Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

Lorddrakul

The only one I had that did it automatically was out of battery.

However, the Aerospace was easy enough, as is the F1Pro.
The rest will get it as we go.

It is the cars that are a proper PITA.

Time

Lorddrakul wrote: »

The only one I had that did it automatically was out of battery.

However, the Aerospace was easy enough, as is the F1Pro.
The rest will get it as we go.

It is the cars that are a proper PITA.

Surely cars do it automatically in this day and age

Lorddrakul

Time wrote: »

Surely cars do it automatically in this day and age

One is 2008, the other 2012. No joy.

Wibbs

Plus car tech is usually way behind the wider IT market. Much of it stuck in the 1990's tarted up to look more up to date. That's another area where Tesla has made positive changes with updates etc. My car being actually from the 1990's has 80's levels of simplicity. so a press of one physical button and hour rolls forward.

Most of my watches that are battery powered have a crown position where you can move the hour hand independently for timezone and winter/summer time changes so not much hassle there.

Fitz II

Just going to pop this in here but daylight savings time is stupid, when are we going to give up on this.

893bet

Fitz II wrote: »

Just going to pop this in here but daylight savings time is stupid, when are we going to give up on this.

I like it but would be in favour of compressing it more. End November to end February.

Thirdfox

EU floated idea of stopping it... can you imagine the chaos on the border if the UK don't follow suit? Time zone between NI and the Republic

Time

Thirdfox wrote: »

EU floated idea of stopping it... can you imagine the chaos on the border if the UK don't follow suit? Time zone between NI and the Republic

I’m almost certain that during WW2 Belfast and Dublin were an hour apart

Thirdfox

So on some roads which wind back and forth across the border we'll be constantly jumping forwards and backwards in time

893bet

Thirdfox wrote: »

So on some roads which wind back and forth across the border we'll be constantly jumping forwards and backwards in time

Handy for closing time in the pubs...

Cyclingtourist

Time wrote: »

I’m almost certain that during WW2 Belfast and Dublin were an hour apart

Yes between 1940-47 NI was an hour ahead of the Irish Free State.

NIMAN

Time wrote: »

I’m almost certain that during WW2 Belfast and Dublin were an hour apart

An hour?

As the famous joke goes:

Pilot : "Folks we have just landed in Belfast, set your watch back 300 years".

NIMAN

I didn't realise G-shocks went for these sorts of price/rrp!

I was shocked to see this one at
£1500

https://www.cwsellors.co.uk/collections/latest-watch-offers/products/g-shock-watch-full-metal-titanium-limited-edition-gmw-b5000tcf-2er


Then topped by this one at 2400
https://www.cwsellors.co.uk/collections/latest-watch-offers/products/g-shock-watch-mr-g-mens-mrg-g1000b-1a4dr

OldBean

I believe for a period after the 1880's Ireland was 25 minutes 21 seconds behind GMT.

fat bloke

Apparently there was, and still is, a "Dublin Time" clock in Galway for railway passenger information

cnocbui

fat bloke wrote: »

Apparently there was, and still is, a "Dublin Time" clock in Galway for railway passenger information

Must be what Bus Eiran drivers use.

Lorddrakul

After waiting 6 weeks for delivery from AliExpress for a bracelet, I'm now waiting on the next one to arrive.
I thought the recent Suez incident might mean it sat in the Indian Ocean for a while, but the tracking firmly indicates air delivery from the far east - "China Post Registered Air Mail".

I can hack 6 weeks, but 'undetermined' due to a blocked canal would be painful!

Thirdfox

"Registered Air Mail" is just the name of the cargo ship they use :P

banie01

Thirdfox wrote: »

"Registered Air Mail" is just the name of the cargo ship they use :P

It's actually the MV Registered Air Mail :P

Cienciano

Lorddrakul wrote: »

After waiting 6 weeks for delivery from AliExpress for a bracelet, I'm now waiting on the next one to arrive.
I thought the recent Suez incident might mean it sat in the Indian Ocean for a while, but the tracking firmly indicates air delivery from the far east - "China Post Registered Air Mail".

I can hack 6 weeks, but 'undetermined' due to a blocked canal would be painful!

I was in a similar situation but it all arrived last week. Actually, must update the watch photo thread

cnocbui

I suspect the Chinese (who wouldn't!) of shipping stuff overland by train; well at least last year. It was ending up in some small town in Germany.

Lorddrakul

Probably posted before, here is a zero-g fix of an Omega X-33.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkwTVxdE23A

Wibbs

That is so cool. I love the leatherman :eek: And gaffa tape, of course. It actually looks like it might be easier to deal with those tiny parts in zero g which I didn't expect.

darragh o meara

Folks, any other Irish watch selling sites or recommended dealers knocking around?

Have been tasked to find an Omega Moonwatch for reasonable money, if that’s even a thing?? Last time I seen them on adverts they were in around the 3.5k Mark

Time

darragh o meara wrote: »

Folks, any other Irish watch selling sites or recommended dealers knocking around?

Have been tasked to find an Omega Moonwatch for reasonable money, if that’s even a thing?? Last time I seen them on adverts they were in around the 3.5k Mark

Which model? And what’s the budget?

darragh o meara

Time wrote: »

Which model? And what’s the budget?

Was hoping to pick up a sapphire sandwich model but a hesalite one would suffice, in good nick and all accessories/literature included. Looking for the classic model too.

Budget, depends on the watch but they are expecting 3k+ so suppose we start from there.

893bet

darragh o meara wrote: »

Was hoping to pick up a sapphire sandwich model but a hesalite one would suffice, in good nick and all accessories/literature included. Looking for the classic model too.

Budget, depends on the watch but they are expecting 3k+ so suppose we start from there.

3k would be a good price. They are discontinued and replaced with a new almost identical model. So less available as people hope for a price increase. A relatively safe store of your money so don’t get too caught on price.

micks_address

darragh o meara wrote: »

Was hoping to pick up a sapphire sandwich model but a hesalite one would suffice, in good nick and all accessories/literature included. Looking for the classic model too.

Budget, depends on the watch but they are expecting 3k+ so suppose we start from there.

Bought the hesalite version recently. 3k without papers is what I paid. The watch is pretty clean. Purchased from chrono24. If you want box and papers you will be doing well at 3500. Add maybe 500 euro for the sapphire version. They don’t come up that often locally. You could try Thomaskutty on adverts. He has sourced few for buyers before here. If you sell you won’t loose money and they tend to sell very quickly. One thing to keep in mind is they are expensive to service so if you have proof of a recent service it’s a nice bonus.

Fitz II

All moonwatches have risen sharply in value. 3k - 3.5k would be good value. Dont let the big box versious sway you, its nice to have but not worth anything extra IMHO.

micks_address

Fitz II wrote: »

All moonwatches have risen sharply in value. 3k - 3.5k would be good value. Dont let the big box versious sway you, its nice to have but not worth anything extra IMHO.

It really depends on if you plan to hold the watch or perhaps intend selling later. I know that’s possibly hard to figure out but I wasn’t hung up on warranty cards as I’d sold a speedmaster before and was pretty sure I wanted one long term. Even without papers I’d probably easily get my 3k back.