Post pics of your watches Part II
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Really glad I got this back up to full health, and didn't bugger it up trying! 😀
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 watch and the effort you've put into keeping it original and running really has paid off IMO.
I'm wearing my Citizen Jp3050 today. I tend to go dual-time/GMT whenever I have a watch that offers it. Spend a lot of time messing about on US markets and having an eye on NY time gives me an inflated sense of ego 🤨🤣
It is currently letting me know that I'm above sea-level via the upward arrow on top-left of the Digi display. Albeit up in bed! All of 23mtrs above sea-level. The new crystal really has reinforced my grà for this one.
It was a Father's Day present to me from my wife a few months after our son was born. The sentimental value this has to me, is honestly priceless.
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So I went with the speedy reduced in the end. Tried on a moon watch and as lovely as it is, I couldn't quite justify paying twice the price.
Managed to nab a 1998 model with original box, bracelet, leather strap and warranty card. Only the one owner before me from new (He bought it in Weirs, so says the card) and barely wore it. Still has the protective sticker on the case back.
Chucked it on a G10 Nato strap for now. Quite happy with the size versus my 6.5 inch wrists, folks say it wears small (it certainly wears smaller than the Flieger I usually wear!) but it's actually a nice changeup from the dinner plates I'm used to having on my arm.
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I don't know if it's an age thing, but my taste in watches has changed a lot in the past few years. When I was younger I loved busy dials, loads of functions and complications. Now though, I'm finding the more pared back the watch is, the better.
Take the Globemaster for example. I've been wearing this almost daily whilst working remotely. I don't need any additional functions whilst working, just a legible face for a quick glance at the date and time. No matter the angle, or light, it's easy to read instantly.
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I’m on a bit of a Tudor buzz at the moment .Got offered this pre owned but unworn and from an AD .Black bay chrono dark 79360DK .Its a limited edition in conjunction with the all blacks rugby team , on release there was 1181 pieces in 2019 and another piece will be released each time another player is capped , so as of today there are no more than 1199 pieces in the world.Needless to say the few pieces that are released each year for each new player aren’t going to be sitting in the shop windows.
Im trying to research this but I’m told it is also the first limited edition range from the Tudor / Rolex group for general sale .All the other limited editions have been commissions for a group or organisation .Not 100% certain about that yet but suffice to say theres a far higher chance of getting a Rolex at retail than there is of getting this at retail so there was no way I was passing it up.
it’s the same as a standard black bay chrono except it is finished in black pvd and the bracelet doesn’t have the faux rivets .A Tudor bracelet without the rivets is near exactly the same as the Rolex oyster bracelet so maybe that’s the main reason for the so unliked fake rivets being on the bracelet.It seems to wear smaller than the panda .My photo doesn’t do it justice , it’s much nicer on the wrist .
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My first set of tools arrived today! I was like a kid at Christmas :) I ended up buying tools from Cousins in the UK, thankfully didn't get hit with customs. Tried to replicate what I used at the week course at the BHI.
Didn't cheap out on tweezers, went with Dumont No 3 which are a joy to use, definitely worth the extra, couldn't step up to Bergeon screwdrivers, but the cousins branded are every bit as good!
The movement holder is a bit too big, but I didn't know what sizes I would need if working on pocket watches so better to have the size.
The watch I used was a Chinese nock off Rolex ( hope it's okay to post, don't support fakes) I got from a friend who gave it to me to practice, I know I shouldn't have a fake, but the Timex that @NIMAN kindly gave me, Richard Askham explained to me that the movement is riveted together
wasn't designed to be taken apart so will wait until I get more practice before tackling, better to risk destroying something I don't care about!
I have a lot of Russian watches on there way from Bulgaria to get practice on!
Here's some pictures of the disambley
The dial, rather than using screws and clips, was just glued onto the movement!
Will attempt to reassemble it tomorrow, absolutely fantastic to be finally practicing!
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