Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

njburke · 12-06-2022 12:49am

Down the rabbit hole today on aftermarket parts for a Seiko refurb. It'll be a couple of hours before I'm over it.

Roycropper63 · 12-06-2022 10:37am

morning, any idea what the import charges are from the usa? am i liable for vat as well?

thanks

Roy

hitemfrank · 12-06-2022 11:27am

4.5% duties and 23% VAT if memory serves me correctly

Wibbs · 12-06-2022 4:32pm

Ah jaysus, this is unreal. 😮🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUdlSYC1cCE&t

Roycropper63 · 14-06-2022 10:38am

Tried to buy from longislandwatch.com and 66 usd for courier. Asked why the UK was only 15 usd and was told they had a problem with an post and codes etc. Makes a watch too pricey.

funkyouup · 14-06-2022 1:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119200112#Comment_119200112

66 is a bit much when you have to add vat and most likely a customs handling fee as well. That being said i paid around 50 for shipping from Japan before.

I have also read stories of peoples packages being returned to sender by anpost/customs because the declarations weren't filled out correctly so maybe that's the reason they now only use fedex priority.

Roycropper63 · 14-06-2022 8:10pm

Came across scubo.nl diving gear shop. Did any of our diving lads on here ever have any dealings?

Dev1234 · 14-06-2022 10:10pm

I pulled the trigger on a Seiko with them last Friday. No sign of a shipment date and have not heard anything back since I emailed them yesterday to get an update. Having reviewed their website they call out that they have longer delivery times due to the fact that they don't hold any stock.

From their website:

At SCUBO.nl we deliberately choose not to keep stock. In that respect we are a kind of dropshipping company with a modern twist. Because we do not keep stock, we do not have to hire expensive staff and we also have no costs for a large warehouse. For these reasons you can enjoy diving cheaply with the latest gear!

Not sure I would have placed the order had I read this first!! Will see how it goes!!

Roycropper63 · 14-06-2022 10:13pm

thanks Dev

Roycropper63 · 15-06-2022 12:46pm

Have people stopped accepting PayPal these days? Last 3 watches I tried to buy all under 400 euro would not accept. One seller insisted on collection only. Not every one is in Dublin or indeed even visits.... just my daily grump!

banie01 · 15-06-2022 12:56pm

Folks, you know the way that life can throw you a curve ball every once in a while that leaves you thinking that some omnipotent being is having a laugh at turning your life into a miserable soap opera?

In a way that's totally unrelated to watches of course 😉 Well I've reached that point in this particular run through of my life.

My infinitely better half was diagnosed with cancer last week and is currently awaiting staging and treatment plan. Fingers crossed it's caught early and all goes well. The drumbeat of positivity weighed a bit heavily on me this morning tbh.

We haven't told anyone IRL what's up yet. For a couple of reasons, we have no actual staging or prognosis as yet. Our boy is in the middle of his leaving cert and there's no point in telling him anything until we actually know something. So we've been ignoring it until we know whats up.

A younger me would have raged looking for someone to blame, because it has to be someone's fault doesn't it?

Middle aged me? Well middle aged me is working through what she wants, what needs doing and when. There has been some very black humour regarding me knowing what to do as I've done it before.

I know the likelihood is that she's going to be ok. I know that. But?

Fear and a habit of gaming out consequences, well let's just say the worst possible thing you can be at a time like this. Is alone with your thoughts.

I know it's not particularly watch related... But? I suppose we could swing it so that it's time related? In that we never know how much of it we have!

In that spirit, make the most of what time you do have and do it with a nice timepiece on your wrist 🤷‍♂️😉

Roycropper63 · 15-06-2022 1:14pm

Thinking of you banie. We were there in 2013 and with surgery and radiation still here now. So things can look bleak they might not be. Does throw our hobby into focus though. Good luck to both of ye and its important to know that you will have to bite your lip on a few occasions. Look after your Mrs!

micks_address · 15-06-2022 3:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119206141#Comment_119206141

hey Banie we had exactly this happen in last 9 months. Its a major shock to the system. Fortunately for my other half she is out the other side of it and alls looking well. I remember looking at my watch waiting to go in get the news from the consultant. Time moves differently in those situations.

Fingers crossed all worked out well for you! Its an emotional time!

banie01 · 15-06-2022 3:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119207044#Comment_119207044

Thanks for that Mick, and very happy that your Mrs has come through it and is out the other side.

So often we hear "Cancer" and think it's a death sentence. When so much progress has been made in treatment and management. It's never an easy road but it's becoming one that is well travelled and travelled far more successfully than it used to be.

stuchyg · 15-06-2022 4:53pm

Thinking of ye both Banie. My mate and his missus going through the same with three young kids but caught early and positive outlook, hopefully ye get the same

Lorddrakul · 15-06-2022 5:15pm

That's tough for you and the family, @banie01 Stay strong.

NIMAN · 15-06-2022 5:20pm

Best wishes to your better half Banie, and to you and your family too.

It's a tough time and a massive shock to the system, but there are so many cancer survivors out there, which goes to show its can be treated and defeated.

Stay as positive as you can, and all the best.

banie01 · 15-06-2022 5:33pm

Lads, thanks a million to every single one of ye who commented or PM'd. It really means a lot, especially the good news and remission stories. It's all too easy to fall into the misery trap and think the worst. So hearing those stories really has helped.

We are in a waiting game now until the Multi disciplinary team review the biopsy and scans to stage the cancer. We are due back in on the 21st, it's a hard, hard wait but all the messages and stories really have helped give my head a little peace.

So thank ye all!

Cassius99 · 15-06-2022 6:38pm

Hard to know what to say you at a time like this Banie. All I can say is I'm wishing you and the missus the best. Do your best to stay positive and don't forget to look out for your own mental health and wellbeing at this time either.

micks_address · 15-06-2022 6:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119207843#Comment_119207843

Second that on the mental health and wellbeing. There's a ton of great support available from places like the ark center. My missus has done a ton of councilling sessions and group meetings that she found very beneficial and it's all for free. It's a scary time and word. Like telling the kids and family was hard especially our parents..I think the older generation hear the word and think the worst. Our situation was freakishly discovered from a covid vaccine side effects.. otherwise would have been there probably for another ten years before being discovered and potentially a lot worse.

Fingers crossed all works out well.

Mick

banie01 · 15-06-2022 8:04pm

Folks, it's a mantra I find myself repeating very often on here but, this really is the nicest corner of boards.

The posts and messages have really lightened the mood in our house not that it was too low in any case 😉

Thanks to each and every one of ye 👍

Cienciano · 15-06-2022 8:11pm

News like that really makes arguing about the best clasp type on a watch seem ridiculous 😂

unkel · 15-06-2022 8:24pm

I hope & presume it's breast cancer. My sister is going through it now. Caught early, chance of full recovery is 98-99% these days. Operation (tougher than she thought), chemo, radiation and now recovery. All in all taking a good 6-12 months before she'll be back to her usual self but she's taking it very well and so are her partner & kids (late teens like your son). Awful thing to have to go through but the super good prognosis helps a lot in seeing the light at the end of it. All the best banie for your family and yourself.

banie01 · 15-06-2022 9:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119208210#Comment_119208210

Thanks Unk your presumption is bang on. Health and best wishes to your sister and her family.

Ian OB · 15-06-2022 9:15pm

Banie: modern medicine is great. She should be grand. (Mightn't always feel that way while undergoing treatment) Best of luck with it for the whole household.

Cienciano: Arguing about watch clasps needs no help to look foolish. It manages this all by itself. (The only correct answer is Velcro)

I'm off now to see if I can beat my 5 metre spring bar record. Hoping I don't, because that'll mean the rotten yoke finally got fitted

kostal2093 · 15-06-2022 9:55pm

Rooting for you Banie. Fingers crossed she will be fine and as others have said, the odds of recovery are in her favour with the early detection. Stay strong and positive and a little time will sort everything.

Unknownability · 15-06-2022 10:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119206141#Comment_119206141

Hope everything goes well and the very best of luck to you and your wife.

blue5000 · 15-06-2022 11:22pm

Catching it early is the important thing banie, hope she makes a full recovery. But you both have a tough road for the next few months.

unkel · 16-06-2022 1:50am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119208895#Comment_119208895

LOL, I doubt it. That website was only registered yesterday. O'Malley is an idiot for obviously not (or no longer) owning that domain name. Someone is putting on a massive troll here 😂

James Bond Junior · 19-06-2022 6:20pm

Lads, the Omega constellation I bought the wife hasn't worked out, it's just too small and doesn't suit, so I'm selling it naturally enough.

27mm Stainless steel with a diamond bezel and MOP dial.

What's the best way to sell? It comes with box and papers. I'm in Oman this week but will be back in Ireland for a few weeks from next week. I can probably sell here easily enough but I'd rather euro than local currency. Link below to an identical watch.

https://www.chrono24.com/omega/---27mm----constellation-co-axial-chronometer-27mm-diamonds-bezel-brush--id21823484.htm

unkel · 20-06-2022 7:45pm

Upmarket resort here in Türkiye as they now want to be called internationally. Spotted several Rolex today 😂

scwazrh · 20-06-2022 8:52pm

Rolex or Folex ? Anything in the AD ?

unkel · 20-06-2022 9:53pm

They were real alright, and I didn't have to go close to know it. This is a 5 star secluded remote resort from a Swiss shareholders only vacation company. Some of you regulars will not like what I'm going to say next, but it passed the litmus test. Almost no tattoos to he seen.

unkel · 20-06-2022 9:55pm

And before anyone asks, no I am not a shareholder. Got the required points from my best mate who is not using them recently

scwazrh · 20-06-2022 10:25pm

That sounds an awful lot like a timeshare resort.

unkel · 20-06-2022 10:31pm

It is. Google Hapimag. We're in Bodrum

unkel · 20-06-2022 10:36pm

I'm 54 and could do with losing 2 stone, but I'm no gonner yet,😎

scwazrh · 20-06-2022 10:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119228846#Comment_119228846

looks lovely , enjoy yourself.

I'm 54

Aul’lad

Fitz II · 21-06-2022 9:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119228866#Comment_119228866

Look at those big wrists, makes the windsurfer look small. 😂

James Bond Junior · 21-06-2022 10:47am

I had two graduation ceremonies in our school yesterday, I am the Head Teacher, and one thing I'll say about the Levantine, Arabs and Persian people (to be politically correct in how I describe them) watches are huge and the only way to conspicuously consume particularly when you wear dishdasha and abayas. Omega constellation lady, lady datejusts, Cartier for the ladies. For the men Datejusts, one white gold Day Date and a few APs for the men.

unkel · 21-06-2022 8:50pm

In Bodrum town today. When I looked into a window of not that great Rolex fakes, the seller comes up to me, spots my good Rolex and brings me to an enclosed room about 50m from the shop. With good fakes. Bloody hell every RM, AP, Patek and Rolex were there. Looking pretty good, couldn't spot fakeness with my naked eye on a JC I inspected - unfortunately didn't have any loupe with me. About €300 each though, before negotiation. Not really interested in buying. Scary these things are getting so good

scwazrh · 21-06-2022 9:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119232498#Comment_119232498

ive never been to turkey but was lead to believe it’s not the safest of places to wander around without hotel guide or security?Your obviously finding it all right if you wearing your JC while window shopping.

unkel · 21-06-2022 10:07pm

Feels pretty safe here. And the good thing about any dictatorship is that if you are convicted of a crime you do seriously hard time. Watch midnight express😂

Not many places I wouldnt be happy wearing my Rolex. I guess London.

I wouldn't like being beaten up by 3 scumbags. Not worried about the watch at all, it's insured

micks_address · 21-06-2022 11:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119232781#Comment_119232781

The watch might be insured but how about you?

893bet · 23-06-2022 9:39pm

Posting watch to Portugal, who can I use to ensure fully declared and insured?

banie01 · 24-06-2022 11:26am

My own experience of sending a watch overseas is likely nowhere near the value of what you are sending 893 😉 but I found that AnPost Courier option and Securus insurance was the option I used.

I may have asked this question before? But, I have an Huangzhou 6460 GMT (ETA 2836 clone) movement lying spare. I fancy turning my hand to sticking it in a case. What I can't narrow down is what to build, the only kits I can find are all Rolex lookalikes, and I don't want to build a Rolex clone unless it's an old style explorer 2 maybe?

I suppose the best person to direct the question to is probably @Blanchy90 ? But anyone who might have a clue, please chime in.

Where could I source a case, dial and hands to build my own weird watch.

xyz123 · 24-06-2022 12:00pm

If you go to aliexpress and search 2836 it should give you a wide range of hands, cases etc. There should be all kind of options for you. And then you just have to wait three months for delivery....

You just need to make sure the face fits the case.

Cienciano · 24-06-2022 2:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119232781#Comment_119232781

Yeah, I was listening to a podcast and Stephen Bradley, the Shamrock Rovers manager was interviewed. He mentioned getting beaten up in London. In 2005 he played for Arsenal, he bought an expensive watch (I would assume a Rolex) and he said a group of lads followed him home and broke into his house. Stabbed him in the head! All after seeing him wear a watch.