Had a bracelet in before, think the white strap suits it?Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Put a different strap on this one to for some Xmas colours lol
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Had a bracelet in before, think the white strap suits it?Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Put a different strap on this one to for some Xmas colours lol
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Looks nice - all you need from a watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
they are good the eco drives. son has a couple. bro had one tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Another good-looking watch there Roy.
Will you be wearing something special today? ;)
Very 70s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Went with a Hammy chrono on the day in case I had to time any of the cooking (catering for ten) but as most of the items were cooked in the foodi I didn’t use that facility in the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
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very stylish.. braun usually are tho.
Anothe prezzie, an eco-drive
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Almost Bauhaus in styling.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Another Xmas prezzie - Secret Agent Snoopy Timex
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New favourite Hammy today
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Probably won’t be the watch I’ll see the new year in with (going to a do so will swap it for something posher).
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Interesting strap colour. It works thoQuote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Like the wine colour
My last Parnis multi dial, sold the rest (liked them but never wore them)
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thats an attractive watch roy
Might knock it out on eBay yet Grant.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Something different (this’ll be going as well).
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youve a few invicta too..Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Oooo...this thread has some stunning watches on!!
I'm not into watches as I know very little about them so would really value you guys opinions. I have around 700 to buy a reliable watch to last me a long time. What do I need to consider? I like the idea of a mechanical or automatic watch and I like that smooth movement on the seconds hand. I dont like an overly fussy face with lots of dials, I dont have large wrists so nothing to scubadivey with loads of chunky buttons on the side. I also don't know how I'd fare with a bracelet strap.
Any suggestions?
I've been looking at Tissot seastar 1000 powermatic 80 and also some of the seikos around that price. Also like the look of the Nite ones.
My wife like the Raymond Wells.
Any guidance greatly appreciated.
Try the Gnomon website is amazing value, lots of watches around the £500 mark. Seiko also do some nice mid range watches, though the movements aren't so tight, reliable, but lose about 2 minutes a week, that may not bother everyone though. The Tissot is I think 43mm, you may want something around 40mm if you have small wrists.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bourney
I've been looking for 3 months..just by chance, the new year sales have favoured me tonight and I managed to buy one of these
https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-gb/...navy-auto.html
For £459.
You beat me to it, I was going to suggest a Hamilton (although possibly not that model as you'd said nothing too 'scubadivey' but that was a good price).Quote:
Originally Posted by Bourney
Now you've got £241 to spend on a second dress watch... ;)
Haha...
Nice, that 80 hr power reserve is really handy.Quote:
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18 carrot Invicta [emoji6]
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Bright
Another candidate for eBay once I’ve tracked down the box and spare links.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
This today
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not heard of that brand before roy..
Ali Express special Grant, they turn out some real crap but also some decent watches like this one, the photo doesn't do it justice, it's really well made / finished.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Apologies for this question, as I think I may have asked before.
Will be heading off on holiday in the coming weeks and looking recommendations for watch travel cases probably for 2 or 3 watch.
I generally use something like this -Quote:
Originally Posted by rmcin626
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313224207293
With a t shirt or jumper rolled round it for extra padding.
Three watches accompanied me to Bournemouth but wore this one most
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Many thanks RoyQuote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
for extra protection
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374408434...Cclp%3A2047675
Many thanks Grant, think might go for thatQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
Got a couple of those and in the cheaper version found that the watches, although held on their cushions, rattled around inside the container (suppose you could use some foam to hold them in place?). The more expensive version I have has press studs either side of the cushions to hold them in place which is better but I found doing the press studs up to be a bit of a faff. Hence why I've reverted to the simple roll.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
yeah i'd add a bit of bubble wrap inside too to tighten it up. good point
Just to illustrate you can see the cheap one on the left doesn’t hold the cushions securely whereas the one with the press studs on the right does but can be a pain. The other consideration is that they do take rather a lot of space up just to carry three watches.
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Just to complicate matters further (!) these are ideal for a weekend away for just one extra watch (but you can get two in eg a strap watch inside a bracelet watch).
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Why would one want to take three watches on holiday?