Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

Fair enough I’m only really speaking for myself which is all any of us can do, but watches that used to interest me don’t any more (and I’m not in the same league as some of the lads here ) but also I have no interest in owning 20 watches so a few of a certain level is what works for me.

100% agree on that front. But even the argument that could be made for the sub and it's utilitarian design classic themes and store of value arguments are out the window for me tbh.

No-one wants to lose money on a watch, but I can't look at watches with that "safety net" need in my mind. I am trying to focus a bit more on buying what I like. Now sometime I may decide I want a Rolex, but it won't be a Sub or GMT nor a Daytona tbh. A skydweller maybe but even then? I think it is more the novelty of the functions.

Weirdly what has been catching my eye and I think I might have mentioned them before? Is the Maurice lacroix masterpiece range, 2nd hand there is some great value there for finishing and some functions that you rarely see in sub 5 figure pricing IMO.

Just changed the battery in my ETA 251.262 powered Tag CA-1211-1 special editon.

27 Jewel, five motor, seven hand movement. 200m rating, with wet suit extension on the bracelet.

Mine is from the last year of official time keeper in Formula 1 status, and the back is inscribed as such.

At 37mm, it is the smallest watch I wear, but first 'good watch' I ever bought.

Having had Omega and Breitling since, the quality stands up well. Now twenty plus years old, it is a keeper. It even has the Tritium on carbon fibre dial.

It's a keeper.

My main piece of advice when buying via C24 is. If the seller is a dealer, with a good rep and a shop or long established web presence. Contact them about the watch via their own website, the 6% commission c24 charge is better in your pocket than C24's.

Now granted you lose the C24 guarantee/escrow service but? If buying from an EU based dealer is the C24 service worth the premium?

Following advice offered by other users here, (Scwarzh I think? Did a direct deal with an Austrian dealer?) and a few others I've started to use C24 more as the shop window, rather than the platform.

The US seller will be subject to the same VAT and handling on landing, and would come in at @340 landed which is good value IMO.

That's an interesting watch alright, from a time I think we all aspired to have something so closely associated with the glamour of F1!

It looks very like the movement in my Victorinox Hunter (been a while since I opened it up). Apparently they're known to have issues with the rattrapante (mine certainly has!), a lot of people online seem to suggest have a donor/replacement movement at hand for the future, repair doesn't seem to be a viable option.

Seiko 5 GMT on the way according to reddit, bit pricey when you could nearly have 2 moon swatches for it🙊

Re the exhibition watches - are you not allowed tried them on? i was in weirs a few weeks ago and they said they were for display purposes only

You are allowed to try them on. Same in Lunn's too. But like yourself, I was refused to try one on in Weir's a few weeks ago. I'd say badly trained junior staff don't know what they are doing in Weir's. Very unprofessional.

These watches in Schiphol were all real though, and just a young lady in the shop, a few million worth of Rolex there. And no security to speak of. But I guess they reckon there are cameras everywhere and it was airside too

thats ridiculous from Weirs the whole idea of exhibition watches is that you have something for someone to try on FFS.

What do you think? 😂

The lady started a sentence with "unfortunately..." and I cut her straight off that I know they aren't allowed to sell them. Unless a Chinese billionaire with a massive spending history walks past 😁 (I didn't say that bit)