Pic of my 1976 Seiko Bullhead whilst I await delivery of a 1973 Seiko!
Now that's a piece with a bit of character, I like it a lot!
And double bonus points because it isn't yet another Omega.
is a Nov ‘22 and with negotiation has cost £3,370.
I'm really wishing the best for you, but at nearly 40% RRP, I'd have questions.
It’s used obviously at that price and coming from a bricks and mortar, so hopefully good. If not I’m covered by buyer protection so I’m not worried.
Ah used, makes more sense. Exciting times! I'm interested to know if its bizarrely well balanced and wearable like mine is, or I just got lucky with wrist/size ratio.
Seems a worthy change and a decent price. We need to see it on your wrist now, I'm excited for you! I feel we need a stw seamaster meetup!
another oddball from me, this time Louis Erard:
Very difficult to photograph as the whole point of the dial is that it catches the light like mad. It’s also another watch that it’s very hard to tell the time on. Minutes are easy, but I quite often get the hour wrong.
You can’t see the blue hands in this photo either, but they match the colour of the strap I bought from the strap tailor.
Thats bonkers! I love it!
Omega boutique did me 9% when I bought my SMP. Also supplied the rubber strap and deployant for cost which was £220 ish
i used to work with the manager though
@Sanername love it but I’d never be able to read it, I struggle enough with a 3 hander on plain black dial!
It is very slightly pointless… has crossed the line from functional jewellery into dysfunctional mechanicalism.
Thanks for the admiration for the Bullhead!
im a big fan of Seiko’s, especially the older ones. Will post my new one next week.
if anyone is after one, I can recommend a guy who sources them. I trust him to weed out the Franken watches, or at least tell you where aftermarket parts are used. Just gets in touch.
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Is anyone interested in my 'homemade' deck watch? The main component you'd be buying is a genuine decorated (élaboré) ETA/Unitas 6498-1 movement, bought in December 2021. Consider the rest 'free': case, dial, hands etc were from an Ebay shop, who is actually based really near me in France, but of course they're Chinese-made (I do think he blue'd his own hands though). They were all nicely made. The dial is silvery white, not ivory as it looks in the photos? I can't remember where I got the 22mm strap from but it's real leather. It is a 18000 bph ticker, with 56 hour reserve, a nice clicky wind and big balance wheel to goggle at. My wrist is 7.25" for a 42mm diameter case, sapphire back and front, with gaskets. I'm looking for £300 o.n.o. Obviously I live in France and posting it is likely to attract attention, so I could make an arrangement to send it the next time I'm over etc.
My wrist is 7.25″ for a 42mm diameter case
I think that looks rather nice, whatever the movement. Can you get your shrink ray* on it and take it down to about 39mm? 42's a bit big for my current taste.
*because I bet you've at least got access to one!
Ha ha :D. Look at the movement, it fills the case! I'll just check the case size, got to search down the shoppee.
Hmmmm, actually it is a 41mm case - https://www.ebay.fr/itm/114923996164. I'd forgotten how much I paid for it! Same for the dial and blued hands - https://www.ebay.fr/itm/114923996503. Oh well, I gave a price now 😀 !
Completely unrelated to current comments but I drove past the Junghans factory in Schramberg in the Black Forest last week. I wanted to go in and have a look but I was vetoed as getting to the campsite was more important.
The building on the webpage is that factory (Manufacturing link)
Got my Reverso back. Battery was fine. It was oxidisation in the battery cell holder.... They seemed to have given it a bit of a scrape and it works now but a full service will be needed to get everything tickety boo.
I popped by Blancpain to see the Beast again. Chatted with their watchmaker about the movement architecture etc. They know I'm keen but that I also need to raise a lot of funds to make it happen. I brought up the issue of price and it seems some negotiation is possible. However, seeing as I can see them new online with 30% off, I doubt a boutique on Place Vendôme can match that. No hurry....
green corduroy!?
I have chestnut brown or bottle green, but the true crime was mismatching shoe and watch strap leather!
green corduroy!?
i’m enjoying the clothes on this page.
sanername’s work particularly well with the watch.
I must say it does look lovely. 😀
Nice one! And I like the way you've highlighted the clarity of the crystal in your photo - it looks non-existent. Very nice.
How does it "feel" on wrist for you?
They are so common now. Might have to sell mine... 😜
Good choice as sycophants say in nice restaurants.... 👍
Ha, sorry boblo. I tried to like other things first. Imitation is the finest form of flattery and all that…
Kryton, to be honest I was just aiming for mainly in focus to avoid having the piss ripped out of me. To answer your question, I’m surprised at how light it feels on wrist, especially compared to the Oris Aquis. I’m very happy with it, although I can feel it being a gateway drug.
How many of us have a white SMP now? 😂
An excellent choice!
I don’t really like the wavy dial on those SMPs.
I may be the only one though.
Nice blazin, very nice!
We did a roll call a page or 3 back, you, me, boblo, now blazin, and... sorry I forget, my excuse is a stinking cough thing has brain in a fug. I seem to think at least one more white and someone with a blue. We need a gtg.
Igm no that's common. Wavy dial, skeleton hands, hev. These three features are classic smp but are marmite, loved and hated in equal measure.
Have any of you lot got, had or experienced a CWC RN or SF300? The Royal Navy or SBS issue diver? A quartz with fixed lug and day-date may keep me off the FXD list!
I wasn’t particularly drawn to the SMP until it got the wavy dial and the 8800 movement. My PO has the same hev and I’ve never given it a second thought. The skeleton hands are a slight disappointment, but not a dealbreaker. Oh, and I love the blue more…..!
I agree 'goat, I don't notice the hev... although I do remember to check it's screwed in before getting in the pool or shower.
I looked at the blue but decided it was a little too dark and got the blue pelagos instead. I then had a good excuse to get the white 😁. Yours looks good on the bracelet, maybe I ought to try it on mine.
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@saccades is it difficult to keep dust out of the case and off the inside of the crystal
With a reduced collection I’m finding a lot of love for the Aquaracer which has returned to its place as the work / under shirt cuff watch:
I wouldn’t consider this on a strap because the watch is so damn heavy!
Has anyone got a blue Seamaster (Pierce Brosnan stylie) on a tan leather NATO? Wondering what it will look like.
Mine is on a black and grey striped NATO that is looking a bit tatty.
At a different price point, I've just ordered my first G-Shock !
I'm quite excited
Excellent! Which one?
GBD200 black - the one with the MIPS screen
Nice. I keep looking at 5610u. Everyone needs a G-Shock right?
I offered it up a few pages back, but if anyone wants one of them GBD 200's second hand, I'd let my blue one go for a fair price. It's complicated in use and the companion app/smart functions are absolutely shite. Sorry ElShalimo, I hope you like it more than I do!
@tthew - I got a gift voucher that needs using so I bought it. I just want to use the standard watch & step tracker functions
Fair enough - those 2 functions are OK and just a button press away from each other. The GPS time function synch's with the app, but being digital it's accurate enough to not need to correct often so I don't even have the app loaded on my phone any longer.
Nice. I keep looking at 5610u. Everyone needs a G-Shock right
If only you knew someone who’s selling one Kato…. 😉
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