Post pics of your watches Part II

TV dial lo fi 50 quid fun and a chance for a poke around the progenitor to the 7s26, the 7009.

Removed, cleaned and lubricated the auto winding, changed gaskets and regulated it. Quickset working grand once I realised the 7009 changes day of week with crown in. May pull the hands and re lume as its deteriorated somewhat but still glowing, just.

Workhorse of a movement still healthy 43 years and one month on, never opened by the looks of things. Positional variance accounted for it's set +20 face up which should easily do sub ten spd on wrist. All very acceptable for this vintage and non hacking. Delira with its retro charm, if only I had my hair from back then too.

Every time you post that watch it really does catch my eye, the hands both in form and with the gilt finishing they really do pop.

Well wear 👍

Sorted mates tudor with new 2824-2. Wonder how much the AD would have charged haha.

They sound and feel like a bag O shyte winding (so don't!) but by god they regulate up beautiful with that fine tuning adj. Zero spd on its back and zero at 12 down, no positional variance, voodoo Ted. That's a first for me.

Have to agree, have seen a couple on line and they look great

51 years old. Omega Seamaster. The date is changed by pulling the crown out and in.

A classic among watches. Irrelevant you can often pick it up for a tenner or not much more.

speaking of Breitling service.. I sent my emergency back to Breitling as my go to guy for battery replacement on the emergency said it wasn’t functioning even with new batteries installed.

estimate came back 3 weeks later for €1600!! Claimed there was rust inside and needed a new board inside. Told them where to go.

watchmaker in Sheerans (trained by Breitling/Rolex at al) had a look. Tiny bit of rust which he cleaned .. new batteries and resealed and pressure tested. Doubt I would have faired as well in Weirs! Final bill was €250 .. a fair chunk of which was the charge to fedex the watch to and from Breitling

have always had an excellent experience in Sheerans. Have only had a quick look in the new boutiques but will try get back in soon as I have an awful itch for something new 😀

Will be 10 years old next February but still looks fantastic. It used to be a talking point down the pub and still gets a bit of attention. It’s one of my keepers 👍🏻

Had a look a couple of weeks ago, didn't have as much time as I wanted due to a dinner reservation but I tried on a couple of IWCs for the hell of it.

There are cocktail bars at the back of the boutiques so you can wander around sipping an old fashioned while eyeing up your next purchase. 😃

Lovely big pilot and top gun chrono there, all available on "easy" monthly payments with humm. 😟

My watches of espionage inspired purchase .If you’ve not read his articles on his site or follow him on instagram he’s well worth a look .

seiko snkp21j1 - A cheap and cheerful Seiko 5 with Arabic numerals and day . Worth every penny of the €150 I paid on jomashop and €35 import. Bracelet was usual Seiko quality so I have it on leather strap .I’ve a canvas strap ordered for it that cost nearly as much as the watch which will fit it much nicer when it arrives.

Which Sheeran's is that?

I bought my Emergency in 2012 (a few years old at the time). I was living in Aus and when the battery went, they (Breitling) charged me $660 for replacement.

Vowed to never pay that again so have changed both the watch and emergency batteries myself ever since. My only concern is the seals now.

The original market for "tool" or professional watches like pilot or sail/dive watches has all been replaced by computers. Buyers of those are now brand image followers and Breitling's designs haven't succeeded in that market, because they're overly functional and complicated. Rolex by comparison is just "chunky dress watch" which is what the buyers are looking for.