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    #6902
    eljono
    Registered Users Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    Cyrus wrote: »
    Would you believe I agreed a deal on mine with WF yesterday , they had a VC overseas chronograph in freshly serviced that I have wanted for years at a sensible price and they allowed 9.5k for the GMT as a trade. Given I paid around 5.750 not much more than a year ago I thought it was a decent deal

    Prices above are sterling btw

    Nice, the VC is a stunning watch. There has been one on Adverts for a while, no papers though. If I was spending that type of money, I'd want the full set.


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    #6903
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,788 ✭✭✭893bet


    eljono wrote: »
    Nice, the VC is a stunning watch. There has been one on Adverts for a while, no papers though. If I was spending that type of money, I'd want the full set.

    From JPgraham? Seller is legit. Had the pleasure of doing a deal with him and viewing 3 watches of his.


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    #6904
    eljono
    Registered Users Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    893bet wrote: »
    From JPgraham? Seller is legit. Had the pleasure of doing a deal with him and viewing 3 watches of his.

    Sure, not doubting the seller at all. Just saying that if I were to put a large sum of money into any watch, personally I'd want the full set for peace of mind and to help protect the value.

    I have bought cheaper watches without the papers or box where the monetary value isn't as significant for me.


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    #6905
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,788 ✭✭✭893bet


    eljono wrote: »
    Sure, not doubting the seller at all. Just saying that if I were to put a large sum of money into any watch, personally I'd want the full set for peace of mind and to help protect the value.

    I have bought cheaper watches without the papers or box where the monetary value isn't as significant for me.

    Agree to an extent. And I generally buy only full sets. But if the price is right then it makes no difference. All the boxes and papers are dumped in the attic.

    Only needed at resale. And if the price is right then resale is no issue


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    #6906
    eljono
    Registered Users Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    893bet wrote: »
    Agree to an extent. And I generally buy only full sets. But if the price is right then it makes no difference. All the boxes and papers are dumped in the attic.

    Only needed at resale. And if the price is right then resale is no issue

    I agree with what you're saying, however my experience of trying to sell a high-end piece without papers is that even if the price is right, at this end of the market, buyers typically want the full set making it harder to offload. But as you say, it's only an issue if you look to move on that piece in the future.


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    #6907
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,755 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    eljono wrote: »
    Nice, the VC is a stunning watch. There has been one on Adverts for a while, no papers though. If I was spending that type of money, I'd want the full set.

    Yeah that's nice

    The one I bought is the newer model 42mm with the patterned dial and Maltese cross bracelet

    Service was over £1k 😳


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    #6908
    eljono
    Registered Users Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    Ok, sorry for going off topic... Here's my daily: Mk40 triple date. Love this watch, I've always wanted a Speedie, but couldn't live with manual wind for a daily and wanted date function. I'm also a fan of day-dates and calendar watches, so the Mk40 for me ticks a lot of boxes.

    However I'm now considering getting a watch with GMT function for travel, as resetting the time/day/date can be annoying, sometimes having to cycle through all months, if going "back in time". The problem is, it would need to be something special to move the Speedie from my wrist, I enjoy wearing it so much.

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    #6909
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,788 ✭✭✭893bet


    That’s not you selling that on adverts?


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    #6910
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    eljono wrote: »
    Ok, sorry for going off topic... Here's my daily: Mk40 triple date. Love this watch, I've always wanted a Speedie, but couldn't live with manual wind for a daily and wanted date function. I'm also a fan of day-dates and calendar watches, so the Mk40 for me ticks a lot of boxes.
    I like that E. It's all the watches in one. :) I can see why it would be difficult to find anything that would replace it.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #6911
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,477 ✭✭✭micks_address


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    Night sight mode

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    #6912
    banie01
    Registered Users Posts: 16,536 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    @micks_address, lovely lume shot.
    I've came across a little trick recently over on Reddit for Lume shots that really gives amazing shots.

    If you have a "night mode" on your phone, enable it take the shot and marvel at the results.


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    #6913
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,477 ✭✭✭micks_address


    banie01 wrote: »
    @micks_address, lovely lume shot.
    I've came across a little trick recently over on Reddit for Lume shots that really gives amazing shots.

    If you have a "night mode" on your phone, enable it take the shot and marvel at the results.

    Yeah I've always been a bit disappointed with the lume on my aqua Terra..last night though staying in parents and they have bright florescent lights in kitchen..think that must have charged it up well as it really stood out in dark room after


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    #6914
    banie01
    Registered Users Posts: 16,536 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    micks_address wrote: »
    Yeah I've always been a bit disappointed with the lume on my aqua Terra..last night though staying in parents and they have bright florescent lights in kitchen..think that must have charged it up well as it really stood out in dark room after

    That night sight shot is lovely. It really does pick up and enhance the luminance to show off the lume at its best.

    Here's one of mine with night mode on, it really makes the lume seem radiant.
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    #6915
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,477 ✭✭✭micks_address


    We could start a guess the watch from lume shot competition :)


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    #6916
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    103 year old Longines with Seiko lume applied by yours truly. Glows like a beast and is legible overnight too(Helps that it's thickly applied). Hell it's that bright in a lit room. IMHO Seiko lume is the best (non radioactive)*lume as a general rule.

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    *Fresh tritium is fantastic and doesn't need charging by light of course. Apparently Radium was spookily bright. My dad told me that on a watch with large numerals painted in it, you could easily read by it. Then again growing an extra mutated head isn't such a great look...

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #6917
    banie01
    Registered Users Posts: 16,536 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    I have a syringe of Superlume and am really really tempted to relume my Sinn as while it does charge up and glow, it doesn't last any real time at all.

    Its a long way off and much, much practice before I ever try it.


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    #6918
    hitemfrank
    Registered Users Posts: 1,909 ✭✭✭hitemfrank


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Fresh tritium is fantastic and doesn't need charging by light of course.

    Hopefully I can post a picture late in the coming week of exactly this.


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    #6919
    SmartinMartin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭SmartinMartin


    micks_address wrote: »
    We could start a guess the watch from lume shot competition :)

    Gwan so:D

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    #6920
    Ryath
    Registered Users Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭Ryath


    Posted these before it really does glow. My youngest daughter loves watching the second hand sweeping around when I tuck her in at night.

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    7 hours, 40 minutes and 37 seconds later in total darkness!
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    #6921
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Seiko lume for the win alright. When I use it to titivate old watches that used to have radium I add in a hint of a tint of black/brown/green pigments to match the old lume and even with that diluting the lume it still glows like a bulb. Undiluted you need sunscreen. :D

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #6922
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,755 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    Cyrus wrote: »
    Would you believe I agreed a deal on mine with WF yesterday , they had a VC overseas chronograph in freshly serviced that I have wanted for years at a sensible price and they allowed 9.5k for the GMT as a trade. Given I paid around 5.750 not much more than a year ago I thought it was a decent deal

    Prices above are sterling btw

    Someone else was interested in the vc and apparent paid 5 min before I did

    Gutted


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    #6923
    funkyouup
    Registered Users Posts: 832 ✭✭✭funkyouup


    njburke wrote: »
    Having promised myself I wasn't going to buy more watches this year but instead concentrate on repairs and servicing, I cracked and bought an Oceanus T200.
    I have the Oceanus S100 titatnium but the T200 in steel was different enough for me to plump for it.
    The T200 has many of the same features as the S100 ,solar, Radio sync, perpetual calendar etc but also has bluetooth connectivity for NNTP time sync, updates to DST calendars, power reserve indicators etc.
    I had hoped it would show how much accumulated error is corrected between time syncs but, alas no.

    Hey, did you have to order it online, or get it from an irish shop?


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    #6924
    hitemfrank
    Registered Users Posts: 1,909 ✭✭✭hitemfrank


    funkyouup wrote: »
    Hey, did you have to order it online, or get it from an irish shop?

    If it's any help I got my S100 from https://www.seiyajapan.com/

    They have the other versions too.


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    #6925
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,788 ✭✭✭893bet


    Cyrus wrote: »
    Someone else was interested in the vc and apparent paid 5 min before I did

    Gutted

    Disappointing! I think the plain 3 hander is more of a looker. Suspect there will be a few on TZ this year but also that they will be in demand when they pop up.


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    #6926
    funkyouup
    Registered Users Posts: 832 ✭✭✭funkyouup


    hitemfrank wrote: »
    If it's any help I got my S100 from https://www.seiyajapan.com/

    They have the other versions too.

    Thanks Frank, they have a great selection. I was hoping to get it from a Euro shop to avoid a long wait in customs and a handling fee comming up to christmas but they seem to be JDM mainly.


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    #6927
    hitemfrank
    Registered Users Posts: 1,909 ✭✭✭hitemfrank


    funkyouup wrote: »
    Thanks Frank, they have a great selection. I was hoping to get it from a Euro shop to avoid a long wait in customs and a handling fee comming up to christmas but they seem to be JDM mainly.

    I think watch took about a week from order to delivery. Customs charges were pricey though.


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    #6928
    Pablo_Flox
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Pablo_Flox


    DW-5600BB-1ER

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    #6929
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users Posts: 5,449 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    New purchase and new strap arrived yesterday, too. Looks absolutely lovely in the flesh.

    Seiko SKX013 on zuludiver vintage tropical strap.

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    #6930
    TheRepentent
    Registered Users Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭TheRepentent


    Its amazing how much a strap can add to a watch.


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    #6931
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users Posts: 5,449 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    TheRepentent wrote: »
    Its amazing how much a strap can add to a watch.

    It is. I'm not a fan of the original rubber strap with those big ripples but to be fair I was surprised how solid that strap is at the same time. Its a good quality strap, I'm just not a fan of it. I think not many people are.

    The Zuludiver looks really great on it. The picture doesn't do the watch justice at all. It looks real quality, I'm very pleased.


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