Post pics of your watches Part II

dakar

HDMI wrote: »

A cheapie arrival today, been interested in these since I saw the first photo's and with the bonus of a Seiko automatic movement.

This is the Pagani Design homage to the new Bond 007 Commander. I like that they have kept enough difference so it's not a direct lookalike. No fake escape valve crown like on some versions and they have went with their own branding and not the 007 style, handset is different also.

Overall this is a decent watch that comes with a nice rubber strap and deployant clasp. I think the are around $140 from aliexpress, I picked this one up from watchuseek for just over $100 with a bonus mesh strap.

I ordered one of these and a Pagani Daytona clone (Daytauxna?) on the AliExpress 11:11 sale. I finally fell for Jody’s spiel on Just One More Watch.

This one hasn’t arrived yet, I’m pleasantly surprised with the finish of the Daytona clone (except for the clasp/divers extension which is awful), and mildly fascinated by the snap of its mecha-quartz Seiko movement.

I needed beaters for work, I’m sick of clattering the bezels of my nicer watches off stuff.

I do have mixed feelings about the clone/homage thing, but as you said, the 007 is just about enough of its own thing. The Daytona not so much, but at least they stuck their own branding on it. And there’s no annoying branding on the rehaut, no matter how technically demanding it is to get right!

CalamariFritti

While I was waiting for the watch to return from service I've been busy on the strap front.

Got two Meyhofer leather racing straps 19mm for clasp one navy and one dark brown.
And got two 'China' straps also 19mm for clasp. One rubber and one canvas. The canvas one seems a 'kock-off' version of the Omega 19mm canvas strap visually. It may not be as good but its not bad and, hey, €200 plus vs a tenner.

Eventually I figured out how to remove the bracelet. Its a bit tricky but once you have it figured out it becomes easy enough. Forget about spring bar tool, screwdriver is your friend.

After that I was ready to give all the new straps a try..

Te dark brown leather strap didnt look very good on the watch. I thought dark brown would work well with this watch, but it doesn't do it for me.
The China rubber strap doesn't look great 'cos the lengths are off and the clasp doesnt sit in the centre.

But the Meyhofer in navy and the China canvas strap do the job. For now I'm thinking the leather strap is the one to go on rotation with the bracelet.

What do you guys think?

Btw, I took quite some time with the photos but I must be either a photography donkey or there is quite a bit in it to get a good watch shot. Took me 45 minutes to arrive at those two shots and they look quite poorly IMO. But I dont have a good camera either. I have the phone and a Casio Exilim which is great for recording slow motion golf swings but maybe not so much for near macro shots.

micks_address

The first one is a winner for me. I just can't look past the bracelet with my Skyfall. Just find it wears fantastically well

CalamariFritti

micks_address wrote: »

The first one is a winner for me. I just can't look past the bracelet with my Skyfall. Just find it wears fantastically well

Agree with all of that. Its hard to get past the bracelet.

But I do find a strap wears more comfortably. I'll give them a go for a couple of weeks each and see how it works out. But yes the leather in navy is my favourite besides the bracelet. It is a really nice dark navy and goes well with the dial. And the quality is very good, too.

Both look much better in the flesh. My photos are cr@p.

unkel

Both look pretty good, I prefer the sail cloth, more sporty.

Cyrus

CalamariFritti wrote: »

While I was waiting for the watch to return from service I've been busy on the strap front.

Got two Meyhofer leather racing straps 19mm for clasp one navy and one dark brown.
And got two 'China' straps also 19mm for clasp. One rubber and one canvas. The canvas one seems a 'kock-off' version of the Omega 19mm canvas strap visually. It may not be as good but its not bad and, hey, €200 plus vs a tenner.

Eventually I figured out how to remove the bracelet. Its a bit tricky but once you have it figured out it becomes easy enough. Forget about spring bar tool, screwdriver is your friend.

After that I was ready to give all the new straps a try..

Te dark brown leather strap didnt look very good on the watch. I thought dark brown would work well with this watch, but it doesn't do it for me.
The China rubber strap doesn't look great 'cos the lengths are off and the clasp doesnt sit in the centre.

But the Meyhofer in navy and the China canvas strap do the job. For now I'm thinking the leather strap is the one to go on rotation with the bracelet.

What do you guys think?

Btw, I took quite some time with the photos but I must be either a photography donkey or there is quite a bit in it to get a good watch shot. Took me 45 minutes to arrive at those two shots and they look quite poorly IMO. But I dont have a good camera either. I have the phone and a Casio Exilim which is great for recording slow motion golf swings but maybe not so much for near macro shots.

id go bracelet or oem croc, i dont think either of those are adding anything sorry.

893bet

Think the first one is terrible match personally.

Like the second. Similar to the OEM one that I had.

oknepop

Wanted to see what all the fuss was about and picked up a Casio Royale. In short, not much, but it's a fun little watch. Tempted to mod it with some coloured inserts for the different "screens" à la all the instagram pics.

HDMI

banie01 wrote: »

That's a striking watch, it's just different enough to not be a total clone/copy.
I like the handset, is it lumed in the same way as the Omega?
I mean are the hour and minute hands a different line colour?

Same colour lume, at this price I would have been surprised if it was mixed also seems to last a while.

Deep Thought

So..

I have been on here for many years, bought, sold and traded with many of you.

Like many I have had something that I thought was perfect only to see that it wasn't quite for me.

The day has arrived that has been over 8years in the making, from that June 2012 day sitting in Paul Sheeran's pondering the purchase that in the end didn't occur.

Today I took ownership of that watch (a newer model mind)

I present to you all the IW377714, Pilot Chronograph Le Petit Prince.

This is the way.

Cyrus

Deep Thought wrote: »

So..

I have been on here for many years, bought, sold and traded with many of you.

Like many I have had something that I thought was perfect only to see that it wasn't quite for me.

The day has arrived that has been over 8years in the making, from that June 2012 day sitting in Paul Sheeran's pondering the purchase that in the end didn't occur.

Today I took ownership of that watch (a newer model mind)

I present to you all the IW377714, Pilot Chronograph Le Petit Prince.

This is the way.

beautiful

congrats :cool:

FlubberJones

CalamariFritti wrote: »

Agree with all of that. Its hard to get past the bracelet.

But I do find a strap wears more comfortably. I'll give them a go for a couple of weeks each and see how it works out. But yes the leather in navy is my favourite besides the bracelet. It is a really nice dark navy and goes well with the dial. And the quality is very good, too.

Both look much better in the flesh. My photos are cr@p.

Same here for my Omega PO, I took a brown leather and blue croc and they both looked fine, the blue in particular. Then one day I put the steel bracelet back on and just thought it looked too good to swap again.

banie01

Deep Thought wrote: »

I present to you all the IW377714, Pilot Chronograph Le Petit Prince.

This is the way.

Delighted for you Deep Thought!
It's always great to see someone nail their grail.
I'll be joining you in the IWC club soon myself
Waiting on a 3878 myself.

Not quite as pretty as your acquisition tho.

Fitz II

Deep Thought wrote: »

I present to you all the IW377714, Pilot Chronograph Le Petit Prince.

This is the way.

SNIP

Proper Job, well wear

fulladapipes

Deep Thought's purchase got me thinking about fliegers (again). IWC are out of my league (the XVI and XVIII are very wantable), but when you look around there is great value to be had in other brands. I know two of these below are probably too small at 36mm for most people, but they're still pretty cool.

First up, an Archemede 36mm at €780. (See: https://www.archimede-watches.com/pilot/pilot-36/)



Second, a Stowa 36mm at €925. (See: https://www.stowa.de/en/Flieger+Classic+36.htm)



And finally, and probably the best value of the bunch, is a Laco Augsberg 39mm at €340. That's a bit of a bargain. (See: https://www.laco.de/en/watches/pilot-watches-basic/pilot-watch-augsburg-39mm-automatic-leather-strap)



Just for fun, here is the IWC Mark XVIII, at €4,590. It does look well, in fairness.

njburke

Tisell in korea has a couple of fliegers. Korean microband with some nice homages. I have two I'm very pleased with, a 905ex and vintage sub.
Some of his fliegers.





At 224 and 159 bucks, might scratch an itch.

My own watch choice today, flagged on the bargains thread and I upgraded to an OEM bracelet.

Roycropper63

@nj beautifull citizen would you have the model no please?

46 Long

fulladapipes wrote: »

Just for fun, here is the IWC Mark XVIII, at €4,590. It does look well, in fairness.

(chuckles)

I'm in danger.

Keyzer

Deep Thought wrote: »

This is the way.

snip

This is the way...

Cassius99

Roycropper63 wrote: »

@nj beautifull citizen would you have the model no please?

Looks like a BN0151. On the look out myself at the moment for one. Prices seem to vary from €170 ish to €300 plus, so I'd recommend shopping around.

Cassius99

fulladapipes wrote: »

Deep Thought's purchase got me thinking about fliegers (again). IWC are out of my league (the XVI and XVIII are very wantable), but when you look around there is great value to be had in other brands. I know two of these below are probably too small at 36mm for most people, but they're still pretty cool.

First up, an Archemede

Second, a Stowa 36mm at €925.

And finally, and probably the best value of the bunch, is a Laco Augsberg 39mm at €340. That's a bit of a bargain.

I have the Tissell that nj posted below you and I have to say it is quite a lot of watch for the money I paid. Maybe one day I'll swap it out for one of the higher end Stowa or Laco fliegers but at the moment it certainly scratches the itch and didn't break the bank.

Having looked at the Laco Augsburg just before I got the Tissell, the main issue I had was that it wasn't a sterile dial and the numerals are actually a shade of light green, not white. A small thing, but it would have driven me crazy.

I was actually looking at Archimede fliegers yesterday, the bronzed versions. They were all hitting the €1000 mark or above. While they were nice, I couldn't help but think if you're going to pay that much, why not just add another hundred or so and get a Stowa/Laco and the historic connection to those designs? Horses for courses I suppose...

njburke

@RoyCropper.
It's a BN0151-09L, comes with a navy dial and PU strap. 44mm diameter so it pretty chunky. The black variant is BN0150-28E. Solar powered e268 movement, my watch check app has it at +4.1 seconds since the end of summer time 31st October, that's a rate of 36 seconds a year.

It was flagged on the bargains thread here at 125$ on amazon.com. it would make a nice gift as it comes in a little scuba tank. The citizen steel bracelet was 85 dollars on eBay from Canada. There are fakes for sale on aliexpress for $40.

I wear it a good bit, the navy dial and orange second hand give it a nice splash. I have worn it diving too, it's ISO6425 certified. The blueish lume performs well. It's one of my more favored pieces.

One more thing, there's a huge thread on watchuseek on them, lots of strap options and there's a mod to a domed crystal if that's your thing.

Cyrus

New OEM gator for the DSOTM (this is the strap from the sedna gold version)

i like it

Lorddrakul

Cyrus wrote: »

New OEM gator for the DSOTM (this is the strap from the sedna gold version)

i like it

That is gorgeous.








Your shirt needs an iron.

Cyrus

Lorddrakul wrote: »

That is gorgeous.








Your shirt needs an iron.

ill have you know that shirt is ironed to within an inch of its life :eek:

but its not one of the ones that has a slightly bigger cuff on the watch side so its getting crumpled behind the dsotm :rolleyes::D

micks_address

Re the Stowa fleiger... keep eye out for their used and checked sale..
I picked up one half price during the summer and I passed on here at cost..watch was brand new..great value

Lorddrakul

Cyrus wrote: »

ill have you know that shirt is ironed to within an inch of its life :eek:

but its not one of the ones that has a slightly bigger cuff on the watch side so its getting crumpled behind the dsotm :rolleyes::D

I'd have a word with your gentleman's gentleman. You need to have your cuffs and your wrist wear better coordinated.

It's so hard to get good help these days.

scotchy

Cyrus wrote: »

but its not one of the ones that has a slightly bigger cuff on the watch side so its getting crumpled behind the dsotm :rolleyes::D

I never knew that was a thing.


Love this thread, but it constantly reminds me that I'm a mere peasant.



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blue5000

scotchy wrote: »

I never knew that was a thing.


Love this thread, but it constantly reminds me that I'm a mere peasant.



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Makes two of us. With the cuffs open I can't roll up the sleeves on one of my Levi's shirts, my forearms are too thick:o.

Cyrus

scotchy wrote: »

I never knew that was a thing.


Love this thread, but it constantly reminds me that I'm a mere peasant.



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proper cloth made to measure shirts, not mad money for the regular fabrics.

unkel

That's a class combo Cyrus. Very subtle balance between sportiness and understated style.

FlubberJones

Loving the DSOTM and that strap is just class, Omega is my absolute favourite brand.

And I like this thread as it's simply an escape from the madness of a LOT of the other threads, seems sedate in here, it may as well have some light classical music in the background and people shushing anyone making loud noises.

Good work.

Cyrus

FlubberJones wrote: »

And I like this thread as it's simply an escape from the madness of a LOT of the other threads, seems sedate in here, it may as well have some light classical music in the background and people shushing anyone making loud noises.

Good work.

don't be telling too many people

Cyclingtourist

Cyrus wrote: »

proper cloth made to measure shirts, not mad money for the regular fabrics.

Just bought myself a shirt.



SRPE53

cnocbui

banie01

FlubberJones wrote: »

, it may as well have some light classical music in the background and people shushing anyone making loud noises.

Good work.

Cigars and a selection of fine whiskeys too

banie01

cnocbui wrote: »

SNIP

I like his scent, never tried his shirts :P
That is a lovely watch BTW, really nice.
On reflection, I have 5/6 suits and a load of shirts and apart from a wedding 2 yrs ago...
Its been ages since I "needed" to wear either.

Roll on graduation I suppose

Fitz II

blue5000 wrote: »

Makes two of us. With the cuffs open I can't roll up the sleeves on one of my Levi's shirts, my forearms are too thick:o.

Confucius he say "Man who goes to bed with itchy bum......wakes with smelly finger"

Pardon the copy photos wibbs it would seem out of place

scotchy

Am sure I posted this before. I never realise how dirty my watches are till I take a pic of them.

Anyway, all cleaned up now.

Also, was able to leave the left cuff of the jacket looser than than the right one:o:)



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CalamariFritti

FlubberJones wrote: »

Same here for my Omega PO, I took a brown leather and blue croc and they both looked fine, the blue in particular. Then one day I put the steel bracelet back on and just thought it looked too good to swap again.

Same here I only lasted a couple of days. Especially the navy leather strap looks quite good I feel. But still. Bracelet is back on.

It had to be done.

Anyone interested in a lovely dark brown racing leather strap from Meyhofer by any chance? 19mm to 18mm for clasp.

Good price cos I already fitted the Omega clasp meaning I had to put a put a hole into it.

hitemfrank

Still rocking the Tressa this week

unkel

Get that Milgauss back on your skinny wrist! :pac:

Fitz II

That Tressa has a challenging aesthetic.

hitemfrank

Fitz II wrote: »

That Tressa has a challenging aesthetic.

As someone who's not really a fan of gold watches, the aesthetic is a challenge from there for me. The dial is a bit busy for my taste

Although I think Stockholm Syndrome might be setting in as I don't mind it nearly as much as I did when. Really don't like the flat end link of the bracelet so will likely throw more money at it get a one with curved end links.

It was a strange impulse purchase to be honest.

893bet

Fitz II wrote: »

That Tressa has a challenging aesthetic.

That’s very diplomatic way of putting it.

rodneytrotter15

Arrived the other day and very happy with it.

BurntAsh

micks_address wrote: »

Re the Stowa fleiger... keep eye out for their used and checked sale..
I picked up one half price during the summer and I passed on here at cost..watch was brand new..great value

Don't get your hopes up too high. I've been checking in on their used watches page every couple of days since the summer sale and there hasn't been a thing added since.

Fitz II

rodneytrotter15 wrote: »

Arrived the other day and very happy with it.

Nice looking watch that, is that the one that was on adverts?

blue5000

Fitz II wrote: »

That Tressa has a challenging aesthetic.

893bet wrote: »

That’s very diplomatic way of putting it.

I'm jealous;)

Ryath

BurntAsh wrote: »

Don't get your hopes up too high. I've been checking in on their used watches page every couple of days since the summer sale and there hasn't been a thing added since.

Being checking regularly myself. Still gutted I missed out on a B Uhr. Their current advent sale is demo/exhibition watches but the discounts aren't as high and a lot of the models so far have had upgraded movements/hands so weren't much cheaper than the standard version. Still holding out hope a good offer will come up.

In hind-site I possibly should have bought Micks when he offered it. I still do like the A dial version a lot and I might have been able to trade/swap it for a B dial at some point in the future.