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Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)
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This one for 200 quid looks like a nice buy IMHO.
The white dialled Doxa has the wrong hands. How much is the Roamer? Can't see a price.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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In Taxi:D Thanks Wibbs:)
Prague Trip
https://imgur.com/a/t0q3Nmd
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Sweet!
Looks to be larger than I thought too. The huge feck off crown makes it and because it's not the 40mm + ones wearable too. Nice bit of history there IP. 80-90 year old pilots wristwatch from the glory days of early aviation. For the price of a Kildare village fashion watch. Can not go wrong IMHO. Leather nato thrown in too. Well wear. I'm actually wearing my example today. T'was fate. 
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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You feckin better boyo...IrishPlayer wrote: »
Just some of the pictures, will post more later.
IMHO You got a bargain there IP. Slap it on the 'bay for 400 quid and you'd get bites. It looks in great nick, all original; hands, crown, dial, other than the crystal which would have been glass originally, but you could change that, though I'd not bother my arse. Looks well cool. Very steampunk and defo a conversation point. Of the watches I've had there are two that are sure to get a reaction from normal people, and my 30's pilots is one. Liking the Seiko by the by.
many years back someone on here found that on some other site and sent me the link. Mad or wha? There's another megalomaniacal knowitall prick with delusions of adequacy with the same handle as me somewhere out there...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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Some people like bling and fair enough. I never liked diamonds as a gemstone. Always thought of them as a "soulless" for some reason? Much prefer rubies. I wouldn't wear them either though. 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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Sky Helpful Fencer wrote: »Its this very interaction that has me gone off homages. Cringe
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While I take your point I'd not be nearly sure on this part. I've seen a few Speedies in my time in the wild and most wearers would have been not particularly watch savvy. The Speedmaster is a "common" enough watch to know and buy for those who want to buy a "good watch". For good reasons. If a non watch person asks me what watch to buy of that type I always say either a steel sports Rolex, or a Speedy if you want extra buttons.Sky Helpful Fencer wrote: »a person that spends 3k on a self winding mechanical moonwatch (a super impractical and fairly collector type watch) knows their watches, to think otherwise is hubris on your part. They're classics for a reason. 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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While I take your point I'd not be nearly sure on this part. I've seen a few Speedies in my time in the wild and most wearers would have been not particularly watch savvy. The Speedmaster is a "common" enough watch to know and buy for those who want to buy a "good watch". For good reasons. If a non watch person asks me what watch to buy of that type I always say either a steel sports Rolex, or a Speedy if you want extra buttons. They're classics for a reason.
I agree Wibbs, but if Lorddrakul spotted the other guys speedmaster, lets assume the other guy spotted Lorddrakul replica, homage (here is a link to it, you dont need a loupe to tell its not kosher) If he wouldnt notice, then he wouldnt be bothered commenting.
This is the homage owners plight...the last person you every want to meet is a person wearing the watch your homages is made to look like, and they are the only person that will even notice your watch in the first place. And if you have the proper watch and complement a homage by accident, you will feel embarrassed that your shaming the owner with your longer watch penis...catch 22 nobody wins..cringe all round.
Had this conversation with a work collegue. I got a Seiko 5 one of the new ones for about 120 euro. He is a big watch guy himself and he said something very true. He said he like the seiko because its has its own identity, its not trying to be something its not, its unpretentious. And at the end of the day, you have to agree that every homage is by definition pretentious and thats not a good trait.
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While I take your point I'd not be nearly sure on this part. I've seen a few Speedies in my time in the wild and most wearers would have been not particularly watch savvy. The Speedmaster is a "common" enough watch to know and buy for those who want to buy a "good watch". For good reasons. If a non watch person asks me what watch to buy of that type I always say either a steel sports Rolex, or a Speedy if you want extra buttons. They're classics for a reason.Sky Helpful Fencer wrote: »I agree Wibbs, but if Lorddrakul spotted the other guys speedmaster, lets assume the other guy spotted Lorddrakul replica, homage (here is a link to it, you dont need a loupe to tell its not kosher) If he wouldnt notice, then he wouldnt be bothered commenting.
This is the homage owners plight...the last person you every want to meet is a person wearing the watch your homages is made to look like, and they are the only person that will even notice your watch in the first place. And if you have the proper watch and complement a homage by accident, you will feel embarrassed that your shaming the owner with your longer watch penis...catch 22 nobody wins..cringe all round.
Had this conversation with a work colleague. I got a Seiko 5 one of the new ones for about 120 euro. He is a big watch guy himself and he said something very true. He said he like the Seiko because its has its own identity, its not trying to be something its not, its unpretentious. And at the end of the day, you have to agree that every homage is by definition pretentious and that's not a good trait.
I am in a contrarian mood today beware.
While I see both points of view, and appreciate both, to a certain extent, my point is that my sense of self worth is not bound up with an instrument to tell the time on my wrist.
I don't play watch top trumps. I don't play watch penis games either.
I don't give a flying fupp why someone has what they have on their wrist, or anywhere else.
I simply like to giggle at the fact that this person in particular is a cock — in every sense of the word. He was timing the meeting to bill, almost extravagantly to make people sure that his time to was too valuable to waste.
Perhaps he thought, by what he thought was my watch, that I too was as narcisisstic and self involved as he was. Or maybe he just thought I had a cool watch. I don't care either way.
Irrespective of the watch he wore, he is a dick. Had he taken out a chess timer and started it at the table, he could not have made a more insulting gesture to the people at the table. Only I noticed the instrument on which he made his faux pas.
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The anger is strong in here today
I'm not left buy anymore watches
it's strictly 1 in and 1 out from now on or my Mrs may kill me :P
So...
Being the big child I am!
I think I may have found a new display stand for my watches :pac:
A watch on each finger!
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Sky Helpful Fencer wrote: »This is the homage owners plight...the last person you every want to meet is a person wearing the watch your homages is made to look like, and they are the only person that will even notice your watch in the first place. And if you have the proper watch and complement a homage by accident, you will feel embarrassed that your shaming the owner with your longer watch penis...catch 22 nobody wins..cringe all round.
Had this conversation with a work collegue. I got a Seiko 5 one of the new ones for about 120 euro. He is a big watch guy himself and he said something very true. He said he like the seiko because its has its own identity, its not trying to be something its not, its unpretentious. And at the end of the day, you have to agree that every homage is by definition pretentious and thats not a good trait.
I am in a contrarian mood today beware. I dunno FG, to be fair I kinda come at it from a different more oddball angle; the story behind the watch and the wearer. Just before Christmas I was with a client, a chap in his 70's, and he asked me about my "trench" watch I was wearing. He told me that it stood out for him because he clearly remembered his grandfather with the same kind of watch and it triggered a load of memories. He was wearing his dad's Rotary dress watch. 50's I'd guess and the first Rotary I'd ever seen with a solid gold case. Very elegant layout too. He went on to tell me about his Da and the story behind the watch involving his Ma.
Rare occasions, but I've a few similar stories over the years. Including a lad with a Fossil his then girlfriend and now wife had bought him and the truly mad story behind what happened afterward. Or the chap with the SS Datejust, who had treated himself after a big work thing, who had once successfully convinced a mugger not to steal it. 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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I have just spent the last hour drooling over the below......
https://www.alange-soehne.com/en/timepieces/saxonia-automatic/380028-white-gold-blue-dial
https://youtu.be/usy_x6p7KBw
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Do I need another blue dial watch.....there is the 380.026 which if basically the same watch with silver dial.....
Or then a third option of the ultra minimalist Saxonia thin......2 hander.....would miss the second hand I think.....
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