Post pics of your watches Please NO QUOTING PHOTOS

HDMI · 18-04-2018 2:47pm

New Crystaltimes double dome sapphire and an Obris Morgan iso style rubber strap.

OmegaGene · 18-04-2018 2:57pm

Toying with the idea of keeping this now
Too many watches and not enough days of the week

Kilo1000 · 18-04-2018 2:58pm

HDMI wrote: »

New Crystaltimes double dome sapphire and an Obris Morgan iso style rubber strap.

Looks great.

Kilo1000 · 18-04-2018 3:17pm

Picked up a Polerouter Date a few weeks back. Needed a service but all good now. Had been a couple of years admiring these from afar and have not been disappointed.

saccades · 18-04-2018 7:03pm

Unexpected bonus from work whose corporate colour is day glow green so thought I'd try a cheap dry run of a marmite watch.

saccades · 18-04-2018 8:29pm

Oh and this for an up rev of a skx009

Dark blue Stargate dial.

Somewhere there is a srp PADI second hand and a CT blue AR sapphire on the way too.

Cmar-Ireland · 18-04-2018 9:21pm

saccades wrote: »

Unexpected bonus from work whose corporate colour is day glow green so thought I'd try a cheap dry run of a marmite watch.

Is it the same size as the SBBN015?

Zagato · 18-04-2018 11:52pm

Kilo1000 wrote: »

Picked up a Polerouter Date a few weeks back. Needed a service but all good now. Had been a couple of years admiring these from afar and have not been disappointed.

Looks great, like you been admiring for years and definitely want one at some stage.

saccades · 18-04-2018 11:53pm

Cmar-Ireland wrote: »

Is it the same size as the SBBN015?

It's identical. I have the OEM dial and hands to add if I want from another mod, dial feet are wrong for the NH36 movement though. Lugs are the same.

If you didn't properly know a tuna you'd think it was genuine. Way too close to a rip off for me to be comfortable with, tis only the fisher price looking dial that lets me wear it. Close up you can see some of the cost cutting but it's better than a skx007.

Also has ceramic bezel insert and sapphire... Oh and accuracy report too from timeographer (sp). Keeping really good time since Saturday so far.

Will put the bracelet on this weekend (thought I had paid for an upgrade to bracelet for a tenner, got a bracelet as well as a decent soft strap).

I might get OEM hands but probably not, it's a cheap, easy way to try a tuna but it is a direct copy and not a homage. Savage value though.

HDMI · 19-04-2018 12:04am

saccades wrote: »

It's identical. I have the OEM dial and hands to add if I want from another mod, dial feet are wrong for the NH36 movement though. Lugs are the same.

If you didn't properly know a tuna you'd think it was genuine. Way too close to a rip off for me to be comfortable with, tis only the fisher price looking dial that lets me wear it. Close up you can see some of the cost cutting but it's better than a skx007.

Also has ceramic bezel insert and sapphire... Oh and accuracy report too from timeographer (sp). Keeping really good time since Saturday so far.

Will put the bracelet on this weekend (thought I had paid for an upgrade to bracelet for a tenner, got a bracelet as well as a decent soft strap).

I might get OEM hands but probably not, it's a cheap, easy way to try a tuna but it is a direct copy and not a homage. Savage value though.

Very honest opinion and one of the reasons I held off buying. I have seen one that had the original tuna dial and hands fitted, but really wants the point? An original dial will cost close to 100 add the hands and the price of the sharkey and your not too far off the cost of a preowned original.

But the green is kinda cool and might be enough to make me forget it's a tuna knock off.

Kilo1000 · 19-04-2018 1:43pm

Zagato wrote: »

Looks great, like you been admiring for years and definitely want one at some stage.

I decided it was better to grab one now as prices have only been going up. Was waiting for a decent example to come along, especially one with a bit of patina to it and with original crystal etc. Always a risk buying a watch you've never seen in the metal, but it worked out thankfully. Good luck in your future search.

Cmar-Ireland · 19-04-2018 8:01pm

saccades wrote: »

It's identical. I have the OEM dial and hands to add if I want from another mod, dial feet are wrong for the NH36 movement though. Lugs are the same.

If you didn't properly know a tuna you'd think it was genuine. Way too close to a rip off for me to be comfortable with, tis only the fisher price looking dial that lets me wear it. Close up you can see some of the cost cutting but it's better than a skx007.

Also has ceramic bezel insert and sapphire... Oh and accuracy report too from timeographer (sp). Keeping really good time since Saturday so far.

Will put the bracelet on this weekend (thought I had paid for an upgrade to bracelet for a tenner, got a bracelet as well as a decent soft strap).

I might get OEM hands but probably not, it's a cheap, easy way to try a tuna but it is a direct copy and not a homage. Savage value though.

I had the tuna a few years ago, but sold it on as I found it to be just too small for my wrist. I have a Padi turtle now and it wears larger.
But I love the Tuna look, so I'm always have a eye out for something similar, but bigger...

FingerDeKat · 19-04-2018 8:03pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

Toying with the idea of keeping this now
Too many watches and not enough days of the week
SNIP

Thats a lovely watch

saccades · 19-04-2018 9:19pm

Cmar-Ireland wrote: »

I had the tuna a few years ago, but sold it on as I found it to be just too small for my wrist. I have a Padi turtle now and it wears larger.
But I love the Tuna look, so I'm always have a eye out for something similar, but bigger...

Crikey - it wears bigger than the turtle for me, might be the rubber strap as that's not holding the watch as close to the wrist as a bracelet. Sounds like you might like a Seiko Frankenmonster if you want a large shrouded watch.

Cmar-Ireland · 19-04-2018 10:33pm

saccades wrote: »

Crikey - it wears bigger than the turtle for me, might be the rubber strap as that's not holding the watch as close to the wrist as a bracelet. Sounds like you might like a Seiko Frankenmonster if you want a large shrouded watch.

I have an Aqualung, and it wears bigger than the tuna for me.
U8wus31h.jpg?1

Homer · 20-04-2018 1:34pm

New house and all that comes with that has hampered my watch purchases for the last 18 months or so but hoping to pick up a couple of nice pieces this year.

Current state of the collection as it stands this morning as I picked up the watch box. Left to right.. Seiko BFK, Steinhart Legacy Diver (gnomon limited edition), Seiko 7002 GMT mod, Tag Monaco, Breitling Emergency, Stowa marine original.
Oh and a handful of G-Shocks!

how to deactivate

emo72 · 20-04-2018 1:39pm

Could wibbs or Carlton Browne look at this for me? Any idea what it is?

ljr · 20-04-2018 1:43pm

pic won't load, tried imgur, photobucket and one other. surely you just put the link in the IMG box. help.

jlav1 · 20-04-2018 2:35pm

Wannabe speedy! Some day.....

Wibbs · 20-04-2018 6:04pm

emo72 wrote: »

Could wibbs or Carlton Browne look at this for me? Any idea what it is?

I really doubt it's a Rolex. Might be, they did di a few "dress watches", but none I can recall that looked like that. The "Rolex" and "shock resisting" looks added later. The hands are wrong too. Does it have a steel coloured back or is it gold coloured. real gold watches almost always have gold backs.

emo72 · 20-04-2018 6:51pm

Wibbs wrote: »

I really doubt it's a Rolex. Might be, they did di a few "dress watches", but none I can recall that looked like that. The "Rolex" and "shock resisting" looks added later. The hands are wrong too. Does it have a steel coloured back or is it gold coloured. real gold watches almost always have gold backs.

Ouch. That would hurt the lad that owns it. It is gold. Will have a better look at it over the weekend. No serial numbers that I could find. I'll update. Thanks for the help as usual wibbs!

saccades · 20-04-2018 8:06pm

emo72 wrote: »

Could wibbs or Carlton Browne look at this for me? Any idea what it is?

*Image SNIP*

Tbf it has some v strong similarities to a 1940's oyster royal, 4498.

Wibbs · 20-04-2018 10:46pm

saccades wrote: »

Tbf it has some v strong similarities to a 1940's oyster royal, 4498.

I'm not really seeing it S. For a start it doesn't;t have anything like an Oyster crown going on. The case shape is wrong too. Now, god knows I am likely wrong, especially given my "expertise" on Rolex is limited to some of the Subs and the early Bubblebacks.

TimeShare · 20-04-2018 11:14pm

That is - on the available evidence - a gold Rolex dress watch c1950s. I have one similar but not identical (with box, papers and original sale receipt). It will possibly have a case by Dennison rather than a Rolex branded one because of gold import duties at the time.

jlav1 · 21-04-2018 12:45am

My bad! Beautiful piece. ljr

artanevilla · 27-04-2018 2:08pm

Latest addition. Beautiful watch.

thelizardking1 · 27-04-2018 9:58pm

HDMI · 28-04-2018 1:35pm

This one arrived last night through Parcel Motel.

Cracking watch and I am shocked how wearable it is for me considering it's only 40mm

Smiths Everest PRS-25

(Late night photo)

wersal gummage · 30-04-2018 4:31pm

wersal gummage · 30-04-2018 4:34pm

Another Hamilton, but my first. Nice watch, a textile strap but it's leather on the underside so is comfortable on the arm. It's described as a blue face but at best it's a very dark blue, to my eye it is more green. Second hand is noticeable more "clunky" in its movement compared to my other watches. Obviously its nothing like a quartz, but it isn't a totally smooth movement by a long way.

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

Comments

Post pics of your watches Please NO QUOTING PHOTOS