SPB161J1
Does it have to be new?
Not necessarily, no.
SPB161J1
Thats very nice - a quick google search shows it at half price too.
Trying again with the image this time, rather than a broken link!
Ooh, a left hander!
Full lume Promaster is the best Promaster imo (I have one!)
Would a quartz be ok? A 2 month old grand seiko sbgx261....I know the whereabouts of one at 50 quid inside budget.
What's the thought on Speedmasters, specifically old vs new? An unexpected bonus from work has added to my watch fund and has brought my favourite within reach a couple of years early, at least for a pre-loved one. Is there any reason I shouldn't go for a "vintage" 2000/2010 era vs saving up a bit more to get a new one? I'm factoring in a service for an older one.
If definitely go with a GS quartz of some kind if second hand.
If new then some other options that could fit the bill:
Milus Snow Star
Pinion Neutron
Longines Heritage Marine Nationale
But to be honest, there are so many in this of category, you are spoilt for choice.
£1500?
What about a Bell and Ross Vintage 123 (used)?
Bell and Ross were all the rage where I worked 10 year ago
Do like that dressage seiko SPB161J1, that’s Lovely.
Serious question, is there any benefit to sinking a grand+ in a quartz versus automatic watch ?
To some the mechanical movement matters, to others it doesn't. To some a quality movement matters, a quartz and a mechanical can both be high or low quality.
Quartz is convenient but ultimately less sexy these days.
Oh and price doesn't really come into it
Similar to above after ideas up to £1,800 for something to add to collection following getting a promotion. I have a tag aquaracer, Seiko presage, Farer. Happy used if people have anything for sale or new. Ideally auto.
Just sharing a PSA I just saw on tz-uk as I think a few years might take advantage.
PSA: New Seiko 5 SSK GMT 20% off at WatchNation
If anyone's looking for one, there's 20% off the new Seiko SSK GMTs at Watch Nation if you use the code FATHER20 at checkout. I'm sure these are available at a discount on other sites but 20% seems pretty good:
https://www.watchnation.com/product-...ports-ssk-gmt/
Switched out the case and strap from my DIY watch, didn't think the dial matched the explorer-style, so...
I think it looks much better now.
Oh my, yes, yes it does! Applause?
Any of you Seamaster owners have the Omega rubber strap for it? I bought mine on the bracelet but was looking for a rubber strap as I find them more comfortable. Didn't want to put a cheap strap on an expensive watch, so was looking at the proper one. Don't know what your thoughts on it were if you had one?
Tried my luck at the AD I bought it from and they offered me the rubber and deployment clasp for 280 when the retail is 450. Was the same price as the retail on the rubber and pin buckle so I couldn't say no. 4-6 week wait though
No. Wear NATOs with mine.
Not a fan of rubber straps. From friends opinions they seem to wear/degrade too quickly.
No I find rubber sweaty but the look of great so I put mine on a black sail cloth with white stitching. I believe the Omega rubber strap is good quality. Also look at rubberB.
Found it, a current thread on tz about the best rubber straps
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?487865-Is-there-one-rubber-strap-to-rule-them-all
Oh dear. I have a dilemma. Seen a watch I'd love to try out come available but can't justify the spend. I'd have to clear a couple from the collection at least to raise some funds. Arrrggh!
Do it. Worry about it later.
And what’s the watch?
Is it one of them multicoloured Titanium G Shocks? They've just been released today. Nice.
No thankfully I detest G-Shocks.
Would anyone be interested in my sbdc059/spb081j1 ? And maybe the zelos abyss?
This little treasure popped through the letterbox last week. Been wearing occasionally, seems to keep very good time, approx. +5s/day by my current estimate. I like it a lot, feels very purposeful.
Way too much writing on these new all-metal G-Shocks:
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Way too much money, that’s £1500 they want for that.
In other news I spent the weekend in Barcelona and in the watch section of a mall with pretty much most main brands you could mention on display.
Couldn’t get interested in any of them and all of them were the equivalent pricing in Euro to Pounds here so no savings to be had. 🙁
Way too much writing on these new all-metal G-Shocks
Given that they pretty much always print the spec sheet on the front of the watch I think that looks relatively subtle for a Casio digital.
@TheFlyingOx that's lovely. It's pretty much top of my "watches I'd like to own" list.
I am sort of proud of myself, I haven't bought that Ball complete calendar. It has been in my basket for weeks, and I keep looking at it, but no, I resist. I really like the thin bezel and maximum dial but the logo is too large. Most importantly, if I get a Ball, which I probably will one day, they are not known for 'complications' but tech to improve robustness and legibility, and the low dial:handset contrast on this model is not a winner.
To satisfy my consumer lust, I spotted a pricing error on the Royal Mint website and bought an ounce of platinum. Wot a lozer I iz!
😀 @gaidong was the decimal point in the wrong place? (im away to look...)
Prob best to hold back if youd not be truly happy with it....
Edit: nope couldnt see any errors 🙁
Very good gaidong! Excellent self control and an example I wish I could follow!
@SSS, nothing so delicious as a decimal point error :D. No, it was just the digressive pricing was out of whack - single coins were cheaper than bulk buying by about 5%. I was after one anyway, so I had a 2022 Pt Britannia for both of my children as a collector item (i.g. Elizabeth II platinum jubilee year).
I was really quite fed up with the Ball customer service too. They have no French distributor, so no way to see any models in Paris. Then I wrote to ask if any proper photos were available, even pre-production models, as the website ones look computer-generated and show no texture, and there are no reviews. 'No, we don't have anything.' They were making it hard for me to want to buy!
So, I'm still on a slow lookout for a complete/annual calendar with decent everyday properties (5+ atm etc). I did spot last week that the BP Bathyscaphe complete calendar has a new option, titanium case and silvered dial. The white dial on stainless steel leaves me cold but the Ti one is brutally beautiful!
Enquired about the silver snoopy Speedmaster at my AD today. Was told they'd only had 2 this year and there's 400 people on the waiting list for it...
That's lovely. Got have a Speedmaster one day. Probably a Moonwatch, although I have a love for the old Broad Arrow with the white dial and blue indices
Oooo. Very nice. German engineering. 😀
Going back a few pages to catch up, I was looking at neilnevill’s Zelos - that’s nuts! I love the idea of it, but it’s probably wider than my skinny wrist! Wouldn’t stop me wearing it, though. Sadly, no money spare to buy it. ☹️
Saw this the other day, Yema have brought out an updated version of their classic Superman, with their own in-house movement.
https://monochrome-watches.com/yema-superman-500-no-date-blue-dial-dive-watch-hands-on-review-price/
This is a rather nice thing, by Mido, who I’m not familiar with, 600m diver with a chronometer-grade movement for €1650.
And this is rather lovely, the Torgoen T51 Pilot watch. Limited to 100 examples of each design, the face is made from aluminium sourced from restored P-51 Mustang aircraft. And not stupidly expensive either, at $495
That the quartz gmt Torgoen.
I'm wearing the automatic equivalent, the T40, at the moment, and I like it quite a lot.
New Superocean 3 available at Jura:
I like it.
Not sure. Too much bezel/chapter ring to dial for me
That was my immediate reaction but it did grow on me overnight.