Post pics of your watches Part II

IrishPlayer

I have officially entered the dark side! Got my first watch box delivered today











Nothing too fancy, here is the eBay listing [Link]

The pocket watch belonged to my great grandfather, the small blue quartz was my first watch and the Pulsar beside it was my daily until it broke and I went looking for something special to replace it and as they say the rest is history!



And of course, the all important Silca Gel packet











And later out on a walk enjoying the sun

Wibbs

IrishPlayer wrote: »

I have officially entered the dark side!

Aye defo Stage Four Hairy hands alright.

The pocket watch belonged to my great grandfather

Pity about the handset, though that's part of the history and unusually for a non radium dial originally it got a radium hour hand. Actually, I must dig about in my stash, because I may have a full radium cathedral hands hour and minutes that might fit that watch. I got a card of them years ago in the hope they were for a wristwatch, but no luck I'll have a look manana. If I do you're welcome to them IP.

IrishPlayer

Wibbs wrote: »

Pity about the handset, though that's part of the history and unusually for a non radium dial originally it got a radium hour hand. Actually, I must dig about in my stash, because I may have a full radium cathedral hands hour and minutes that might fit that watch. I got a card of them years ago in the hope they were for a wristwatch, but no luck I'll have a look manana. If I do you're welcome to them IP.

Thanks Wibbs Have posted it before in more detail [Link] Haven't been able to find much about it, so many different makers during that time period. Must look at a watchmaker that services pocket watches and while I'm at it must also get the Heuer Stopwatch serviced as still amazed to have a Heuer for €40! :cool:

Wibbs

IrishPlayer wrote: »

Thanks Wibbs Have posted it before in more detail [Link] Haven't been able to find much about it, so many different makers during that time period.

Seven jewels, but three adjustments with it. You don't see that very often at all. Cool. Gunmetal case too. That's kinda unusual for a civilian piece as back then it was hard to machine compared to nickel or precious metals like silver and gold, so was pricier than nickel/brass etc. Yep, defo going to look for those hands now.

still amazed to have a Heuer for €40! :cool:

Man after my own heart. Or we're both from Cavan with Scots in the blood.

Pablo_Flox

Saturday Night Poker

scwazrh

Still love my moonwatch

Pinch Flat

Our company has set up a team building walking / running / exercise thing. Bit of craic. So we all got one of these. A virgin Maxx buzz. Looks like the basic fit bit.

Homer

Finally a bit of sunshine and warmer temperatures, so I stuck an orange Barton on the Emergency. Actually first time wearing the emergency this year.

Cyclingtourist

Vintage Yema Sous Marine ('underwater') undergoing the obligatory sundial photoshoot today.

banie01

Homer wrote: »

Finally a bit of sunshine and warmer temperatures, so I stuck an orange Barton on the Emergency. Actually first time wearing the emergency this year.

That is a teenage dream of mine!
I'd totally end up being fined for activation of the beacon tho.

micks_address

Daily wear at this point. Luckily skerries is inside our 5k. Lovely walk and coffee from la bakery

Cyclingtourist

micks_address wrote: »

Daily wear at this point. Luckily skerries is inside our 5k. Lovely walk and coffee from la bakery

That rule doesn't apply to cyclists does it?

micks_address

Cyclingtourist wrote: »

That rule doesn't apply to cyclists does it?

I won’t tell nphet if I see the stowa passing

redlead

Homer wrote: »

Finally a bit of sunshine and warmer temperatures, so I stuck an orange Barton on the Emergency. Actually first time wearing the emergency l]

Funnily enough I have the exact same Barton strap on for the same reason today. Sadly mine is on a sh1tter though. Thats a glorious piece of kit you have. Out of interest, did you buy it for a legitimate purpose? Its one of the last true tool watches out there.

Homer

redlead wrote: »

Funnily enough I have the exact same Barton strap on for the same reason today. Sadly mine is on a sh1tter though. Thats a glorious piece of kit you have. Out of interest, did you buy it for a legitimate purpose? Its one of the last true tool watches out there.

Nope nothing like that. I like the brand and the design of that particular model and was interested in the tech functionality. It’s always an interesting topic of conversation if people spot it or ask about it.

I did have to supply a copy of my passport at the time and that’s registered with Breitling. The new version, apart from being more than twice the price of the original, comes in at 51mm which is far too big for my wrists!

Birneybau

Homer wrote: »

Finally a bit of sunshine and warmer temperatures, so I stuck an orange Barton on the Emergency. Actually first time wearing the emergency this year

Just in case you fall within your 5km.

Birneybau

Had loaned this to my father, Shinola Runwell. A few years old. Overpriced but how and ever.

893bet

Homer wrote: »

Finally a bit of sunshine and warmer temperatures, so I stuck an orange Barton on the Emergency. Actually first time wearing the emergency this year.

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That’s a great pic! Looks really good!

banie01

Birneybau wrote: »

Had loaned this to my father, Shinola Runwell. A few years old. Overpriced but how and ever.

Preferred brand of Obama if memory serves?
Proper presidential

Birneybau

banie01 wrote: »

Preferred brand of Obama if memory serves?
Proper presidential

And Billy Clinton I believe.

Wibbs

1998 Longines Conquest Titanium 1000 Oersted Very High Precision quartz.



Still bang on atomic time since I set it in September. Sweet.

barney shamrock

banie01 wrote: »

Preferred brand of Obama if memory serves?
Proper presidential

I thought Obama wore a Jorg Gray?
I suppose its possible he has more than one watch!

http://www.barackswatch.com/

banie01

barney shamrock wrote: »

I thought Obama wore a Jorg Gray?
I suppose its possible he has more than one watch!

http://www.barackswatch.com/

I'd say he has a few alright.
He's known for Shinola, he gifted 1 to Cameron with a presidential seal engraved on the back too iirc.

Cyclingtourist

Birneybau wrote: »

And Billy Clinton I believe.

Clinton preferred Huers, allegedly.

banie01

Cyclingtourist wrote: »

Clinton preferred Huers, allegedly.

fulladapipes

micks_address wrote: »

Daily wear at this point. Luckily skerries is inside our 5k. Lovely walk and coffee from la bakery

Good nato there with the Speedy.

Fitz II

Little teaser of incoming.....should be today unless UPS are on strike. Who can guess (those that already know hush)

893bet

Look like a bastardised grand seiko?

micks_address

fulladapipes wrote: »

Good nato there with the Speedy.

Erikas Original

https://erikasoriginals.com/

Super comfy. Has a bit of stretch in it so never to tight or to loose.

redlead

Fitz II wrote: »

Little teaser of incoming.....should be today unless UPS are on strike. Who can guess (those that already know g[/IMG]

Fitz, if you are wondering why the forum is very quiet today, it's because half of us are hiding in the hedge outside your house with baseball bats waiting for a UPS van to come around the corner