One of your more elegant watches Roy.
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One of your more elegant watches Roy.
Yes, was in two minds about selling it once I put the bracelet on it as it lifted the whole look of the watch but it needs to go to fund my current field/pilots watch fetish [emoji12]Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
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nice deep colour on that.. strap tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Just arrived, vintage dial with a new movement, interesting piece, probably more style over substance.
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I loved the King/Grand Seikos from the 60s, and they've just reissued some of them, so I got this one, as to my surprise I was legible for credit! £20 a month for 5 years, lol (interest free). It's much heavier than I thought. Anyone know how to shorten the strap?
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Think Seiko tend to use a pin and collar system rather than cotter pins or screws.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
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Nice piece by the way.
Thanks Roy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Did you get it from a Seiko dealer Mike? If so you could take it into your local one and I’m sure they’d do it for you. If you want one of those vice thingies he used to push the pins out message me your address and I’ll send you one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Something for the weekend sir?
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I don't usually like orange etc in a watch but I like that
Thanks, got it from an online dealer, Jura watches, I swear they didn't size it right, PITA. It's hard finding places local to do this, as most jewelers can be bothered with these minor tasks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Found a watch this strap could go on. Currently has a leather on.
Need to wait til hands are up for it tho but looks like it'll work
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Yep, same colour rose gold, will look smart.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Gone for this nice little retro diver today
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tried but cant get it off.. will stay leather for now..lol
yup another nice san martin
Chunky Aragon today
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As you have so many watches do you set them every day? I have about 4, but I don't wear them to work, so wear them about 3/4 days a week, usually have to reset them, unless I've worn one on consecutive days. I recently learned there was such a thing as a watch winder!! I got my Seiko strap sorted at a friendly local jeweler, £6 was cheap I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Just set the one’s I’m going to wear (pluralised that because I don’t always end up wearing my first choice!). My second / third choice then might go on the winder for wearing later in the week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
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New arrival, another pilot’s watch! This one’s apparently a one off custom build with a Seiko movement.
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I like skeleton watches, fine when you don’t need to tell the time!
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LOL, you're the perfect consumer!Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
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Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Been tangoed today
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you sure have...lol..prefer that other orange one personally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
This is now my most worn piece; an OceanX Sharkmaster 1,000m in Rose Gold.
By far and away, this watch has drawn more comments and admiring glances than all of my other watches. Women particularly like it, which is why I wear it. :D
I love it too.
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tidy looker.. nice mix of gold and black too. hey you even get an He valve, although your unlikely to ever use it:D
I think you'll find it's very handy at the local swimming pool. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
But I don't go there, so you're right. :lol:
Occasionally I get a few rain drops on it though.
it decompresses helium from a watch if used in a underwater decompression chamber and youve been breathing a helium mix in very deep water. its not likely to happen to 99.999999999% of pop lol...but it looks cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
is it an auto one or does it have a second screw
Yeah I know, I've had several He valve pieces, and well over a thousand watches. :lol:
Auto He valve.
Nice lume on the OceanX...
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Certainly looks the part.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
Just selling a 1000m WR NH35 equipped diver on eBay, put in the listing ‘wr not tested, my bath’s not deep enough’
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This Orient for Thursday
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Which one? [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
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The San Martin one you had on a few days agoQuote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
the ratio is a nice looking watch too..
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Originally Posted by Roy S
Deep enough for most WR watches I'd have said. :D
Another Spinnaker
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Newish Invicta, not smothered in their branding for a change
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Rather a late post for you Roy, you forget to put your clocks back?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
My ladyfriend stopped last night so I kept what are regarded by many (but not me :) ) as normal hours, in bed by 12 (which became 11) then I was awake at the crack of sparrows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Is there a good way to check manufacturers stated specs? By that I mean accuracy, this King Seiko I've bought is supposed to be accurate to within 15-25 secs per day, but how to reliably verify that? Also, how do I know when it's fully wound? Looking at a black dial Sarb033 at the minute, I do like black dials.
If it’s losing or gaining half a minute a day by the end of the week it’ll either be three and a half minutes slow or fast. No biggy in my book, I don’t even wear the same watch for a week. If it hasn’t lost or gained any time (which I suspect will be the case) don’t panic Captain Mainwaring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Another Spinnaker?
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- Be open face (no lid over the dial), size 18 or 16 (Lancashire Gauge for measuring watches, as measured at the dial plate, size 18 equals 1 23/30" or 44.86 mm, size 16 equals 1 11/16" or 43.18 mm) read more about watch sizes
- Plain white dial, bold black hands, and bold Arabic numbers
- Have the winding stem at 12 o'clock
- Be lever set (to set the time, the case had to be opened, lever pulled out to set the hands, to prevent an accidental change, rather than pendant set)
- Have a minimum of 17 jewels, a double roller, steel escape wheel, micrometric regulator and grade on back plate
- Be adjusted to at least 5 positions (stem up, left side up, right side up, face up and face down)
- Temperature compensated for 34 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit
- Keep time accurately to within a gain or loss no more than than 30 seconds a week.
RAILROAD WATCHES IN USA 1891. THE STANDARD...
IVE A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN POCKETS. THEY STILL WORK TOO..
Couldn’t decide which colour to have so as they were only 40 odd quid each had them both [emoji846]
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think i prefer the orange oddly... its not too garish a shade
Me too, I like the orange.
Was supposed to be yellow
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But I don’t mind the orange.
Gone up a few quid since I got mine.
This flieger b confuses me every time I look at it
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interesting.. looks fairly straightforward after getting used to the hrs being in middle. not seen that before
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Originally Posted by struth
read some of this earlier. very interesting..Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
I am very fortunate to have these three watches. Picture 2 my Michael Phelps Planet Ocean Omega Seamaster Automatic, Picture 3 my Quartz Omega Deville (A watch that is not really befitting of the name Omega as its not a mechanical movement for which Omega are rightly regarded as amongst the finest manufacturers of movement watches in the world) lastly but by no means least, pic 4 my father's Omega Geneve circa 1973, mechanical movement a Christmas present from my late mother and with me while I arrange having it serviced and cleaned. (Although to be fair it keeps pretty much perfect time, despite to my knowledge having only been serviced once its lifetime!)
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