What watch do you wear?
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After the Bel Canto from Christopher Ward, they bring out the new Loco for 2025, I really like this, and Christopher Ward has impressed me ever since the Twelve with their innovation and bringing complicated complications to a more affordable range!
Yeah it's great seeing what they are doing. Really like this. I think they managed to strike a real balance with the dial as well.
Have got a real softspot for CW. I was one of the first members on their forum and have had quite a few CW over the years (regret letting a forum ltd edition go). Only have one trident now and it doesn't get worn really
Today it's a 1982 Army issue CWC G10 fatboy. Not sure why I like the G10 case shape so much!
I made my old man a cheaper model of this when I was building watches, he never managed to get one issued to him when he was serving, I saw the price of the CWC ones and didn't have the money at the time to get him one
I have the blue version, bought new in 2002 which other than a car was my most expensive purchase back then. Its the last of the quartz models they made and according to my watch portfolio on Chrono 24 it's value has climbed by 199%. They are still knocking out the 300m's but none of them are quartz.Got this back from service and it's looking nice again, but getting tempted to sell it. Can't remember the last time I wore it and I sort of like the idea of just sticking with one watch forever now and calling it a day.Hmm..
Chrono valuations can only go back as far as 2009 but its on a real steady trajectory. Keep it.
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Nice, I have a black
Nice, I have the black one tooI have the blue version, bought new in 2002 which other than a car was my most expensive purchase back then. Its the last of the quartz models they made and according to my watch portfolio on Chrono 24 it's value has climbed by 199%. They are still knocking out the 300m's but none of them are quartz.
Chrono valuations can only go back as far as 2009 but its on a real steady trajectory. Keep it.
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Is the GMT one with the independent hour hand, or the independent 24hr hand? If the former, what's the model number? Liking the pearly dial too.
New straps.
Seiko, so it'll be an NH34, ie a caller GMT with an adjustable 24 hour hand.
I have both types and given I have watches on rotation, a caller GMT is so much easier to set.
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Thank you. I agree they're easier to set, I just really enjoy the independent hour hand, but thinking about it, that's only actually useful when the watch is both accurate enough to not need setting every so often and also the worn at part of a rotation (unless quartz or sufficient power reserve), you're quite right.
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Today a rather rare Casio CFS-80 from 1985 for the vintage Casio heads 
. Excuse the day and am/pm being wrong; I don't like to touch the keypad unless I have to! Super brittle. It's one of the first Casio calculator watches and super thin. I have a DBS-21 also that might be a bit thinner, but it's in bits at the moment while I repair the circuit board.
. Excuse the day and am/pm being wrong; I don't like to touch the keypad unless I have to! Super brittle. It's one of the first Casio calculator watches and super thin. I have a DBS-21 also that might be a bit thinner, but it's in bits at the moment while I repair the circuit board.
through you home insurance is till almost certainly cheapest even if you have to have them as specified itemsWhat is the best insurance for pricier watches? - I had insured my prior watches on home insurance but got a piece which needs a bit more dedicated cover
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Lloyds is showing £150 a month extra, the cost to replace RRP is £38,100
I have seen a couple of bespoke ones which are a bit cheaper will try those but yeah still £100 a month with the specialist ones.
Have any of you got any travel case suggestions? - The watchpod ones on jungle look nice and sturdy but if you have good suggestions!
Today a rather rare Casio CFS-80 from 1985 for the vintage Casio heads
All the old plastics crack like crazy when exposed to UV and time.
In a related my forerunner HR sensor's plastic has three major cracks through it. During exercises (like yesterday's 5mile walk) it doesn't want to give/track HR but sitting around today it did. I suspect it won't be long before it's replaced. I'm not sure if it really is telling me my HR now as it now has the whole week but yesterday didn't have any HR readings for the whole week. Very odd.