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Kintarō Hattori · 06-12-2019 10:59am

I don't normally wear this but it's the work Christmas party tonight and so I wanted something that would sit comfortably under a shirt cuff. I normally wear a watch that's on the larger side and have forgotten just how small it is at 37mm. For me it looks lost on the wrist. However it's nice to have it on again and it's perfect for the occasion.

RMDrive · 06-12-2019 1:01pm

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

SNIP as per thread title

I don't normally wear this but it's the work Christmas party tonight and so I wanted something that would suit comfortably under a shirt cuff. I normally wear a watch that's on the larger side and have forgotten just how small it is at 37mm. For me it looks lost on the wrist. However it's nice to have it on again and it's perfect for the occasion.

It's all realtive though right? Give that a few weeks wrist time and when you go back to the larger one, it'll seem ridiculous.

The lesson I've learned is that no watch is actually as big looking, or smalling looking as you might think.

Daemonic · 06-12-2019 4:46pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

This arrived yesterday. A Soviet era manual wind. Start is the brand, or Ctapt, and the watch is likely from sometime in the 50's....

If you pop the back off, the movements in these are usually stamped with the quarter and year of manufacture.

Deep Thought · 06-12-2019 7:42pm

Got me one of these... it’s nice

banie01 · 06-12-2019 8:00pm

Deep Thought wrote: »

Got me one of these... it’s nice

Very much a Moon Watch vibe from it!
Well wear

Birneybau · 06-12-2019 8:10pm

Deep Thought wrote: »

Got me one of these... it’s nice

Have both that an a Speedmaster Professional, next stop a Seiko Pogue. That Bulova has kept the best time of any watch I've known.

Lorddrakul · 06-12-2019 8:15pm

Birneybau wrote: »

Have both that an a Speedmaster Professional, next stop a Seiko Pogue. That Bulova has kept the best time of any watch I've known.

Love all of those! My tame horologist restored a Pogue recently, and sold it for a very strong proceed, no problem.

Very popular at the moment.

Roycropper63 · 06-12-2019 8:27pm

Seeing the 5 earlier prompted me to wear 1 of my 2. Need to wear more often!!! Does anyone hear get attached to a watch? Have one from a divorce and marriage!!!!!

Lorddrakul · 06-12-2019 9:08pm

Speaking of Pogues, I've got one of these:

It is a Sorna automatic chrono. Swiss made, but in a supreme irony, it is a copy of a Seiko Pogue.

It runs an EB8420 pin pallet chrono movement, which was the cheapest, roughest mechanical chrono movement from the 60s.

Unfortunately, the movement is borked, but I'm keeping an eye out for a cheap donor to bring it back to life.

TheAnalyst_ · 06-12-2019 9:09pm

Mine are for my children. Might have one more big splash later on in life for a job or something like that.

thelizardking1 · 11-12-2019 1:32pm

micks_address · 11-12-2019 1:53pm

banie01 wrote: »

Very much a Moon Watch vibe from it!
Well wear

It is a moonwatch

partyguinness · 11-12-2019 1:55pm

Eff it. After 13 years drooling over it I have gone and ordered it.

https://www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk/Jaeger+LeCoultre-Reverso-Q3848420/p/17631295/

I will more than likely wake up screaming during the night with buyer's remorse.

Jude13 · 11-12-2019 2:07pm

I have been torn between that exact watch and a cartier tank for some time.

banie01 · 11-12-2019 2:11pm

micks_address wrote: »

It is a moonwatch

Semantics :P
But yeah, and tbh there are a couple of the Bulova lunar models that I prefer to the Omega.

Cienciano · 11-12-2019 3:21pm

partyguinness wrote: »

Eff it. After 13 years drooling over it I have gone and ordered it.

https://www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk/Jaeger+LeCoultre-Reverso-Q3848420/p/17631295/

I will more than likely wake up screaming during the night with buyer's remorse.

JLC are one of those brands that have a lot of models that I like.

Alanstrainor · 11-12-2019 7:30pm

I found the right strap for my start watch. Too large, but with a squeeze it fits

Cienciano · 12-12-2019 3:59pm

This arrived today:

Lorddrakul · 12-12-2019 4:09pm

Cienciano wrote: »

This arrived today:

That is a worthy addition to any collection.

Well wear.

Full review in progress?

hitemfrank · 12-12-2019 4:17pm

Lorddrakul wrote: »

That is a worthy addition to any collection.

Well wear.

Full review in progress?

It's up on adverts already, so that review might be very short.

fulladapipes · 12-12-2019 4:34pm

That JLC is a beauty. You've done the right thing !

partyguinness wrote: »

Eff it. After 13 years drooling over it I have gone and ordered it.

https://www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk/Jaeger+LeCoultre-Reverso-Q3848420/p/17631295/

I will more than likely wake up screaming during the night with buyer's remorse.

893bet · 12-12-2019 5:09pm

fulladapipes wrote: »

That JLC is a beauty. You've done the right thing !

X 2

I am eyeing a JLC at the minute myself.

Cienciano · 12-12-2019 6:10pm

Lorddrakul wrote: »

That is a worthy addition to any collection.

Well wear.

Full review in progress?

hitemfrank wrote: »

It's up on adverts already, so that review might be very short.

Yeah, it's up for sale already! It's nice, but not exactly what I wanted. I prefer the cocktail time, and I prefer the date window. I just happened to get a good deal on it. I'll wear it for the moment. But first Presage watch I had, really like the quality.

I made a bollocks of embedding the photo, it didn't even upload right

https://i.imgur.com/pkHkUqZ.jpg

hitemfrank · 12-12-2019 7:15pm

Cienciano wrote: »

Yeah, it's up for sale already! It's nice, but not exactly what I wanted. I prefer the cocktail time, and I prefer the date window. I just happened to get a good deal on it. I'll wear it for the moment. But first Presage watch I had, really like the quality.

The dial is a touch busy for me. I like the idea of the power reserve but I'm not much of a fan of the execution of it.

Good luck with the sale.

Cienciano · 12-12-2019 7:21pm

hitemfrank wrote: »

The dial is a touch busy for me. I like the idea of the power reserve but I'm not much of a fan of the execution of it.

Good luck with the sale.

Yeah, i agree. I like the idea of a power reserve, but I'd rather not have it to get a cleaner dial.

Muppet Man · 12-12-2019 8:05pm

The stars aligned me for in South Africa last week and I pulled the trigger on my first expensive (to me!) watch. Omega Seamaster Diver 300m.

Between AD Discount and Tax rebate when leaving South Africa, its cost me about 3500 euro. At that price I couldnt leave it behind.

Was worried about the size, but its actually really comfortable to wear and looks simply stunning IMHO. Really pleased with it. The box is a work of art....

Muppet Man

893bet · 12-12-2019 8:47pm

Very nice. Blue fitted rubber will look the business on that!

Lots of nato options also.

eljono · 12-12-2019 11:00pm

Congrats, beautiful watch, enjoy!

Creamy Goodness · 12-12-2019 11:02pm

Gorgeous. Omega really have upped their presentation boxes was none of that when I bought mine in 2001-2002.

darragh o meara · 13-12-2019 2:21am

Beautiful Omega, I tried one on in Weirs last weekend. Very tempted indeed.

hitemfrank · 13-12-2019 9:40am

Dan Henry 1970

Kintarō Hattori · 13-12-2019 10:54am

hitemfrank wrote: »

Dan Henry 1970

Very nice Frank. I really do like the look of their watches. Wouldn't mind picking one up in the new year.

Krombopulos Michael · 13-12-2019 11:07am

hitemfrank wrote: »

Dan Henry 1970

https://i.ibb.co/3NXM3FY/IMG-20191213-083215728.jpg

I've been watching these myself, thats just tasty and may have to use xmas bonus on one

hitemfrank · 13-12-2019 11:11am

I've a couple of Barton straps on the way as I'm not liking the one that comes with the watch.

The watch is 40mm, lug to lug is a blond curly one over 45mm but the strap seems really long for those dimensions.

It also needs another hole between two of the holes (ooh matron!) on the strap to fit as I would like.

Kintarō Hattori · 13-12-2019 11:41am

Got this in February of this year and really like it. I find myself wearing it quite often now. Quite a whopper though at 53mm. I've gone from really not liking G-Shocks to this being the 2nd in the collection of watches and with a view to adding some more over time. The other G-Shock in the collection is of course the DW-5600E.

Please excuse the grime and dust.

fat bloke · 13-12-2019 4:00pm

hitemfrank wrote: »

Dan Henry 1970

How does the bezel actuate? Presume the upper crown is it? Is it bidirectional or can you lock it in place somehow after setting?

hitemfrank · 13-12-2019 4:50pm

fat bloke wrote: »

How does the bezel actuate? Presume the upper crown is it? Is it bidirectional or can you lock it in place somehow after setting?

Upper crown and bidirectional. Being able to lock it would be a nice addition.

2shea · 14-12-2019 9:51am

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

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Got this in February of this year and really like it. I find myself wearing it quite often now. Quite a whopper though at 53mm. I've gone from really not liking G-Shocks to this being the 2nd in the collection of watches and with a view to adding some more over time. The other G-Shock in the collection is of course the DW-5600E.

Please excuse the grime and dust.

Did I sell you that watch from Adverts by any chance?

2shea · 14-12-2019 10:02am

Muppet Man wrote: »

The stars aligned me for in South Africa last week and I pulled the trigger on my first expensive (to me!) watch. Omega Seamaster Diver 300m.

Between AD Discount and Tax rebate when leaving South Africa, its cost me about 3500 euro. At that price I couldnt leave it behind.

Was worried about the size, but its actually really comfortable to wear and looks simply stunning IMHO. Really pleased with it. The box is a work of art....

Muppet Man

Beautiful Watch well wear.

The size is what's putting me off that watch also.

But then again I wear a 45mm Seiko Sumo.

For me if Omega made it in 40mm with 46mm lug to lug and an automatic HEV, I would buy one. It would blow everything in the sub 10k dive watch category out of the water. You got a fantastic watch for €3500.

Better watch then the current Submariner date imo.

hitemfrank · 17-12-2019 10:44am

hitemfrank wrote: »

Dan Henry 1970

On a Barton NATO this morning.

Krombopulos Michael · 17-12-2019 11:47am

hitemfrank wrote: »

On a Barton NATO this morning.

https://i.ibb.co/56BfvVq/IMG-20191217-092355589.jpg

is the Barton NATO comfortable?

hitemfrank · 17-12-2019 12:04pm

Krombopulos Michael wrote: »

is the Barton NATO comfortable?

Yeah, I've no complaints with it.

I've another on the way that I don't think will suit the watch as well as this one. If you want I could post it to you to try out (it's a 22mm)

Krombopulos Michael · 17-12-2019 12:35pm

hitemfrank wrote: »

Yeah, I've no complaints with it.

I've another on the way that I don't think will suit the watch as well as this one. If you want I could post it to you to try out (it's a 22mm)

Well I still have to order the watch for myself shortly, but I love the watch/strap colour combo you have going on

hitemfrank · 17-12-2019 12:50pm

Krombopulos Michael wrote: »

Well I still have to order the watch for myself shortly, but I love the watch/strap colour combo you have going on

Ah right,no worries. I've got it on the smoke/pumpkin strap currently and have the black/burnt orange on the way.

Lorddrakul · 18-12-2019 1:12pm

I decided to take a chance recently, and I think it has paid off.

I love the moon watch, but there isn't a chance I can justify the cost of a proper Omega 321 calibre Speedmaster.

I've looked long and hard at the various homages, and also considered the Bulova Lunar Pilot series, but in the end I went for the Alpha M1957.

This has the Seagull ST1903 movement, as originally developed from the Venus 175 calibre manual chrono movement, used by the Chinese air force.

As an homage, there are many subtle differences, but being a development of a contemporary movement of the 321, it still wears and performs pretty close to what a 50s era, motorsport inspired chrono would do.

It has a sterile dial, so there are no markings on it anywhere, plus a nice display back. The quality is better than expected, and it appears to be running in well, settling down to about +7s per day. It is comparable to the Poljot 3133 in operation, but if anything, feels a bit more refined.

It has addressed my Speedie itch, for now.

hitemfrank · 18-12-2019 1:16pm

Lorddrakul wrote: »

I decided to take a chance recently, and I think it has paid off.

I love the moon watch, but there isn't a chance I can justify the cost of a proper Omega 312 calibre Speedmaster.

I've looked long and hard at the various homages, and also considered the Bulova Lunar Pilot series, but in the end I went for the Alpha M1957.

This has the Seagull ST1903 movement, as originally developed from the Venus 175 calibre manual chrono movement, used by the Chinese air force.

As an homage, there are many subtle differences, but being a development of a contemporary movement of the 321, it still wears and performs pretty close to what a 50s era, motorsport inspired chrono would do.

It has a sterile dial, so there are no markings on it anywhere, plus a nice display back. The quality is better than expected, and it appears to be running in well, settling down to about +7s per day. It is comparable to the Poljot 3133 in operation, but if anything, feels a bit more refined.

It has addressed my Speedie itch, for now.

One of the guys in work picked one of them up a few months ago. They look really good in the flesh and it's keeping good time for him - around +- 4 or 5 seconds a day.

It's also abated his Speedie desire for the time being.

Trigger Happy · 18-12-2019 5:43pm

That's a fine looking watch all right.
My own Speedie is suffering from lack of wrist time so I might get my self ready to say goodbye to it.

Blub123 · 18-12-2019 6:22pm

Just pulled the trigger on this. Modified but I like.

micks_address · 18-12-2019 7:35pm

That's really nice. Can I ask from where?

Cienciano · 18-12-2019 9:35pm

Blub123 wrote: »

Just pulled the trigger on this. Modified but I like.

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That looks fantastic

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