Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

A seagull reissue won’t work well with a shirt. It’s a 15mm thick watch. Not the easiest to slip under a cuff.

redlead wrote: »

Is an Oris really better than a Tag though? They are probably quite equal. Tag just suffers from being shat on by everyone where as Oris is independent, good value...... etc. In terms of quality, there isn't anything between them really. .

You are right, they deserve equal treatment.

Deleted User wrote: »

What do ye make of the 1963 Seagull reissues? I think they're absolutely gorgeous but would have to do an international order to get one so couldn't see it first.

Is it the type of thing that looks ok with jeans / t / casual shirt? Is the quality consistent if you get a legit one?

On 'seeing it first' you will just have to read the returns policy of the vendor carefully and go for it preferably using PayPal.

Yes it will go perfectly with smart-casual clothing and was the first of my watches my wife expressed a like for "Oh I see you're wearing your nice watch again".

They are all 'legit' but as the owner of a standard type and a HKED panda type from Red Star got on Aliexpress I'd recommend the standard one for a first time buyer. Probably buy from a reputable European vendor like Poljot24 in Germany who I've had nothing but good experiences buying from.

At the end of the day it's your money and it's you who's going to decide.

blue5000 wrote: »

Looks like going to a funeral is a thing of the past now too. There's going to be a lot of suits (because they won't fit us) and ties in charity shops when covid is over.

Speaking of suits, most of the major retailers are discounting heavily and particularly in the UK.
Was considering buying a couple but really don't need any more.
Very regular suit sales being highlighted over on HdUK

Was only talking about covid kilos with the Mrs last night.
I can hand on heart say I've not gained any weight.
Keep an eye on it as part of my diabetes management and it's been stable at @100kg since November 19.
Big difference from my heaviest at 120kg, and I had dropped as low as 93kg but looked awful!
Hit equilibrium at 100kg and it's made a big difference to my diabetes.
Managed 16 months without insulin, and despite having to go back on it recently, it's at a 3rd of what I dosed at previously.

blue5000 wrote: »

Type 1 or 2? My mother and younger brother are both type 1. I seem to have escaped so far. I didn't know about suits being reduced, perhaps dress watches will be too!

I am the awkward bastárd lovechild of diabetes,Type 1.5, not watch related I know but the current research points to diabetes being a spectrum rather than the mainly accepted T1/1.5/2 categories.
Was originally diagnosed as a type 2, at 26 very fit playing high level rugby and not at all a usual T2 presentation.

I keep getting the economics of this bloody outbreak wrong
So don't pay too much heed to me :P but there is a surfeit of stock across every industry that will either have to be discounted on the output side, or in the longer term held as inventory and production at least slowed at the input side of the equation.
Be it consumer goods, agricultural, and a whole swathe of other business lines, impact is huge.

Thirdfox wrote: »

Put it this way - even in our law firm (considered pretty conservative by most) - a year ago we switched to casual dress - so sweaters and chinos for the guys generally.

I say the suit may be a dying form of dress if even the law firms aren't requiring them anymore - relegated to black tie and weddings perhaps.

The partners in our firm were initially against the idea but then discovered how comfy sweaters/turtlenecks/jumpers are and you almost never see a suit being worn in the office (when we were still in the office) except when meeting clients.

Saves a ton on dry cleaning bills too!

if lads are wearing turtle necks to work id be bringing suits back pronto

i love a nice suit but like that i only really wear one when travelling to our office in london or if we have an industry event, otherwise we dont really wear them.

Cyrus wrote: »

id thanks this twice if i could

Even before Covid I noticed at conferences and when lecturing that the young guys all wore sports jackets, shirts and trousers...no tie, shirt at various states of unbuttoning.

It seems that a full suit is more held for the older speaker, and the california tech scene has put out the impression that the conformity of the suit shows you lack imagination and drive.

Cyrus wrote: »

personally if im wearing a suit its with a tie, if im not wearing a tie its a blazer and chinos but i dont like a suit with no tie and no one that ive seen wearing it like that has changed my mind so far

I dunno Cyrus...
A lot of young lads looked like this when I made my communion!
And they're all 40-ish now :P but still nowhere near as cool

Looks great! Much prefer the strap in the image in the imbedded

Classic American haute horology

Thirdfox wrote: »

what I found living there for the year was how many sculpted/super fit people there are too

You must have been living in California so

What’s the state of the US watch industry at the moment? Hamilton is part of the Swatch group, right? I know Shinola trumpets is Americanness, but beyond that I’m struggling, probably some Kickstarters. Is Ball American still?