What watch do you wear?

[Things change I've changed]

Grabbed one of these for only £199 off WatchGecko's site, sold as nearly new but was in mint condition, Number 9/75, pretty impressive specs for the price, screw down crown, Sapphire Crystal with AR under coating, the original bracelet has a pretty solid butterfly clasp and screw pins for the links which is good at this price range.

 

[dlockers]

Purty!

Whats the verdict on winders, good thing or bad thing?

Free thing you get to sell and offset the cost of spenny watchs thing

 

[Rotty]

Had a new custom strap made for my JLC by ABP in Paris, had to buy a new deployment clasp (original JLC) too as the screw wouldn't tighten on the old one, the new one is a better design

 

[wez130]

I saw this in the local jewellers window and I love it, so I went to try it on, I had a quick glance at the price tag and saw $11200, and thought, Oh, now i'm torn between the Grand seiko i'm saving up for currently, and this, then took a closer look at the price tag and saw $112000!! I think i'll be waiting a while for that!

While i'm posting, this is the GS i'm currently saving for, it's absolutely stunning in person.

 

[smilertoo]

I wear an all black lorus.

 

[Things change I've changed]

I saw this in the local jewellers window and I love it, so I went to try it on, I had a quick glance at the price tag and saw $11200, and thought, Oh, now i'm torn between the Grand seiko i'm saving up for currently, and this, then took a closer look at the price tag and saw $112000!! I think i'll be waiting a while for that!

While i'm posting, this is the GS i'm currently saving for, it's absolutely stunning in person.

Love that Grand Seiko, you probably already knew this but the blue GMT hand is actually blue from a heating process done by hand rather than paint, I find that amazing.

 

[Hades]

I saw this in the local jewellers window and I love it, so I went to try it on, I had a quick glance at the price tag and saw $11200, and thought, Oh, now i'm torn between the Grand seiko i'm saving up for currently, and this, then took a closer look at the price tag and saw $112000!! I think i'll be waiting a while for that!

While i'm posting, this is the GS i'm currently saving for, it's absolutely stunning in person.

I far prefer the GS.

 

[dlockers]

I saw this in the local jewellers window and I love it, so I went to try it on, I had a quick glance at the price tag and saw $11200, and thought, Oh, now i'm torn between the Grand seiko i'm saving up for currently, and this, then took a closer look at the price tag and saw $112000!! I think i'll be waiting a while for that!

While i'm posting, this is the GS i'm currently saving for, it's absolutely stunning in person.

Talk about chalk and cheese!

That GS is a beaut tho.

 

[mattx4]

I saw this in the local jewellers window and I love it, so I went to try it on, I had a quick glance at the price tag and saw $11200, and thought, Oh, now i'm torn between the Grand seiko i'm saving up for currently, and this, then took a closer look at the price tag and saw $112000!! I think i'll be waiting a while for that!

While i'm posting, this is the GS i'm currently saving for, it's absolutely stunning in person.

Top one looks like some sort of Boba Fett special

The GS looks fantastic

 

[dlockers]

Nominate Wez for the most divisive opinion on this forum thus far

 

[1664kronenbourg]

Currently charging my new Huawei Watch fit 2. While I'm here, I'd better warn you lot that if you're thinking of gtting one there're apps on the google playstore which claim to be apps for it but're just adverts and no app

 

[illuz]

I saw this in the local jewellers window and I love it, so I went to try it on, I had a quick glance at the price tag and saw $11200, and thought, Oh, now i'm torn between the Grand seiko i'm saving up for currently, and this, then took a closer look at the price tag and saw $112000!! I think i'll be waiting a while for that!



While i'm posting, this is the GS i'm currently saving for, it's absolutely stunning in person.

Love my Grand Seiko, that’s a beauty mate.

 

[lsg1r]

I have one but never use it, just wondered if I should be.

Pretty sure the consensus in most places is for normal watches without any convoluted complications it might cause excess wear and tear or it might actually be better for it than stop starting but no ones made their minds up basically.... personally I just wind mine up if needed, although I do miss the convenience of grab and go compared with my solar powered quartz watches.

The only area where I think a lot of people agree is when you get a watch with complications such as moonphase/perpetual calender etc where it's just a pita to keep setting it and keeping it wound makes life easier.

 

[BeeP]

Pretty sure the consensus in most places is for normal watches without any convoluted complications it might cause excess wear and tear or it might actually be better for it than stop starting but no ones made their minds up basically.... personally I just wind mine up if needed, although I do miss the convenience of grab and go compared with my solar powered quartz watches.

The only area where I think a lot of people agree is when you get a watch with complications such as moonphase/perpetual calender etc where it's just a pita to keep setting it and keeping it wound makes life easier.

Mine is just a date so it isn't that hard to change, guess I'll just keep doing what I'm doing then lol.

 

[mrk]

The bronze has finally started to "age"! Stowa did say depends on the level of moisture it is in contcat with will dictate how the bronze treatment they do keeps the factory finish.My watch gets wet often but still looks "clean" outside of macro shots, but to show the current patina just over 2 years in:

 

[grudas]

I’m still using my toy watches.

Casio g-shock honey drip edition

 

[IvanDobskey]

So close to nipping into Fraser hart today and buying a black bay chrono to mark my 50th birthday today. 4.5k is a little too pricey for my blood though, so I bottled it

I stared at it lustfully in the window instead

 

[Derek W]

So close to nipping into Fraser hart today and buying a black bay chrono to mark my 50th birthday today. 4.5k is a little too pricey for my blood though, so I bottled it

I stared at it lustfully in the window instead

That sounds like a deposit and direct debit type of purchase to ease the pain

 

[IvanDobskey]

That sounds like a deposit and direct debit type of purchase to ease the pain

So tempting Love the black bay chrono.

I have the money, but just dropped a load on a new kitchen and mortgage overpayment.

Reckon one day I will cave in though

 

[visibleman]

Hello all,
Can anyone recommend some decent brands for silicone (rather than rubber) watch straps? I've currently got Barton, Hirsch and Archer on the list but wondering if there's others that are worth looking at.

It's to replace a yellow Fossil silicone strap (this specifically) that's been great for years but, i managed to break the strap retainer a few days ago and Fossil appear to have discontinued the strap now unfortunately