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Watch arses

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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭Cyclingtourist


    unkel wrote: »
    You'd buy the watch for that arse alone. I watched it live. As an infant, so I obviously don't remember, but I do thank my late parents for waking me up for it :p

    I was 20. Space exploration was never a big deal to me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭oxocube


    Tag Link CJF2115

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    Steinhart Ocean One Premium

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,257 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,310 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Come on Eoin, that deserves a better quality photo. Take it near a window with good light :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    Some real nice arses here, surprised there hasn't been a seamaster professional yet...

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,926 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    This is the arse of what's getting most wrist time with me at present.
    I'm waiting on the display back to get a good look at the ST-1901 ;)

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  • Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭Cassius99


    banie01 wrote: »
    This is the arse of what's getting most wrist time with me at present.
    I'm waiting on the display back to get a good look at the ST-1901 ;)

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    I took the plunge and ordered one just before you posted this. And now of course on reading your post I've realised I forgot to order the display case back!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,926 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Cassius99 wrote: »
    I took the plunge and ordered one just before you posted this. And now of course on reading your post I've realised I forgot to order the display case back!!!

    Give Ed a message and ask him to add one, I know they are showing as OOS at the moment tho.

    I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine!

    Did you go for a variant? Or stay classic?


  • Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭Cassius99


    banie01 wrote: »
    Give Ed a message and ask him to add one, I know they are showing as OOS at the moment tho.

    I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine!

    Did you go for a variant? Or stay classic?

    That's a good idea, I must give him a message! I stayed with the classic design, sterile dial. I have to say it really caught my eye when you posted pictures of it. Would prefer a brown strap to the black that comes with it, but sure that's easily fixed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,926 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Cassius99 wrote: »
    That's a good idea, I must give him a message! I stayed with the classic design, sterile dial. I have to say it really caught my eye when you posted pictures of it. Would prefer a brown strap to the black that comes with it, but sure that's easily fixed.

    I got a brown strap with mine, the Fluco strap that Ed does comes in 2 colours.
    I just asked him for the honey brown with my order.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭aaakev


    Tag F1 chrono Caliber 16 Automatic. 44mm with the blue face. CAZ2015.BA0876

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,257 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Cienciano wrote: »
    Come on Eoin, that deserves a better quality photo. Take it near a window with good light :pac:

    Here's a clearer photo

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭funkyouup


    Not too many quartz watches with a display back

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    flip 5 coins

    It has a perpetual calendar up until the year 2400:pac:

    https://www.junghans.de/en/junghans-collection/watches/junghans-meister-mega.html


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭Cyclingtourist


    Orient Monarch mechanical. Not very interesting display of a movement that apparently originated with pocket watches.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Lorddrakul


    TAG Heuer Formula 1 Professional from the last year of being the Official F1 Timekeeper.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Why is the milgauss one of the only Rolex that has anything printed on the back??? Generally a plain caseback on them all which is disappointing but part of the Oyster functionality thing I suppose.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,926 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Why is the milgauss one of the only Rolex that has anything printed on the back??? Generally a plain caseback on them all which is disappointing but part of the Oyster functionality thing I suppose.

    Does the seadweller not have an engraved case back?
    I thought it had, but wouldn't be the 1st time I've been wrong.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,170 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Generally a plain caseback on them all which is disappointing but part of the Oyster functionality thing I suppose.
    Might also be a holdover from the days when many watches were more one off purchase lifetime watches and given as presents and presentations, so they left the casebacks blank for personal engravings*? Something few would dream of doing now.

    If you go pre say 1960, you rarely encounter anything on the back of the "good watch" brands. Maybe Rolex kept that tradition?






    *Funny enough of the early Oysters and Bubblebacks I had at various times in the 90's, all but one had a personal engraving.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Here is the other side of the coin. A totally pointless display back. This Seiko 5 has one on the new models. The movement looks alright but is mostly not ornamental, and not really worth displaying. The thickness of the back and glass add to an already thick watch. Yeah you look at it once when it comes out of the box, go oh thats nice and then never look at it again. Totally unnecessary on a watch at this point and the cost would be better spent on solid end-links on the bracket.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭saccades


    Here is the other side of the coin. A totally pointless display back. This Seiko 5 has one on the new models. The movement looks alright but is mostly not ornamental, and not really worth displaying. The thickness of the back and glass add to an already thick watch. Yeah you look at it once when it comes out of the box, go oh thats nice and then never look at it again. Totally unnecessary on a watch at this point and the cost would be better spent on solid end-links on the bracket.

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    Wash your dirty mouth out! 24ct gold coated Seiko rotor..

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    Plus it's a great to be able to show anyone what's inside.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,310 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Here is the other side of the coin. A totally pointless display back. This Seiko 5 has one on the new models. The movement looks alright but is mostly not ornamental, and not really worth displaying. The thickness of the back and glass add to an already thick watch. Yeah you look at it once when it comes out of the box, go oh thats nice and then never look at it again. Totally unnecessary on a watch at this point and the cost would be better spent on solid end-links on the bracket.
    Couldn't disagree more. Who cares if it's not ornamental? And when someone asks you about your watch and you tell them it's automatic you get a "what's that?". You can take it off and show them.
    One of the many annoying things about rolex is their lack of display caseback


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    Cienciano wrote: »
    Couldn't disagree more. Who cares if it's not ornamental? One of the nicest here imho is the junghans funkyouup posted above.

    And when someone asks you about your watch and you tell them it's automatic you get a "what's that?". You can take it off and show them.
    One of the many annoying things about rolex is their lack of display caseback

    Unless it's a Rolex Prince, they have an exhibition back and a beautiful movement behind it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    Zenith have some fantastic rear ends, especially the El Primeros. Don't think I've seen one in this forum yet?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Cienciano wrote: »
    One of the nicest here imho is the junghans funkyouup posted above.

    I would have to disagree with you there.
    Cienciano wrote: »
    And when someone asks you about your watch and you tell them it's automatic you get a "what's that?". You can take it off and show them.

    I god no, I am not that guy. THe one who tries to bore to death educate people who dont know what an automatic is when asedk out of politeness. Nobody ever seems to care about my watches except me.
    Cienciano wrote: »
    One of the many annoying things about rolex is their lack of display caseback

    Wibbs....Wibbs, are you there. I am trying to be good, I really am..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,310 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    eljono wrote: »
    Zenith have some fantastic rear ends, especially the El Primeros. Don't think I've seen one in this forum yet?
    Yeah, they have. Was looking at a few in the airport recently. One of those brands where I'd be happy with pretty much anything from their entire collection


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,170 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    eljono wrote: »
    Unless it's a Rolex Prince, they have an exhibition back and a beautiful movement behind it.
    Generally speaking Rolex movements have never been particularly "pretty" to look at and again generally they applied an engineering bias more than an ornamental one.

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    It's not tarted up, it's kinda "basic" looking, but it's like that for solid horological reasons. Mid range Seiko movements are similar. Solid. You can bate a Rolex movement like that off a wall and it'll keep ticking and you regularly hear of people having Rolexs(and aforementioned Seikos) for twenty plus years without the sniff of a service and still running like trains.

    Rolex tended to be consistent across movements too. You don't get basic movements, medium level movements and heavily ornamental movements like many brands do, or certainly did in the past. Of the other brands Longines would be similar, if not even more consistent. From the cheapest to the top of the ranges in their history the movements looked very similar. Personally I like that aspect, that it's all about the engineering and what makes for a better movement, rather than what makes for a fancier looking one. If they are pretty to look at it comes from the engineering, not the other way around.

    Funny enough one of Rolex's more "ornamental" movements was the OysterQuartz. Very nicely finished, Geneva stripes and all. Very innovative too.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,310 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    eljono wrote: »
    Unless it's a Rolex Prince, they have an exhibition back and a beautiful movement behind it.

    After googling that, I'd wear it backwards :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Generally speaking Rolex movements have never been particularly "pretty" to look at and again generally they applied an engineering bias more than an ornamental one.

    Funny enough one of Rolex's more "ornamental" movements was the OysterQuartz. Very nicely finished, Geneva stripes and all. Very innovative too.

    Absolutely they are known for being robust movements and not particularly "lookers" but the modern Prince is an exception. Chronometer manual movement and the only Rolex with an exhibition back (at least that I know of). Nice review from Tim Mosso here


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,170 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    One of the nicest watches I've ever held in my paws was a 1930's Rolex Prince. Absolute stunner.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,104 ✭✭✭Trigger Happy


    A few of the more interesting watch bums from my collection.

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