder will we get deals again like we saw in the past. There was some decent bits of kit for under 300 euro but 500+ is just too much for these for me if I just want a second watch

https://www.christopherward.com/home#

893bet

Deleted User wrote: »

Kicking myself I didn't pick up a cheapo(ish) Christopher Ward watch earlier on this year- they don't seem to have their 1/2 price or demo watch links anymore on their updated site . I wonder will we get deals again like we saw in the past. There was some decent bits of kit for under 300 euro but 500+ is just too much for these for me if I just want a second watch

https://www.christopherward.com/home#

They do regular sales.

Damn!!!!! The below be handsome! I would not buy it in a million years but it is handsome.


https://www.christopherward.com/dress/c1-moonphase/C01-40AMP1-S00B0-CK.html#mz-expanded-view-53427177939

Eoin

They seem a bit like DFS or Harvey Normal in that regard - always a sale on. It must work for them, but I think it just devalues their RRP.

Eoin

Eoin wrote: »

They seem a bit like DFS or Harvey Normal in that regard - always a sale on. It must work for them, but I think it just devalues their RRP.

I've seen your exact quote nearly, in other watch forums. That's why I'm sceptical - I figure they'll try and make hay on some pent up demand before offering certain watches at discounts of 50% (which they've done in the past)- but reckon they'll go back to pre-covid sales tactics eventually once demand starts to plateau

Eoin

Deleted User wrote: »

I've seen your exact quote nearly, in other watch forums. That's why I'm sceptical - I figure they'll try and make hay on some pent up demand before offering certain watches at discounts of 50% (which they've done in the past)- but reckon they'll go back to pre-covid sales tactics eventually once demand starts to plateau

Some of their watches look really nice, and they seem to get really good reviews - but for some reason I just can't warm to them, I don't know what it is. It's not even the constant sale thing.

Eoin

Eoin wrote: »

Some of their watches look really nice, and they seem to get really good reviews - but for some reason I just can't warm to them, I don't know what it is. It's not even the constant sale thing.

When I first started my watch exploration earlier this year (I'm a newbie to watches)- I seriously considered some of these- but I felt that it was the "marketing" rather than the watch, that did the talking.

I'd love a sub 300 euro Morgan chronograph quartz (which they had in the past) as I don't think I'd lose a whole heap of money over time and would enjoy it in the meantime. I was in the market for a "keeper", for a special occasion in Jan 2020 so I went for a Hamilton automatic eventually and love it. But I just don't think the high-end CW's live up to the likes of Hamilton at all.

IrishPlayer

Just after watching this,my Trip to Prague in a nutshell:cool:

Really enjoy stories like these,especially from ordinary people,he even included the shop address in the comments:) [Link]. Japan is somewhere I'd love to visit someday.

banie01

Any tips for reducing play or rattling on a 60click bezel?

saccades

Cyrus wrote: »

He had a claddagh ring with an emerald on aswell!! Begorrah

16 years I lived here before someone let their guard down and said Begorrah in front of me.

Every Irishman in the room groaned and stared at him and then me.

A day later a taxi said it. The next day a pizza delivery guy.

The stars must have aligned because I have never heard it since.

david

banie01 wrote: »

Any tips for reducing play or rattling on a 60click bezel?

For the rattling it could be a perished/missing gasket. Play on the clicks, a worn clickspring. Can be fixed, there should be two spurs sticking up when you take the bezel off, increase the angle very gently with a pliers and refit.



Try dismantling, cleaning, greasing, straighten spurs, reassemble and it might resolve.

Birneybau

Pretty slick, G-Shock fitness tracking watch with basic smartwatch capabilites.

https://www.gshock.com/collections/move

blue5000

Eoin wrote: »

Some of their watches look really nice, and they seem to get really good reviews - but for some reason I just can't warm to them, I don't know what it is. It's not even the constant sale thing.

+1
I think for me it's the trident second hand, it's a bit like the big lume lollypop on the wrong end of some watches.

Thirdfox

Some people really don't like counterweights on the second hand - would you be a fan of the Ball counterweight Blue?

blue5000

Thirdfox wrote: »

Some people really don't like counterweights on the second hand - would you be a fan of the Ball counterweight Blue?

https://shop.ballwatch.ch/en/emiin

The Normandy one? No. Just looks too complicated.

unkel

blue5000 wrote: »

https://shop.ballwatch.ch/en/emiin

The Normandy one? No. Just looks too complicated.

Looks an awful lot better in the dark :pac:

Ryath

Was going to order a Barton Elite strap for my Seiko Samurai but seen some reviews saying the spring bars are to thin for Seiko divers? Started looking I came across the Crafter Blue straps. Much heavier duty and shaped for the lugs. Anyone have both to give and opinion if it's worth the extra? It's more than twice the price.

Would probably prefer to just get the Seiko Z22 strap in Navy but it seems hard source at the moment online and there are fakes of it on a few sites.

dakar

I don’t have a Barton Elite, but I do have a Crafter Blue on a samurai.

It lives on the watch most of the time, and my samurai is pretty much my daily these days. It looks super, obviously fits the watch perfectly. I found it a much harder and less flexible material than I was expecting, I thought it would be a similar flexibility to the silicon straps, but it’s a lot tougher. I’m used to it now though, and it feels just right.

I do have a never worn orange Crafter Blue that just doesn’t suit the colour of my dial (Save the Ocean). If you want, I can stick it in the post to you to try out. If you like it, make me an offer, if not, post it back. At least you’d know what you think of the straps then.

hitemfrank

I've a 22mm Barton Elite Silicone I don't use that you can try out as well if you want.

Send me on your address and I'll get it posted on Monday evening.

893bet

https://www.adverts.ie/20888222

About 2k over priced but a nice watch.

banie01

893bet wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/20888222

About 2k over priced but a nice watch.

It's on my to get wishlist.
The price is very hopeful as is the sales spiel.
"If" you can get on the waiting list?
I know Harrods were closed until recently, but the wait list is only 3/4 months afaik for these.

Is this the one Fitz flipped recently?

Ryath

Thanks for the offers guys. Don't think the orange would suit my navy Samurai either dakar? I have an Orange monster I've been meaning to get an orange strap for but that has 20mm lugs.



What colour is the Barton you have hitemfrank? (never spotted the Father Ted reference before until I typed your user name out!)

Think I'll order the navy Crafter Blue think they look a better fit. The Samarui is quite a chunky watch and the Barton to my eye looks a little lost on it. I have it temporally on a Fossil 22mm silicone strap as I don't have a tool to resize the bracelet yet. I don't really like the big gap between the lugs it's a winey red though and the colour doesn't quite work.

hitemfrank

It's black with an orange underside. It wouldn't go with the blue but it would at least let you know how the spring bars work with the lugs.

Finally, someone has gotten the name reference

Cyrus

893bet wrote: »

https://www.adverts.ie/20888222

About 2k over priced but a nice watch.

Joke of a price

dakar

Ryath wrote: »

Thanks for the offers guys. Don't think the orange would suit my navy Samurai either dakar? I have an Orange monster I've been meaning to get an orange strap for but that has 20mm lugs.

I reckon you’re right, navy is the way to go.

I’m on the lookout for a black or orange dial (or a grey dawn, but they’re creeping up in price all the time). The black one on Ernest Jones would have hit the spot, but they were sold out by the time I got to sit down to sort out a UK delivery address and Revolut.

The strap does finish the watch perfectly, I think it’s worth the extra few quid over a non fitted strap.

nj27

I have some money set aside for a Sinn 104, but I have recently been getting a major interest in the Tissot Le Locle chronograph. 1500 is at the higher end of the Tissot price point but with the rose gold (albeit pvd coating) and the pretty sweet valjoux movement I am suddenly torn between to two.

Eoin

Personally I'd find it hard to look past the Sinn, I think it's a cracking watch