What watch is Richard Hammond wearing on top gear special?

My most valuable watch is my smallest. 🙂

mikertroid – Member
Count, What model is the first seiko. It’s lovely!

It’s a ‘Spork’, or Seiko SRP043k1. No longer in production, but if you hunt around the interwebz, you can find them.
That one is actually identical to mine, it has a 24mm Hirsch strap, hand notched at the ends to it between the pillars, a bugger of a job that took me two hours of careful phaffing around to get the strap to fit!
It does fit my wrist better than the stainless bracelet, though, and is more comfortable.
I regulated it myself, took several goes, but after three months it’s currently around 12 seconds slow, not bad for Seiko’s basic auto movement.
I love it to bits, it cost me around £350, new old stock, from a dealer up in the Midlands, with warranty from last July, when I bought it, with money left by my mum.
The other one is a ‘Tuna can’, lovely, tough watch, but too pricey for me, and newer ones are quartz instead of auto, which I prefer.

Surely that French politician should be aspiring to something a bit more special than a Rolex?
Maybe one of these: LM1
or these: T24

Any recommendations for a tough everyday watch (sapphire glass) & rubber strap. I was thinking along the lines of a Traser but was wondering what others think?

What price bracket? Citizen have re-introduced their Tough titanium watch, but it’s now the Commando watch. The little Commando logo is a bit cheesy, but a damn good watch, it’s the one Ray Mears always used to wear. About £250-ish, I think.
[edit] £299

Richard! Where did Roger come from!

Because he’s a large organ? 😆

That sort of price range. It looks pretty good, I like the simplicity I’ve got to say I love the simple styling of the 007 and the Spork above. What are they like toughness wise?

Anything tough but similar looking? Could go to £350ish but also happy to get s/h if there are any reputable sites about.

£175. Change it to a proper NATO strap, though.

What is that?
Also what is the benefit of the Nato strap?

The only people that need expensive chronographs/diving watches are fighter pilots, civilian/combat divers, special forces types and astronauts. And preferably those who sport 1970’s b-movie porn mustaches, so that counts Bear Grylls out in all his flaming queen metroness.

If you’re not one of these you’re a watch walt.

Just to upset the anti-snobs, anyone know what Clarkson had on last night, it looked lovely, black leather strap and simple face?

Just to upset the anti-snobs, anyone know what Clarkson had on last night, it looked lovely, black leather strap and simple face?

Probably something made from the tears of child blood diamond miners, with a strap made out of a critically endangered lizard.

bwaarp – Member

If you’re not one of these you’re a watch walt.

Somebody call?

How very dare you? Watch walt? I’ll have you know I’m a watch **** not a walt! 🙂

Of course, every watch must have the words “commando” on the face 🙄

How, well… How.. Predictable.

The only uses for a chronograph on a regular basis are practically all military or aviation related.

Therefore my point stands, it doesn’t even have to say “commando” on it.

Double bubble postuble

Ahhh yes, but a watch worn by a bloke in the UK must wear a watch that has been worn by some ex SAS occifer/commando/war’idge/para/slanty beret jockey.

It’s in da rules 😆

😆

I like to carry a fancy pocket knife at all times aswell.

If I’m out of the office, I insist on wearing my combat trousers. I can fill the pockets with tins of bully beef just incase my world ends.

There’s a spork on ebay at the minute, here.
Very “wantable”, i’m not one for watches but that is very nice indeed and plain looking.

The only G-Shock that has got me to actually spend money on it:

I’m wearing one of those and I also have a spare, brand new one for sale (work safety award). The LCD is a bit nicer on the newer ones.

Without the digital display I fear Hammond would effectively be wearing a man bracelet. To be able to navigate by sun and watch, it does pay to know what the big and little hand represent.

I quite like my Seiko, but I’d probably have been just as happy with a Skagen.

I’ve never understood the appeal of flash/expensive watches. Thinking about it, I’ve not worn a watch for about 10 yrs, and prior to that the most expensive was probably no more than £50.

My ex once took me shopping specifically to get a watch. This was only 2-3 months into dating and she wanted to spend IRO £1000. I just found the whole experience gross as nothing appealed to me + I couldn’t see the point in blowing that amount of cash. Was bored after 5 mins but was “encouraged” to keep looking for another couple of hours or so. Needless to say I returned home empty-handed. ATEOTD a watch is a watch FFS.

5 days left and already at £200? Gonna go out my price range by the looks of it.

So anyone know if the 007s are pretty tough? By that I mean very scratch / drop resistant.

ATEOTD, a bike is just a bike FFS! Errrrm…… 🙂

boblo – Member
ATEOTD, a bike is just a bike FFS! Errrrm……

Oh, don’t start with that ridiculous defence.

A bike can be a finely tuned racing machine, at one with the rider. If you want to pose any sort of challenge at your local trail centre, then you need something upto the job at hand.

A watch just tells the time.

Just to upset the anti-snobs, anyone know what Clarkson had on last night, it looked lovely, black leather strap and simple face?

Not seen the programme yet, but it might be an Omega Railmaster. Do remember him going on about them a while ago in an article.

A watch just tells the time.

Very few people need a watch to tell the time anymore. The modern purpose of a watch has more to do with fashion than it does function.

bwaarp – Member
The only people that need expensive chronographs/diving watches are fighter pilots, civilian/combat divers, special forces types and astronauts. And preferably those who sport 1970’s b-movie porn mustaches, so that counts Bear Grylls out in all his flaming queen metroness.

If you’re not one of these you’re a watch walt.

Deary me, didn’t you get enough hugs from your mummy or something? Do grow up. 🙄
The Spork’s a very solid watch, quite heavy, but wears light, if you know what I mean. I’ve got pretty skinny wrists, but it doesn’t look over-large on me.
The reason I’ve bought the G-Shock is that I occasionally have to operate machinery with lots of sharp corners, the last time I turned round and caught my wrist on a sharp machined steel corner with quite a clunk from the watch! No marks on it, but, while I don’t mind general ‘patination’, I don’t want to put a deep gouge into it, so a cheap Casio is going to be my ‘shoving hands into machinery’ watch. 😀

This Seiko is good value http://wornandwound.com/2011/09/02/review-seiko-5-snzh53-diver-in-blue/

It was available for just over 80 quid on Amazon on Friday

Count Zero, yup couldn’t find any of the seikos-for good reason!

Funnily enough my work watch is the old citizen tough you’ve pictured above, sans commando logo. Brilliant watch! It was sold to me as the perfect watch to go to war in; it’s done two!!

I have the best kind of watch in the world – it was free. Just goes to proves that time is not always money, it is a 9 year old Victorinox.

Very few people need a watch to tell the time anymore.

Really? Why would I fish my phone out of my pocket when I can just glance at my watch?

Thanks breatheasy I’ll take a look 🙂