It’s having the opposite effect on me
Likewise.
I wonder which models will prove the most and least popular. Some of them are truly gopping! That Saturn one...
Gave up. Was a massive queue and not moving fast. I‘ll wait until they’re more available.
I'm waiting for the realistic reviews that confirm that they are plastic tat.
I've recently inherited a rolex datejust with a jubilee bracelet. The bracelet it is pretty stretched so I wondered if anyone had recommendations for somewhere to restore it , or any idea of what a new one might cost. Here is a picture for reference:
I also inherited that same Rolex, far to gaudy for my tastes I’m saving it for a rainy day. Can’t help you on the bracelet though.
I’m waiting for the realistic reviews that confirm that they are plastic tat.
I couldn't get over "Mission to Uranus" at 1:33..... 😀
They really look quite fragile to me. That battery cover on the back looks like it could just pop off at any moment.
Long lines began to form early this morning outside of Swatch on Princes Street, and soon the queue was snaking all the way up Frederick Street, onto Rose Street, and at one point as far as Charlotte Square.
Very glad I didn’t bother!
Wow!!
Take a look on eBay sold items - Moonswatch Mission to Moon sold for £6100!!!
WTAF!!
I was in Edinburgh and walked past the Swatch shop around 11.30. Signs everywhere Moonswatch sold out.
Was in the Vacheron store and the lady said they started queuing last night. Q was huge by all accounts. One of the Vacheron salemen said he went along early this morning and all sold out.
I'm not sure I believe that... Is there some way of faking a sold item to drive the price up??
It will just show what they sold for at the end of the auction not whether anyone paid
There was a Mission to Mars bid up to £63000 last night
no one is paying that
The launch of the Bioceramic MoonSwatch Collection is an incredible success that exceeded all expectations.
We would therefore like to remind you that there will be watches available in the selected Swatch Stores in the coming weeks as it is not a limited edition.
For the moment, we have to update the purchase limit to one watch per person until further notice. We will revert back to two watches per person as soon as possible.
#MoonSwatch
#OMEGAXSwatch
I see they closed the London stores!
airvent
Free Member
They really look quite fragile to me. That battery cover on the back looks like it could just pop off at any moment
Sounds fairly authentic to me, one of the originals popped a crystal on one of the missions and needed bailing out by a Bulova.
Love the comments on the watch foums saying this is a perfect way for 'young people' to get into the watch game. Like paying £3k for a plastic watch is your gateway in...
Do they not mean it's a way in at 200 quid?
Are the prices advertised on chrono24, watchfinder etc realistic? If so, which would people recommend?
I have a 3 year old Rolex milgauss z-blue. I liked it well enough at the time but have only worn it <20 times as it’s too ostentatious for me. I think it was about £6k new but it looks like I could ask £12-14k for it now and that money would be better spent elsewhere…
I was working in Hanover Square yesterday and the queues were unlike anything i've seen. The queue was from Oxford street, down New Bond Street, Brook Street past Fenwicks then all of Hanover Square
For £200 i'll be getting one retail
@dc2.0, I've sold a Rolex on Chrono24 before. If you're nervous you can offer it to Chrono themselves. Take decent pictures of the watch and all bits and pieces, and they'll make you an offer. You'll get less but the process is easy.
Or you can sell it yourself. Same decent photos, honest description, and away you go. Only real difference is you're responsible for the shipping. I've made about 10 successful sales there. You get market price, for good or bad!
Reading between the lines, I don't think Jody's all that impressed:
You were asking about Polywatch on specs lenses. In my experience it's usually the coatings either breaking down or getting scratched. Usually if you remove the coating, the lens underneath will be fine. The stuff you need to remove the coating is Armour Etch (pardon huge Amazon link, but you can get it from craft/hobby places too)
Thanks for that midlifecrashes. 👍
There's was an initial "Ooh" from me on first seeing the MoonSwatch. This quickly turned to "Ah..." on seeing the JOMW video. It's plastic tat*, sorry. And overpriced at £200. Brilliant marketing idea though.
*what else are Swatches?
dmorts has said it for me - the moonswatch range is nothing more than cheap disposable plastic tat being presented as a 'proper' watch but, as launch day showed, there are loads of mug punters out there.
Masterpiece of marketing.
Any thoughts on the new Tudors? I was hoping for a new Ranger (Explorer equivalent) but the Black Bay Pro looks good as an Explorer II equivalent.
39mm with a 24h bezel is a bit small for me. My GMT is 41mm and the dial already is as small as I’d want it
agreed very Explorer 2. I’d like to see something more original rather than a Rolex homage. And I’m very much a Tudor fanboy
I really like the Black Bay Pro, but Hodinkee claim that it is 14.6mm thick, on a 39mm watch I think this is going to feel very thick/ top heavy. The BB58 (I have a BB58 blue and love it) is so wearable because they are only 11.9mm thick. The GMT complication was always going to add thickness, but I think this watch is disappointingly thick.
One cool thing is that the Black Bay Pro comes with a the T-fit bracelet clasp which has an 8mm rapid size-adjustment system. Previously the T-fit system was only available on the BB58 bronze, this is the first time in steel. (Presumably this T-fit would fit BB58 watches as the BB Pro and the BB58 are all 39mm.)
Watch madness! Tag Heuer labgrown diamond watch and the world thinnest mechanical watch - 1.8mm...
https://www.bulgari.com/en-gb/watches-and-wonders.html
I’m not a Rolex fan by any means, but I’ve just seen this, and it’s probably the only Rolex I’d actually consider, should I find myself in the fortunate position to be able to spend £7k on another watch…
https://luxurylaunches.com/watches/2022-rolex-air-king.php
It's a quirky one for sure.
Never liked the new Air King dial. There seems to be a lot going on. Shame as the old Air King was a looker, but looks too much like the OP.
Rolex is just crazy now, I always fancied a plain black OP but now even they are unattainable outside the grey market. No one was interested in them a couple of years back
It’s plastic tat*, sorry. And overpriced at £200. Brilliant marketing idea though.
It’s perfectly possible to pay that for watches that are little more than marketing over substance, I’ve no doubt at all that those Moonwatches will last for a fair amount of time, it’s more than likely that the movement will pack it in before the case does.
And there’s a historical precedent as well…
Retailed at £125 in 1986, IIRC, my TAG Heuer Series 1000 from the same period was £250. Good ones of these go from between €250 to €750 depending on condition etc. it had a fibreglass case with a steel insert and a quartz movement, and it was designed specifically to to be bright and cheerful to attract a new range of customers, the Formula 1 was very successful. The simple fact that, with ‘smart’ watches being sold to a similar market, yet a similarly priced analogue watch is attracting so much attention should be telling you something. Pretty much what the Formula 1 above told the rather stuffy and staid watch business in the 1980’s.</span>
CountZero
Full Member
It’s perfectly possible to pay that for watches that are little more than marketing over substance
Very much so, yes.
CountZero
Full Member
I’m not a Rolex fan by any means, but I’ve just seen this, and it’s probably the only Rolex I’d actually consider, should I find myself in the fortunate position to be able to spend £7k on another watch…https://luxurylaunches.com/watches/2022-rolex-air-king.php/blockquote >
Bit of a stick or twist question, should I get my watch fixed or look at a replacement?
Bought a Seiko 4R36-08L0 12 months ago for ~£180 as my old watch was eating batteries each year, but unfortunately dropped it on the laminate last night 😭
Seiko service center likely >£100 and 6-8 week lead time. Any reputable service place recommendations would be great.
Any automatic watch suggestions where the edge of the glass is not proud of the case? Ideally <£200 and not huge, fabric or silicone strap.
To be honest I'd not personally bother repairing that one, the movement will likely be damaged as well if you dropped it on a floor hard enough to break the crystal.
Not sure on suggestions but most dive style watches will have a bezel slightly higher than the crystal.
@airvent - Think you are right unfortunately, will have a look round at the dive style ones and try to be more careful next time.
As you have nothing to lose, enjoy replacing the crystal. Cousins will have s replacement.
the movement will likely be damaged as well if you dropped it on a floor hard enough to break the crystal
As long as it's still running and keeping good time it's probably fine so I wouldn't necessarily write it off. And unless you're serially clumsy or unlucky I wouldn't worry too much about the crystal being proud of the bezel on any replacement - I've a few watches like that and have never damaged a crystal so I reckon you were just unlucky.
@Wally - Will give it a go. Is there a set way the watch glasses are measured, have a set of analogue Vernier callipers? I have the tools to open watch cases so worth a shot if it’s a few quid etc.
@Johnners - I’m not that clumsy normally honest 😂, my last quartz watch is at 10 years and counting but has a larger bezel around the face that acted as a bit of a buffer.
https://blog.esslinger.com/how-to-measure-a-watch-crystal-in-the-watch-case/
What model of Seiko is that? You should be able to search by model number for the crystal size
@murray - It’s a Seiko 4R36-08L0 I think from the back of it.
I will have a scout round, if I need special solvents, glue or extra tools then I would need to weigh the cost vs chance of breaking it.
I think that's a SRPE53K1 so would be a 32mm crystal - you could even upgrade to sapphire!
https://www.seikomods.com/shop/ct138-srpe-top-hat-sapphire-crystal/
4R36 is the movement I think.
Cheers guys, thanks for the advice 👍
My heart skipped a beat yesterday as we arrived on hols and I discovered a Breitling box had been left in the safe.
Unfortunately it was empty, I’m assuming the owner was wearing it as they left.