here you goQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
https://i.ibb.co/VCCQNpt/20220712-om...g9153-rvb.webp
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here you goQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
https://i.ibb.co/VCCQNpt/20220712-om...g9153-rvb.webp
perhaps a tad feminine for a watch??? well maybe not these days
yes it is a ladies watch but men's watches these days are too big for my skinny wrist. Academic anyway as I'm not going to pay that kind of money for a watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
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Just noticed the ‘day’ is in French, Barry will go batshit crazy!
maybe a lunar day watch. looks ok actually
Just arrived this Timex, eBay seller said strap was defective but I can’t find anything wrong with it.
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i liked those waterburys. nearly bought one
Not really - today is Monday after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Still can't open the link, but I can understand your problem. IMO, today's men's watches are far too big, chunky and 'macho'. It's probably fashionable, but my watch of 50 years has a dial diameter of about 26.5mm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
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I hope the current trend for big watches has run it's course.
I also think that a lot of current men's watches (particularly Rolex) are too 'blingy'.
Nice, is that a yellow dial or just 'yellowed'? I have large hands and normal sized bone structure, but little muscle, so I also like to wear smaller watches, max 40mm, preferable size is 38mm, but also wear old 36mms. For me austere is the best look for watches, one or two colours, brushed metal rather than shiny, and absolutely no ****ing diamantes!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Pure class Barry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
My two Rolex, not too 'blingy' I think? Reasonably sized at 40mm for the Sub and 42mm for the Explorer.
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Not many places I'd chance wearing them in public although the Explorer isn't as recognisable as the Sub.
Another from the Orient box
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a classic look. very smart
That's a pretty cool watch, I would wear something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
The big watches look silly to me, even on blokes with forearms like Popeye. I don't get the appeal at all.
It's not a good photograph, so it doesn't show the (vertically brushed) silver finish of the dial, which in daylight looks white. The photo was taken with 'white' LED table lamp with an oatmeal coloured shade. The "yellow" look is simply reflection of the light - though I'm sure Rolex would describe it as 'champagne'. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
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Don’t think Bazza’s gonna like this one
I like the look of them, and maybe don't understand the dimensions quoted. Is it the diameter of the dial, excluding the escutcheon, or is it the overall width of the case? Your Submariner looks to have the same relative fit to your wrist as mine, yet the Explorer look to be too big.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Regarding appearance, chronometers have their place especially if you are, say, a pilot or a genuine explorer - but for everyday wear they just look OTT.
I can understand your reluctance to wear them in public, yet there has only been one occasion whilst travelling when I have taken it off my wrist, out of a sense of etiquette and decorum. That was when I was wandering around the back streets of Aden in Yemen. Over 50 years, and having visited over 70 countries, it only leaves my wrist when I shower (a bit unnecessary seeing it is a Rolex 'Oyster' and completely waterproof!) - but then that's me.
good watch... would have been great with the mighty groundhogs cover:)
bezel to bezel excluding crownQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
The diameter includes the bezel but excludes the crown. The Explorer is 2mm larger but feels fine on wrist. I don't think the close up pictures give a proper idea of how they look in reality, I was concentrating on photographing the watch rather than giving consideration to demonstrating how it was wearing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Excellent review here
https://youtu.be/lZLi4slVWOM
Perhaps it does wear a little large?
Anyway now I’ve gone to the trouble of getting it out of the safe and setting it it has usurped the eco drive as watch of the day.
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Now you're talking Grant! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Thanks Roy. Based on your definition, my watch has a diameter of 33.5mm, so I guess I would be able to wear a watch of 40mm diameter.
I should have added that the Rolex watch that would interest me would be the now discontinued Milgauss:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/06...g?v=1680078404
I would choose the version with a black dial, but I don't really like the zig-zag second hand. I'm a fussy bugger!
Thinking about it, I could happily settle for the 2023 'Explorer':
https://www.prestonsdiamonds.co.uk/i...xplorer-40.jpg
This older Air King is a nice piece and only 34mm, box and papers not present unfortunately.
https://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Rolex/...yABEgL7LfD_BwE
I like the style but not the colour of the dial. (I did say I'm a fussy bugger.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Anyway if I had £5K burning a hole in my pocket, I would prefer to spend it on a digital Leica M camera.
Tudor Ranger with free speaker?
https://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/Tudor-R...iABEgK9EPD_BwE
tudor are rolex arn't they
More or less GrantQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_Watches
thought that.. good info there..Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Subtle difference is you can actually go in a shop and buy a new Tudor.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Are you saying all the Rolex watches in dealers windows and showcases are dummies?Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
No, they're all 'exhibition only' pieces.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Cheapo solar powered Casio
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So they are fully working, but not for sale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
There was talk that they were dummy pieces but this was pooh poohed I believe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
In any case, whether they are real or not, you can't just go into a Rolex boutique and buy a watch (unless you're very very lucky and sometimes they might have a ladies model that nobody wants).
That's the reason both my Rolexs are worth double what I paid for them retail.
Chatting to a Rolex agent they are ‘demo models’, when a replacement comes into stock they then can be sold, I said IF I was buying a ‘new’ Rolex I’d want the factory fresh model not one that had in/out the window and on numerous wrists, bounced off the counter etc but he told me that’s not the way it works,.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Any Rolex dealer would not allow the watch to be "bounced off the counter". They always lay down a velvet cloth on the counter, and I suspect will not allow you to see how the watch looks on your wrist in daylight, outside the shop.
I’ve seen watches accidentally dropped and a thin bit of ‘velvet’ cloth won’t break it’s fall, I have tried watches outside in daylight although often accompanied by someone from the shop, camera shops have happily allowed me to take expensive* lens outside to test without me leaving my watch on the counter as security.
*Sometimes more expensive than a Rolex.
Recently had my 1970 Submariner serviced which I then gave to my Son. The jeweller, Mappin and Webb, laid it out on a red velvet cushion, not a cloth and threw in with the cost, a leather bound estimate and Champagne all round.
My Rolex was bought from Mappin & Webb, and I take it to be serviced there. Last time I looked the velvet cloth looked to be thick enough to break a fall from wrist to the counter top. If any watch was damaged by such a fall, it doesn't say much about the watch. I would imagine all Rolexes are sufficiently shock proof.
But to be fair, I have never seen anyone try on a Rolex, so maybe a cushion is used on those occasions.
I too have tested a lens outside a photographic shop, and whilst expensive (an f/4.8, 280mm telephoto) it cost was less than my camera to which it was attached (a Leica M3/M4).
Bought my Explorer 2 from Goldsmith’s and can confirm that a great deal of care was taken whilst I tried the watch on etc. ( it was destickered before purchase, I’ve heard that ALL the stickers need to be returned to Rolex). I’m sure similar care was taken when I got my Sub but at the time I was so excited to find one available retail I almost took the salesperson’s hand off. Did try a second hand Daytona on at Watchfinder’s and in this instance had to show id before they let me try it on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Anyway back to reality
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Been a while since this has had at outing, going to be jetting off to the sun soon.
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not my fav colour but it somehow works:)
New Hamilton
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I always thought Hamilton were American - obviously I was wrong. :doh:
You weren't... kinda!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
From Wiki:
"The Hamilton Watch Company is a Swiss manufacturer of wristwatches based in Bienne, Switzerland. Founded in 1892 as an American firm, the Hamilton Watch Company ended American manufacture in 1969."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Watch_Company
Ah - thanks for the 'update'.
BTW, I should have said I do like the look of your Hamilton. :)
Nice one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gazjam
Here are some Hamiltons Barry doesn’t like [emoji6]
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That's because they have dials that are too 'busy' and cluttered. Garry's watch is plain and clear: there is no need in everyday life for a tachyometer facility (or whatever it is on the bezel of the first watch shown :scratch:).Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S