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@Athgray YouTube channel Just One More Watch does a review of a 62mas homage by San Martin. It's really nice. I'd go for one of those of you like that style.
Sas78, I have seen that San Martin review. That's where I first saw the Seiko. The San Martin might have to go on the Xmas list.
JOMW also reviews another Seiko 62 MAS homage by 54 watches, but I prefer the San Martin.
Sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel insert. It's a nice watch. I like the slight spearmint colours, indices are big but not overly massive. I also like the simple hands on it.
I say this not normally being a fan of divers.
Three things put me off the San Martin.
1. Squared off hands. Especially on a diver.
2. The lazy logoing - SAN MARTIN. They have a logo:
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This would have made the face so much classier than arial caps or whatever it is.
3. The plain crown looks cheap.At least have SM stamped on it.
Other than that...
50 years of Seiko ownership. The one on the left is from 1970 when I lived in Singapore. I'm not sure when Seiko's were available in the UK, so popular with the Brits
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New black leather for the Deville Chrono has given it a fresh lease of life:
That DeVille is beautiful. Really stunning.
Has anyone done this yet one?
Ouch.
oh man that san martin.... $193 usd and free delivery. its so pretty.............
The 62MAS reissue had a cheaper "brother" that might still be available?
SPB051/053
Article here:
The Return of the 62MAS
It's a shame about the hands on that Seiko. Nothing like the 62MAS.
As athgray says, those hands are a real mistake, they just don’t belong with that face design, it should have hands more like the Marine Master 300.
Anyhoo, my Tuna homage arrived yesterday, and I’m chuffed to bits with it. It’s really nicely put together, the shroud is black rather than raw steel, which I think looks better, and I’m giving the rubber strap a try; every strap of that sort I’ve tried in the past has left my wrist red and itchy, but after two days it’s fine, perhaps because it’s got the concertina sections in it, so more breathable, or maybe just a different material, it certainly feels softer, I’ll see how it goes.
I can’t comment on accuracy, it far too soon, I’ll give it a week or two to get a better idea, but after two days it seems to be keeping good time; the hackable NH35 Seiko movement makes like much easier for sure.
A good friend of mine showed me one of her watches that had just come back from the jewellers - I nearly fainted when I found out how much it cost!!
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An AP Royal Oak Chrono of sme kind...gotta be north of £20k.
popped the tudor onto a nato....
An AP Royal Oak Chrono of sme kind…gotta be north of £20k.
Around that... real ones anyway. I have suspicions of the one in the photo. The numerals aren't quite right - the counters on the 8 and 4 are too large. The polished outer bevel of the bezel looks too steep (could be the photo) and overal finish doesn't scream AP quality to me (for example there are bevels missing on the crown guards from what I can see)
On another note, your photos still aren't working Neil.
You know much more about the royal oak than i do then, beyond recognising the fugly lump and knowing its rare as rocking horse poo and absurdly expensive I know little. I prefer the PP aquanaut for that kind of look...but again I'll probably never own one so I don't hanker after it or know a great deal! I did see a watchfinder vid on youtube last week that suggested the royal oak saved the swiss watch industry, nice video, they always are from watchfinder.
Around that… real ones anyway. I have suspicions of the one in the photo. The numerals aren’t quite right – the counters on the 8 and 4 are too large. The polished outer bevel of the bezel looks too steep (could be the photo) and overal finish doesn’t scream AP quality to me (for example there are bevels missing on the crown guards from what I can see)
Interesting to hear people that are into the details that much, they spot things like this.
Fake or real though, it's still an ugly nut 🙂
exactly! its...its....its UGLY!
found it
https://mrgold.london/product/audemars-piguet-royal-oak-offshore-themes/
jus over £20k and that's on the rubber strap!
The 8 and 4 match that link better than the example I was comparing too earlier - possibly an earlier/later variation. If I’m wrong on the fugazi call I apologise!
And yes, it’s a fugly watch lol
That Audemars Piguet is gopping! I honestly can’t see how those ‘screws’ around the bezel are supposed to work, there’s a slot, supposedly for a screwdriver, but they’ve got a hex head set into a hexagonal hole; seems utterly ridiculous/pointless to me.
But then, it does seem that the more expensive fashion watches become, the uglier and less practical they become as well. Talk about a fool and his money...
As an aside, I’ve checked the timekeeping of my new ‘Tuna’, and from Monday morning when I got it, until the same time today, it had gained about eight seconds, which seems pretty good to me.
I’ll see how it does over a couple of weeks.
I can guarantee that the AP watch is not a fake.... Present from her husband (and they have a £20k fridge!)
I agree it's an acquired taste but actually looks better in real life than in the pic!
I can't say it's particularly reliable though!!
Not so sure about "a fool and his money" in this case; the Offshore is pretty "hot" at the moment, and is probably appreciating in value.
Anyway, sod the AP, I want to see a £20k fridge!
Tuna looks great btw CountZero
And I can't see NeilNevill's pics either 🙁
Me neither
I honestly can’t see how those ‘screws’ around the bezel are supposed to work, there’s a slot, supposedly for a screwdriver, but they’ve got a hex head set into a hexagonal hole; seems utterly ridiculous/pointless to me.
Was just about to post this! It would annoy the shit out of me
Yes the hex head screws don't actually turn.
Me to, but at £20k for the watch it's really not likely to be a issue I have to come to terms with. 😁
I hope the fridge keeps bloody good time.
Can't see my photos? Not yesterday's either? I really struggle with Google photos sometimes! The first links were to the photos in my album and I thought they no one else could see them as they weren't shared in Google.... So the reposted photos were to the pics once is moved them to a shared album. Right... Flickr instead then.
I wonder if the Google photos problem is a "too many people have viewed this image" problem - there's a BIG space with the little no entry sign, so it's clearly delivering some sort of image.
I also agree that AP is hideous. Money can't buy taste...
While I'm on this thread, does anyone know about INSTRMNT watches / have any opinion on them? My wife came home with one last week - a reward to herself on getting a new job with a decent pay rise, and she liked the look of them.
It looks smart, she's got the black strap and rose gold face, it looks good on her and she's very happy with it. I'd just never heard of them before:
she liked the look of them.
It looks smart, she’s got the black strap and rose gold face, it looks good on her and she’s very happy with it.
I love watches and to me that’s pretty much all you need for a good watch.
doing a bit of reading it seems google photos, unlike photos in google drive (they no longer sinc to there) doesn't do the embedding thing. However there are apps to covert shring links into embed code so....fingers crossed and please tell me if it works....
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****.
Ah ha! ahhahahahha! well i can see it. but then i could see them before....but that was because i'm me...hopefully that is a shared embedded image
on the bracelet
crown side
HEV side
and the funky extending clasp
Those ones work! Looks great, lovely watch.
I can guarantee that the AP watch is not a fake…. Present from her husband (and they have a £20k fridge!)
Gah - you'd be surprised. I know a chap with a Rolls Royce Phantom, Ferrari 458, P1.... house worth millions.... the lot. Guy wears a fake rose gold AP Royal Oak and a fake Rolex gold day date (which looks awful, not even a good fake). Baffles me why he wears fakes when he could afford the real ones and it would be a rounding error on his bank account.
@neilnevill
Thats my 60th Birthday present to myself sorted for next May, it's just ticking all the boxes 👍👍
It's nice enough but IMO it'd
look
a whole
lot better
without
War and Peace
all over
the dial
plus "Swiss Made" and a logo. Moar blue!
Lol at Johnners comment. That is a fair bit of script for a watch face.