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Pablo_Flox wrote: »Not anywhere near as exciting as most the watches on this thread.
But...
Timex watch
Ain't nothing wrong with Timex/quartz - reliable, robust and readable
And hey - just dug a little into their holding group:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Group
They produce Versace, Valentino and Guess watches too so could be considered a "luxury fashion" brand
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Is it just me that finds this bit a bit odd?Ain't nothing wrong with Timex/quartz - reliable, robust and readable
And hey - just dug a little into their holding group:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Group
They produce Versace, Valentino and Guess watches too so could be considered a "luxury fashion" brandWanna support genocide?Cheer on the murder of women and children?The Ruzzians aren't rapey enough for you? Morally bankrupt cockroaches and islamaphobes , Israel needs your help NOW!!
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That almost reads as a rogue edit of wikipedia
But apparently true! Fortune reported it and reposted in reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/64zoav/til_timex_watch_company_is_a_portmanteau_of_time/
His father used a lot of kleenex...gets mind out of gutters :pac:0 -
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A close mate's grandfather's English made* Smiths watch from the early 60's.
Interesting layout with 24 hour markings too. And the crosshair dial and subdial, both concentrically grooved. Touch of the Universal Geneve Polerouter to it, though fancier than most of those and certainly fancier than the usual Smiths. Haven't been able to find the model so far.
It wasn't working, but he figured I might be able to get it going(cos I'm one of those "watch weirdos".). Turned out the hour hand was slightly binding on the sub second hand which is common enough, so a quick tweak and off she ran. Great amplitude, the regulator is sitting in the middle and have it running around 5 secs per 24 hours. Great little movements on these. The crystal was also fecked, but happily it took the exact same size as one of my other watches for which I have a spare. Result. Found a new leather strap for it too. And since he's both a friend and a rellie, it's kinda connected to me as well.
*and they made everything in house, from the springs to the hands and dials.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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Julian Nice Tattoo wrote: »Dont drink and shop for watches or you will end up like me.....GMT II ceramic enters the collection, lovely watch, Milgauss out.
Nice one
Best in the gmt range imo !0 -
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I never get people commenting on my watches
, but if its annoying you bail out of the BNLR now, I think its at peak price or close to it at the moment, however its a super cool watch and super desirable. Wear it with pride, its a F off piece. 0 -
Julian Nice Tattoo wrote: »I never get people commenting on my watches, but if its annoying you bail out of the BNLR now, I think its at peak price or close to it at the moment, however its a super cool watch and super desirable. Wear it with pride, its a F off piece.
I don't think watches get many comments from people unless it's a sub or a datejust style.0 -
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Theres a sprinkling of watch geeks around who have remarked on my GS Snowflake. Actually that usually leads to a good chat about watches. Like, if you can ID that on the wrist forvwhat it is you're probably into watches generally.
My pelagos got spotted by a TSA agent in the US - surprised at that until he showed me his fifty fathoms :eek:
My Omega Speedmaster piqued a Chinese person's interest until he found out the price - "oh it's one of the cheaper ones" - they love the gold and diamond Constellation series in China 
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+1. Of the watches I've had down the years these two are about the only ones that have garnered any semi regular comments from "civilians", with the rare comment on one of my Trench watches and a couple of nods from watch geeks over my Heuer BUND.I don't think watches get many comments from people unless it's a sub or a datejust style.
1930's Zenith for pilots.
1975 LIP Roger Tallon.
The top one tends to get the "Cool, steampunk!" thing(and they assume it's modern or "Victorian"), the bottom one gets WTF? With funny enough a fair few asking if they can get one. I've never owned a "proper" Rolex tool watch and back in the day when I had a couple of very early Oysters and bubblebacks I got nada. Well once an early Oyster got a nod from a chap who asked what it was and I told him, only for him to say "doesn't look like a Rolex to me".
Though once I happened to be in a pretty big meeting in an office as a sideline bit player(I was the only one not in a suit) where there was an array of Rolex, Breitling, IWC and TAG on show and in a break in proceedings a couple of them got onto watches, which I have never before or since experienced. One chap asked about the above Zenith(it's a big bastid and hard to miss) and I gave him the background(technical and familial) and suddenly I was one of the bigger willies in the room. 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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A Chinese SMAEL watch I purchased recently. I don't know why anyone would think they're a copy!Pablo_Flox wrote: »SNIP
Needs a bit of a clean.
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No S, but I can see your thinking because of the long stem on the winding crown. And there are a fair number of Ukrainian "specials" that have been made up as fakes of these from pocket watches.SmartinMartin wrote: »Was the Zenith originally a fob?
This was a design of the early 1930's for pilots watches that nearly every Swiss manufacturer produced. Particularly popular in Europe. The English speaking world tended to go for smaller watches. The usual features were circa 40mm case, usually plated brass(the Zeniths also have a soft iron ring to ward off magnetism), fixed ribbon lugs(so you swap out a long strap to go over a flight suit), rotating bezel(the first in watches) with pointer, large crown to wind/set while wearing gloves, black radium dials and the better quality examples had larger pocket watch movements for accuracy. The time only examples were usually sub second dial layouts, the centre second was the rarer.
Helvetia made a lot of these and would be the more commonly seen survivors today. Some more recent research suggests they were still producing them into the 1960's, when they would have looked decidedly old fashioned.
German WW2 fighter ace Adolf Galland wearing one.
My one again with a German issued wrist compass of the same period.
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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