Post pics of your watches Part II

Finally got my hands on this. Delighted.

blue5000

Seiko Sunday out for a pint of black stuff

NIMAN

Is that your 1st Guinness?

You're on your back already!

funkyouup

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Happy Monday morning!

Paddy@CIRL

Added a sapphire case-back to my Hesalite 3861. Best of both worlds now, and it's easy to swap between the two if desired.

Ryath

Family is growing added a Turtle to go with my Samurai and Monster. Have wanted a Pepsi watch for a long time so this ticks two boxes. Should have bought both the SKX007 and SKX009 when they were cheap but this is a better watch. Really liking the case it is a classic seiko shape and it's very comfortable and does wear smaller than the dimensions suggest.

It is very much a blue sunburst dial but inside in artificial light it can look almost black. Not sure sure whether to get another Crafter Blue or the OEM Seiko silicone strap. Really like the crafter blue on the samurai but the Seiko one will fit both.

Strap options Crafter Blue CB08 and CB12 or the OEM Seiko

dakar

Nice collection! I find the OEM Seiko rubber strap much softer and more comfortable than the Crafter Blue. I think the actual strap code is Z22 for all of them, but the prospex ones have upgraded hardware (pretty sure the one that came on the prospex padi samurai is R02F011J0).

david

Make sure you don’t get the SKX z22 anyway. That thing is made from fisher price plastic

I enjoyed the crafter blue fitted strap when I had it

Cyrus

This arrived yesterday have always wanted to try one, the blue dial comes with a titanium case, not as light as others I have tried so wears well and as has been said about these before they wear smaller than 45mm, the strap is also very comfortable and the peli case is cool.

Gavin1

Always wanted to know the manufacturer of the Blancpain sailcloth straps. Any ideas? Fabulous watch!

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119338809#Comment_119338809

Sorry I’m not sure apparently the artem ones are pretty good for after market.

NIMAN

This one came, and went out fairly soon afterwards.

I loved its retro look, and the dial, and as I only tend to wear watches up to a max of 38mm, I thought I'd take a punt on it.

However, when it arrived it wore very small, even on my puny wrists. It was 35mm, I knew that beforehand but didn't think something supposedly only 3mm smaller than my Boldr or SKX013 would wear so small.

I'd buy the 40mm version ok, but they tend to be at least twice the price of this 35mm one.

Pablo_Flox

Sinn 104 in the park on this glorious day!

Dev1234

This just arrived - Seiko King Samurai SRPE37K1

Very comfortable out of the box. Was on the look out for a dive watch and this looked great in pictures on here and got good reviews. Delighted with it!!

eljono

New NATO for the 300M. It was supposed to be khaki green, but instead received a goldy-brown. Not a colour I would have picked, but actually like it, think it suits the watch.

Pablo_Flox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119354476#Comment_119354476

Big fan of King Samurai!

banie01

I didn't get any scuba in whilst away 😕 I could've but tbh I didn't want to do it without the Mrs and her headspace wasn't up for it.

So the closest my Seamaster got to its natural habitat was in snorkelling. Between a trip to Xel-Ha and the many dips along the hotel beach I think it did ok 😉

osnola ibax

gmt

funkyouup

How's that for a background!

Lorddrakul

Hey, @funkyouup that's brilliant!

Where's that?

I've had a cheeky fondle of the A-12 on the deck of the USS Intrepid. :)

Is that Duxford?

funkyouup

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119368647#Comment_119368647

Yea it's Duxford, absolutely incredible musuem, I took a bunch of pics I'll upload when I get home in the other hobbies thread.

banie01

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119369824#Comment_119369824

I am ashamed to say I didn't know they had a blackbird. Wonder if I can convince the Mrs to take a trip to the IWM there 🤔

osnola ibax

GMT

funkyouup

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119369845#Comment_119369845

From walking Into the first hanger I found it jaw dropping what was there.

When I came out of the hanger the sr71 was in I looked up and a hurricane was flying over the runway, it was surreal.

banie01

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119370156#Comment_119370156

The main IWM in London has always been a great visit. The museum quarter is brilliant and every time I go to London I try and visit at least 1 of them. Duxford was iirc under huge renovations the last time I was over so never visited. That and Bovington are on my list.

covey123

Old watch,new trails.

Making the most of an early finish from work and taking the well beaten G-Shock down some of the newly remodled trails in the Ballyhouras

banie01

Does this count as picture of a watch? Or is it more a picture of my frustration whilst waiting for it to land?👀

Freshly acquired Sinn is held up in Oslo awaiting completion of docs by seller. I was hopeful it would land today but, outta luck on that front now.

eljono

On a Nato buzz at the moment.

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119375571#Comment_119375571

Lovely watch, the strap I’m less convinced by but life would be very boring if we all liked the same things !!

eljono

Yeah, I know the GM isn't a natural candidate for a Nato, but fancied a change from the bracelet for a while. Quite like the extra colour of this one. It's a nice break from all stainless.