What watch do you wear?

hughtrimble said:
That's good timekeeping indeed! When was the last service, if you know?

Regarding the straps, I did the same - I put a smaller strap on my inherited 70s Longines auto, just so I could wear it. The exposed spring bars were put under too much stress, and came off accidentally a couple of times - I noticed twice, but the third I 'lost' it for a good 12 hours thinking it had fallen off in a gutter somewhere (it was inside a boot).

On the proper-sized strap, it has not come off accidentally once.
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Truth be told I'm not sure. It's fairly stiff to manually wind, but as I say, is keeping time very well indeed. I think I will have it serviced this summer just so I know it's done.
 
Can anyone give me a guide to change my strap on my tissot to a nato? I've got a butterfly clasp on a bracelet but the clasp no longer holds shut all the time so I thought it was time to try it with a Nato.
 
I'm in the mood to buy another watch. After my last 4 purchases being automatics (2 Longines and 2 Christopher Ward), i am very tempted by the Breitling aerospace evo which is a super quartz. Does anyone have any experience of them?
 
Metalface Mark said:
Can anyone recommend a good Altimeter watch under £200?
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djcj said:
The casio protrek range have an altimeter:

http://www.creationwatches.com/products/search/results.html?keyword=trek
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I've a PRW-1300Y, and unfortunately, unless you constantly calibrate it, it's a joke.

The weather forecasting you can do with it can be of help (with other information, of course) but the thermometer requires you to take the watch off for a good while before being able to get a half decent reading. The altimeter is of no use unless you take it really seriously. And if you do, and need to, I'd be buying a proper standalone one.

The compass is actually a very useful function, but you can get a more reliable standalone one for quids.
 
What do we think of the Steinhart Ocean One GMT? The fairly accurate (visually) replica of the Rolex GMT Master II.

I think I might treat myself to one... :)
 
Acme said:
What do we think of the Steinhart Ocean One GMT? The fairly accurate (visually) replica of the Rolex GMT Master II.

I think I might treat myself to one... :)
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Hold off on it.

And then hold off on it some more.

And hold off on it further.

And then with all that money saved from not buying lookalikes, you can buy the proper one!

OK, maybe holding off for some time more is needed after the last three rounds of holding off.
 
hughtrimble said:
Hold off on it.

And then hold off on it some more.

And hold off on it further.

And then with all that money saved from not buying lookalikes, you can buy the proper one!

OK, maybe holding off for some time more is needed after the last three rounds of holding off.
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Hehe given the number of 'hold off' cycles needed, ONE more won't make a hell of a difference, so that would make it:
+ Buy the Steiny
+ Hold off buying anything else 15 times
+ Buy the Rolly, and use the Steiny 80% of the time when you don't want to scratch said rolly :-)
 
BusError said:
Hehe given the number of 'hold off' cycles needed, ONE more won't make a hell of a difference, so that would make it:
+ Buy the Steiny
+ Hold off buying anything else 15 times
+ Buy the Rolly, and use the Steiny 80% of the time when you don't want to scratch said rolly :-)
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True.

Though only so long as the Stein doesn't mean he hardly ever wears the Rolex. Half the fun of these things is to enjoy them, even if they do get a bit beaten-up from it. But as we've spoken of before, I do understand those who want them minty fresh.
 
I think the stein provides a completely different market, and although homage in looks, they've built their own brand and quality is good on them. Compared to an out and out copy, I don't have a problem with the Steins.
 
randomshenans said:
I think the stein provides a completely different market, and although homage in looks, they've built their own brand and quality is good on them. Compared to an out and out copy, I don't have a problem with the Steins.
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I don't have a problem with the brand. The chap who's after the watch though, mentioned specifically how much it looks like the Rolex it is 'paying homage' to, and as such I assumed he actually wants the Rolex, rather than the Stein, and is only buying the Stein as the Rolex isn't quite justifiable just yet.
 
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