^^ which is why i like my radio eco drive, its always on time.
Lots of ecodrives here. Mine was good for 10+ years but then started showing 31st for last day of Feb, April, June and September. Gave it to my fiancee to replace a baby g shock that fell apart/looked too tattered. though no idea where it is now.... As she's stolen my 1961 manual seamster that she bought for my 40th! Still...I where the present a got myself, a planet Ocean, for everything except DIY, then it's the steinhart Ocean 1.
I see there is a waiting list on submariners again, need to pop in to watches of Switzerland and get my name down. I like them but likely would flog it on and hope to make enough for a Stone's Fleiger maybe. Or if not then a Tissot visodate looks lovely. If they take my name for a Hulk then...hmmm....an iwc maybe. (think the list is closed on the Hulk though)
hmm, i can relate….
Rolex:
Explorer 1016
Explorer 6610
Sub 5513
Sub 16613
GMT 1675
GMT 1675/3
GMT 1675/8
Bunch of rolex bracelets etc
Grand Seiko SBGW005 and SBGW001
Patek 5711 Nautilus
Universal Geneve Polerouter
Lange unt Sohne Chrono flyback
FP Journe Chronometre Bleu
A handful of others kept for sentimental reasons. This is after a significant clearout also
wow, thats off the scale.
Currently at 7, won't rise any higher, it will go down to two/three higher grade watches. Have give two away to family, an eco-drive and a vostok. I find it hard to bring myself to spend for a rolex explorer or omega speedmaster, when I can have three others for less.
Auto:
Seiko sarb033 / Seiko srp775 / Christopher ward c60 trident pro vintage / Zelos swordfish / Certina ds podium / Yema 011-ba
Quartz:
Luminox sea turtle 0301
Not much of a comparison to some but...
G-Shock for work
Forerunner 35 for, erm running
Oris BC3 for everyday
Tag Monaco best
Big of a hijack but any recommendations for a Tag Monaco service provider, the stopwatch has stopped working so full service required, quote from Tag was £525. GULP.
That Hamilton is lovely.
Got a seamaster, lost the love for it and it needs an expensive service so it lives in the sock drawer. Can recommend a Marathon TSAR quartz and always spot on for accuracy and bullet proof, taken quite a hike in price over the last 2 years though.
Orient Ray
Orient Bambino Mk1
Yobokies Orient Flight 656
Elliot Brown Canford
G-Shock
Timex Mk1 Alloy
Garmin Vivoactive HR
When I see them listed like that it does seem a bit excessive...
That Hamilton is lovely
Agreed. It reminds me of a 60s/70s watch my father gave me, his orange-faced Timex with luminous markers and a striped fabric strap. As a kid I thought it was cool af even if too big to wear As I got older it disappeared somewhere along the way, and I wish I could find a replacement but I don't even know the model. After a fruitless image search nearest it looked was somewhat like a Doxa sub face
It was issued to the RAF in 1967, it's had a life. I wanted to get a new glass but reckon the original patina makes it a little bit special.
I love it.
Another fan of the Hamilton. I have a Tudor Heritage Ranger which looks broadly similar, albeit a modern interpretation of that type of watch.
Also: Seamaster Bond chronograph
Tudor North Flag
Steinhart Ocean 500 Titanium
Seiko diver that refuses to die.
I really ought to downsize or at least stop increasing the collection...
👎 for the fake/homage rolexes.
Infinitely more respect for an honest Seiko 007 if that’s the desired look.
With their hardlex crystal....
I'd like a rolex but I don't have ten grand for a watch. I can spare 150 for so thing that looks similar and that makes me happy. Miyota movement, ceramic bezel better lume, domed crystal with ar coating. I'm fine with homages.
I'm not so bad with watches.
Nice Seiko, gift from the wife on our first Christmas as a married couple.
A Skagen a smart everyday watch.
Limited edition Orient from work.
Casio F91 as a beater watch.
Santa is bringing me a Garmin Instinct, looking forward to it.
hmm, i can relate….
Rolex:
Explorer 1016
Explorer 6610
Sub 5513
Sub 16613
GMT 1675
GMT 1675/3
GMT 1675/8
Bunch of rolex bracelets etc
Grand Seiko SBGW005 and SBGW001
Patek 5711 Nautilus
Universal Geneve Polerouter
Lange unt Sohne Chrono flyback
FP Journe Chronometre Bleu
That, that is just phenomenal, a serious collection.
👎 for the fake/homage rolexes.
Infinitely more respect for an honest Seiko 007 if that’s the desired look.
With their hardlex crystal….
I’d like a rolex but I don’t have ten grand for a watch. I can spare 150 for so thing that looks similar and that makes me happy. Miyota movement, ceramic bezel better lume, domed crystal with ar coating. I’m fine with homages.
I totally agree, seiko needs to wake up to the amount of micro's pumping out stuff with their movements inside. Offering far more bang for the buck. Chapter ring misalignment, hardlex and the supplied bracelets. If they improved all these and kept the price point there would be less need to buy from a micro.
Watches are one of the few things I’m happy to buy currently have
Rolex thunderbird
30 year old lad TAG 1000
brietling Automatic
Magrette mona Pacific
some g shock and a Casio dw290.
i use the Rolex most of the time, on the road bike, at work just not mountain biking, stw heresy but not a fan of the g shock the dw290 is a much better bit of kit
I've been obsessed with watches from a very young age.
Currently have,
Seiko SKX007 slightly modified
Seiko SNK809
Orient Defender
Vostok Amphibia
Tissot Quadrato chronograph
Tissot T-Touch, 1st generation.
Wouldn't buy another Tissot after experiencing very bad customer service from them.
I also have about 30 Swatches as I used to collect them! Most of them are limited editions, boxed and a few of them are going up in value.
LETITSALE for 50% off all wolf products. picked myself up a 10 piece box. was nearly swayed for a winder. free p+p
its about the only materialistic object I’ll be buying myself while I’m saving for Mrs K’s 40th next year, and getting the mortgage down!
So back to materialism then?
Finally got around to taking a photo of my little collection, from left, a G-Shock WR200M, with adaptors to take a ZULU strap, 1985 TAG Heuer Series 1000 ‘Night diver’, with Watchgecko ‘Real 007’ NATO strap, Timothy Dalton wore one in ‘The Living Daylights’, next top Yokobies mod Seiko Series 5, below Seiko SPORK, next 1970 Yema Rallygraf, next MWC Tritium military-style and last cheap Casio modded to take a ZULU strap, involved drilling through the pillars and pushing stainless wires through and cutting the strap to make the outside edges flush with the outside edge of the pillars.
Big of a hijack but any recommendations for a Tag Monaco service provider, the stopwatch has stopped working so full service required, quote from Tag was £525. GULP.
My Yema above was serviced and repaired by Deacons in Marlborough, it needed a new mainspring. It cost me £50 when I bought it in 1970, the repair and service cost £450. I considered it worthwhile because it was the first watch I bought with my own money. One sold at auction in London last March for £3800, so it was worth it.
https://www.deacons-jewellers.com
Quartz as I seem to have OCD about watches running fast/slow and I can’t afford expensive automatics
See that Casio above? Bloody thing gains a couple of minutes a month, and you can’t wind the hands back, only forward, and you have to hold a stupid little button in while the hands wind forwards v e r y v e r y s l o w l y.
Quartz is not the wonder mechanism you might like to think it is.
Might be a good thread to ask, I have a Sunnto Core onto it's second strap and that's just about to give out, what straps for a Suunto core?
I also have an Elliot Brown, I've done 2 leather and now 2 rubber straps in the last few years, so punt for the metal strap, or just deal with a nato getting stinky? I am not delicate with watches so need to be reasonably resilient!
For all those who like the Hamilton you might want to check out Newmark. Their Kickstarter campaign just finished so it will be a while before they start selling the watch on general release but they have made a re-issue of the RAF chronograph issued in the 1980s...
https://www.newmarkwatchcompany.com/
Jeffc - Pictures of the 6610 or it did not happen..!
I have;
- Rolex 1016
- Rolex 5513
- Rolex Precision
- JLC Master Geographic
- Omega Speedmaster
- IWC Mark XVI
I got into the vintage Rolex world just as the prices were on the rise, I'm effectively priced out of it now.
FWIW, my collection:
- Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra (mk 1), with blue hands/ markers
- Tudor Heritage Chrono (blue) on a blue quasi-NATO strap
- Casio ProTrek PRW3100 on a green fabric strap
- G-Shock GW5600 on a bracelet.
What I really want is something that looks like this
but I can't bring myself to spend nearly 4 grand on it. Any of you watchists got a suggestion?
Lots of fliegers cheaper than the IWC. Laco, stowa , archimede, geckota, all spring to mind
Mine are a bit cheap compared...
Caterpillar chronograph wedding present that I love (n1123)
Storm camera lens
Birth month Seiko Bellmatic
Seiko Stargate (white)
Seiko Stargate based PMMM (poor man's marine master)
Seiko/Yobokies fifty five fathoms (blancpain homage)
Seiko Skx009 about to be upgraded to prospex level
My dad's SKX031 (Seikos homage to the Rolex)
Seiko/Dagaz white enamel dial/red bezel
Seiko Tuna
I have an Explorer 2, a Zenith El Primero Grande Class, El Primero Rainbow, El Primero spada, Elite GMT. I have around half saved for my dream watch which is a Royal Oak.
Ooh nice. I love an El-P. I think we need pics. Please?
I'd very much like a EP chrono for smarter occasions when the pelagos LHD is a little too much.
I do have a rather special Pelagos on the way which should be arriving in a few months.
Any of you watchists got a suggestion?
I had one, and they are jolly nice.
Some of the older Christopher Ward C8 Pilots are dead ringers for the IWC. Might find some on eBay...
My daily wearer is like this one:
Have a Seiko Auto Relay which has been my good watch for about 10 years now. Even bought a second one on eBay as a work watch.
Finally succumbed to the Smart Watch thing and bought a Samsung Gear S3 Classic a few months ago. Use it for all purposes now. Have a basic cloth strap and a silicon protector for the case for work. For every day have a choice of a the original leather strap or a stainless steel one for a posher look. Mix up the watch faces depending on what I fancy, either
Military type analogue which automatically switches to luminous in the dark
Tag Aquaracer
Tag F1
Omega Seamaster Blue
Hamilton type one
Rolex Submariner
Gshock Mudman
Tag Monaco Gulf
Loads of other faces so endless choice.
Smart bits a good too, email, text, navigation, to do lists, Uber, Music, step counter, sleep tracker etc. Been surprised how much I use it as I kind of thought they were a bit gimmicky. Has sporty stuff on it too but don't really use that since I have Garmin for the bike.
Could never really justify a really expensive watch but if I had the free cash would probably have collection.
Regards
IWC utc spitfire Pilots on a Eulit perlon/Santoi /Hirsch strap depending on what I fancy
a 4205 Seiko midsize diver from the 80’s on JPW leatherworks strap for riding or going to warzones (hackney)
a tissot seastar dress watch from the 70’s
and Seiko yobokies ‘sinn’ that I hardly wore which I keep forgetting to put in the classifieds.
i often shoot wris****ches for a living and have been out to Patek, Audemars, Jaeger etc to shoot stuff that is too expensive to get security to transit or it’s under embargo about to be released at baselword or SIHH so I have handled a lot of bling (literally millions of pounds worth) a lot of it leaves me cold aesthetically but I do appreciate the art of horology having seen what goes into their manufacture.
a lot of the iced up bling does nothing for me, big fan of unique independents like Habring and Czapek. I guess my grail watch would have to be a Langhe & Söhne chronograph.
that needs a lottery win though.
G shock
Citizen Promaster OYE 004 1995 issue
Solar Promaster Aqualand
Seiko prospex solar chrono Diver
Gruppo Gamma Divemaster
Dan Henry 1970
Borealis Sea Dragon
One battery, two solar and four auto's, the Dan Henry is on a sailcloth strap and is also my dress watch. As you see from the theme I like Dive watches!
Wow some serious watch collections on here. Hard to beat Jeffc though - impressive. My collection is a lot smaller:
Fitbit Blaze for cycling
Tissot Pr200 hardly worn anymore
Tag Heuer Monaco - occasionally worn
Schofield BBB2 - this is my favourite watch by far. A stunner.
i would love more Schofield’s but funds are limited sadly.
I also have an Elliot Brown, I’ve done 2 leather and now 2 rubber straps in the last few years, so punt for the metal strap, or just deal with a nato getting stinky? I am not delicate with watches so need to be reasonably resilient!
I met Ian Elliot - the Elliot half of the company - a few years back. He's ex-Animal and is working with the ex-horologist from there. I've never been particularly into watches tbh, but his point was that for many men, a watch is the only form of jewellery / personal adornment they wear, so maybe making your watch a nice one, isn't such an unreasonable thing.
I now mostly wear an Elliot Brown Canford with a Nato strap - the rubber ones look nice, but die after six months of regular use ime. Otherwise the watch has been great despite regular abuse, though the glass has seen better days.
for many men, a watch is the only form of jewellery / personal adornment they wear, so maybe making your watch a nice one, isn’t such an unreasonable thing.
Absolutely this. I wear a wedding ring and a watch, given my wedding ring is a plain thing I have no issues spending a couple of quid on a watch.
I dunno how to link a pic from Instawotsit. My 6610 and most of the others are on IG under jeffcowie2 - enjoy!
https://www.instagram.com/jeffcowie2/
I got into vintage Rolex when they were merely just expensive rather than the current crazy prices. As lovely as the 6610 is, I'd say it's one of the few truly undervalued vintage Rolex pieces left.
For some reason this popped up in my youtube feed last night, and reminded me of this thread. I have no idea what it is but find it curiously fascinating in an off-World tech kind of way:
And some other brain-boggling horologicality:
There's a few of those Hamilton military watches on the Bay of e. Not even THAT expensive. Hmm. 🤔
Have a few, including a tag heuer 4000 and a yobokies modded seiko
still wear my traser chrono for bikepacking, but for everything else I wear an original Apple Watch. It's great, so handy and use the smart watch functionality many times a day... it has stopped me from wearing my other watches now
Having dug all my watches out for the photo I posted up, I’m now wearing the G-Shock, for the first time in ages. Still a real phaff to set the time, but it’s more comfortable to wear than I remember, although that’s a lot to do with the NATO conversion, instead of the nasty plastic strap that made my arm sweat and go red and itchy, and the strap to get really smelly as a result. It could also do with decent lume, too, but it was pretty cheap.
it has stopped me from wearing my other watches now
I couldn’t stand a Hauwai Smart watch I had, yet I’ve had the Garmin Instinct on now since Monday and missed it when I changed it for my Tag when I was wearing a suit one day in the week. For me its hell of a watch, essentially a Smart G shock with awesome battery life - its showing 60% charge after 6 days. Personally my use of a Smart watch is that the notifications help me not get my phone out my pocket, so its perfect for that.
A fried of mine has one of those Hamilton’s, its even nicer in the flesh.
Ikepod Megapode is my daily watch. Never seen another one being worn - I used to work with a chap who had the Hemipode but they're pretty marmite so not entirely surprising.
Then it's an Oris automatic that my wife bought me for our first Christmas together, and a Garmin for running etc.
