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That's one lovely pocket watch Dr F. Fine regulator on the balance too. That should be an accurate old girl. My 30's one with a very similar movement(though not nearly as fancy a case as yours) is about the most accurate mechanical watch I have. Out by about a minute and a bit per month. Loud bugger mind you. You can easily hear it ticking across the other side of a room.
Yes, when it's running it doesn't really go tick-tick, more cling, clang.
How accurate it is is hard to say, it hasn't been in regular use in pretty much ever, since there are very few opportunities to wear it, I don't get invited to many black tie balls.0 -
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I took everything out as im planning a little shakeup, but while i had everything together i thought id take a pic!
From the left, ceramic sub, IWC Portuguese chrono (with me for 6 years now!), IWC 377704, Omega Aqua Terra 8500, two watches of my wife are next Cartier tank in gold, and a Rayond Weil gold plated number, then comes a g shock and my old tag 2000 that i got for my 21st 14 years ago!
Lastly on my wrist is a Panerai 312.0 -
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This just in and you've seen it here first. An Omega prototype apparently for the Black Tulip project. An absolutely flawless tungsten carbide case which has a smoky grey irridescence to it - a little like a Rado but thankfully not too much. Not working but very much reflected in the price (and some!) but that's not a problem as I know that I can phone a friend. On a generic mesh (but with a proper Ploprof clasp) at the moment but I'm thinking dark grey nubuck alligator.
44mm which I was worried about and thought it might be a quick flip but actually absolutely fine - most importantly the hidden lugs mean that the critical dimension is well within tolerance. Just goes to show that you can still pull off the occasional Ebay coup - just needs patience and a keen eye (it helps if you can hear voices in your head - you know who you are!).
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Forum coup!
That's a very cool and extremely rare watch indeed. The price was right too
And for an Omega prototype and one that never made it to production in that form, or with that movement type. *jealous* As you say it's amazing what you can still find out there and for so little, if you know where and what to look out for.
In these parts in the last year alone I count at least five extremely rare, even unique watches found and not one broke the 400 quid mark. On other forums like TZ I've seen other madly rare watches, including that Omega Speedmaster LCD prototype that was one of twelve tested and likely flown by NASA on a shuttle mission and IIRC the chap paid just over the thousand quid mark for it. Mad. Yet in the wider world you see what are pretty, even extremely common watches getting five figures and more. Funny old world.
Keep looking folks.
Aside, something I find odd about these Omega f300's is that for some reason they used the exact same handset on all their models.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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View from the office window/wrist shot/steering wheel shot.
I see we share a taste in watches!
Except mine is rather a lot more scuffed up:
https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/303951/348968.jpg
ignore link, you've seen it already anyway. :cool:0 -
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We do,;) but your longines is way classier than mine. I don't have to put on a three piece suit or a tux for mine.
I have a problem, I don't have a vest, so can't carry the watch, it's terrible.
The problem is, the average Friday night out does not entail the sort of venue or event you may wear that watch to. Can anyone recommend a good ballroom turn of the century style? 0 -
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Really like that back up an massdrop but I'm skint at the minute.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/orient-producer-watch?
Looks much more expensive than €110 even the strap seems decent
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Can't ever go wrong with a nice Tank watch IMH. Not nearly as popular a design as they ought to be. Again IMH. And that looks a nice one R.
My one;
Though bear in mind I got "vintage" wrists so going larger would be a better bet for 90% of folks today. That one shows how times have changed. It was 150 dollars in 1997 for a solid gold early 50's Longines, near NOS, with full croc strap and Longines buckle. Even considering the Longines effect which usually means they're so much cheaper than other similar brands of the time, that would be at least double the price today, if not more.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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Aye G, Tanks wear larger as general rule. My one is something like 38mm X 22mm, but defo wears larger. There's something to be said for the less huge watch IMH. Lately I've been wearing my 35mm and under watches more regularly(and the latest is mid 80's). Barely noticing you're wearing them can be nice. More and more I'm thinking 40mm is my absolute limit with comfort, though it so depends on case and lug design.
Orients are nice watches in my limited enough experience with them. Fantastic value for money. As for the pendulum swinging about, yea I hear you. It's the reason why I've no automatics in my current line up. I've had a few in the past, including some high enough end ones and I can always feel the rotor thingy flapping about and it does not sit well with me.
So I usually flip them fast. I'm 'king weird mind you. I'm a fan of the handwind I have to say. Though that one above is a near aerobic workout to wind up. Takes ages. It must be all mainspring. Though it means that tiny as it is it has a mad power reserve. Like 3 days plus on a single wind. 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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LIP Friday.
Trying it out on one of my 40's vintage pre "nato" style khaki straps.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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The obsession continues; first vintage, first longines arrived from Bosnia this week. Thanks Wibbs for your advice, now if you could do the pic magic…
No worries :-)
Contacted Longines, serial number says made in '67 (Wife's birth year, so that helped), invoiced to Italy in April '68. They suggested I send it to them for servicing.........has anybody got one done there? PM me what it cost, I'd love to know what percentage of the watch's value the service was.
BFK isn't called Big for nothing
The Pogue is in the post:) I am finished buying for this year!!If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.
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That watch posted (probably by you Peasant) on here last year and Meranom not having any in stock when I went looking initially, leading me to start browsing eBay and the multitude of Russians watches on there is the reason I now have over a dozen Russian watches including the Luch I'm wearing todayNeptune Friday
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