Post pics of your watches Part II

Happy New Year folks, it has been great following many of the watch threads this year. Thanks for all your posts and contributions.

What model is that one?

Happy New Year folks.

@Cyrus

What model is the IWC? Looks great

Any Cartier Ballon Bleu watches in here ?

What was the issue with resale?

My Tissot Classic T033410A.

Lads. Here my vintage(ish) seiko. Passed on to me about 10 yrs ago. Anyone any info on this? Tried searching online but found nothing matching the numbers stamped on it. Im mainly interested in the year of production, Im guessing early to mid 90’s.

Thanks.

Yep. Just found one of those online for sale.

Also found out my one was bought in Spain in the late 90’s.

cheers for the info folks.

Looks really well there.

Are those MN straps elasticy or non-stretchy? I'm tempted to get one.

Had hankering for a Sub homage. Not interested in a Rolex.

Saw this one on Adverts, from a brand that has a nice heritage.

I didn't want to spend much, as I recently had a very good Cosmograph homage, right down to the automatic movement, and was very disappointed at the poor legibility and sold it.

A good deal was done and it arrived as a 90s tool watch should - with a few scars, a bit of wear, and the general charm of use.

It is a 16610 homage, so the general specs are the same. It runs a Miyota 21 jewel 8215 movement, so 21,600 compared to 28,800, but that's no gripe.

I have given the bracelet, clasp and ends links a good brush with Scotchbrite and it has come up nicely (not done in the pics).

I also managed to do a half-link bodge with a spare link from another bracelet, as it was a bit tight (visible in the clasp pic).

Generally, I'd say it is much the same quality overall as a 1990s TAG Heuer, or the like.

The movement is clean, but rough enough. It doesn't look as well finished as a Seiko, as was in my SKX.

Not sure what the contamination is on the rotor, but it is stable so I'm leaving it alone.

On the timegrapher, it was running OK, but a beat error of 1.6ms and + 16s per day.

With the beat error down to zero, it was reading +27s per day!

Adjustment was tough as the mechanism is less than smooth, but eventually I got it down to this:

The amplitude could be a bit better, but I'd say it is on the original mainspring.

Still, for such a simple, robust movement, if it manages to run at +1- +3s per day on the wrist, I'd more than happy with that.

Overall, it was a very cheap way of scratching the Sub homage itch with a brand that has some heritage of its own (however modernised the current incarnation might be :) ).

Still don't want a Rolex, mind.

Dont want a Rolex just want a watch that looks exactly like one.....sounds legit.

You dont scratch the Rolex itch with a homage, no more than you loose your virginity with masturbation.

Some take any negative comments about Rolex a bit too personally.