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micks_address · 15-04-2019 10:52pm

Wibbs wrote: »

From my previous oh so elegant pocketwatch to let's smoke funny cigarettes in the 1970's...

My French made LIP from 1975.

The LIP company a well loved French brand that had been in on things like the first successful electronic watch movement, supporting the first Blancpain 50 fathoms and a few Breitling they sold through their distributor networks had fallen on hard times and looked to a few designers to go full modern. Roger Tallon was one, chap who had designed motorbikes, funky TV's, the TGV train and bits of the Eurotunnel and he came up with this(and in a chronograph). The quartz engined one is the rarest as it was an in house movement and expensive. The president of the French Republic in the 70's one Giscard d'Estaing wore one apparently and some French folks called them the Giscard.

OK, yeah, it's eye of the beholder alright. I bloody love it I have to say. A very different take on watch design and one that pushed the boat out. Made Swiss efforts from guys like Genta look like mock Tudor semidees(Genta dug these funny enough, probably liked that the Tallon lad was let be more free with design than he could be). Very well made and engineered solid lump of anodised alloy too. Decades before "designer watches" with it. And boy if you want to have people notice and often comment on a watch, then man oh man this is the boyo and no mistake.

*Oops, sorry EDIT* "Value" on these runs about the 500-600 quid mark, you might lucky at an auction at 3-400. Dealers charge more. Time was 50 or 100 quid would source one, if you could find on, but since more mainstream stuff has gone a bit daft in price, some have gotten into the more madcap/unusual/rare/early quartz so... Still, not too bad IMHO for something that is so madcap/unusual/rare.

This appears to be an early or even a preproduction example. It's the only one out there with the silver minute track on the outside. Has some oddball internal diffs too.

Reminded me a little if this

Wibbs · 15-04-2019 11:04pm

micks_address wrote: »

Reminded me a little if this

Inspired by apparently Mick. Here's the chronograph version.

IMH better balanced than the later "Alien" watch.

Birneybau · 15-04-2019 11:12pm

Wibbs wrote: »

micks_address wrote: »

Reminded me a little if this

Inspired by apparently Mick. Here's the chronograph version.

IMH better balanced than the later "Alien" watch.

That's amazing

TedR · 15-04-2019 11:25pm

thats an amazing watch

Birneybau · 15-04-2019 11:27pm

Replicas released a while ago:

Link here www.lip.fr/en/creators/mach_2000/mach_2000_chrono/mach_2000_chrono

oxocube · 16-04-2019 10:23am

Wibbs wrote: »

Roger Tallon was one, chap who had designed motorbikes, funky TV's, the TGV train and bits of the Eurotunnel and he came up with this...

And the whole set design from Blake's 7

blue5000 · 16-04-2019 12:20pm

oxocube wrote: »

And the whole set design from Blake's 7

Showing our age now aren't we. Cool watch Wibbs, great knowledge too as usual.

Ionised · 16-04-2019 2:13pm

oxocube wrote:

And the whole set design from Blake's 7

Coincidence but I've just finished rewatching the whole of Blakes 7.

It has not aged well but some great characters. Avon still ranks with the great TV baddies.

Anyhoo... Back to watches!

Cienciano · 16-04-2019 3:46pm

Birneybau wrote: »

Replicas released a while ago:

Link here www.lip.fr/en/creators/mach_2000/mach_2000_chrono/mach_2000_chrono

They have some nice watches for not bad prices too.

oxocube · 17-04-2019 12:47pm

Ionised wrote: »

It has not aged well but some great characters.

Confirmed

micks_address · 17-04-2019 12:51pm

Balls... I got this Monday and it was on a green thin nato strap that made me hate the watch straight away.. immediately put it up for sale and had a buyer then stupidly tried on a black stowa strap I had at home last night and much prefer it.. it needs a thicker strap but I've decided to keep for now. Thankfully the buyer understood my craziness.

micks_address · 17-04-2019 12:55pm

micks_address wrote: »

Balls... I got this Monday and it was on a green thin nato strap that made me hate the watch straight away.. immediately put it up for sale and had a buyer then stupidly tried on a black stowa strap I had at home last night and much prefer it.. it needs a thicker strap but I've decided to keep for now. Thankfully the buyer understood my craziness.

This is the strap it came on

OmegaGene · 17-04-2019 1:22pm

Ah to be fair the green doesn’t suit the watch at all, I always try and match the strap with the watch wether it’s a leather or rubber with stitching or nato

Zagato · 17-04-2019 7:15pm

micks_address wrote: »

Balls... I got this Monday and it was on a green thin nato strap that made me hate the watch straight away.. immediately put it up for sale and had a buyer then stupidly tried on a black stowa strap I had at home last night and much prefer it.. it needs a thicker strap but I've decided to keep for now. Thankfully the buyer understood my craziness.

oxocube wrote: »

Wow, Mick that didn't last long. Are you sure you want to sell it so quickly? Maybe give it a bit more wrist time and see if it grows on you before moving on

You were warned

OmegaGene · 17-04-2019 7:19pm

micks_address wrote: »

This is the strap it came on

Maybe try something like this for it

https://www.watch-band-center.com/watchstrap-p26044h2233s2307-Watch-strap-Rally-Ar.html

micks_address · 17-04-2019 7:24pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

Maybe try something like this for it

https://www.watch-band-center.com/watchstrap-p26044h2233s2307-Watch-strap-Rally-Ar.html

Went for this for now

https://www.amazon.com/Modell-Rallye-Black-Contrast-Stitch-Leather/dp/B01FL2UE0W

OmegaGene · 17-04-2019 8:46pm

micks_address wrote: »

Went for this for now

https://www.amazon.com/Modell-Rallye-Black-Contrast-Stitch-Leather/dp/B01FL2UE0W

that is a better choice style wise, i am not a fan of the large holes on the racing straps but they seem popular, black with white stitch will work well with the watch.

2shea · 18-04-2019 9:33am

micks_address wrote: »

This is the strap it came on

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Very cool 🖒

Speedies are so over rated what do ya think?

micks_address · 18-04-2019 9:48am

2shea wrote: »

Very cool &#55357;&#56722;

Speedies are so over rated what do ya think?

i haven't tried a Speedy so can't comment.. i know i'm a complete novice with watches but the second hand not sweeping on it threw me a bit.. i was like whats the point of that.. then i watched some youtube videos about chronographs and i was like oh wait... now i get it.. ill definitely be holding onto the watch for a while.. i'm not sold on the Bulova writing on the dial and im not sure why they needed to put 262 khz on the sub dial..

its a large watch but i think i can just about get away with it. I'm looking forward to having it on slightly chunkier strap as the one from my stowa marine feels too thin.. if infinitely better than the one it came on. The market is obviously strong of these watches. I had plenty of offers in a couple of hours on adverts for it.

in relation to speedmasters i guess i got this for about a 10th of the price for a nice one so i can't argue with that. ill try on a speedmaster while im in the US over the summer.

someone mentioned me about the raised crystal on the watch.. i don't mind it and i think it might actually be tougher than some bezels? i guess the worry might be a direct knock to the side might dislodge it

Trigger Happy · 21-04-2019 9:57am

2shea wrote: »

Very cool 🖒

Speedies are so over rated what do ya think?

Nah, can't agree with this! My speedie is my favorite watch at the moment. Great quality, great looking and feels divine on the wrist.

OmegaGene · 21-04-2019 10:00am

2shea wrote: »

Very cool 🖒

Speedies are so over rated what do ya think?

They are not over rated at all

sparrowcar · 21-04-2019 10:09am

2shea wrote: »

Very cool ðŸ–’

Speedies are so over rated what do ya think?

What makes you say that?
If anything they are very underrated considering the history. Very well priced watch which regularly ends up in top 10 must have watches along side the usual suspects.

shutup · 21-04-2019 6:37pm

I think it looks better in real life than in the photo but posted anyway.
What do ya think?

OmegaGene · 21-04-2019 6:50pm

shutup wrote: »

I think it looks better in real life than in the photo but posted anyway.
What do ya think?

Isn’t it a bit big for you ?
All I can think of now is the clip in fools and horses when delboy is waiting for Raquel and puts the wall clock on his wrist

893bet · 21-04-2019 7:07pm

shutup wrote: »

I think it looks better in real life than in the photo but posted anyway.
What do ya think?

Nice piece. Not really built to slip under that shirt cuff!

shutup · 21-04-2019 7:57pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

Isn’t it a bit big for you ?
All I can think of now is the clip in fools and horses when delboy is waiting for Raquel and puts the wall clock on his wrist

I don’t think so. Maybe it is. I may have a small wrist, I’ve not measured but I think it’s just the shirt pulled back and photo angle. I’m not huge but if a standard Seiko is too big for a 6.2 male id be surprised.
At least it didn’t remind you of something Del was selling!

OmegaGene · 21-04-2019 8:01pm

shutup wrote: »

I don’t think so. Maybe it is. I may have a small wrist, I’ve not measured but I think it’s just the shirt pulled back and photo angle. I’m not huge but if a standard Seiko is too big for a 6.2 male id be surprised.
At least it didn’t remind you of something Del was selling!

Probably is the photo angle and the shirt cuff

Height of a person doesn’t matter with the watch size, it’s more about build and wrist size, I know a fella that’s 6 foot 7 and his wrist is under 6 inches so 36mm is fine for him but would look ridiculous on me

Blanchy90 · 23-04-2019 11:30am

Something a bit different today. Lorus mickey mouse.

I got this a few years ago as part of a "more for a score" challenge on another forum where people bought a watch for under 20 and then we voted on a winner, I ended up getting second place

hitemfrank · 23-04-2019 7:46pm

Had a package waiting for me when I got home.

1916 trench watch, imported to London by Carley & Clemence with a silver, FB Borgel case and a 15 jewel Fontainemelon movement. *All of this information came courtesy of Wibbs*

It'll be getting some wrist time this week before I send it off for a service.

scotchy · 23-04-2019 8:31pm

Had a look at Trench Watches on Ebay after reading Wibbs post. Some interesting pieces there.

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