Post pics of your watches Part II
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Post edited by Ian OB on23
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Fair play Ian OB!. 🙂👌 Hands can be tricky so and so's.
On Christmas day(and my birthday) I always wear one of my dad's watches, sometimes go full two wristing same(missus)
I do love this big oul thing. Very steampunk. 🙂 At 43 mm, 50mm lug to lug, never mind the sticky out crown for use with gloves in open cockpits, it would have been a huge watch in the 1930's. Not in style at all, when what were In(c) were 25mm wide Tank watches. An actual "tool watch". I suppose like us all, can be a bit of a tool myself at times, so it kinda works. 😁
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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🙂 Great to see others getting stuck in! Like anything, just takes time and practice fitting hands, judging the clearances, alignment and if the amps are low always check the seconds hand is not touching the crystal....... ask me how I know!😂
We use a great tool nicknamed " The Trumpet" for fitting hands, makes it so much easier getting them on flat and pressing them down to the correct height.
The movement is placed into one of those little movement blocks that has a adjustable pin that supports the center jewel for fitting the seconds hand.
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New longines automatic (navy dial, navy alligator strap). 25mm so a bit smaller than I normally wear but I have 14.5cm wrists so ok I think. Love how the metallic navy dial changes in the light. Treated myself as i got it at a good price I think and it's a good staple and versatile piece
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Years ago I had sourced a 40’s French steel expanding Bonklip* style bracelet in 18mm for my Doxa “DH” on the left, but had long been keeping an eye out for one in 16mm for my Alpina Kreigsmarine on the right. 16mm actual Bonklip's are nearly as common as muck(and I have a couple), but I wanted the elastic expanding type, AFAIK only made by the French ZRC brand(founded in 1904). Far more comfortable and useful imho. But not so easy to find in the size required.
Anyway just before Chrimbo I snaffled a NOS one from eBay.fr, as you do.. It arrived yesterday. So here it and they are:
And on the wrist:
This would currently be my smallest watch at 32mm, but funny enough the bracelet makes it look a good few mil larger.
Though in reviewing one corner of my hoard this did come to mind...
So well ahead of ye. 😂
*a seemingly British staple actually patented first by a Yank. Oops... i suppose the old saw of pioneers take the arrows, settlers take the land applies. As it so often does.
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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Need to get the original strap fixed, the joys of online shopping. Bought 22mm, not realising it's 24mm strap. Have crocodile strap @fulladapipes gave me when I bought Speedmaster Pro from him.
Basically, work in progress
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