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Originally Posted by Roy S
Hi Roy.
I might be on the market for a new watch. My old Pulsar Kinetic is drifting away.
Can you link me some good watch sites? I don't trust eBay, because of fakes etc.
S.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Hi Roy.
I might be on the market for a new watch. My old Pulsar Kinetic is drifting away.
Can you link me some good watch sites? I don't trust eBay, because of fakes etc.
S.
How much are you looking to spend?Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998_mk2
Don’t know whether you’ve got a particular brand in mind but it’s worth checking reviews on YouTube to help with your choice.
Once you’ve identified what one you want just Google who’s selling it cheapest and check for money off vouchers available.
As you had a kinetic I’m guessing you want a watch you don’t have to worry about? Look at Citizen eco drives and Casio solars in this connection.
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Originally Posted by Roy S
Max budget will be around £350.
This looks nice - https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/seiko-pres...ch/p/V-8570957
S.
A nice watch but more of a dress watch than an everyday beater. The polished case will be prone to scratches likewise seiko’s hardlex crystal isn’t as robust as sapphire as far as scratch resistance is concerned.
In your situation and with that budget I’d get an analogue Casio solar for everyday use (around £100) and an Orient bambino auto (a number of models available for around £200) for high days and holidays.
Cheers, Roy.
S.
I like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998_mk2
I've always worn a dress watch every day except years ago when I was labouring so wore a Casio.
I like the Armitron I got a couple of weeks back - looks a lot better in real life than in the pictures and not expensive for a flash watch:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Armitron-Sp...6X/ref=sr_1_1?
I had an old (50's)gruen with a sunburst dial in that style, just was different colour
Today’s wrist companion was this Laco Flieger type A
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8b2cfb1fb1.jpg
Nice clean and uncluttered dial. :)
quite like that Tissot.
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Originally Posted by Barry
Yep. 34mm to 38mm is my comfort zone, and my favourite vintage Omega is 36mm. Anything larger just looks clumsy.
All nice watches.
How many watches do you have Roy?
I really need to do a ‘stock take’ as I’ve sold quite a few. The fact that I’ve just moved on six watch cases with an overall capacity of 52 illustrates this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
So more than the number of whisk(e)y varieties enjoyed by Grant? :)
Ooh I don't know about that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
:drunk:
Nice enough but let down by the red minute hand
I like the Citizen best from that last batch.
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Better sit down for this one Barry
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The digital reading doesn't tally with the analogue hands.
That would annoy me.
It was almost 5:30, the digital time was just about to click over I guess?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Fair enough. :)
Designer’s brief for this watch was to make the face as cluttered as possible, seems he succeeded and then some!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f39387669c.jpg
seen worse:)
I'm not saying anything! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
...but not often. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
thought it not too bad for that type of watch...Quote:
Originally Posted by narabdela
Tidy little field watch but the maker ticked the ‘no publicity’ box.
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Tidy watch roy
Agreed! :)
One of my many sub lookylikeys
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a58d216369.jpg
:thumbsup: ive a couple similar
Saw a "Rolex" diver's watch for sale at a local boot sale. Obviously a fake, but a good one. The face looked genuine, the sweep second hand moved with 5 'ticks' per second, the bracelet looked genuine with the correct Rolex motife on the clasp, and even the back (always a giveaway) had what looked like the correct 'serrated' edge to unscrew the back.
But for an asking price of £50 it could have hardly been genuine.
A new acquisition, arrived today
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Might have been partly genuine. I have one like that. My brother got it from a Rolex dealer. I've been told that it's not uncommon for high end ringers to be a mix of fake and real parts. Roy might know more about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Are the 'high end' marques displayed in the window genuine watches or dummies (that is devoid of a mechanism)? It could be that such an empty case could be fitted with a generic mechanism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
These days it's the 'Superclones' you have to beware of, getting ever closer to the original (they even make a copy of the Rolex movement!).Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
https://youtu.be/SQLMbN5yXnc
So, are the high-end watches displayed in jewellers windows genuine or dummies? Some jewellers will remove them from the window when they close (so I assume the watches are genuine), whereas other jewellers don't (thus are display dummies)?
Not sure Barry, for Rolex ‘exhibition only’ models there’s no conclusive information, working and dummy non-working watches have been encountered.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Today this
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I quite like that one.
Yes a smart watch
It looks very traditional for a smart watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
smart as in stylish or elegant in dress or appearance...:eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
‘Smart’ as in a tidy appearance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
This today
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nice colours.. dare i say sporty 'n' smart:eek: