Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

For me they are the same story 😁

But yeah chances are you lose a lot more by buying a new car than by buying a new watch. Depending on the watch of course. I'd say you were right about the grand Seiko, you won't take a bath on it, it will still be worth well over half the retail price when you sell it after 4-5 years. You can't say that about most cars.

Personally I prefer buying cars and watches that go up in value over time, but that has more to do with my regular income being not enough to finance my desired lifestyle 😁

They do,I tried a few GS on in there last time I was up in Dublin. I'd echo the advice on trying one on.

I dropped an email to Belfast last week as I'm mulling getting my Sinn Destro back and holding onto it for another while yet.

The market is tanking for the low end of the luxury market and I'd rather hang onto it and wear it 😉

Anyway sent an email on the 19th and had no reply up to yesterday. My habit in that instance is to resend the email with an FYI just in case I hit the spam filter.

Anyway got a reply to the 2nd with the news that email recipient was on holiday. Which is great, everyone needs a holiday. Now that said? Why the fúck would anyone in a role reliant on decent Comms, go on holiday without setting an OOO?

Or am I being needlessly picky? I mean surely an out of office is basic cop on?

That’s par for the course. Is it Gavin you are dealing with?

No, it's Tim. In the grand scheme of things it's not a huge issue but, it really doesn't behoove them to not have the cop in to set up an OOO.

I've done a deal on one. I didn't try on so I know it's a slight risk but at 7.25 inch wrists I think it will be about bang on size. Paid a bit below retail but it's basically a brand new watch that's never been sized with all stickers on etc. Should get some day next week. Bought from the UK on tz forums so coming via a mate in northern Ireland.

Comms is slow alright. I would give any watch 1-2 months and then pull it. Market is fcuked up at the moment, no buyers.

Fools rush in and all that

I sent a mail asking to adjust down the price of my Ming. Big reduction of 20 percent plus.

No response over the full week to my request so I just pulled it. **** em. They will go under with that carry on. Watches ain’t selling themselves anymore.

Been on the lookout for a 2 register Chrono in a reasonable size. Looks like Hanhart finally went into non limited production of the 417ES in much more original dimensions after the Red Lion TGV collab. Wasn’t mad on the vintage lume and YouTube connection.

39x46x13.3 is right in my wheelhouse - fearing for my bank balance once they sort out availability issues. Sold out everywhere

https://monochrome-watches.com/hanhart-417-es-1954-39mm-pilots-chronograph-hands-on-price/

Saw it - it’s the Red Lion on TZ. Even if it’s a Hanhart signature, far prefer stainless pushers over red.

Plus they want near retail for it before you add the VAT. Would prefer to buy brand new tbh at that rate and get the watch I want. Might be a different story if I was saving 25% and had a UK address.

They might be, but I don't know that they are selling.

I've had my 009 K2 up for weeks now without so much as a low ball offer.

I don't know whether it is the ceramic bezel is putting people off, but it is very sensibly priced, with the original included.

Ho hum.

Ha, found yours. Might as well plug it here 😂 It's very reasonably priced imho

Maybe stick back on the original bezel and don't mention anything about the new one?

I'm surprised yours hasn't shifted. It is well priced I'd be interested myself if I hadn't got a Pepsi turtle. If I get an SKX now it will be a 007. (If anyone has one that's not gouging on price! 😀)

One for 550 is it newish and good nick and J model on bracelet 400 would be closer to mark. I have seen some fairy old ones in poor enough condition go for 300 plus. For watches that were available for €150 new and occasionally close to €100 it's some mark up. At the time he bought it they were around the 300 mark.

Really hope Seiko bring out an updated Prospex version with same case and keep the dial as clean with just printed indices. I'm sure it will happen at some stage but could be a few years yet

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Speaking of steinharts , what appears to be a good deal for €550 has just popped up on adverts

Just to round out on my moan about the Comms from some in Belfast. Last email from Tim was that he was on hols, back on Monday and would sort me out then unless I wanted it rushed back then he'd pass me over to the office. Told him enjoy the holiday and sort me out when he got back...

Reader... He did not sort me out 🤷‍♂️

I've been in touch and wheels are in motion now. After another poke!

Ahhhh

had agreed a deal on a heavily discounted gold globemaster in the wf sale and someone else nabbed it before I completed payment 😞

was very good value imo

Yeah its a royal pain the hole.. its mad - i bought a watch Friday from the UK - was shipped Royal mail to my buddy in Antrim and he had it 11am Saturday morning.. impressive services... it will probably take 3 days to get down here... he's posting it down to Dublin.. its not an expensive watch.. if it was id pop up for it... royal mail will max insure 250 pounds to the South...

is there anywhere safe to use similar to the way parcel motel used to work ? As in have a watch posted to a NI addresss and they ship it or you can collect ?

Please do .

would they be secure for sending a watch to ?

well im no expert but it does seem like there's a lot more supply now than there was. A lot of folks seem to be 'getting out' of their rolex etc while they can probably still make a healthy margin on it.. there's always the argument to be made that its good to buy as prices come down.. if you arent to far off retail for stuff like rolex i can't imagine it nose diving to low below that.. but 20k gmts might come back to retail at some point?

Yeah there's nothing to pay for it coming from north to south. With royal mail there's a limit of 250 pounds insurance re items but you could insure elsewhere or use a courier.. for..

i cant believe i didnt know that, so technically then you can still buy your garden furniture and whatever else in the north and get it shipped down no issue.

I think you go that wrong. The car will have had to have been registered in NI before Brexit became official (01/01/2021) for it to be able to be imported here with no VAT.