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Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)
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In my time since 1st becoming "actively" involved in this forum and interested in the mechanical watch aswell as just my Citizen...
I've gone from owning a very functional and lovely quartz to adding 3 auto's, a hand wind Bund homage(thatI'm still waiting on delivery of) and still want more!
I now even own a 4 place winder
and sure i may as well fill it!
Dammit! I'm an actual pensioner/student with a mid-life watch crisis! :pac:
not at all how i pictured entering my 40's :P
Happy new gear folks 0 -
It's a very slippery slope
In my time since 1st becoming "actively" involved in this forum and interested in the mechanical watch aswell as just my Citizen...
I've gone from owning a very functional and lovely quartz to adding 3 auto's, a hand wind Bund homage(thatI'm still waiting on delivery of) and still want more!
I now even own a 4 place winder and sure i may as well fill it!
Dammit! I'm an actual pensioner/student with a mid-life watch crisis! :pac:
not at all how i pictured entering my 40's :P
Happy new gear folks0 -
micks_address wrote: »It's a very slippery slope
Sure is. I came here asking about buying my first Tag. Ended up buying a Steinhart Ocean One.
Since then I've bought 3 more Steinharts, Two Tags, a Speedmaster, a Longines and 3 Seikos. I'm not nearly finished with watches I want (which is basically everyting :P )0 -
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Spot the blacksmith's watch
https://www.facebook.com/forge.on.the.hill/photos/a.774827732910338/778996769160101/?type=3&theater
Jaysus!
That's a great photo, and illustrates what time meant not so long ago.
Funnily enough, my wife wears an activity tracker in the same place
No jewellery or wristwatches allowed in her job, (medical devices manufacturing and engineering)
So she wears hers on her ankle, although it's clattered me on the ear more than once :P
On another watch related note.
I may have created an accidental beautiful monster.
Friend was over yesterday for lunch and some TV sport marathons.
Anyway he was wearing a Black Explorer 2, which was much smaller than I expected it to be...
I "borrowed" it for a little while but he has a tiny wrist, so it wasn't a comfy fit.
An idea then struck me and I swapped the watch onto my silicone Sinn strap!
Creating the Sinex :pac:
Never thought to take any photos but I'll chance it again next week and take some pics.
To my eye, it went really nicely with the black dial and set off the watch nicely.0 -
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Apologize for not being more active on here,still very interested in watches and do enjoy keeping up to date on here. 50 Years ago this month at the Suwa factory of Seiko in Japan, a watch was born....
:) ,also have it 3 years in November,how time files :rolleyes:
Last Thursday evening i was looking through Ebay listings for Omega Mariner to check pricing, found this one that sold under €300 last Novemeber [LINK]. I found one in Germany with a staring bid €389 and no offers and was going to make a offer when the starting bid increased to €450 :rolleyes:. Always really liked Zodiac so staring looking through listings and stopped when i saw this, Zodiac alarm watch from 1975 [LINK],Really liked it with the blue dial and being complete with the bracelet with a staring bid of €280. I wasn't aware they even made one like it with an alarm. I started doing some research finding some that went around €200-250 so i made an direct offer of €250 and messaged him would he post to Ireland.Next day thinking i was mad i cancelled the offer,but still was very keen on it. Saturday morning sent him a message asking again about shipping before i bid and i was very interested in the watch.
Got an email by Ebay later saying the auction ended and he accepted a direct offer of €280. I was completely surprised as it was to end on Monday and never expected it to end early. Really liked the watch and was kicking myself for not bidding thinking it was already a great price and afraid i insulted him by offering lower than the starting bid and for cancelling it. Began thinking should i try to hunt for another one ,was going to email the seller to try to learn more about them as there seems to be alot of Zodiac parts listed in France and he posted another Zodiac (Zodiac astrographic ,really nice but €480
Also has this lip quartz for €500 [LINK] ).The watch uses a A. Schild AS 5008 movement that winds the alarm automatically instead of manually like with my Bell-Matic the same as the Omega Memomatic and also has hacking. The movement was also used in a Breitling (More information here [LINK] )After doing more research on the movement,found a couple of other watches with very similar case/ dial design that used the same movement.Also found this Longines that may interest someone 
I wondered if i was actually lucky i missed it as i think i would always questioned if i was too busy looking at the name on the dial rather then it actually being a true Zodiac.I know a lot of watches including the memomatic use other movements but i think in this case i am glad i did not get it and not going to bother looking for another one as definitely better watches out there for the money.
What do you guys think of the watch and how would you compare it with my Bell-Matic?
(Different watch as not great on listing)
I think if i was going to look at Zodiac again i would go for something like the sst36000 (The guy i bought my Bell-Matic from is currently selling one [LINK])
Also,gotta love Google translate
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I'm finishing up with my employer officially this month and am lucky enough to be getting an exit package.
Then it's me officially a medically retired pensioner/student
Not a lot but I have a little bit more to play with that I'm gonna throw at a new watch.
Current rotation is
Breitling SuperOcean 2
B&R 03-93 GMT
Sinn U2 GMT
Have a HKed Bund homage on the way
Citizen Promaster JP-3040
I have a jonesing for another GMT, tried on a black Explorer 2, loved it but can in no way afford one.
What's out there that could scratch that itch in the mid 3 figure range?0 -
What's mid 3 figures? 500? If you don't mind hhe homage status a steinhart ocean vintage gmtI'm finishing up with my employer officially this month and am lucky enough to be getting an exit package.
Then it's me officially a medically retired pensioner/student
Not a lot but I have a little bit more to play with that I'm gonna throw at a new watch.
Current rotation is
Breitling SuperOcean 2
B&R 03-93 GMT
Have a HKed Bund homage on the way
Citizen Promaster JP-3040
I have a jonesing for another GMT, tried on a black Explorer 2, loved it but can in no way afford one.
What's out there that could scratch that itch in the mid 3 figure range?0 -
micks_address wrote: »What's mid 3 figures? 500? If you don't mind hhe homage status a steinhart ocean vintage gmt
Yeah in and around €500 is my budget.
Have spent far more on watches in the last 8 months than I ever planned to...
I also completely forgot to include my Sinn U2 in the list earlier
The steinhart is a lovely piece, homage status doesn't bother me too much as I have enough gen quirky to not care as long as I like the piece.0 -
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IrishPlayer wrote: »Last Thursday evening i was looking through Ebay listings for Omega Mariner to check pricing, found this one that sold under €300 last Novemeber [LINK]. I found one in Germany with a staring bid €389 and no offers and was going to make a offer when the starting bid increased to €450 :rolleyes:.
It's an "interesting" time for vintage stuff. Outside of areas like Hodinkee and Rolex and very sought after models(and even there...)the market is pretty stagnant, with mad dealer prices on stock gathering dust and auction results all over the place, depending on the day and two people vying for the same watch. The Mariners a good example of it. OK the under 300 quid example was an outlier, but if you get lucky... Dealer prices are off the scale. Some well over a 1000. IMHO the true "value" of an Omega Mariner is around the 500 quid mark, add 200 for NOS with box, drop 200 if it comes on a strap.
Daft dealer price again. That's a 300 quid watch. The more "iconic" Lip Tallon examples maybe add 200 quid. And you'd be waiting in both cases as they're very niche.Also has this lip quartz for €500 [LINK] ).
Nice. Unusual enough too, but I'd say a nice price with it.Also found this Longines that may interest someone 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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