What watch do you wear?

hughtrimble · 11 Sep 2015 at 18:25

Cyrus said:
no

Once you can give me a financial breakdown of the manufacturing costs of the alligator straps found on Patek watches and the steel bracelets of AP, I'll pay attention.

Otherwise, you have absolutely no idea what they cost to produce.

Similarly, the statement of them not being 'worth' the cost is actually irrelevant anyway. If someone will pay that for it, that's what it's worth.

Soundood · 11 Sep 2015 at 19:14

2StepSteve said:
Especially amusing is seeing a Rolex on a nato, it blows my mind. I'm not sure why you'd choose to strap a cheap looking piece of material to your £5k 'Rolls Royce' of watches.. but ah well.

here's why,

, I just got this 'Bond' at stuck it on my 114060, damn it looks cool, if I do say so myself.

Van Diemen · 11 Sep 2015 at 19:25

shaank said:
New addition

BusError said:
Nice one EXCELLENT tastes !

Very Nice. Amazing blue on blue

Van Diemen · 11 Sep 2015 at 19:27

This today:

(sorry for bad pic. iPhone 5 cam)

Van Diemen · 11 Sep 2015 at 19:39

Soundood said:
here's why,

, I just got this 'Bond' at stuck it on my 114060, damn it looks cool, if I do say so myself.

Does look very cool on that NATO.

Considering getting a few for my watches, can anyone point to a good supplier of high quality NATO straps

Cyrus · 11 Sep 2015 at 19:45

hughtrimble said:
Once you can give me a financial breakdown of the manufacturing costs of the alligator straps found on Patek watches and the steel bracelets of AP, I'll pay attention.

Otherwise, you have absolutely no idea what they cost to produce.

Similarly, the statement of them not being 'worth' the cost is actually irrelevant anyway. If someone will pay that for it, that's what it's worth.

Indeed, i currently own 3 rolexes and an iwc, the rolexes are all on steel oyster bracelets and the IWC on an IWC alligator strap. so i have paid for them, therefore they are worth that to me.

i cant give you a manufacturing cost for the bracelet on my sub, the same way you cant give it to me either, but i do know its made from stainless steel, and i could buy something similar, non rolex for less than a tenth of the price. and i imagine a company as successful as rolex has their procurement and manufacturing down to a tee.

Similarly i can buy a lovely alligator strap from Rios ,Camille Fournet,or Hirsch (who provide a lot of OEM straps) for 1/3 of the price IWC or Panerai charge. And given that a lot of companies buy in their leather straps from a strap manufacturer the extra you pay is just brand mark up.

2StepSteve · 11 Sep 2015 at 19:47

Soundood said:
here's why,

, I just got this 'Bond' at stuck it on my 114060, damn it looks cool, if I do say so myself.

I see you've gone to the dark side soundood

mrk · 11 Sep 2015 at 20:11

Van Diemen said:
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Does look very cool on that NATO.

Considering getting a few for my watches, can anyone point to a good supplier of high quality NATO straps

Already been mentioned above, Timefactors for UK sourcing, Cheapnatostyrap for US (takes 7014 days to arrive, no customs for me at any time). I have 3 NATOs from the latter and they're very close to Maratac quality but for several £ less per strap. CNS also do a 5 strap discount of 25% off the total sum. Their Perlon straps are very good quality I've found so far.

Genomon are Germany based and also sell decent quality Deivas straps for around the £10 mark, though the newer Timefactors ones have the beefier matte buckles.

Soundood said:
here's why,

Exactly. If it's good enough to James Bond then it's good enough for anyone.

Soundood · 11 Sep 2015 at 20:17

Van Diemen said:
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Does look very cool on that NATO.

Considering getting a few for my watches, can anyone point to a good supplier of high quality NATO straps

the one pictures above is from Eddie over at Timefactors, £9 and great quality.

2StepSteve said:
I see you've gone to the dark side soundood

yes indeed, I am Daniel Craig ;-)

mrk said:
Exactly. If it's good enough to James Bond then it's good enough for anyone.

indeed, just a modern take, on a timeless classic

Van Diemen · 11 Sep 2015 at 20:26

Have to keep in mind that watches such as the Sub, Explorer and alike had the primary function of being tool watches rather than the fashion accessories they have become today.

A NATO strap would have been the best thing for the situation

mrk · 11 Sep 2015 at 20:28

Soundood said:
the one pictures above is from Eddie over at Timefactors, £9 and great quality.

yes indeed, I am Daniel Craig

indeed, just a modern take, on a timeless classic

Snap

smokedog · 11 Sep 2015 at 20:35

2StepSteve said:
Especially amusing is seeing a Rolex on a nato, it blows my mind. I'm not sure why you'd choose to strap a cheap looking piece of material to your £5k 'Rolls Royce' of watches.. but ah well.

I usually put on nato because it's more comfortable and also prevents my expensive metal bracelet getting all scratched up. Plus its makes the watch look more casual and less blingy, good when you want to be more low key.

But I prefer the look of a watch on a bracelet over a nato any day of the week.

Timefactor grey nato on my Speedy

Eurofighter · 11 Sep 2015 at 21:07

I am thinking of getting a Seiko but unlike most on here I want the gold one. What do you think?

I will post another picture when I get it next month.

2StepSteve · 11 Sep 2015 at 21:23

Seiko 5's are great, not a fan of the gold though

Feek · 11 Sep 2015 at 22:03

Indeed some watches just work well with a NATO. I only ever wear my vintage Seiko diver with one.

I seem to remember that I got the strap from Timefactors some years ago.

The caseback identifies it as a 7002-700A but that should have a blue/red bezel. The very small text either side of the 6 marker say 7002 700R R so I think it's actually a 7002-7000 with the wrong caseback.

mrk · 11 Sep 2015 at 22:05

Eurofighter said:
I am thinking of getting a Seiko but unlike most on here I want the gold one. What do you think?

I will post another picture when I get it next month.

I bought my dad the Fifty fathoms version of this, tis a nice watch fir the price.

bsoltan · 11 Sep 2015 at 22:34

That Rolex explorer is the nicest Rolex I've seen! I prefer it to the Submariner.

Soundood · 11 Sep 2015 at 23:18

Feek said:
Indeed some watches just work well with a NATO. I only ever wear my vintage Seiko diver with one.

I seem to remember that I got the strap from Timefactors some years ago.

The caseback identifies it as a 7002-700A but that should have a blue/red bezel. The very small text either side of the 6 marker say 7002 700R R so I think it's actually a 7002-7000 with the wrong caseback.

snap, lovely watch, mine is a modified version,

Terrier_Jimlad · 12 Sep 2015 at 12:09

Has anyone had an experience with MVMT watches? I've noticed they were highly regarded in recent reviews in FHM, The Independent and a few other mens mags. I'm often sceptical when something sounds too good to be true?

http://www.mvmtwatches.com/

Theres 1 or 2 on there that I quite like and thinking of ordering

DXP55 · 12 Sep 2015 at 12:51

Black watch with black hands -- :confused:

- perfect on a dark night when you need to see what time is. :rolleyes: