Post pics of your watches Part II

Alter_Ego · 17-10-2022 1:06pm

My recent purchase, fancied something sporty

scwazrh · 17-10-2022 1:40pm

Anyone else get very easily distracted when working from home?

micks_address · 17-10-2022 1:54pm

two similar straps but doesn't work for me on the speedy.. change it to something else while you are distracted :) much better on the Tissot

o1s1n · 17-10-2022 1:57pm

Yeah I tend to find blue doesn't really work with a traditional Speedy. I think you need a bit of blue on a dial itself to make it work.

scwazrh · 17-10-2022 2:35pm

I think the blue strap works well with it . I think you can get away with most straps on a speedie except a stingray strap..

Alter_Ego · 17-10-2022 2:56pm

I wasn’t convinced about the blue strap either, but it does go well together with the blue accents on the dial.

I’m thinking of getting a black leather or silicone one too so I can change them to match my clothes.

Paddy@CIRL · 17-10-2022 3:54pm

Picked up a cheap sail cloth strap for my Speedmaster recently off Amazon, black with silver stitching. Wear it everyday and am still infatuated with it.

fulladapipes · 17-10-2022 4:28pm

My silver 1976 Datejust went to a nice chap about a month ago. Two weeks later, this box arrived.

You all know I'm sure, waiting inside that box is this green box.

And inside that green box, was this...

An Explorer 124270.

It is a pretty cool watch, but I'm glad I had the Datejust for a couple of years beforehand to learn to appreciate/get used to the 36mm size.

There are some sharp lines and edges on this watch. And the bracelet tapers quite a lot.

It does mange to disappear on the wrist though, something I had read about but thought was reviewer's bull. Actually, it's so light and small that it is easy to forget you have it on. You wouldn't say the same about the Submariner.

I waiting a while before posting this to see how I got on with the watch. Physically, I get on with it just fine. It is as unobtrusive as people say it is and the bracelet with the 5mm give in it means it fits just right. Aesthetically, I look at it sometimes and think, nah, this is a boring watch, and other times, I find things in it that makes me think this is a great watch. Confusion reigns supreme, as it always does in watches, mine anyway. What is good about it is the anti-reflective coating - visibility and clarity is 100% here.

The collection as it stands.

Pablo_Flox · 18-10-2022 2:21pm

King Samurai

Allwheelsgood · 18-10-2022 2:25pm

Oh I like it..... very nice.

Well wear.

Neilw · 18-10-2022 6:31pm

Look what’s back…I had sold this earlier in the year and ended up regretting it as I felt it had a lot of sentimental value after I let it go. Luckily the new owner was open to a deal and I have it back.

Freshly serviced too which is a bonus.

banie01 · 18-10-2022 8:17pm

It's not quite a watch, but? Watch this 😉 my dog has found his safe place 😁

Heard a scuffle a few minutes ago after a firework went off...

Now I have a guard dog in the safe 🤣

https://photos.app.goo.gl/TRGF9AgeE31rxrfu8

Wibbs · 18-10-2022 9:36pm

Ahh the poor little fecker. 😟 But he is bloody good at finding the safest place in the house. 😁

Ian OB · 21-10-2022 5:19pm

Anyone know anything about this crowd?

https://vinmov.com/

Seems like they recondition old movements & put them into new cases. Liking the look of a couple of their watches but unsure of what I could be getting.

banie01 · 23-10-2022 3:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776085#Comment_119776085

I think I posted something about them last year? It was very much in the same vein as your own post though, I stumbled across them via an Instagram and I think? But no-one had any input on them at time.

Today's watch is my Promaster jp3050-44. Had the crystal replaced recently and it has mad a huge difference versus the very pitted, chipped and scratched one that was really wearing its age. I have seen folk mention that an eraser can be used to refinish titanium and the clasp will need a little TLC soon as it is really showing its age and tbf its utility.

I'm running it as a dual timezone for the last few years in case the ana v Digi times catch anyone's eye.

saccades · 25-10-2022 8:08pm

For some reason I thought this had been broken and was organising it to be sent for repair. Thought I'd share it as it's a bit different. @[Deleted User]

My grandad's backup pocket watch (eldest got the best one, probably flogged it by now).

Waltham model 1894 grade 210 (1926) in a 1927 9ct gold case with a 1914 half sovereign, with an old gold chain and bar. So fancy looking case with a workhorse movement. The counterweight is a Thorens double claw lacquer circular lighter.

3 faint cracks on the enamel dial.

1 of 1.5 million made, still working away at probably 96 years old.

Birmingham, 1927 & 9ct (will check the chain and bar etc another day).

traco · 26-10-2022 11:33am

Suit day today for a graduation so wearing the Seiko King Samurai Shuiro. Added the obligatory lume shot for the crack. Sorry my photo skills are rubbish and I think the red light is from the IR sensor on the camera.

Cyrus · 26-10-2022 2:24pm

Picked up the easy x change leather strap and deployant for my IWC pilot chrono, the bracelet is the best in the business but this is a nice option

strap and watch face are blue, pics were taken in the cinema room so it’s a bit dark !

micks_address · 29-10-2022 6:04pm

Both steinhart today.. the adventurer on a Martu strap I'd ordered for something else in February that just turned up yesterday

893bet · 29-10-2022 6:42pm

Back on the wrist the last two days. Just realised I let the summer pass with out putting it on its rubber strap. Such is my general lethargy with regards watches at the moment.

This is around +2 seconds a day (only reason I know is I timed it as I had some interest from a potential buyer). Impressive given I assume never serviced and almost 14 yrs old.