What watch do you wear?

Raymond Lin · 20 Sep 2013 at 23:59

gurdas said:
The watch is made of titanium

I was referring to the bracket.

ironman · 21 Sep 2013 at 02:39

Raymond Lin said:
I was referring to the bracket.

The bracket/case is made of titanium, also the bracelet is both rubber and titanium.

panthro · 21 Sep 2013 at 08:27

Raymond Lin said:
£10,000 watch that anyone else with £10,000 can buy in any part of the world has neither the exclusivity, nor a limiting factor other than money. So if I am paying something that costs a lot more than another product that does the same thing I judge it with other criteria.

This is something I've never really thought about when buying a watch, but its a pretty good point.

Cyrus · 22 Sep 2013 at 22:12

This just arrived in place of my Rolex Explorer 2, its stunning but may not stay very long as it is massively thick at 20mm so a little bigger than i like. Its the titanium Planet Ocean chrono 9300 with liquid metal dial and bezel

Phate · 22 Sep 2013 at 22:15

20mm?!

Sod that!

Yas786 · 22 Sep 2013 at 22:25

Cyrus thats a nice watch there, i like that and im not a huge fan of Omega myself. Probably due to the fact that its titanium as i like titanium myself.

Have a titanium Breitling for the past 10 yrs or so, good watch but easily prone to dents and scratches though :/

Cyrus · 22 Sep 2013 at 22:33

Phate said:
20mm?!

Sod that!

yep

at least being titanium its relatively light, but it is massively thick

Soundood · 22 Sep 2013 at 23:12

Cyrus said:
This just arrived in place of my Rolex Explorer 2, its stunning but may not stay very long as it is massively thick at 20mm so a little bigger than i like. Its the titanium Planet Ocean chrono 9300 with liquid metal dial and bezel

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nice watch, and a nice price over at TZ

but your correct of course, its a little big for you

WillyNelson · 23 Sep 2013 at 09:29

20mm

Expect the edge of that nice bezel to take a battering!

randomshenans · 23 Sep 2013 at 09:51

I just didn't like the feel of the titanium PO. It's the weight. I know it's retarded, but because it was so light it felt odd.

Yesterday having a play:

I do like open case backs.

panthro · 23 Sep 2013 at 09:54

Cyrus said:
This just arrived in place of my Rolex Explorer 2, its stunning but may not stay very long as it is massively thick at 20mm so a little bigger than i like. Its the titanium Planet Ocean chrono 9300 with liquid metal dial and bezel

Good choice; I had the 8500 Ti model. I suggest you get the rubber strap, it makes it even more comfortable.

craptakular · 23 Sep 2013 at 11:38

I wear this, it took me ages to find the vision I had in my head

I had to import it from German as it is the only watch I like of this style.

I looked at Christopher Ward and to me they were all horrible. I am proper chuffed with this:

It is a brown strap with a tan stitching; my phone camera is rubbish.

wozzizname · 23 Sep 2013 at 13:10

dowie said:
depends on the watch really - some can be made to order etc.. at that level

for example

http://www.dornblueth.com/

art/craftsmanship can be a factor.....

I'd really love a Dornblueth, they appeal to me much more than sports watches these days.

WillyNelson · 23 Sep 2013 at 16:52

I found one (yes one, sorry DanielMMS) Techne SparrowHawk II in PVD. With luck and a fair wind it should be on it's way to me shortly

I nearly went for this Citizen 8110 last night bu couldn't be bothered stopping up until 4am to bid.

DanielMMS · 23 Sep 2013 at 19:11

WillyNelson said:
I found one (yes one, sorry DanielMMS) Techne SparrowHawk II in PVD. With luck and a fair wind it should be on it's way to me shortly

I nearly went for this Citizen 8110 last night bu couldn't be bothered stopping up until 4am to bid.

Git

alexisonfire · 23 Sep 2013 at 19:31

WillyNelson said:
I found one (yes one, sorry DanielMMS) Techne SparrowHawk II in PVD. With luck and a fair wind it should be on it's way to me shortly

Son of a... I'm after one of these too, stunning watch for the money!

mrk · 24 Sep 2013 at 10:09

What do people think of either of these:

http://www.lum-tec.com/collection/current-models/300m/300m-4-40mm.html
And
http://www.lum-tec.com/collection/current-models/300m/300m-3-pre-order.html

I'm really liking the PVD and the clasp looks good too with the glide-lock style button activated extension/adjustment.

The movement is quite new (2009) and seems to have very positive reviews.

Price does seem a little high (although for the specs it's £570~ so maybe not too pricey either way) but limited to 150 pieces...

DanielMMS · 24 Sep 2013 at 10:30

mrk said:
What do people think of either of these:

I'm really liking the PVD and the clasp looks good too with the glide-lock style button activated extension/adjustment.

The movement is quite new (2009) and seems to have very positive reviews.

Price does seem a little high (although for the specs it's £570~ so maybe not too pricey either way) but limited to 150 pieces...

Very nice indeed, especially orange detail on PVD. Go for it. Oh, wait...

mrk said:
I wanted one nice proper watch by the end of all this, I think that will do me for quite some time.

Does a period of 4 months qualify as "quite some time"?

mrk · 24 Sep 2013 at 10:32

If you check back my last few posts you will see I did say if I added a watch in a year or so it may well be a Lum-Tec having seen my friend's one posted earlier

The Longines is staying

panthro · 24 Sep 2013 at 11:47

PVD is good until you knock it on something. After a few months the edges get worn down and it has a used look, which is fine if thats what you want, but I'm not a fan. I have a Bell & Ross that's PVD coated and I really don't like it.
DLC coating is what you want for a durable long lasting finish.