What watch do you wear?

panthro · 22 Dec 2014 at 13:03

v_man said:
Interesting. I'm leaning towards the explorer 2 black dial but recently saw a hublot fusion in the wild and thought it looked gorgeous. I will make my final decision after visiting Basel in March. Why did you let go of your explorer?

Just wanted to trying something different. It was a great watch and the perfect size for me. I just wasn't loving it all that much. Can't put a finger on it. I'm not really into Rolex either other than the Deepsea.

mrk · 22 Dec 2014 at 13:09

covenantuk said:
Well that's actually not much difference from how brushed finishes are done anywhere. Remember the erasers you get for ink pens? In bespoke jeweller shops they use them to put brushed effect onto jewellery - the one who did our wedding rings gave me some so that I could restore the brushed finish when it went shiny.

Yup indeed, it's not a special process that requires dedicated machinery to do at all

Just need a dab hand is all.

v_man · 22 Dec 2014 at 13:28

panthro said:
Just wanted to trying something different. It was a great watch and the perfect size for me. I just wasn't loving it all that much. Can't put a finger on it. I'm not really into Rolex either other than the Deepsea.

I do love the deepsea although not tried it on. Although its case size is larger than the exp2 it looks like it wears smaller.

panthro · 22 Dec 2014 at 14:04

v_man said:
I do love the deepsea although not tried it on. Although its case size is larger than the exp2 it looks like it wears smaller.

It doesn't, trust me. It is massive!

{SAS}TB · 22 Dec 2014 at 14:33

Its not THAT big

mrk · 22 Dec 2014 at 14:34

Are we still talking watches here :eek:

Cyrus · 22 Dec 2014 at 15:11

mrk said:
Yup indeed, it's not a special process that requires dedicated machinery to do at all Just need a dab hand is all.

to do it properly you do, ive seen all sorts of DIY brush jobs and they are never oem quality

i dont think people are walking around the breitling or rolex service centres with erasers fixing brushed finishes

mrk · 22 Dec 2014 at 15:15

true but I think I did a rather proper job, a result I would call "factory finish" anyway and its new owner has yet to complain about it!

Cyrus · 22 Dec 2014 at 15:26

mrk said:
true but I think I did a rather proper job, a result I would call "factory finish" anyway and its new owner has yet to complain about it!

i haven't seen it close up so i cant comment, but if you managed to get a consistent grain that matches the factory finish without a fixed brushing wheel than i take my hat off to you

mrk · 22 Dec 2014 at 17:04

Cyrus said:
i haven't seen it close up so i cant comment, but if you managed to get a consistent grain that matches the factory finish without a fixed brushing wheel than i take my hat off to you

See if you can spot the difference between stock brushed areas and the polished bits that are now brushed

{SAS}TB · 22 Dec 2014 at 19:29

mrk said:
Are we still talking watches here

yep, unfortunately

randomshenans · 22 Dec 2014 at 20:31

I know there are some Seiko fans here, so I thought you'd be interested in the massdrop:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/seiko-...nnouncement 2014-12-22 unpers&mode=guest_open

SpeedFreak · 22 Dec 2014 at 21:13

v_man said:
I wear the very handsome Longines master collection chrono. I am looking to buy either a rolex explorer 2 or hublot classic fusion soon...in fact I'm heading to Bond Street this afternoon for some wrist action.

How have you found the strap on this? I have the same watch and had the first strap replaced due to one of the leather retaining bands tearing. The second has also done the same and I have been incredibly careful with it.

randomshenans · 22 Dec 2014 at 21:19

On your Longines? Mine's about 2yrs old now and I am on the original strap! It's wearing well really. I don't wear it in the shower, or get it wet but I think it's held up really quite well.

SpeedFreak · 22 Dec 2014 at 21:23

randomshenans said:
On your Longines? Mine's about 2yrs old now and I am on the original strap! It's wearing well really. I don't wear it in the shower, or get it wet but I think it's held up really quite well.

Yep, Master Collection Chrono with the brown leather strap. Never been wet either.

Cyrus · 22 Dec 2014 at 22:10

mrk said:
See if you can spot the difference between stock brushed areas and the polished bits that are now brushed

No offence but it's not hard to see the brushing by hand, not a bad job but still noticeable imo

To be fair it's not possible to get proper consistency by hand tho

Nitefly · 22 Dec 2014 at 22:40

Derek W said:

That is amazing

v_man · 22 Dec 2014 at 23:03

SpeedFreak said:
How have you found the strap on this? I have the same watch and had the first strap replaced due to one of the leather retaining bands tearing. The second has also done the same and I have been incredibly careful with it.

Hi mate. Strap has been fine after 5 months of daily wear with no sign of tearing.

Fallen god · 23 Dec 2014 at 00:07

Hey Guys, brother is getting married, was original planning on getting him an expensive gift but the last few months have been tough on my bank and I have around £300 to spend. I know his a huge watch fan but most of the watches he has had thus far have been slightly cheap and meh. His into a big manly metal watch any recommendation. Could go over budget if its worth it.

Been reading through this thread and thinking maybe a Citizen Men's Eco-Drive.

Bigpops · 23 Dec 2014 at 01:06

Seiko monster or something similar. Got to be mechanical for a watch buff.

Plenty of change from £300 too.