Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

The WORST Rolex Fakes I've Ever Seen by The Time Teller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pjdz-Dg-UE

The best one is about 7 minutes in, 23 karat stainless steel spoon shaped Rolex

I've just spotted that O.G has picked up a ban!
Hope it's only a short one.

@2shea, agree with you.
Very few Jewellers here seem to even use airlock.
Even then it's usually smaller or "custom" places rather than AD's.

From the prison forum -

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058003079

Wibbs wrote: »

You really can't go wrong with Seiko M. You can get straps from a few sources, online and off. If you're new to things going to a jewellers is probably your best bet as they'll fit it for you.

Thanks dude. What's a Seiko 'M'? Do you have an example of a good online site for straps for that watch? Just so I can make sure Fields are in the right ball park price wise if I order through them thanks!

mystic86 wrote:

Thanks dude. What's a Seiko 'M'? Do you have an example of a good online site for straps for that watch? Just so I can make sure Fields are in the right ball park price wise if I order through them thanks!

I'd hate to think what Fields would charge for a strap.
Amazon or eBay is your friend (even Aliexpress)
You need a 20mm lug width Strap.
I have a few Seiko Presage and all are on aftermarket straps right now. Most expensive being about €20 apart from a Strapcode bracelet on one that was a bit pricey.

I got a few leather straps of aliexpress about this time last year, utter ****e, i have a few straps from barton on the way. No experience of them yet but ive seen them reccomended from boardsies.

funkyouup wrote: »

I got a few leather straps of aliexpress about this time last year, utter ****e, i have a few straps from barton on the way. No experience of them yet but ive seen them reccomended from boardsies.

I've had mixed results from Aliexpress. Probably 50/50 awful to excellent

mystic86 wrote: »

Well I popped into Fields today only to be told she enquired with head office for me (since I popped in last week) and they told her the only strap available for that watch is the one that comes with it (the black shiny one). Very helpful :rolleyes:

That is quite frustrating Mystic.
It's a problem with some retailers in that they will look for official/branded straps for their wares, rather than measure the lug size and show you what the have in stock.
It's a telling difference between retailers and actual Jewellers/Watchsmiths IMO.

As for where to buy, for leather I really do think seeing it in the flesh makes buying a lot easier, try a local Jeweller or even Amazon as you can always return it easily.

Does anyone (I'm guessing Wibbs will :P ) have any opinion on the Sinn 155?

Some nice watches in this lineup:

https://monochrome-watches.com/the-2019-seiko-5-new-and-revamped/

Official site: https://www.seikowatches.com/global-en/products/5sports

funkyouup wrote: »

Ouch!

Price doesnt seem that bad IMO, good movement, which is in in watches that are much more expensive, nice styling, guaranteed to be solid and reliable being a seiko.

The SKX is 240 (ish) new as it is, and thats with the non hackable & non windable 7s26 movement.

The pricing also fits in well with seikos new pricing strategy, well under the proxpex pricing.

Seiko have reorganised their overall range though which is moving most of their sub brands up a level so there is room to bump up the 5 line.
Typical Seiko though to just make a change or release a new range without the promotional hype any other brand would do.

funkyouup wrote: »

for a dive style watch you cant dive with.

Thats just it, its a dive style, not a diver. its not really marketed as a diver. The marketing looks like they are targeting teens & college students who want a trendy watch, with a few nice faces that may go with various items of clothing.

Besides, If you talk to 1000 people who have skx's, how many would have been used for actual diving, even once while on holidays?
Im willing to guesstimate that 10-20 would be about the max.
I know thats neither here nor there, people will want what people will want, but its an indication that ISO rating wont realistically matter to the vast majority.

funkyouup wrote: »

Maybe the Turtles will get a bump aswell!

Would not surprise me at all! seiko have long since been viewed as an extreme value proposition, their new pricing model has made significant moves to bring the price closer to what the watch may actually be worth. The result is value is decreased as buyers are not getting as much for "free" as it were.

Its a shame, its kind of taking something away from seiko that makes them seiko.

OldBean wrote: »

Not sure if this should be in its own thread, but I think here will do for the moment - Does anyone have any advice on keeping our watches clean? There's a good bit of advice on US based products that massively conflict, or recommendations on products that we don't have easy access to in Ireland.

I wear sunscreen pretty much any time I leave the house, along with work being sweaty and dusty, so the grime and dirt builds up very fast and I'm reluctant to use alcohol/soaps if there's a risk they'll wear down the waterproof seals.

Wearing my Steinhart Ocean one on holidays a while back and got a lot of sunblock on it which turned my arm black with gunk. I cleaned the watch with soapy water and a toothbrush and it came up great

funkyouup wrote: »

Looks entertaining:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL4_fMk2UaU

ohhhh can't wait to see that.

banie01 wrote: »

I picked up a 4 pack of NATO straps for the grand total of £11.89
Will stick up an opinion of tem at least when I have them tried out.

Including spring bars and tool.

At this price it is hard to have high expectations! They can only good value.