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it is. the patina'd version.
I've done 2 things that feel different to normal behaviour today... I've become a flipper, and a Rolex owner. Flipped the seamaster and now have a subC. Gulp.
Great work. SubC is the best sub. Very jealous!
new or preowned? where from? DETAILS
Pre-owned. From my usual'little gem' dealer. He doesn't usually do much at this sort of value.... Location, shop size etc.... It's easier for him to shift 10 £5-600 watches then one £5-6k watch. He does get some though and has some regular customers with some that they will flip occasionally. He knew I was interested in a sub/GMT and texted me when he got 2 in. I was only minutes from the shop anyway, on the way there about the seamaster as it was back from service. One sub was 2006, had a hard life, a less then great polish still dinked but priced at £4700. I was interested in the other, 2015 unworn at £6k . Flipped the seamaster back getting sightly more than I paid even after the service. The SubC... Embarrassingly.... Will remain a safe Queen for the moment. Waiting for the big birthday in a few years.
If anyone wants the other sub I can get him to send me photos or pass your contact details on.... Or just give Daryll a call (tell him Neil said you have a 2006 sub)
Thats awesome. Sounds like a grade flip/trade tbh. £6k is a good price too, just a shave over current retail.
Screw the safe, get it on the wrist. And post photos.
I'm at Heathrow in a about 5 weeks time, wish me luck for the boutique there....
I read Schiphol can be good fishing, Heathrow....hmm.
Yes, fairly sure I could get my cash back on the watch pretty easily. Obviously watch finder selling prices are way above what I could liquidate for, but they have 18 month old ones for 7900-8250.
Down at the shallow end of the spend spectrum, has anyone else been dabbling with any of the JOMW reviewed chinese specials?
I took delivery of a "Pagani Design" Chronograph on Saturday which He reviewed a couple of weeks ago, for 27 quid its a ridiculous thing...
Allegedly a seiko mechaquartz movement (I've not opened it yet) what appears to be a stainless case with a stupid big Scratch magnet of a crystal that's been well coated in AR and looks quite nice in sunlight.
I've caught a couple of the contractors stealing a glance this morning, trying to gauge if they need to up their rate...
I've also got a horrible cheap 'Starking' automatic on it's way too now...
For what Aliexpress have had from me I could have bought a basic SNK but where's the fun in that?
I nearly hit a buy on the meca-quartz Jody reviewed. Pics mate? Looks lush. Was gonna get that and the white / blue guanqin nomos lambda wannabe too. Both are great looking.
Just for you then:
Looks OK in the relatively dingey afternoon light, chronograph functions OK.
I'd not have another watch this size though, 44mm seems just slightly too big really for my whispy girl wrist...
For comparison next to my normal daily beater (38mm I think):
Going to change the bracelet for a light brown leather strap, should suit it better I think.
Thing is for under £30 it is a bit of silly fun.
Yeah I'm blessed with skinny wrists too. I don't think it would be so bad if the lugs had some curve to them but as you say, 30 quid it's not all that bad.
There's a Chinese "Mocktail" too.
The more I look at this the more I want one....Especially on the faux shark strap. 2 watches for under 70 quid delivered is super tempting.
Shane the mecha is only hardkex but still a lovely dressy/day watch
There’s a Chinese “Mocktail” too.
Got one sat in my aliexpress basket too, but I'm going to hold off for a bit. I've got one of these coming:
I reckon that's probably got the same movement as the Mocktail, so if that runs OK for a bit then that hopefully builds some confidence...
Jody is pretty keen on cadisen watches, mainly because they come with sapphire, but they are generally a shade more than I'd really want to spend on a Chinese watch.
Nah that Starking does nowt for me.
But blue hands white face.... So this.
Must resist. Want that, and I'm tempted with the mecha..... Then there's a tool watch I've been lusting over but not in stock. Oh and Spinnaker have some nice kit. And Zelos. Too many.... Its a dangerous game. Lol
44mm will wear big on any wrist and a watch like that, all dial, will always be visually.....'impactful' !
That’s just a crappy Nomos Lambda copy.
‘Homage’ watches are just one step away from fakes.
I agree it's not an exciting watch to look at and theres a saphire glazed version for ~£40, but I don't mind the clean dial layout, and really want to see how the supposedly high-beat movement works out.
It's just going to be alternative beater for a while...
I mean £25 wouldn't buy you an automatic anything else, you're paying slightly over double that for a not very exciting bottom end SNK so I'll give the chinese special a whirl...
‘Homage’ watches are just one step away from fakes.
This will sure spark some debate..!
Some of these new TAG's look incredible:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/guy-bove-tag-heuer-autavia-isograph-design
Really upping their game. Look very similar to some Zenith's. I particularly like this one:
Never thought I'd say that about a TAG watch!
I thought the same about those Tag Autavia watches, they look lovely. I said I'd not buy another Tag, those may well chance my mind.
agreed, read that hodinkee article last night and liked many of the autavia, the bronze ones very much. crowns do look 'kin huge though.
Yes, crowns sticking out like that are a no no for me. Black bay have similar silly long crowns. Proper watches have asymmetric sides to hide the crown in a slight protrusion of case.
Big crowns on a manual fighter pilot with gloves on is a true replica. Otherwise, no.
Ok I'll take a bite on that homage topic.
I own a Steinhart submariner homage. Does it live on a lot of Rolex work, design and marketing most definitely, so it's naughty. But does it hurt Rolex? No one decides against buying a 6 grand Rolex because Steinhart sell a decent homage for £370ish. If anything the homages and chatter about them help keep Rolex talked about. I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I'm in favour of a homage, but not a fake, but I accept others will have different views
Damn, I've put a noticeable scratch on my watch case. Polished stainless steel, can anyone recommend the best way to improve it, if not entirely remove it. I've not got a Dremmel or anything. Cheers.
Ever since i saw that c60 I’ve been craving after a Steinhart Ocean 1 Bronze Red... oooof.
cape cod polishing cloth should be worth a try
I’ve not got a Dremmel or anything. Cheers.
Now you have all the excuse you need to go buy one! Everyone needs a Dremmel, and they’re not that expensive.
it is. the patina’d version.
Teehee that's like buying pre ripped trendy jeans
Zelos do some nice bronze watches. Just make sure the case back is stainless unless you want a green wrist.
lol. sort of...but more like buying a pair dirty jeans. its patina, its not wear.
Don’t buy a Garmin instinct !!!! I wear mine all the time and rarely wear my nicer dress watches 🙁
I've recently acquired my first mechanical watch, a Seiko SKZ323.
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I was pretty pleased with it. It wears a bit smaller than the nominal diameter, has a nice weight & a white faced diver is desirable to me but not a common configuration I don't think. This was until I realised it was losing ~45s a day and then noticed a tiny amount of condensation inside. Sad face.
I guess it's in need of a service & seal overhaul. The movement is a 7S36, so not posh. Quotes I've had in are all ~£200+ or ~80% of the purchase price. This is disappointing.
Can anyone reccommend somewhere to send it? Or is seal replacement on the caseback and timing adjustment something a keen amateur can attempt?
get it open asap to dry out. it'll need a service as well as new seals, hopefully you'll find someone for less than £200 though.
I love a watch thread. Have a Christopher ward trident a couple of siekos and my dads Raymond weil. Turned 50 last year and have some money to buy a nice watch but can't make my mind up. Like the Tudor pelagos and black bay or an omega seamaster. We're of to lanzarote in a few weeks and was wondering about the tax free status as there's an ad there.
re: the Nomos Lambda comment....
Honestly, how many people would know it was a fake, copy, homage or original. I like the Lambda. I'd hit the Guanqin.
A fake is a copy, like for like. A homage is a hat-doff to the original. A fist bump or a high 5. I'm easy with that. More easy than explaining to the wife I bought a $20,000 watch anyway!
grm, I've read that customs are pretty hot on people walking back through the airport from places like the canary islands.
Damn, I’ve put a noticeable scratch on my watch case. Polished stainless steel, can anyone recommend the best way to improve it, if not entirely remove it. I’ve not got a Dremmel or anything. Cheers.
There is very little you can do to return it to factory finish - even tools like capcod etc will probably end up doing harm than good (taking off too much metal, etc).
The best advice is to learn to love it as part of the character and story of the watch. The first scratch hurts the most. My Speedmaster is beginning to look quite beat up these days, it's a workhorse that I've worn daily. It adds to it's rugged looks.
The other option is to send it to a professional jeweler, then get pissed off again when you inevitably scratch it the moment you get it back.
Rolex, Omega etc are the masters of returning finish - they will make your watch look like new. But you'll have to pay for it...!
Thanks plyphon.
I got the Cape Cod polishing cloths that neilnevill suggested, and they made a big difference. You can still see the scratch if you know where to look, but there's no sharp edge on it now, so nothing to catch the light and make it noticeable.
Should probably have popped back to update before, but there you go, and thanks for the suggestions.
I heartily agree with you about wearing them daily, but I'm probably going to be a little more thoughtful about where in future. I bashed it on pipe coupling when undoing a nut on one of the Gas Turbines at work.
That's a good result then - there are some truly shocking photos on the watch forums from people who have got a bit 'buff happy' with the cap cods...
I proper dinged the lug on my Speedy on a table at the Soho Brewdog the other day. Left a fairly visible chunk on the polished side of the lug. Was pissed off, but now it reminds me of the tasting rack I got and how I discovered the milk stout tastes amazing and the american red ale is surprisingly nice also. Swings & roundabouts eh.
I kind of know about the “expensive swatch” reputation of Rado considering thier use of generic movements, but I spotted a Ladies Centrics Diamond which I think would make a classy dress watch for Mrs K for her 40th. It’s the style more than anything else and of course Rado is Swiss...
Any reason to avoid like the plague...? And if so, can anyone recommend anything similar which has a bit of meaning and longevity to it?
this sort of thing?
https://www.bradleysthejewellers.com/rado-ladies-centrix-s-watch-3652
i know nothing about rado so can't comment.
does it have to be new? ladies watches crash in value so you can pick up vintage omega and such at basically the scrap gold value. the price of the above is over twice what i paid for a 1960 omega geneve in a 9ct gold denison case for my mum.
Actually this one: https://www.bradleysthejewellers.com/view-all-rado/rado-ladies-centrix-watch-3556
She's not into watches in an appreciative manner, she would appreciate an "old fashioned" watch.
reminds me of a constellation...its the bracelet mainly
24 minutes to go..get in there!
or another with a black dial and no gold
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Polished-OMEGA-Constellation-Steel-Quartz-Ladies-Watch-1562-40-BF332783/264199011042?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D2382fc71cf6b4395a29f2f70af31b81c%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D333159980843%26itm%3D264199011042&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
Nice watches thanks. She already has a 2006 Tag Aquaracer though which is a very similar look. I’m not sure I’m getting away with the fact she see it as a second hand watch for her 40th...
hmm, fair point
Bust my junghans mega solar, 22 years old cracked the solar panel dial . No damage to glass or body. Want another watch with the radio control and solar charging, must have a proper sapphire glass as i have scratched a few watches. Whats available?