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SmartinMartin

Lorddrakul wrote: »

This is a highly reputable web site from which tog et NOS Russian stuff.
I've used it and their servicing since I bought a Vostok and a Poljot.

Poljot24.de

Have a look.

LD

See, now you've upset me. I had just about persuaded myself that I don't need another watch, but.......

https://www.poljot24.de/en/marken/vostok/vostok-automatik-200m.html

Lorddrakul

SmartinMartin wrote: »

See, now you've upset me. I had just about persuaded myself that I don't need another watch, but.......

https://www.poljot24.de/en/marken/vostok/vostok-automatik-200m.html

Now that, is a fine watch.

mk7775

Recently got a 1990 Tudor Prince Day Date.

It's my first "proper" watch and I absolutely love it!

Ruraldweller56

mk7775 wrote: »

Recently got a 1990 Tudor Prince Day Date.

It's my first "proper" watch and I absolutely love it!

Nice

banie01

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

These are definitely not 'Character scratches' believe me. I can feel them with my finger nail.

I think I'll just have to get it polished. It's a bit of a balls having to get it done so soon after buying it.

And yes, as another guy said thank God its not the bezel.

I know part and parcel of the appeal of a SS Rolex is the bracelet, but if it is a watch you want to wear on a regular basis perhaps buy an Oysterflex or nice leather or NATO and wear it on that apart from "special" occasions?

Cienciano

SmartinMartin wrote: »

See, now you've upset me. I had just about persuaded myself that I don't need another watch, but.......

https://www.poljot24.de/en/marken/vostok/vostok-automatik-200m.html

I really like Vostoks and I'd probably have 10 of them. Only reason I don't is changing the date is a pain in the arse if you don't wear it all the time. Any time I go to wear mine I have to go through about 25 days.

hitemfrank

Cienciano wrote: »

I really like Vostoks and I'd probably have 10 of them. Only reason I don't is changing the date is a pain in the arse if you don't wear it all the time. Any time I go to wear mine I have to go through about 25 days.

The day my Vostok arrived the date was one day ahead on the watch from the actual date. Going through the full day wheel to get the date set wasn't the most enjoyable experience.

Cienciano

hitemfrank wrote: »

The day my Vostok arrived the date was one day ahead on the watch from the actual date. Going through the full day wheel to get the date set wasn't the most enjoyable experience.

Every time I decide to wear mine it seems to be one day ahead. You can go from 8pm to 2am and back again but it still takes ages.

Daemonic

Every time I decide to wear a Vostok I just ignore the date. But if that makes your OCD twitch, they have quite a few with no date function.

OldBean

Cienciano wrote: »

I really like Vostoks and I'd probably have 10 of them. Only reason I don't is changing the date is a pain in the arse if you don't wear it all the time. Any time I go to wear mine I have to go through about 25 days.

You just need to wait in and around 5 more days a month to wear it.

Trigger Happy

Going a bit vintage and classy today. An IWC from 1961. It's an unusually big one at 35.5mm excluding crown.

The one thing I will be changing on it though is to put a broader crown on it.
The one on it now is original but really small and delicate. So will change it out for broader one.
I will of course keep the original in storage.

Onecoolcookie

Lovely piece Trigger, really like that one!

893bet

Just in! Courtesy of micks_address!

Stowa is a class act all round.

SmartinMartin

Well, thanks to Lorddrakul my Russian Watch itch is scratched.
Arrived this morning :

Lorddrakul

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Well, thanks to Lorddrakul my Russian Watch itch is scratched.
Arrived this morning :

Well wear, sir!

It is a very nice watch.

On getting a local watch dude to look at my first Vostok, he had a good poke about at it and pronounced "it will either fall apart tomorrow, or you'll leave it to your grandchildren."

That was 17 years ago!

I don't have grand children yet.

Ruraldweller56

Are those quartz watches?

Wibbs

They've mechanical movements RD.

thelizardking1

Lorddrakul

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

Are those quartz watches?

Vostok 2416B automatic movement.

Robust.

longshotvalue

I can’t unsee that Sinn . Dam :-(. top of list now. And probably over my usual budget .

Ruraldweller56

That's a ringer for a navitimer.

thelizardking1

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

That's a ringer for a navitimer.

Sinn bought the rights to the Navitimer design a long with a load of cases, dials, movements etc. in the 70's from Breitling when they were going bust.

Daemonic

Lorddrakul wrote: »

Well wear, sir!

It is a very nice watch.

On getting a local watch dude to look at my first Vostok, he had a good poke about at it and pronounced "it will either fall apart tomorrow, or you'll leave it to your grandchildren."

That was 17 years ago!

I don't have grand children yet.

Reminds me of this article extolling the robustness of Soviet watches.

Ruraldweller56

thelizardking1 wrote: »

Sinn bought the rights to the Navitimer design a long with a load of cases, dials, movements etc. in the 70's from Breitling when they were going bust.

Good God.

So a 70's Sinn would effectively be a Breitling?

banie01

Speaking of Sinn...
I saw their 206 Arktis for the 1st time earlier today.
https://atelierdegriff.com/2019/03/25/hands-on-sinn-arktis-206/

The blue dial is quite lovely.

Zagato

banie01 wrote: »

Speaking of Sinn...
I saw their 206 Arktis for the 1st time earlier today.
https://atelierdegriff.com/2019/03/25/hands-on-sinn-arktis-206/

The blue dial is quite lovely.

I think I'd still prefer the 203 Arktis. More practical size for me, and I rarely need to use chronograph underwater. Don't see them coming up for sale too much anymore.

micks_address

Yes but they are not exactly budget prices

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

thelizardking1 wrote: »

Sinn bought the rights to the Navitimer design a long with a load of cases, dials, movements etc. in the 70's from Breitling when they were going bust.

Good God.

So a 70's Sinn would effectively be a Breitling?

thelizardking1

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

Good God.

So a 70's Sinn would effectively be a Breitling?

Yes! The only difference between the 1st Sinn Navtimers and the Breitling of the same era is the name printed on the dial.

The modern 903 is superior in construction and even rated to 100m.

A+-Guru

903 is a super watch

oxocube

Delivered today. Another Tag Heuer Link. Got this one off Adverts :cool: