Post pics of your watches Please NO QUOTING PHOTOS

Homer · 19-10-2011 8:33pm

peasant wrote: »

just playing with the pics of the new toy

Quality pictures.. what camera/lens are you using..
Motivating me to take better pictures of my collection!

Homer · 19-10-2011 9:03pm

3800EB5D0FF64B27AD6E03AF68168DBA-0000341658-0002591107-00500L-26528A806ED0416D81E0FC43683066F0.jpg

Top row.. left to right
Seiko automatic 100M
Panerai Base000
Rolex Submariner No Date (On Nato strap)
Armani Quartz leather strap
Skone Quartz silicone strap

Middle Row.. left to right
Sottomarina Italia quartz
AK Homme automatic
Armani quartz black ceramic bracelet
AK Homme automatic
Breitling Navitimer (not currently working)

Bottom Row.. left to right
Nautica quartz on red rubber (comes with two additional straps)
Parnis Automatic power reserve (from getat)
TX world time
TX pilot watch
Armani quartz (on rubber strap)

Not on the display unit..
Tag Heuer Calibre 36 (on adverts

)
Mont Blanc Timewalker automatic
another TX flyback chronograph
my latest seiko addition arriving tomorrow hopefully

Phew.....

peasant · 19-10-2011 9:07pm

Homer wrote: »

Quality pictures.. what camera/lens are you using..
Motivating me to take better pictures of my collection!

Nikon D50 with standard lens (and some sunshine, a rare commodity)

Bullseye1 · 19-10-2011 9:11pm

Homer which gets most wrist time? Fantastic collection BTW. Thanks for sharing.

Homer · 19-10-2011 9:21pm

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Homer which gets most wrist time? Fantastic collection BTW. Thanks for sharing.

Probably the Panerai over the last few months because with 4 different straps it can change to suit daytime/evening/sporty/dressy.

Seiko automatic and any of the TX range get good daily use too. Oh and the sub on the NATO is a bit of a novelty but gets mixed reaction!!

Bullseye1 · 19-10-2011 9:24pm

I bought the getat homage to the Pan Reserve and it gets lots of wrist time even though it's only a $90 watch. Just love the look of it. It's convinced me to buy a Gen Pan in the future. So I'm not surprised you give of most wrist time.

Curious as to why the Sub gets mixed reaction? It's a classic.

Homer · 19-10-2011 9:29pm

Bullseye1 wrote: »

I bought the getat homage to the Pan Reserve and it gets lots of wrist time even though it's only a $90 watch. Just love the look of it. It's convinced me to buy a Gen Pan in the future. So I'm not surprised you give of most wrist time.

Curious as to why the Sub gets mixed reaction? It's a classic.

Sorry I meant mixed reaction on the NATO strap as opposed to the original bracelet!

peasant · 19-10-2011 9:39pm

Homer wrote: »

Sorry I meant mixed reaction on the NATO strap as opposed to the original bracelet!

In my humble opinion, putting a x-thousand euro watch on a 10 euro bit of coloured nylon should be punishable with an instant forum ban

:D:D

(but I think Wibbs would object

)

Homer · 19-10-2011 9:41pm

If it was good enough for jimmy bond in Thunderball it's good enough for me

But I totally get your point!!

peasant · 19-10-2011 9:45pm

Never mind me ...that's just (green) envy talking ...

MiCr0 · 19-10-2011 10:09pm

Rolex wasn't that pricey when Bond got his

Wibbs · 20-10-2011 8:42am

Homer wrote: »

If it was good enough for jimmy bond in Thunderball it's good enough for me

*cough*[pedant] pity it wasn't a NATO strap. It was a cheap as chips nylon strap(doesn't even fit) bought by a production runner cos the Rolex bracelet(the directors IIRC) was too short for Seans wrist and the budget didn't stretch to a new one. [/pedant]:o:D

MiCr0 wrote: »

Rolex wasn't that pricey when Bond got his

Not compared to today with the price inflation attached to some of the cache mechanical brands and the mad money paid for some Rolex models, but it was still a very expensive watch for an average man. Many weeks wages type price. The average industrial wage in the UK in the early 60's was 20-25 quid a week and a Rolex was approx 3-400 quid at the time.

I'm beginning to agree with the no NATO straps. Not because I don't like them, but I used to be fairly unique in wearing them for the last 10+ years

peasant · 20-10-2011 11:31am

Ah well, there are worse things than a Rolex on a Nato

531464d1318184197-please-help-identify-watch-im-love-my-future-watch-.jpg

Photo courtesy of watchuseek.
Wooden beads courtesy of some massive plonker

Homer · 23-10-2011 5:56pm

Pics of the latest addition.. Seiko Pepsi

web.jpg?ver=13193887220001

Bullseye1 · 23-10-2011 6:54pm

Just missed out on a very nice Vintage 1949 Omega Seamaster.

Wibbs · 23-10-2011 7:22pm

Oh I know that eprey pain...

Bullseye1 · 25-10-2011 11:42am

My latest arrival from Getat.

peasant · 25-10-2011 6:24pm

Bullseye1 wrote: »

My latest arrival from Getat.

Gowan. ..givus a movement shot

:D:D

CarltonBrowne · 25-10-2011 7:38pm

peasant wrote: »

Photo courtesy of watchuseek.
Wooden beads courtesy of some massive plonker

The one on the right came in recently - will be off for a refurb shortly once I've had another couple of days wear.

Bullseye1 · 25-10-2011 8:39pm

How does the Tudor sub compare to the Rolex version?

CarltonBrowne · 25-10-2011 10:03pm

Absolutely fine; the case, crown and bracelet are all made by Rolex; the movement is the difference and while I accept that Rolex movements have a good reputation for being bomb-proof I also know I'm not going to have any problems getting any spare parts for the ETA in this. I had my Rolex Oyster Precision (of similar vintage) serviced by Rolex last year so it will be interesting to see how this comes back, in comparison, from one of the case refinishers on TZ-UK. There's a bit more about the watch and my plans here.
http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=194421
The one thing I will miss is a quick-set date but I believe that I'd have the same problem with a Rolex of a similar vintage.

sionnach · 26-10-2011 7:51pm

Just got this cheap and cheerful gem of a watch from Timex to tide me over until my Stowa is made:

peasant · 26-10-2011 8:46pm

Noat a fan of lots of hands and dials really ...but on this watch they seem to work really well ...must be the really nice colour scheme

Zagato · 26-10-2011 11:54pm

sionnach wrote: »

Just got this cheap and cheerful gem of a watch from Timex to tide me over until my Stowa is made:

Saw this very watch today (in GQ watch supplement, I think) looks really nice, had a Timex once before and the loudness of the ticking use to drive me mad, would be in a drawer in my bedroom, and I'd wake up in the middle of the night thinking I was in my very own Edgar Allen Poe story!

peasant · 29-10-2011 1:48pm

The first daylight pics of my latest conversion:

The dial is plastic with some sort of metal foil, printed numbers, clear coat and then applied copper strips as indices on top. It also has some battle scars (not caused by me, for a change) Also like the way the nine is thinned out to allow for the second hand markers

Even though this is "only" 44mm diameter, as it is mostly dial it is a bit of a soup plate on the wrist. A very legible soup plate though and it has grown on me quite a bit over the last few days ...does the job of telling time at a glance really well.

Doc Daneeka · 29-10-2011 7:52pm

peasant · 29-10-2011 8:21pm

That's a particularly nice dialled Amphibia, so it is.

Doc Daneeka · 29-10-2011 8:33pm

peasant wrote: »

That's a particularly nice dialled Amphibia, so it is.

Just changed the strap to something a bit chunkier and now much happier with the way it looks well on the wrist.

A nod to yourself Mr. peasant for first piquing my interest in the Vostok's.

Doc.

Mycroft H · 29-10-2011 10:42pm

He is responsible for many people here I think

Eoin · 02-11-2011 1:21pm

This arrived today - it's a LOT bigger than I was expecting with a 46mm case.

I know the colour won't be to everyone's taste (or probably anyone's!), so I won't be offended. I like the offset crown so it doesn't dig into my hand.

Edit - photo of watch on wrist:

Post pics of your watches ***Please NO QUOTING PHOTOS***

Comments

Post pics of your watches Please NO QUOTING PHOTOS