Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

A Maelstrom by any chance?

Nope, I'll post pics when it arrives

Unkel, Kostal, Cyrus and a few others have sparked a curiosity in me for a PAM. Now given the last PAM I looked at was discovered (thanks to Fitz 😉) to be a fake 😤

I've taken to just looking at present and am bouncing between the 47mm handwind and in the auto sphere, the ceramic Pam's. On the handwinder front before I saw price... 😮 I was drawn to the Blue Slytech but 40k 😮😮 The dial does seem stunning tho, a very Unkel blue 😂

438 and 441 are very nice, particularly the 438 on a bracelet. I did get to try on a 441 recently and did really strike a chord in me, tho perhaps not so much with regards the strap. It was nice, well made, comfy but I'd want something more than the "plain" strap it comes with.

Something a bit snazzy, like a snakeskin or a Ted Su vintage ammo pouch.

But I'm not buying, I'm really not buying because I'll have to sell more and I like everything I have left 🤔

i do like the ceramics i have to say and personally am a fan of that strap :D

one of my colleagues has the 441, looks cool.

There is something very cool about ceramic watches imo

An post tracking is so frustrating... Package left the UK at 2am on Saturday and theres no updates at all from An Post

Honestly - reading the thread linked above on An Post returning packages I would not be fancying your chances of having it delivered. They are sending back thousands of packages every day from the UK (and outside of Europe).

Hopefully it gets through, but I have now had 2 packages returned to the sender - one of them being €5 worth of dog poo bags sent from an Amazon seller in the UK!

Anyone expecting An Post to delver something coming from outside the EU probably won't want to read this thread: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058200515/an-post-returning-packages-from-outside-the-eu

I won't be too surprised if something that came from Japan and is now being returned, ends up being a total €135 loss. I hope someone finds a legal angle to have a go at them and does so.

Over the last year especially, watches have become a huge part if my life. Starting with my trip to Prague, finding that pilots watch,then a week after getting home, attending the watch talk by Damian Duggan, getting chatting with some great people.

Then in July finding that Dolphin Bell got me chatting with a guy in Australia the past year who is a retired engineer that also repairs watches and has told me time and time again to start repairing myself.

After going to Birmingham to the watch fair, meeting John Bentley I knew I wanted to explore further options regarding getting into watchmaking.

I have watched countless hours worth of watch repair videos on YouTube and have always wondered could I do it myself. Looked into getting some basic tools and old movements to practice on, but without the knowledge the tools wouldn't be of much use to me.

Got the idea to go into town and ask around about how to get started and possibly work with a watchmaker to see if I even have the nack for it before going out and buying loads of tools.

Had a day off from work today and finally made the trip in. My first stop was to Dawson Jewellers, which funny enough, never been inside! Plenty of Rolex to look at! Got chatting with the guy there,who was very friendly and helpful.

Unfortunately as I already knew, there isn't much in the way of training in Ireland, the college in Blanchardstown that I live right beside, closed down. There is a college in Manchester that would be the closest. I asked if it would be possible to work with one of their watchmakers, even on one of my own pieces, the Heuer Stopwatch for example and pay as normal.

Handed me one of their cards and said to send in my CV and go from there.

Before leaving, he mentioned a place along the quays,Dix Jewellery Tools & Equipment [Link] that would give me an idea regarding tools required.

A quick Google search after stepping out showing it closing for lunch, had to get a move on! After making my way to the quays, found a non discript shop front that I must of passed by many a time

Went inside and started talking with the guy, a watchmaker. Supplier of both jewelery and watchmaking tools. As before he mentioned there isn't really much in the way of training anymore in Ireland. I was saying I just wanted to know if it is something I could even do, weither as a hobby or as a job.

He took my details and said he might know someone I could work with for a few weeks. There was also a basic watchmaking tools set for €30 I was tempted but decided to hang on for now. Very happy I finally got around to going in, not sure what will become of it.

And I saved the best for last! I brought along my broken Heuer Stopwatch I picked up in Wicklow. After showing it to the guy at the tools shop..... It's alive!!!

He wouldn't even accept payment! Would need a service, but to see and hear it working for the first time in god knows how long! Yet another chapter in my watch journey!

Delighted to be the first reviewer in the world to get my hands on this. Its quite large at 44mm but the profile is slim enough so it wears very nicely

Patek and Breitling alright quite a few Omega Seamasters and I see at least one Speedy. There's an IWC Pilot a Cartier Tank and a Panerai in there to. Few other high ends too. I'm sure there's a fake or to in the mix. Hopefully the owners spot them.

https://garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/news-media/jewellery.pdf

That’s a good link . Some amount of junk watches on it

denartha quote:

"Thought I'd share this anecdote. I found it funny."

If you're in Kabul a broken crystal on your watch is probably the least of your concerns.

Fossil is a fashion brand so it's appropriate its service centre for Ireland is in Paris.

Christ almighty. I got sent a leather watch strap from the UK from a top quality hand making shop. He filled in the CN22 form and all. Watch got intercepted by Irish customs and returned to sender. And for what? Even the guys in the post office were embarrassed by this anal sort of behaviour by Irish customs :-( They said all was grand until a month or so ago and now Irish customs are deploying these sh1t tactics. And it's not like anyone is trying to defraud the revenue here. The item was properly marked and declared and all required forms were filled in.

Same situation here with a watch from Japan. From looking at the label I think the HS Tariff code is blank and that's the issue I had. Value and description was there, address was perfect.

Postal service from Japan is €22 , FedEx or DHL starts at €50.