Post pics of your watches Part II
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Yeah, love that Astronaut.
Just reading today there's been a limited edition re-issue with a Sellita auto movement, which just seems wrong to me.
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Looks the part, though.
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Trying out a couple of different NATOs. Very comfortable but noticeably bulky under a cuff. The strap is also a couple of mm too short to stay tucked in to the strap loop closest to the watch face so I've developed a tic of tucking it back in subconsciously. Other than that it's great!! 😂
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I have been fighting a strong urge recently to add something nice to my watch box, but I have a wedding coming up this summer that I will need to pay for, so I need to de-prioritise the watch unfortunately.
However, once that is out of the way I will be treating myself to something nice (before the year is out!).
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Some great stuff on the last couple pages, this page especially, being that it's seikoey.
Speaking of
This one came together well, even though I had to use the dreaded dial dots. Always nice to have a seiko with perfect alignment, shame ya have to make it haha.
The second hand was a non goer so scavenged one from an old snk805 which proved to be a great solution with the splash of red matching the text.
Anyway, it's 34% lighter than a stainless willard as the whole deal is ti. Featherweight 116g incl bracelet. Wears like a dream.
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That's a cracking dial, very nice job indeed H_Lime. 🙂👍️
You noted the weight and how light it is at 116 grams. Funny enough, the other week one evening while on a deep interwebs dive I read an article that had weights of various watches, describing some as light/heavy etc. Something I'd never really considered much TBH, but the next day I was in a friends place and noticed he had a digital scales(he's not a drug dealer I swear😁) and I got to wondering...
Only 80 grams. Now vintage stuff is generally lighter simply because they're (mostly)smaller, but this is a 43mm, 50mm lug to lug, 14mm thick pretty "hefty" construction stainless steel watch with a "big" movement and on stainless steel bracelet. Maybe it's because it's not an automatic so no rotor and associated mech added on? Acrylic crystal too which would be much lighter than sapphire. I suppose it adds up, but I was surprised.
It feels like one of my heavier watches. I must try a few others out of curiosity.
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For the life of me I cannot comprehend how that's 80g in stainless lol! Don't get me wrong, it's great, especially when it's for actual daily wear. Thats why I love ti.
There is a mahoosive chunk of weighty sapphire in most modern watches alright but still and all 80g!
For perspective, the willard in stainless
Love to see more pics of that piece BTW and can yer mate sort me for a dime bag?
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Got this back from the mechanic today sporting a new EB8810 movement. Still have the old one for parts as needed. Minor issue with the date wheel, but I'll go a month or so with it to see if it bothers me much if at all. The fact that the second hand is out of commission is slightly annoying but not a deal breaker.
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Seems to be a few Seikos being posted recently, here's mine.
Picked it up on Adverts a few years ago.It was around the time I had started self learning French,so came as a pleasent surprise when I saw it also had les jours en Français.
Solar,and had stopped due to not getting much wrist time,but a quick blast of a strong torch had it up and running straight away.Has been on the wrist a bit more often recently,so running away no problem since.
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Trip up to Omega in Belfast yesterday to collect the green Seamaster 300 on Rubber.
also collected the new style bracelet for the Speedmaster with the new micro adjust clasp. Love it, like 2 new watches in 1 day!
for anyone looking for anything Omega, I cannot recommend the Belfast boutique highly enough. Really great service and enjoyable experience!
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Took a short train ride from Henley to Maidenhead today. Had to check out the Seiko Service Center based there and get a picture with one of my Bell-Matics! 😁
Being a Sunday, it was closed but managed to take a peek through the windows. Some watchmaker's in Bremont have worked for Seiko and were telling me about the workshop, so it was nice to see it myself. Might try and see if I can arrange a tour someday.
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