Post pics of your watches Part II

This landed today. Omega Seamaster 166.067 from 1971. It has some form of vaguely sparkly dial. Polished 35.5mm front with matt sides, which is unusual. The quick date setting is done by pulling out the crown, which then springs back in. Each pull out moves the date forward. Needs a better strap.

Dipping my toes in the vintage waters.

samurai save the ocean great white shark ...

yep

My grand Seiko snowflake is the same , the date starts changing over well before midnight so it’s not just the cheaper seikos .

Just trying this on a rubber strap - opinions?!

If you are Dublin based I have a rubber 21mm set of straps I won't use...

lurker here. wearing my grand uncles Record Datofix today. manufactured circa 1950.

Any of you boys up to the North West recently! 😎

Watch out – is this your Rolex watch found on Donegal street? – Donegal Daily

Here are the actual watches issued to a Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot. None of this navigator luxury nonsense.

I have a sneaking suspicion real pilots just climbed in the cockpit and set the clock built into the panel and used that during the flight. I really can't see them messing about getting a pocket watch chronograph out, with the risk of dropping it if you didn't tie it on a cord.

We had a panel clock out of a Hurricane that a mechanic gave my father as a present. It was installed in a cabin cruiser my mother and father built in our backyard. Years later some thieves broke in and stole it from the instrument panel. I find it very curious that a thief would be such a discerning and sharp eyed horologist to even have the faintest idea what it was. None of the other instruments were touched.

Wibbs, can you account for your movements in or around 1975? You weren't in Australia at any point, by any chance?

;-)

Somewhere I even have some original navigation maps for the NW UK Irish Sea and NI as he was in and out of RNAS Eglinton in NI.

The Omega is 32mm and is stuffed; the JLC still works. I have to say those real men aviators wear massive flashy watches Brietling ads with a spitfire in the background annoy the shi​t out of me, knowing the truth was vastly different.

It's official then 😃

https://youtube.com/watch?v=F3OEtmUv5Nc&feature=shares

i had forgotten how much I like this watch - yellow Seiko BFK

Nice that.

Is it the 39 or 42mm version? I've the 42mm and love it.. was my entry to automatic watches..slippery slope

I have a Steinhart GP LE, was thinking of picking up a Flieger from them .. but was thinking… can I have 2 watches from one brand? Should I go down the Stowa, Laco route or bide my time .. keep saving and get the IWC big pilot