What watch do you wear?

Cleisthenes · 7 Mar 2014 at 14:58

I thought I'd seen on a watch forum that the magazine has 'Rolex' something-something written on the cover :confused:

Cosimo · 7 Mar 2014 at 15:01

4T5 said:
Of course not.

It's a copy of the watch that was issued to the US Army during the Viet Nam war.
Came with the 1st issue of Miltary Watches Magazine cost £3.99.

That has to be a thread record for price.

Are you going to collect all of them?

DXP55 · 7 Mar 2014 at 16:25

Been out and treated myself to this.

The watch isn't slow the camera is fast

Dave

mrk · 7 Mar 2014 at 17:17

Gents, I know I said I had no interest in smart watches but if something like this ever makes it into production then consider me sold.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/Smartwatch-Concept/14929833

2StepSteve · 7 Mar 2014 at 17:22

Yep, noticed that the other day. Looks way nicer than any other smart watch on the market.

mrk · 7 Mar 2014 at 17:24

It's exactly the vision of "smart" I had when the first smart watches were revealed couple years back and even now it's disappointing that manufacturers have missed a point with making a smartphone that can be worn on a wrist instead of a smart "watch".

Cleisthenes · 7 Mar 2014 at 17:57

I want one of those smart watches

4T5 · 7 Mar 2014 at 18:39

Cosimo said:
That has to be a thread record for price. Are you going to collect all of them?

I've done it through my local shop who got me this 1st issue one & has lined up the next 2 then it's up to me whether I want to continue or cancel. If the rest are as good as this one though I will get them all, You get a mag with all the details about the watch/issue/era & I like all that old War stuff. :cool:

£3.99 was a bit rich though I've been saving for over a month.

DanielMMS · 7 Mar 2014 at 18:55

4T5 said:
I've done it through my local shop who got me this 1st issue one & has lined up the next 2 then it's up to me whether I want to continue or cancel. If the rest are as good as this one though I will get them all, You get a mag with all the details about the watch/issue/era & I like all that old War stuff.

£3.99 was a bit rich though I've been saving for over a month.

I'm wearing the issue 2 model although that set me back a massive £6.99. Massive also describes the size at 48mm.

4T5 · 7 Mar 2014 at 18:57

Excellent. :cool:

Cyrus · 7 Mar 2014 at 19:47

Just got a panerai back in the collection, the humble base zero on the assolutamente strap, all the Pam i need

SDK^ · 7 Mar 2014 at 20:06

mrk said:
Congrats on context fail.

Congrats on missed tongue smiley. Is it time of the month for you grumps

Also, the fact two posters noted your 'its only movement' point, perhaps you need to think about how you structure your posts in the future.

dod · 7 Mar 2014 at 20:22

how do people rate sites like watchfinder for buying pre-owned watches?

fornowagain · 8 Mar 2014 at 13:15

dod said:
how do people rate sites like watchfinder for buying pre-owned watches?

Watchfinder in particular from what I've heard are pretty good. There's the old poor review, but generally a professional service. Apparently they 'service', which includes the refinishing etc, after you commit to buy the watch. Blowers is another you may want to consider. Although in both cases you may find cheaper on watch forums, but then of course you have no warranty other than good will.

iamtheoneneo · 8 Mar 2014 at 14:48

Raymond Lin said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Parnis-43mm...188371227?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3cd00a431b

Is it actually black? the photos look blue?!

gitbags · 8 Mar 2014 at 17:54

New beater for work, seems good for 0.5m

mrk · 8 Mar 2014 at 18:05

SDK^ said:
Congrats on missed tongue smiley. Is it time of the month for you grumps

Also, the fact two posters noted your 'its only movement' point, perhaps you need to think about how you structure your posts in the future.

No you've missed the point again. The two posters aren't on about the same thing you are, I know full well what you're on about hence my reply.

Anyway, we all know you're the Omega fan here, the sig update the moment you got it says it all.

To be clear, my point was this, if the movement is good - as in it is reliable, robust and keeps on trucking on and can be found on many watches both cheap and expensive then yes it's just a movement and keeps accurate time next to everything else expensive out there.

Yes some will appreciate the intricate engineering and decoration given to the movements of more exotic watches and those people will know exactly what they're after anyway and will be buying specifically for that purpose in general. The rest of us just want a high quality built watch with a style we like and with a decent reliable movement that will still be keeping good time after years of daily use.

Raymond Lin · 8 Mar 2014 at 18:12

iamtheoneneo said:
Is it actually black? the photos look blue?!

It's like it is in my photos, not the eBay one. It's blue, not black.

Simian · 9 Mar 2014 at 08:55

mrk said:
Gents, I know I said I had no interest in smart watches but if something like this ever makes it into production then consider me sold.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/Smartwatch-Concept/14929833

Interesting looking Smartwatch...

There's also this, which I like!!!

Which is available now!!

http://www.martianwatches.com/

Cleisthenes · 9 Mar 2014 at 20:03

2StepSteve said:
Muhahah Enjoy.

The collection is growing rapidly. It takes me a while to choose what to wear at the start of the day, sometimes I'll even change up half way through the day.

At this rate i'll be needing another watchbox sooner or later.

I wonder whether you could post a high quality version of this picture or just a bigger version so I could zoom in and have a nose? Thanks