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So, number 3 arrived today, and likely the most controversial of my purchases! It looks 60’s or 70’s, is manual wind and by a company that I had never heard of - Samuray - and it appears no one else has ever heard of them either on the internet, apart from a couple of references and YouTube video of a “jump watch” which also had 17 jewels and professes to be Swiss made. Apart from the style, it was the colour that got me…
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(I have a couple of tie sets it will go lovely with!)
Not sure about the bracelet, I’ve a couple with the elasticated metal band that I don’t find very comfortable. Have an old 90’s watch in the “graveyard” that the bracelet may work with it. Time to get the tools out and have a look at the movement, too. (£40 of eBay if you’re wondering how much I squandered on this monstrosity! :lol: )
No clues on the back or movement…
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(The only inscription on the movement is “17 SEVENTEEN JEWELS”)
Was a bit of a faff changing the bracelet over, but this Accurist one looks much better, I think?
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Overall, I am very pleased with it, is keeping good time and is certainly unusual.
I like it although I would keep the original bracelet on it.
Cheers, Roy, appreciated. It's been lots of fun "tinkering" - and more to come! Just found up my digital caliper so I can get accurate strap measurements - I'll be a pro, soon! :lol:
Generally 18, 20, 22 or 24mm Alex.
Was a bit of a faff changing the bracelet over, but this Accurist one looks much better, I think?.
Going to sound like Barry now but I’d have gone with a black leather strap.
A similarly coloured Citizen.
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I like the colour of that Orient, more subtle! I see what you mean about a black leather strap, might give that a try. :)
I like the colour of that Orient. :)
Well spotted, got a bit of a Citizen fetish going on at the moment.
Another purple watch with supplied strap, not sure about this combo?
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Well spotted, got a bit of a Citizen fetish going on at the moment.
Another purple watch with supplied strap, not sure about this combo?
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Never owned a Citizen or an Orient - that will be changing soon!
Meanwhile, today’s unexpected delivery #4 - ordered from eBay last Saturday, and sent from Canada - wow, that was quick!
Like the Roamer, this one is far from an original and is a modded frankenwatch, but my goodness, it is lovely, the picture doesn’t do it justice.
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So that’s brown sorted. Oh wait, I don’t have a brown tie set or even a brown suit! Best get shopping again!
Pigmy Pony
15-02-2026, 08:50
Never owned a Citizen or an Orient - that will be changing soon!
Meanwhile, today’s unexpected delivery #4 - ordered from eBay last Saturday, and sent from Canada - wow, that was quick!
Like the Roamer, this one is far from an original and is a modded frankenwatch, but my goodness, it is lovely, the picture doesn’t do it justice.
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So that’s brown sorted. Oh wait, I don’t have a brown tie set or even a brown suit! Best get shopping again!
Better get some "Just for Men" too. Unless your hair is still brown. And maybe one of these to complete the set :)
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Better get some "Just for Men" too. Unless your hair is still brown. And maybe one of these to complete the set :)
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I have the grey but looking forward to embracing the “silver fox” look!
I actually think that Allegro looks pretty smart! And, I am sure it was the point, would have the squared off steering wheel to match the watch!
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Yep, groovy baby! :lol:
Pigmy Pony
15-02-2026, 14:17
Yep, that would go well with your brown watch and some brown leather driving gloves :)
Compared to modern 'cars' the Allegro is now quite good looking. If we forget about the Vanden Plas model with the absurd Rolls Royce grille.
You call it "good looking" - everything about it is drab and uninspiring. Face it, the '70s was the decade fashion took a holiday: flared trousers; 'teardrop' collars; wide lapels; skinny tight fitting shirts, and platform heels! And brown was 'in' as a colour for both interior decoration and for clothes, as well as for cars.
Pigmy Pony
15-02-2026, 17:59
You call it "good looking" - everything about it is drab and uninspiring. Face it, the '70s was the decade fashion took a holiday: flared trousers; 'teardrop' collars; wide lapels; skinny tight fitting shirts, and platform heels! And brown was 'in' as a colour for both interior decoration and for clothes, as well as for cars.
All the clothing you mention there (as well as two-tone parallel trousers, Ben Sherman button down or 'penny round' shirts, Crombie coats, 'double denim' and 'Budgie' jackets), formed part of my wardrobe (I didn't actually have a wardrobe in my teens, it was a chest of drawers and a chair piled with larger items). The 70s wasn't the decade fashion took a holiday, that WAS the fashion. Maybe it was the decade that taste took a holiday, but really we didn't see it that way at the time. Current fashion (if there is such a thing these days) may well become an embarrassment in years to come.
Maybe I should have said that the '70s was the decade when sartorial TASTE took a holiday. I rebelled against much of it, but it was difficult.
Couldn't do much about suits, and the 'kipper' ties of the time, but I refused platform heels and wore sensible brogues instead. Managed to make my straight corduroy jeans more or less last the decade.
However, more to the point, the '70s was a great period for music, not pop but the sort of stuff shown on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Two tone suits, Dr Martin's, Ben Sherman, Crombie's, Harrington Jacket's, Loafers, I never wore any of it, no self respecting hippie would, however I look back at the era and always thought the Skins were "smartly dressed"
Pigmy Pony
15-02-2026, 22:19
Two tone suits, Dr Martin's, Ben Sherman, Crombie's, Harrington Jacket's, Loafers, I never wore any of it, no self respecting hippie would, however I look back at the era and always thought the Skins were "smartly dressed"
I never considered myself a 'hippie', (how could I, with my Harrington or Budgie jacket, but I'd be wearing them along with flared jeans or "Loons", denim waistcoats, Afghan coat, and shoulder-length hair :doh: Thinking about it, I'm amazed I ever got a girlfriend... Thing is, I just wore what I liked the look of, without any regard for which 'tribe' it was meant for.
It was all a bit more "tribal" in my Lancashire Village you were either a skin/ suede, or you were a hippie lol. My music choices dictated the latter as did hair down to my arse, petulia oil etc, etc. Regarding girlfriends yeah you are dead right those came along when my views and appearance mellowed and the "Look" became more Bowie Quiff and less Robert Plant.
I never thought Skins were smart - it was the Mods who had style. I predate both those tribes: born too late to be a Beatnik, and too late to be a Hippy; even then my hair was never longer than shoulder length.
Pigmy Pony
16-02-2026, 16:46
Skins certainly looked smart compared to me, with my Afghan coat - that thing was super-scruffy and smelled awful when it got wet. Patchouli oil went some way towards overcoming that.
My mum once asked me if I was smoking drugs, as there was a couple of 'hippies' who used to come in her corner shop who smelled the same. Then there was my trenchcoat - some bird down the pub tipped a bottle of Patchouli onto it, and after that my coat was banned from work as the smell offended the old dears who worked there.
I always liked the smell though - you never come across it these days, maybe it was of its time.
Lawrence001
17-02-2026, 20:59
I used to wear patchouli oil when I was a goth but I remember someone older than me telling me it was a hippy smell as they used it to cover up the smell of cannabis. I still notice it occasionally and it always brings back memories of my late teens.
Teenage me wore Kouros. Fifty something me still does.
I don't wear aftershave: never have done.
I only wear it for work or for nights out. So at the moment, never.
I still use Brut and Old Spice, as well my other half has no sense of smell.
Back to watches
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I still use Brut and Old Spice, as well my other half has no sense of smell.
Back to watches
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Brut, Old Spice and you wear a Fossil watch - how appropriate! :lol: :D
Brut, Old Spice and you wear a Fossil watch - how appropriate! :lol: :D
He’s here all week.. badum tish!
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Really hard to photograph, might work better in natural light tomorrow, but got back from London to my first Citizen. Really good nick, and the dial looks black but very dark brown in certain angles. Very pleased for £35.47, delivered, from India!
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It looks better in the second photo:
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How old is it? I suppose you don't know. Quite a classy watch.
How old is it? I suppose you don't know. Quite a classy watch.
1997 according to the seller. Part of the problem is the camera on my phone is so good it shows up the imperfections, you really can’t see them in normal wear.
1997 according to the seller. Part of the problem is the camera on my phone is so good it shows up the imperfections, you really can’t see them in normal wear.
They're not imperfections, they're character.
Although to paraphrase LKJ Setright 'It's for the owner to have character, not the watch.'
Submariner “homage” for £9.49 from Amazon delivered, anyone?
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How can they do it for that price, must cost that to transport it from China! For the cost, it is amazingly good!
Submariner “homage” for £9.49 from Amazon delivered, anyone?
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Don’t wear it to dive with Alex [emoji6]
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Pigmy Pony
20-02-2026, 16:45
Don’t wear it to dive with Alex [emoji6]
You don't wear it to dive with Alex? You guys kept that hobby secret...
hifi_dave
20-02-2026, 17:17
Earlier this week I bought a Scarab necklace for one of my Grandchildren. She has a part in her school play and had no idea what a Scarab is, now she knows. Thing is, it cost me £4.90 and arrived within 2 days. How do they do that ? Just for me to post a Jiffy bag would cost that.
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Quite like that one - but IMO it would look better with a concentric sweep second hand.
I quite like this Hugo Boss
https://i.ibb.co/vvDnPdtf/c180e8ea-3854-47a2-bb00-91c66c848b74-2000x2000.avif (https://ibb.co/sJtYw1Bc)
https://www.temu.com/uk/-boss-mens-jet-chronograph-watch-hb1513441-blue-dial-silver-mesh-bracelet-g-603693739000836.html?
Pigmy Pony
20-02-2026, 23:29
That looks like a decent price. Anita's bought a few things off Temu.
That looks like a decent price. Anita's bought a few things off Temu.
Braver than me
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Pigmy Pony
21-02-2026, 07:27
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No, we're not talking about big money items. Every now and again a large parcel might arrive, with kids' socks, underwear, dishcloths, pot towels etc, and I'll say how much did that lot cost, and it'll be something like £3.62! Including delivery! So I just leave her to it.
They also sell a lot of audio-related crap, but it's so cheap it can be worth a punt:
Dare we?
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Edit: It seems you have to sign in/register to access their stuff, but I'll tell you it was for an Ortofon 2M Black replacement stylus for 12 quid! I'd probably avoid that one.
We went to the Science Museum on Monday as part of our London break, managed to find this beauty in the “Space” section:
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And then on the 2nd floor there is the collection of “The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers” which also includes both pocket and wrist watches. A few of the latter:
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I have since become a bit obsessed with the Speedmaster and Nautilus…. (And the history of the “coaxial movement”.)
A huge collection of some beautiful pocket watches, too, here’s a small sample.
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Well worth a visit if you are in the area, and one of the few free things to do!
It might have helped for them to explain what a 'coaxial escapement' is. :scratch:
(BTW, do they still have a pair of Quad ESL57 electrostatic speakers hanging from the ceiling in the Science Museum?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_escapement
I didn't see any Quads!
Just noticed the picture of the Omega is rubbish - here's a link to the Scient Museum page: http://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8064346/omega-speedmaster-watch
I also didn't realise how worn the Nautilus is! https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8558750/oldest-wristwatch-with-a-co-axial-escapement-by-patek-philippe-and-george-daniels
I did a bit of research and the London Science Museum have a pair of Quad ESLs on display along with a Quad 33 and 303, a Thorens 124 turntable, SME arm with a Shure cartridge. That is the system I used 25 years ago, and still use the same speakers, TT and arm today!
I haven't been to the Science Museum for a good while now - time for a revisit.
Now back to tic-toks. :)
Didn’t realise I had a coaxial watch [emoji848]
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And a lovely piece of horological history it is too! :)
(And of course brings everything together as Omega were the first (only?) manufacturer to adopt the George Daniels design pioneered in the adapted Nautilus. (Although the Speedmaster doesn't use the coaxial movement)).
This one’s got an altimeter and barometer built in.
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I think my Suunto Observer has Altimeter, Barometer, Compass and Thermometer, not got that one resurrected yet.
Got this one back from Timpsons and 3 others that have “lifetime” batteries - compass, temperature and tide times - well, you never know…
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Looks like it needs a good clean, as does the G-Shock…
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Ah, g shocks, yes
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Wow, that is some dedication to the cause, Roy! Some interesting colours/variations there, too.
I have a Casio the next door neighbours bought me for my 18th birthday.
I don't know how many straps I went through in that time, a lot. When the strap went for about the 10th time I went out on my 30th birthday and bought a gold Pulsar with a metal bracelet, not worn the Casio since.
Will have to dig it out although not sure where I can get a new strap put on it now. All those 'fancy goods' shops that used to do that seem to have gone.
Pigmy Pony
23-02-2026, 17:32
I have a Casio the next door neighbours bought me for my 18th birthday.
I don't know how many straps I went through in that time, a lot. When the strap went for about the 10th time I went out on my 30th birthday and bought a gold Pulsar with a metal bracelet, not worn the Casio since.
Will have to dig it out although not sure where I can get a new strap put on it now. All those 'fancy goods' shops that used to do that seem to have gone.
Sign of the times (forgive the pun). We used to have a 'cabin' in Preston's indoor market, the bloke in there could do pretty much anything to do with straps, batteries. But then the indoor market was demolished and a new one built in its place, made to look old. But all that market seems to sell now is food that no one's ever heard of.
Pigmy Pony
23-02-2026, 17:35
I think my Suunto Observer has Altimeter, Barometer, Compass and Thermometer, not got that one resurrected yet.
Got this one back from Timpsons and 3 others that have “lifetime” batteries - compass, temperature and tide times - well, you never know…
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Looks like it needs a good clean
Looks like the wearer got caught out with the tide while out cockle picking :doh:
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At last! A good-looking watch that does all all you need to tell the time. It doesn't have an altimeter, barometer, hydrometer, sphygmomanometer, or any other unnecessary functions. :lol:
(However you would expect me to offer some criticism: I'm not that keen on the lightning-flash sweep second hand. :D )
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Latest acquisition
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The two silver colours aren't that obviously different in real life, so it sort of shimmers - really pleased with it for £32!
And last week’s bargain Japanese automatic:
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To match the green tie and pocket square…
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Saw this one and fell in love with the dial - Seiko NH35A movement, sapphire glass and all stainless steel - really solid watch, and the dial is gorgeous in my opinion.
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To match the green tie and pocket square…
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Like that one - but the diameter looks to be too large to be comfortable.
Like that one - but the diameter looks to be too large to be comfortable.
It's 43mm, so not especially large for modern watches and I think the camera angle makes it look "worse" than it is. It certainly isn't uncomfortable, and was a second-hand bargain at £14!
Nice little collection you’re building there Alex.
This’ll be my final contribution to the watch thread, my favourite diver the Citizen Promaster.
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Something classy and not too flash for an important client Meeting today - Fossil Carraway
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Now that watch has style!
Spotted this on Etsy - only £30 but I am on a buying embargo!
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Surprised no one has done it before (unless they have.)
I absolutely love this "Frakenwatch" - but how much is it going to go for...? (it's at £1,000 now...)
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/66cAAeSwtV5p38v~/s-l1600.webp
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/206173504044
Is the back intentionally transparent so as to show the mechanism
Spotted this on Etsy - only £30 but I am on a buying embargo!
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Surprised no one has done it before (unless they have.)
Do the hands go round at 33 or 45 rpm? :lol:
Is the back intentionally transparent so as to show the mechanism
Yes - they call it an "Exhibition Back".
Not quite in the same league, but here’s my Sugess Chronograph Heritage manual wind with an exhibition back.
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Not keen on that.
Would be boring if we all liked the same thing. It's way over the top, but I would love it! (But not at the price it is likely to go for, when I first saw it it was at a couple of hundred.)
Apparently every watch collector (it appears that’s what I am now!) should have a “Pepsi” in their collection. Which is fine except I don’t really like them, but did succumb to this Invicta in the Amazon spring sale for forty quid which for a solid steel automatic watch is a bit of a steal. Didn’t realise until I was out in the sun that the dial is actually purple not dark blue.
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Does the term "Pepsi" refer to the two colours of the bezel?
Does the term "Pepsi" refer to the two colours of the bezel?
Sorry, I should have explained that, but yes, you are correct. Various nicknames have evolved for bezel colours, for instance a blue top half and black bottom half is a "Batman".
Yellow and green is a 'Robin'?
Yellow and green is a 'Robin'?
Never seen yellow and green but surely that would be a Canary? [emoji4]
I absolutely love this "Frakenwatch" - but how much is it going to go for...? (it's at £1,000 now...)
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/66cAAeSwtV5p38v~/s-l1600.webp
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/206173504044
It went for £1,650 in the end, which is less than I thought it would, but (considerably!) more than I would have bid for it. I still wanted a watch with Mother of Pearly, though - forty quid was a bit more reasonable!
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A bit too dressy even for work and a 3 piece suit, but would go very nicely with a dinner suit for the one black tie event I am likely to go to per decade! :lol:
One should never wear a bracelet watch with a dinner jacket - only one with a black leather strap is de rigeur. ;)
It went for £1,650 in the end, which is less than I thought it would, but (considerably!) more than I would have bid for it. I still wanted a watch with Mother of Pearly, though - forty quid was a bit more reasonable!
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A bit too dressy even for work and a 3 piece suit, but would go very nicely with a dinner suit for the one black tie event I am likely to go to per decade! :lol:
That's a much better looking watch than the one that went for £1600.
One should never wear a bracelet watch with a dinner jacket - only one with a black leather strap is de rigeur. ;)
This one of those Edwardian rules, like 'Never brown in town'?
IMO black suit = gold watch.
Well, I always observe “no brown in town” but I wasn’t aware of the black wrist watch code, hopefully I will remember the next time I get invited to a formal event!
Only brown shoes I ever owned were some desert boots. Didn't get on with them, soles too thin. Might be okay on sand but not on concrete. Sort of the diametric opposite to Nike Air Max.
One should never wear a bracelet watch with a dinner jacket - only one with a black leather strap is de rigeur. ;)
That really put a smile on my face and made me laugh . . . I 100% agree. Could almost be an Oscar Wilde quote.
Which looks better?
This:
https://i.postimg.cc/CL66JGdT/20260501-162726-1.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
or this:
https://i.postimg.cc/XJzytYCm/20260501-162924-1.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
(Apologies for the poor quality of the photos, it's difficult to do it one handed.)
That's silver, it has to be gold.
Agreed - gold would be better, but IMO, a leather strap would look better still.
Alex was considering this silver watch to be worn with a DJ:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260430/b2bb3537ff92d9aba8f73b5317522189.jpg
Well, Barry,
I don’t know if I should be honoured that you got dressed up in your tux to very ably demonstrate and prove your point, but I’m more concerned with what Happy thought when you put on your best bib and tucker, and how let down she must have been when you told her it was just for the forum! :lol:
Bravo, though, well done!
Well at the moment she is 3,000 miles away in Cameroon, seeing her mother. If she had been here I could have taken better photos.
Don't worry, I only changed into a white double cuff shirt and the jacket, not the full shebang.
Phew! :lol:
Another point of etiquette, whether there's a rule for it or not I don't know, but I always make sure cuff links match the watch - so gold watch, gold cuff links, silver watch silver cuff links. (Certainly makes your (lovely) Rolex look even more out of place in your second photo.)
Yes, I would go along with that.
I'm just not keen on leather straps of any colour. And I've only got gold cufflinks. :)
I'm just not keen on leather straps of any colour. And I've only got gold cufflinks. :)
Fair enough. :)
Don't worry, I only changed into a white double cuff shirt and the jacket, not the full shebang.
And there was me thinking you still dressed for dinner Barry.
I don't know, standards really have slipped on here whilst I've been away :wheniwasaboy:
I'm just not keen on leather straps of any colour. And I've only got gold cufflinks. :)
I tend to agree, I usually prefer a bracelet rather than a leather strap. This one came with a black leather strap, but I think it looks much better on a Milanese mesh.
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I wasn't sure if there is any etiquette regarding watches for going shooting, so i decided a watch that's so slim and light that it's hardly a watch at all, when you just want to be able to tell the time.
Skagen Titanium - £15 from a well known secondhand selling site. :)
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Elegant looking watch. What more would you want from a watch?
(With the black dial, you could wear it with a DJ!)
Roy mentioned on another thread the Omega x Swatch “Moonswatch” so I’d better ‘fess up that I bought one in February after visiting the Science Museum and seeing the real deal…. I became a bit obsessed and after a couple of weeks decided I had to have one…
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I bought it new from Swatch (too many fakes about to go secondhand) and was really excited, until it arrived! It looks lovely in the pictures, but in reality the “Bioceramic” case just feels like plastic, and whilst the strap is a nod to the moon watch, I felt it looked tacky, so I swapped it out to…. A black leather strap, of course!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260529/ef7256880d82d2c77ed8a97074b8f2c5.jpg
It looks better on the plain strap in my opinion, but I’ve still never worn it! Maybe I will tomorrow…
Reviews like this told me all I needed to know.
https://youtu.be/sfJd5UE0NMQ?si=8sub5JFJ6rPl-TZJ
I'm not a watch person myself, however I do have my fathers RAF flying watch which is an Omega (he was a pilot). It just about runs, but to my knowledge has never been serviced. I don't wear it but I would like to.
Can you guys recommend where I might get this serviced?
This isn't the actual watch, but it's the same model. It's from the 50s I believe.
https://i.postimg.cc/2SFhx963/watch.jpg
Seems I’m posting then?
Here’s the last major purchase since I spat my dummy out.
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I'm not a watch person myself, however I do have my fathers RAF flying watch which is an Omega (he was a pilot). It just about runs, but to my knowledge has never been serviced. I don't wear it but I would like to.
Can you guys recommend where I might get this serviced?
This isn't the actual watch, but it's the same model. It's from the 50s I believe.
https://i.postimg.cc/2SFhx963/watch.jpg
I’d get it done by Omega, a friend had his vintage deville serviced by someone recommended by a Swatch boutique and got it back with more issues than it went in with!
My experience of servicing via the manufacturer, although limited, was very positive.
I'm not a watch person myself, however I do have my fathers RAF flying watch which is an Omega (he was a pilot). It just about runs, but to my knowledge has never been serviced. I don't wear it but I would like to.
Can you guys recommend where I might get this serviced?
This isn't the actual watch, but it's the same model. It's from the 50s I believe.
https://i.postimg.cc/2SFhx963/watch.jpg
Lovely classic watch, that, as well as the sentimental value but I have no idea who to recommend for a service I am afraid. I expect it will make a big dent in your music budget, though!
Seems I’m posting then?
:lol:
Very nice, seeing Tim’s Omega and then this has made me realise I don’t think I have a single watch that has all 12 proper numbers - generally they are either all indices or have a “12” and “6” or similar. Will have to check…
And I got a Mudman
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Today’s watch was a steeldive on a lairy strap.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260529/e131f9f5927ed0065c2285f02c322bca.jpg
Haven’t got a Steeldive yet, did pick up an Addiesdive, but that’s a formal one, not a diver.
Been doing DIY today so the bashed up Suunto (with cheap replacement strap) - learned my lesson yesterday when I sanded the bracelet on the Pepsi Invicta!
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Steeldive bracelets are shit, the ones I have left are all on rubber straps. Best bargain SD is the 1970 (Seiko Willard homage) but not the green one, bezel colour doesn’t match the dial in any way shape or form.
I’m not that keen on the Willard shape, so haven’t got one - but then I was never that keen on dive watches at all and now have about 10! So never say never….
Right, sleepy times, good to catch up Roy, glad to see you around. :)
That Suunto(?) reminds me of a Casio waveceptor, great little watches.
Cheers Alex
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I’d get it done by Omega, a friend had his vintage deville serviced by someone recommended by a Swatch boutique and got it back with more issues than it went in with!
My experience of servicing via the manufacturer, although limited, was very positive.
Thanks Roy, that sounds like the best advice, go direct to the source - I'm not worried about the cost, it's priceless to me. Without going into too much detail, my Dad was wearing the watch when he flew a very risky mission in the Radfan, South Yemen at night. Whilst under fire he landed in the desert on a make shift airstrip, light by oil fires put out by the SAS. He recovered the bodies of some military personnel who were tortured and killed and flew them back to the UK - he got a commendation from HRH for that, but never talked about it. I only found out by pure chance a few years before he passed.
I don't think he ever put it up his ass though!
This is expensive but sounds ideal for this priceless piece
https://share.google/sNqdE4nERgTBEc2Vh
I am looking at sending my Speedmaster in for a service. A mere €1k.
I have never had it done, so it is about time I did it.
Pagani Design Omega “No Time To Die” homage, now that I have finished the DIY for the day.
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Pagani Design Omega “No Time To Die” homage, now that I have finished the DIY for the day.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260530/76cc547b8f3165c449d0b4b810957d4d.jpg
Not bad - a bit 'macho' for my taste, and I think a chunkier link bracelet would IMO look better than the one fitted.. :sofa:
People get all sniffy about homages but a good looking watch is a good looking watch and most of them have decent movements in as well.
Was a time every other watch in my collection looked like a submariner now it’s only every third watch.
This is expensive but sounds ideal for this priceless piece
https://share.google/sNqdE4nERgTBEc2Vh
That is a bit pricey, but if a job's worth doing . . . .
I'll contact them, thanks :)
Pal of mine had a vintage Omega serviced a couple of years back and it was over a grand. Although his old man paid since it was a gift from him originally.
I was astounded but that's just how much it costs it seems.
Pal of mine had a vintage Omega serviced a couple of years back and it was over a grand. Although his old man paid since it was a gift from him originally.
I was astounded but that's just how much it costs it seems.
A “service” on a mechanical watch is a quite remarkable process - essentially the entire movement is taken apart, cleaned, checked and any worn parts replaced or repaired and then put back together with all the proper oils and tolerances. So you are not only paying for the time, but the expertise. Having seen a few YouTube videos I’m actually surprised it’s so cheap!
I needed to have the clasp of the watch bracelet seen to many years ago. Took it to the Rolex agent who would only look at it if I had a complete service done, so it turned out to be an expensive operation. Can't remember how much it cost, but it was a few hundred quid. I shudder to think how much it would cost today.
The same applies to my film cameras. Being completely mechanical Leicas, all work done on them is expensive for the self same reasons as Alex has outlined.
Can you imagine how much a car service would cost if it too underwent the same process? :lol:
One I got off eBay after making a cheeky £60 bid and never expecting to win. “Seiko Mod” NH35 movement, “Deep Purple Edition” Submariner style one-off “BP Watch Co” creation.
I loved the colour but never thought I would actually wear it but it’s turned into one of my favourites, also came with a purple rubber strap but thought that was a bit overkill so it’s stayed on the Jubilee, which is a really solid bracelet with on the fly micro adjustment.
I love it, suspect I’m in the minority!
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One I got off eBay after making a cheeky £60 bid and never expecting to win. “Seiko Mod” NH35 movement, “Deep Purple Edition” Submariner style one-off “BP Watch Co” creation.
I loved the colour but never thought I would actually wear it but it’s turned into one of my favourites, also came with a purple rubber strap but thought that was a bit overkill so it’s stayed on the Jubilee, which is a really solid bracelet with on the fly micro adjustment.
I love it, suspect I’m in the minority!
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Ah, very appropriate. Deep Purple Edition………..Made in Japan.
Ah, very appropriate. Deep Purple addition………..Made in Japan.
I hadn’t thought of that, good call! :lol:
hifi_dave
31-05-2026, 11:23
Had my 1970 Rolex Submariner serviced by Rolex couple of years ago. It was £2500 and came back with a warranty and fancy estimate of value. They replaced the bracelet but returned the old one. All looked brand new.
I had it done for my Son as I haven't got long to go and would far rather him have it than me putting it on E-Bay or whatever.
Had my 1970 Rolex Submariner serviced by Rolex couple of years ago. It was £2500 and came back with a warranty and fancy estimate of value. They replaced the bracelet but returned the old one. All looked brand new.
I had it done for my Son as I haven't got long to go and would far rather him have it than me putting it on E-Bay or whatever.
Lucky son! Great heirloom to pass onto the next generation, Dave.
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Crikey, how many watches have you guys got!
I have 3, the one I wear every day, a non-running dive watch which needs a service/battery (should probably sell it as I won't be diving again) and my Dad's Omega.
How many do you need . . . or is that a stupid question?
six if you count a couple of broken fake Rolexes.
Still mostly wear the Pulsar I bought myself for my thirtieth birthday. A lot of people comment on it, looks like an expensive watch I suppose but it was only fifty quid new. Although that was a long time ago now.
Crikey, how many watches have you guys got!
How many do you need . . . or is that a stupid question?
I remember asking Roy a similar question, and when I got the answer (I’ll let him update the current status!) I thought it was crazy to own more than a few watches…. That was then!
I haven’t counted properly, but I’d guess it’s now around the 70 to 80 mark…. (I’ve got watch cases for 52 “good” ones and they’re virtually full - old ones I don’t like or dead ones are in my under bed drawer, at least 20 in there…)
How many do you need? Not 70, that’s for sure! :lol:
In fairness I do have too many and I reckon if I slim it down I’d aim for about 12 to 15. Never going to happen though!
More than 70 :eek:
I feel guilty having 3, it really should be 2, my daily driver (a Casio) and the Omega for dressing up.
I'll get my coat . . .
I sent a box of broken/cheap crappy ones to vintage cash cow and got a few quid for them but it’s been a while since I had a tot up, around 200 I’d say.
Recently invested in some new cases that seem to offer better protection than the pleather ones with glass in the lid.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EwoR2O2
200 :eek:
I think I have three, maybe 4.
rmcin626
31-05-2026, 16:36
I have 6 or 7 I think but really only wear my 2 Tag Heuers
I am going to have my Aquaracer serviced , am I better arranging for it to be done by Tag or use a third party service?
I have 6 or 7 I think but really only wear my 2 Tag Heuers
I am going to have my Aquaracer serviced , am I better arranging for it to be done by Tag or use a third party service?
We had my other half’s Carrera serviced via the Tag shop in Lakeside shopping centre. Took a couple of months, cost us £405 in 2024. It had been losing time but has been ok since the service.
200 :eek:
I know it’s excessive.
Could probably make do with a dozen or so.
My main ‘fetish’ at the moment is collecting as many of the available colour ways as I possibly can for a particular model.
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We had my other half’s Carrera serviced via the Tag shop in Lakeside shopping centre. Took a couple of months, cost us £405 in 2024. It had been losing time but has been ok since the service.
That was my light bulb moment . . . I used to have a nice TAG I bought second hand from a friend. Had it a few years before taking it to Ernest Jones in Poole for a service, must have been about 15 or 20 years ago and it cost me £180.00. That was enough for a cheapskate like me, I bought a TAG box from eBay and sold it with the TAG service receipt. I made a few quid overall, so that was good but my expensive watch owning days were over.
I'm firmly in the cheap seats now and I can change my own battery on the Casio :sofa:
I am going to get my Dad's Omega done however, but that's more than a watch to me. I love watching YouTube videos of restorations though, there's a guy called Nekkid Watchmaker and a guy in the US called Wristwatch Revival . . . absolutely fascinating, so I totally understand why people love watches.
I love seeing old things being restored, we throw far too much away these days.
rmcin626
31-05-2026, 19:06
We had my other half’s Carrera serviced via the Tag shop in Lakeside shopping centre. Took a couple of months, cost us £405 in 2024. It had been losing time but has been ok since the service.
My other tag is a Carrera but will probably just take the Aquaracer to the tag shop in Glasgow , expect it to take a couple of months.
Not sure if this will work, but very brief video of an Omega service…
https://fb.watch/Hsmpf0LfwF/?fs=e
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My other tag is a Carrera but will probably just take the Aquaracer to the tag shop in Glasgow , expect it to take a couple of months.
This is ‘er indoor’s Carrera, prezzie from me to introduce her to proper watches.
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Got her this for Xmas 2019 and she’s never worn it! It’s from 2005 and in exceptional condition, she’s scared she’d scratch it.
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Wow, lucky lady! Both very nice watches, the Rolex especially is very understated.
Wow, lucky lady! Both very nice watches, the Rolex especially is very understated.
Being from Essex she prefer da bling of course.
Today this
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I’ve heard good reports on the Ratio, not succumbed yet…
Today another Submariner style Seiko mod with NH35 movement and “Starbucks” style, picked up for only £40 secondhand - probably worth twice that now just for the movement alone - they’ve gone through the roof! Had been thinking of having a go at doing my own build, but that’s a completely new (potentially expensive!) rabbit hole!
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I’ve heard good reports on the Ratio, not succumbed yet…
Today another Submariner style Seiko mod with NH35 movement and “Starbucks” style, picked up for only £40 secondhand - probably worth twice that now just for the movement alone - they’ve gone through the roof! Had been thinking of having a go at doing my own build, but that’s a completely new (potentially expensive!) rabbit hole!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260601/ddba27b556f2cfa404d4bce1ebd72b32.jpg
Wow - that's adventurous of you! :eek: Do you have any experience of watchmaking?
Wow - that's adventurous of you! :eek: Do you have any experience of watchmaking?
Bound to be a Youtube video on how to do it. I mean, how hard can it be?
Wow - that's adventurous of you! :eek: Do you have any experience of watchmaking?
Nope, not at all - and a "mod" would really just be putting it together, not actually building the movement or anything - from what I've seen and read, putting the hands on is the hardest part!
“Suited and booted” in the office today so something a little more formal - the Addiesdive I mentioned before, with a lovely textured “sand dial” and again, Seiko NH35 movement. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260602/59d4b26030e5a80e8e3e31b2bed266b4.jpg
Filterlab
02-06-2026, 10:47
I wear this one mostly.
Simple and easy to read. ST3601 mechanical movement in a 44mm case with a Type-A flieger dial. I dismantled it and changed the H/M hands for a set of Sinn-alike hands I got from a chap on Ali. The lume is immense.
I can read it without my reading glasses on. :)
https://i.ibb.co/F4xGWdMz/IMG-3580.jpg (https://ibb.co/3mrtsPqc)
https://i.ibb.co/VY81RXM5/IMG-3568.jpg (https://ibb.co/HTQS6mG3)
https://i.ibb.co/cS75fWwH/IMG-3668.jpg (https://ibb.co/21f2VzSQ)
The ubiquitous G-SHOCK DW5600.
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The ubiquitous G-SHOCK DW5600.
Ah, that's my kind of watch Roy - I can afford to keep those running :)
Not normally my sort of watch, Rob, but I like that!
(BTW - did I spot you on a watch forum a while back??? Can't be many people called Filterlab? :D )
I only have one G-Shock and an analogue Casio - they have just brought out a really cheap analogue I like - will try and find a pic.
Filterlab
02-06-2026, 18:46
Not normally my sort of watch, Rob, but I like that!
(BTW - did I spot you on a watch forum a while back??? Can't be many people called Filterlab? :D )
I only have one G-Shock and an analogue Casio - they have just brought out a really cheap analogue I like - will try and find a pic.
Yep indeed. I've been on The Watch Forum and TZUK for many moons - for as long as this place has been around. :)
I wear this one mostly.
Simple and easy to read. ST3601 mechanical movement in a 44mm case with a Type-A flieger dial. I dismantled it and change the H/M hands for a set of Sinn-alike hands I got from a chap on Ali. The lume is immense.
I can read it without my reading glasses on. :)
https://i.ibb.co/VY81RXM5/IMG-3568.jpg (https://ibb.co/HTQS6mG3)
Wow - how on earth do they achieve that. The luminous hands and hour markers on my Rolex never reach that level, even if put under a bright lamp, and what luminosity is achieved quickly diminishes.
Yep indeed. I've been on The Watch Forum and TZUK for many moons - for as long as this place has been around. :)
The Watch Forum - that was it! I didn't join, but I suspected it was you! (I didn't not join because you were on there I hasten to add! :lol:)
Filterlab
03-06-2026, 06:52
Wow - how on earth do they achieve that. The luminous hands and hour markers on my Rolex never reach that level, even if put under a bright lamp, and what luminosity is achieved quickly diminishes.
Lume has come a long way, and so has Far Eastern manufacturing. There's some incredible stuff out there and for pennies.
The Watch Forum - that was it! I didn't join, but I suspected it was you! (I didn't not join because you were on there I hasten to add! :lol:)
:D
I wear this one mostly.
Simple and easy to read. ST3601 mechanical movement in a 44mm case with a Type-A flieger dial. I dismantled it and changed the H/M hands for a set of Sinn-alike hands I got from a chap on Ali. The lume is immense.
I can read it without my reading glasses on. :)
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I’ve got Flieger As and Bs by Laco who supply the Luftwaffe.
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I’ve got Flieger As and Bs by Laco who supply the Luftwaffe.
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Handsome looking watch. I like it, though I would change the strap.
Handsome looking watch. I like it, though I would change the strap.
Black leather?
Didn’t make the connection but been wearing what looks like a mini flieger.
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Black leather?
Not necessarily, I was thinking of a black canvas strap in place of the green-coloured one shown.
It does, Roy.
Chunky Invicta today, they get slated but NH35 and nice weight makes a nice every day diver, think I paid £45 for it, unworn in as new packaging. Can’t complain at that.
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Filterlab
03-06-2026, 17:56
I did receive this today. Not expensive, but very cool. :D
https://i.ibb.co/0Rr8Yykj/IMG-3681.jpg (https://ibb.co/v6kgL4bx)
https://i.ibb.co/HpC9Wf7g/IMG-3676.jpg (https://ibb.co/yBpxwc0s)
Nice, a bit different for a Speedy chronograph.
Filterlab
03-06-2026, 19:16
A bit of colour. :)
If it’s colour you’re after
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If it’s colour you’re after
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I’m glad you haven’t got the purple version else I’d be green with envy! ;)
I’m glad you haven’t got the purple version else I’d be green with envy! ;)
Trying for the red one next.
I’m guessing you must like the Tsuyosa then! Definitely one on my wish list.
I’m guessing you must like the Tsuyosa then! Definitely one on my wish list.
Didn’t like them at £299 but used prices are far more realistic.
Very difficult to photograph, but Sugess mechanical chronograph today - another one of my favourites, came on a Milanese bracelet (with spare black leather strap!) but I like it on this “shark mesh” bracelet. Nice and discreet at 38mm so can get away with wearing it with a suit, I think.
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I like that one Alex, it's a sensible size. Ideally it would be 34mm OD, the same as my watch.
I don't understand the current fashion for large wristwatches. Nowadays they all seem to be at least 40mm in diameter.
Filterlab
04-06-2026, 20:49
I like that one Alex, it's a sensible size. Ideally it would be 34mm OD, the same as my watch.
I don't understand the current fashion for large wristwatches. Nowadays they all seem to be at least 40mm in diameter.
Not so much these days. 36mm is a very common size now; a return to form for the sensible.
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That's classy, I like it.
Yes, very nice Orient. I love that colour. I’m guessing you put it on the Milanese? I do like a good Milanese!
Another Pagani today, my favourite of theirs and probably my favourite diver - Tudor Black Bay 58 inspired, this is the “V2” with circular indices which I prefer. If I do ever splurge on a proper luxury watch it will probably be one of these, but that said, this one is so nice it’s difficult to justify spending thousands on an original!
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Yes, very nice Orient. I love that colour. I’m guessing you put it on the Milanese? I do like a good Milanese!
No, haven’t changed strap on this one (which is very unusual!).
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I’ve got that black bay homage and an actual black bay.
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I wouldn't wear anything on my person that had been promoted by David Beckham! :D
Lovely Tudor, Roy. I like the bracelet, too.
I had no idea David Beckham was associated with Tudor, but I wouldn’t hold it against the watch!
David who?
My other Tudor
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Filterlab
06-06-2026, 14:30
I wouldn't wear anything on my person that had been promoted by David Beckham! :D
Surely that's almost everything isn't it? :D
Surely that's almost everything isn't it? :D
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If you mean tattoos, trainers or a sarong, then yes.
I wasn't being too serious about Tudor watches: I'm just surprised that with his wealth he feels the need to promote anything, and could easily afford to buy an expensive Rolex.
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If you mean tattoos, trainers or a sarong, then yes.
I wasn't being too serious about Tudor watches: I'm just surprised that with his wealth he feels the need to promote anything, and could easily afford to buy an expensive Rolex.
He probably spends a million a year just on personal security. Not cheap being mega rich and famous. Nutters and kidnappers all around.
When I was a kid in the early 80’s I always thought Rotary watches were really posh and expensive. I never owned a Rotary, a divers watch or a chronograph until a few months ago and got all 3 in one!
Was going to be my “daily d(r)iver” but the strap annoys me as it keeps coming out of the bits that are supposed to hold the spare but at the end so I haven’t worn it that much. Might look at a different strap, then again might go in the cull whenever that happens.
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I wasn't being too serious about Tudor watches: I'm just surprised that with his wealth he feels the need to promote anything, and could easily afford to buy an expensive Rolex.
Basically same company.
Founded by the same person and they can be regarded as sister companies, catering for different client bases.
Tudor use Rolex designed movements but are manufactured by outside Swiss companies.
Sorry Roy, had to be a copycat on this one!
A real Aqua Terra would be on my wish list along with the BB58 but in the meantime this is a very nice homage.
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Founded by the same person and they can be regarded as sister companies, catering for different client bases.
Tudor use Rolex designed movements but are manufactured by outside Swiss companies.
The sibling model has actually evolved into a strategic dual brand partnership.
Tudor founded their own movement manufacturer in 2015.
Citizen “Mumbai Special” - actually quite like it, not sure I would trust it down to 150m though!
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Citizen for me to - NB6005-05L, titanium promaster
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Citizen “Mumbai Special” - actually quite like it, not sure I would trust it down to 150m though!
That Oceangate bloke would have.
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Very nice, another one on my list!
Another Pagani today, quartz though - put it on the Jubilee strap but not 100% lining up correctly so may go back or try a leather strap.
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rmcin626
09-06-2026, 11:20
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Very nice, have something similar in the drawer
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Looks good, if a little 'angular' where the bracelet joins the case. But I like it nonetheless. :)
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Dates wrong but I struggle to see that anyway.
Another Seiko mod today, but not a diver this time,
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I’ve bought a couple of Cadisen automatics and been very impressed with them for dirt cheap - this one was on a black leather strap originally but I fancied a “beads of rice” bracelet. (Difficult to see in the photo but the bezel is black ceramic.)
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I had that one Alex, went as part of a part ex deal on a Christopher Ward.
When I visited the Science Museum in February, aside from the Omega “moon watch” the other one I fell in love with was the Patek Philippe Nautilus.
I tried to find the most accurate homage, and lots of them weren’t quite right in proportions, were quartz (had to be an automatic) or just looked wrong, and then for £15 I stumbled upon this one, made by “JHLU” so obviously Chinese, but I can’t seem to find anything about them online.
Anyway, I absolutely love it - proper stainless steel case with decent enough brushing and all the proper details on the case that I haven’t seen on any other replica.
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This is an original - not sure it is worth spending £108,660 more, to be honest!
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Seems to be quite a few different Nautilus. Yes, the prices are staggering even for a used one!
Handsome looking watch - I like it. What are the set of holes in the lugs on the left and right (winder) sides of the watch for?
(On a completely different topic, I visited the Science Museum a few months ago for the first time in at least 20 years. I was most disappointed: most of the 'hands on' displays intended for education had gone; the display of cameras and their invention had gone, and worse of all the display of sound recording and reproduction equipment was pathetic; concentrating on digital and on-line promulgation. It is supposed to be a museum, so where were the reel-to-reel tape machines, and the Quad 57s that used to hang from the ceiling?)
Got the red one (not sure if I prefer this one or the stainless steel version? Will probably get both.)
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Handsome looking watch - I like it. What are the set of holes in the lugs on the left and right (winder) sides of the watch for?
(On a completely different topic, I visited the Science Museum a few months ago for the first time in at least 20 years. I was most disappointed: most of the 'hands on' displays intended for education had gone; the display of cameras and their invention had gone, and worse of all the display of sound recording and reproduction equipment was pathetic; concentrating on digital and on-line promulgation. It is supposed to be a museum, so where were the reel-to-reel tape machines, and the Quad 57s that used to hang from the ceiling?)
To be honest Barry I don’t know what the holes are for, they look like they are hinges, they are on the original and my copy, but as to what the actual function is I am unsure.
I do know what you mean about the museum - it had changed a lot since I had last visited (probably only a 10 year gap) and not all for the better! I never found any audio gear at all, although we didn’t cover the whole thing so no doubt tucked away.
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Got the red one (not sure if I prefer this one or the stainless steel version? Will probably get both.)
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Nice one, Roy, I do like the gold/red, unusually as not a big fan of gold watches normally, but red and stainless does go together nicely, too. Yeah, get both! :D
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I know I am in the minority loving a skeleton!
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I know I am in the minority loving a skeleton!
Got an Invicta one similar to that, you’ve always got your phone to fall back on if you need the time.
This today
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I quite like that one, but what are the three second hand dials for? Stopwatch function?
I quite like that one, but what are the three second hand dials for? Stopwatch function?
Yes, it’s a chronograph.
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But why the two smaller dials, when one would do for stopwatch duties? Is a chronograph different to chronometer? Just asking.
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Bottom dial is time keeping seconds. When you initiate the stopwatch function (top button) the sweep second hands starts running and timekeeping second hand stops. Whole stopwatch minutes are recorded on the top dial and middle dial records time. Stopwatch can be stopped by pressing top button and reset by pressing the bottom button.
The crown can be pulled off to reveal a cheese wire that can be used to garrotte Apple Watch wearers.
I think Roy has/had one of these and posted before - Barry didn’t like the second hand I seem to recall?!
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It’s a Rolex Milgauss homage:
“The Rolex Milgauss is a unique, science-inspired timepiece engineered to withstand electromagnetic interference. Famous for its playful orange lightning-bolt seconds hand and distinctive green-tinted sapphire crystal, it was officially discontinued in 2023 and remains a highly sought-after, collectible.”
Purpose: Built for scientists and engineers. It utilizes an internal soft-iron Faraday cage to shield the movement from magnetic fields up to 1,000 gauss.
Market value for a genuine one £7-14k. I paid £40 for my copy, and I’m wearing it today because it matches my trainers!
I think Roy has/had one of these and posted before - Barry didn’t like the second hand I seem to recall?!
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It’s a Rolex Milgauss homage:
“The Rolex Milgauss is a unique, science-inspired timepiece engineered to withstand electromagnetic interference. Famous for its playful orange lightning-bolt seconds hand and distinctive green-tinted sapphire crystal, it was officially discontinued in 2023 and remains a highly sought-after, collectible.”
Purpose: Built for scientists and engineers. It utilizes an internal soft-iron Faraday cage to shield the movement from magnetic fields up to 1,000 gauss.
Market value for a genuine one £7-14k. I paid £40 for my copy, and I’m wearing it today because it matches my trainers!
As good a reason as any! :lol:
As good a reason as any! :lol:
Actually don’t quite match but near enough!
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Pagani Grand Seiko look-a-likey now back on its original bracelet and matches my shorts!
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Like that, I'm a sucker for a light blue dial.
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Bottom dial is time keeping seconds. When you initiate the stopwatch function (top button) the sweep second hands starts running and timekeeping second hand stops. Whole stopwatch minutes are recorded on the top dial and middle dial records time. Stopwatch can be stopped by pressing top button and reset by pressing the bottom button.
The crown can be pulled off to reveal a cheese wire that can be used to garrotte Apple Watch wearers.
Thanks for the detailed explanation Roy. It all makes sense now.
Pagani Grand Seiko look-a-likey now back on its original bracelet and matches my shorts!
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I would have to wear a watch with a khaki-coloured dial to match my shorts!
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Yep, mine’s got a black dial.
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Had the chance to buy a genuine Milgauss in St Lucia and didn’t take it, retail at the time was about £4.5k.
Still haven’t got a Parnis…
The Pepsi Invicta again today, (now sporting the Jubilee bracelet I took off the light blue Pagani). Are you keeping up? :lol: and yes, matches my outfit! :lol:
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Wasn’t going to bother today but Alex inspired me. This one shouts ‘Invicta’ and will take a claw hammer to your head if you don’t listen.
Was never going to match those shorts anyway.
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No shrinking violet there with the watch or the shorts, Roy! Good work! :)
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Moonswatch finally gets worn out of the house - matches the office carpet tiles!
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Nice one.
Prompted me to wear this.
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That is all one sensibly needs in a watch. I like it.
The Bulova MOP dial again today, I do quite like this one for work.
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That is all one sensibly needs in a watch. I like it.
Yes, very nice Roy, I need a modern Orient…
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Dusted off my 'Snoopy' Speedy
This weekends choice.
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Nice Gaz!
Cadisen Day/Date (NH34 movement) with the strap from the other Cadisen I picked up for Peanuts - this one was even more Peanuts than the last one, £15!
(See what I did there with the Snoopy/Peanuts thing? No? I’m wasted on you lot, but here all week! :lol: )
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Time to get the suit off and head into the weekend. :)
Looking good there Alex - and yes I got the Peanuts/Snoopy joke.
We are only 5 posts short of 6,000 for this thread, so Guys let's be having some more watch photos. :)
Cadisen Day/Date (NH34 movement).
Nice looking watch but (pedant alert) the NH34 movement has a GMT hand.
Good weekend Alex et al!
Here’s a huge Invicta.
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Now in white
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Now in white
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Not bad - not bad at all. :)
rmcin626
04-07-2026, 11:58
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Nice looking watch but (pedant alert) the NH34 movement has a GMT hand.
Good weekend Alex et al!
Pedantry duly acknowledged! It’s defo Seiko, though not sure what now! And hope you’re having a good one too.
No watch you’ve not seen before today, the Nautilus knock-off again, I do really like it! Shame a real one is so expensive. Might try the Pagani version.
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