Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122187888#Comment_122187888

Rightly so if the owner had enough cover for it. Why else do insurance companies demand a valuation (that is often higher than retail)?

Of course it is in an insurance company's interest to pay out as little as possible, but in my own direct experience, it is not hard to get what you are entitled to if you play their game like they do. In case you are not assertive enough yourself, you could decide to hire a professional. And if that doesn't work out and you have a strong case, just take them to court, or threaten to do so.

noahungry

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122177147#Comment_122177147

One giggle coming up. I love it.

micks_address

Hi folks,

Any recommendations for a decent quality tropic style black rubber strap 20mm wide?

Cheers,

Mick

fulladapipes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122189678#Comment_122189678

I had a Baltic watch a few years ago and it came on this tropic strap, which was quite comfortable. There's probably better quality/more expensive ones out there, but this one worked well for me: https://baltic-watches.com/en/products/tropic-rubber-strap-black

OmegaGene

not sure if anyone here saw the robbery in Richmond London, tbe cctv of the robbery was all over the internet at the weekend, anyway here is a sad update

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13466723/heartbroken-girlfriend-watch-seller-dead-victim-robbery-emotional-tribute.html

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122193871#Comment_122193871

That's awful. I guess watches not insured, bought with credit, the poor lad financially ruined, suicide

Those vermin should get the highest possible jail term for violent armed robbery

OmegaGene

not a chance they are insured when he had the cabinets unlocked, they weren’t armed which is weird one of the men held him in a headlock while the other cleaned out the cabinet

banie01

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122193871#Comment_122193871

Absolutely tragic end to robbery and one hopes that the culprits are quickly brought to justice. Unfortunately though, they are unlikely to face any charges relating to the death.

Commercial burglary is a distinct offence from domestic in England & Wales and the charge can be upgraded with harm/violence components. The usual maximum sentence for commercial burglary in England & Wales is 10yrs. The Sentencing Act 2020 Sec 279 allows for violence and consequences of same to be considered in sentencing.

No sentence will salve the loss his family and loved ones must endure. A young lad with his life still ahead of him.

OmegaGene

here is a link to the cctv footage, bloke was on his own in the shop it seems and a million pound of watches taken

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7b7EPDNdqz/?igsh=c2Nqa250bXIzanBj

unkel

One for the Omega afficionados:

I have a Planet Ocean 45.5mm with the full (titanium) bracelet and my
wrist varies between about 7.5" and 8.0". It's too tight when my wrist
is at the bigger end. There is no adjustment, not even micro adjustment,
on the bracelet.

I could get an extra link, but that doesn't
really solve the problem. An on the fly clasp from a newer model would
be a better solution. But I wouldn't know a part number for it or does
it even exist in titanium. I tried get a link through the AD before
(Weir's of Grafton St), but they were utterly incompetent and
unprofessional and never got me one

Roycropper63

Is there such a thing as etiquette when trying to buy on adverts? Eg seller wants 300. Buyer 1 offers 250. Can I offer 260 or what? Buyer 1 offer was not accepted. If it was I would leave it.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122197059#Comment_122197059

No etiquette, you can offer whatever you want. You could even offer lower than the first offer, maybe the seller prefers dealing with you or the previous offer was a while back. I've done that before and got my lower offer accepted many times

Just be polite and use common decency. I recently accepted a €25 offer on an ad that I had up for €95, which was already the cheapest anywhere in the world on eBay.

If you are easily offended, you shouldn't put stuff up for sale on adverts 😂

And I've been on adverts since before it started and was still part of boards for sale over 20 years ago and I have good feedback

OmegaGene

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122197059#Comment_122197059

make an offer for private message and ask their best price and see what they say

They might not have been online since the 250 offer was placed

Roycropper63

Thanks for replies.

OmegaGene

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122197039#Comment_122197039

If you want the real answer, call an OMEGA boutique in London who are more helpful
Give them the serial and ask if they do a half link, if not they might have a compatible clasp from a different model. People commonly swap them over in steel Seamasters but titanium clasps are more expensive obviously

micks_address

I've found these guys good for omega links etc unkel

You can WhatsApp them questions re parts and verify fit etc

https://www.salvatigioielli.it/catalogo/en/

fulladapipes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122197322#Comment_122197322

I've bought Omega parts from them before as well - no issues at all.

unkel

They are very good to respond on WhatsApp, impressed!

Unfortunately they do not have anything titanium in stock. My options are:

1. full stainless steel link (they don't have half link in stock) €75 + shipping
2. wait until they have a half link or full link in stock in titanium
3. stainless steel clasp with 6 positions €290 + shipping

What would you do?

OmegaGene

get in touch with omega in London and find the part number and order it through a local AD if you aren’t planning on travelling anytime soon

unkel

Any recommendation on a proper spring bar tool for the Omegas? The watch came originally on the OEM blue rubber which was very nice, maybe I should have left it on that for the summer

SALVATI said that it is fine and looks fine to just use the steel clasp replacement that they charge €290 for. Might do that as a good long term solution, it is a drop in replacement for the titanium one that is on it now

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122197864#Comment_122197864

I always use the Bergeron spring bar tool, I have a rolex tweezers style one too, depends on the watch! Be careful anyway

unkel

I have a Bergeon one, but just one sided. Have used it plenty of times but it is quite likely to do damage. So I usually get my local jeweler to do it, but that often is a tenner, which is fine. But it's inconvenient. Maybe I should invest in a proper tweezers style one too.

unkel

Put it on the rubber myself, was much easier than Rolex iirc, much more space in the gap. Happy days, the strap is very comfortable, will have a thought about what to do next with the bracelet

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122198201#Comment_122198201

yeah with the bergeon tools i find it handy enough to remove the spring bars on omegas… apart from the aqua terra's which i found most tricky

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122197946#Comment_122197946

tape thrice!

micks_address

Any recommendations for a strap like this? 18mm lug width. Have a martu 20mm but I'm not sure Andrea is still in business.. vintage slim calf leather

banie01

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122211721#Comment_122211721

Maybe Fluco, I've bought a few from them. Always great quality.

https://fluco-online.de/en/

Eoin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122211721#Comment_122211721

I bought one of these and am happy with it for the price. It does look like Martu is no longer in business unfortunately.

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/314548595981

Iguarantee

Hi all,

I’d had a chat with yourselves about buying my first luxury watch recently, the two line Tudor Pelagos was high on the list.

I’m now considering a new Omega Seamaster diver 300 on the bracelet. Also looking at 2nd hand (latest version with the 6 o’clock date window). Looking at the black, green and polar/white versions. The white is nice and highly legible but looks like a watch I’d expect to see on an older person (I’m nearing 40).

Looking at Chrono24 to purchase from.

Is there much of a premium between new and 2nd hand for that model of watch?

I dislike the blue version, which is the only one I’ve seen in person. I tried that version on and was really impressed with the quality and comfort of the whole watch and bracelet.

Is the Tudor bracelet better? I have an OceanX Sharkmaster and whilst the bracelet isn’t stellar, it’s great for a €400 watch and I prefer fewer links and bling than the seamaster diver has. The Tudor bracelet is more my preference aesthetically.

I do remember and understand the point one user made about how titanium can be “sticky” feeling. I like stainless steel and am happy to stick with that.

Let me know your thoughts, please.

Part of me wonders if this is all just a distraction until I buy a sea dweller 😁

893bet

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122216194#Comment_122216194

omega for sale on the forsale thread today.

Can’t voucher for seller as they are realatively new but they seem ok from initial postings. Best bet to get checked in a relevant jeweller during purchase if you are not confident to authenticate yourself.

Second hand omega I would be expecting to safe 30-40 percent from RRP of the watch .

scwazrh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122216194#Comment_122216194

New on bracelet seems to be around €4500 ish .I sold my blue one recently for €4k and despite all the comments here about being able to buy new at that price it was just talk as none available new for that money.

If white is your taste this ones seems good value .Id chance a little less offer as well

https://chrono24.app/omega/seamaster-diver-300-m--id34683685.htm?SETLANG=en_IE&SETCURR=EUR

Tudor bracelet definitely not better than the seamaster .

Iguarantee

https://www.chrono24.com/omega/omega-seamaster-diver-300-m-black-dial-steel--id33699483.htm?searchHash=4afbf603_TnRqER&pos=1

Anecdotally, I spotted this on Chrono24 earlier:

• Brand new (2024)
• Black dial
• Bracelet
• ~€4850 delivered

The seller has 220 reviews; all of which are 4 or 5-star reviews.

There are year 2020 used versions for around the same price; is €5k for a brand new seamaster diver 300m accurate?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122216678#Comment_122216678

Thank you for the info. I'm glad to hear the Omega bracelet is better; it was seriously comfortable, even if aesthetically different.

micks_address

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122216821#Comment_122216821

Maybe it's just me but I found the bracelet more comfortable on the 2018 seamaster.. think I've had a 1999, 2018 and 2022 at this point

mik_da_man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122216821#Comment_122216821

Yep, that new price is accurate on C24, plenty available there and other places for less.

As mentioned in other threads try reaching out to the seller directly if they have a shop and you should be able to negotiate a better price.

Iguarantee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122217295#Comment_122217295

Thanks. I’ve already contacted a seller and offered a lower price (~€200 less).

The price I quoted from Chrono24 was for buyer protection, professional dealer, EU based etc. so I know there are cheaper alternatives. As it would be my first C24 purchase I wanted to sandbag it in my favour.

mik_da_man

Yeah, understandable to be fair.

I bought a speedmaster and saved a few quid going direct, but it was a bit stressful and at the time I regretted not sticking with C24. But it did work out fine so I had nothing to worry about 😁

micks_address

how do folks deal with rotation of 'new' and 'existing' watches in your collection. I wore my planet ocean for 6 months after I got it.. then i got the new Speedmaster (new to me) and wore that for a month straight.. now im wearing a Seiko spb237 i picked up last week. They are all lovely watches but I'm struggling to give them all equal time :)

Maybe I'll just implement a different watch per week rule or something and give them all a go.

Its not like I'm diving or going to the moon on missions to say i need the planet ocean for this days work… in the past I've sold watches like the speedy i thought id fallen out of lust with only to buy it again so selling will be very far down the list.. I did like the period when i just had the planet ocean and there was no choice involved. First world problems as they say.

banie01

I tend to wear mine on 3/4 day cycle. I don't need to worry about what to wear to work 😁 but it still breaks down to a fairly even Work/Weekend watch rotation.

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122222000#Comment_122222000

I wear a watch a week normally, mine are all.in a safe so it's a bit of a pain so I leave it to once a week.

Cienciano

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122222000#Comment_122222000

Literally just pick up whatever one I feel like that day. In a rush it's whatever i wore yesterday or a quartz. Probably depends on what I'm wearing or doing that day.

VW 1

GShock mon-fri for me as I typically cycle or run to/from work or exercise at lunchtime. My steinhart usually adorns the wrist if I'm out anywhere after work or at the weekends. I found with multiple watches in the box, I didn't wear much other than those two options anyway.

Ryath

Usually change watches at weekend so I'll grab a different one Monday depending on what I was wearing. I dual wrist a Garmin Vivosmart 5 when wearing normal watches but have a Garmin Instinct 2 that replaces both when doing a cycle or swim . Usually swap to another watch after that but often end leaving on the Instinct 2 for a few days days too. It is an excellent watch in it's own right. Basically a G-Shock replacement with excellent sport tracking, health metrics abilities and a basic smart watch with great battery life.

I still end up favouring my 3 Seiko Divers, Padi Turtle especially and my Stowa Flieger for weekends, so I do consciously have to pick another option sometimes to keep them all in rotation. A Casio Waveceptor is the only one I can think of I actually haven't worn in a while so should start with that putting that on the block. One of the G-Shocks could probably go also but the G-Steel is the only one really worth a few bob and I do quite like it as something different.

Starting to look again at options for my next watch so should really look at getting rid of a few even if it only nets me a few 100 euro it ups the budget a bit. Trying to stay around the €1500 mark but can probably go to 2k for the right watch. I've a few other bits I really should sell and and ringfence for watch fund. My Nikon DSLR has been replaced by a mirrorless and one if not two of my roadbikes are surplus to requirements. Never been great for selling on stuff though, I'm a bit of a collector(hoarder)!

fulladapipes

I tend to wear something luxo-tooly most days - the Speedmaster or Seamaster. The Datejust is for sale so I try not to touch it, and the 1971 Seamaster gets a run out now and then (eg for a wedding).

I've been known to change watches during the day. And straps. The Speedy and Seamaster as both very strap-friendly. We're on a black nato today, as it's possibly the most comfortable strap there is.

893bet

@banie01 rather than respond on other thread said better here.

Them Dornblüth are too special to buy second hand. You need to put your own twist on it IMO.

Also the lad selling one that he paid 7k for for 6k. About 2k too much.

And step away from the Sinn.

banie01

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122224258#Comment_122224258

You're definitely right on the Sinn, I don't need another and it's very similar to 2 I already have. Your own Dornblüth and the one that I shared here a while back with the owner's monogram in Gurmukhi really do highlight just how special a watch they are. Certainly one that shouldn't be bought without the personalisation IMO.

Yes it makes it harder to shift on if the need arises but, they are certainly one that should never be bought with the thought of needing to flip in mind.

In hand, they are one of the few watches I've handled that honestly feels like an heirloom. One to be passed on when the time arises. Similarly to your AL&S 😉 proper high Horology.

Roycropper63

Am trying to buy from chrono24 but it won't accept my card.

Have bought before no issues. Any one else having problems or any ideas?

Thanks

ironictoaster

Interesting that many people here use smart watches daily. As much as I love my dumb watches, I find it very hard to break up with the Apple Watch day to day. Anyone have any experience with the fitness G-Shocks?

Cienciano

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122225024#Comment_122225024

I had one gbd200, pretty much sold it straight away. Awkward to use imho. Not very intuitive.

micks_address

A lot of money for one watch

https://www.watchpro.com/sylvester-stallone-flips-patek-philippe-grandmaster-chime-for-5-4-million/

fulladapipes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122224951#Comment_122224951

There could be a daily spend limit on your card (happened to me) which stops you from being able to pay.