Show me your watch!

I only wear a watch at work now (£10 Casio), I’d rather waste my money on my bikes than wrist jewelery 🙂

Only GBP 25.50 from duty free…

Hamilton Military Chronograph- issued in 1970, RAF.

My dad gave me this as a birthday present. He bought it when he was 21 in the forces. Where do people get there seamasters serviced as it needs some work?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/callmebob/3233853450/%5B/url%5D

Oh that didn’t work

I’ve got my eye on one of these for when my boat comes in. But the wife think’s it’s minging.

Errm

Wheres preview gone?

Early 90s Tag Formula One. It was a present for my 21st – just a couple of weeks 16 years ago. It’s been worn daily, had five straps and I love it.
My mother was appalled that I could spend (relatively, compared to some of the ones on here) such a lot of money on a plastic watch!

So it has only really cost a tenner a year or so – dead cheap really 🙂

I’m with Brant and not just because I have a Pompino. This is my bit of bling love it!

So far, apart from geetee1972’s IWC, it’s the cheapo watches that are winning, on the style front!

Just my opinion, but some of the bulky spensive ones are awful. Really vulgar.

A mate’s dad, who has a lot of money, has one of those simple cheap Casios like Fozzie posted. He bought it in an airport because he needed a watch, and loved it. He now has it on a spensive leather strap that cost several times more than the watch!

Can anyone else see that?

What?

Can anyone else see that?

Yes

Seiko Flightmaster. Best watch I’ve owned. Come to think of it though, I’ve only used the slide rule on it once.

Slacks

Nice watch. You can get it serviced by Omega. I suspect it would cost a bit though.

Oh dear. Just spoke to Omega prompted by this discussion. If its under 40 years old its £170 to £330 for a service.

If its over 40 years old (probably is, if my math works) then it gets sent to a swiss lab. Over £1000. Ouch.

Mine with new silicon strap bits which I’ve just got as a pressie after not wearing it for over a year! Like is lots but jus waiting for capacitor thingy to go and cost £50+ for upgrade. That wasn’t in my thinking when I bought it 🙁

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If its over 40 years old (probably is, if my math works) then it gets sent to a swiss lab. Over £1000. Ouch.

Blimey.

It may be worth trying to find a cheaper UK based alternative.

How about asking on TZ-UK?

Someone there may be able to make a recommendation.

I have a 1928 omega. Looks like I’m not getting it serviced then! Loses about 2 minutes an hour, which gives it charcter in my opinion. Don’t wear it very often as it’s obviously a bit delicate. Got given cash from my mates for my 30th so wanted something a bit different.

I would show mine – a gift from my grandfather – but I believe it’s still up my dad’s ass, hidden from the guards of the Vietnamese prison camp in which he is currently residing.

Maybe next year, eh?

I’ve got one of these:

here’s mine, a precista prs-17-c. Hand made by a bloke in sheffield.

Looks a lot better in real life.

A question.

Why, when you see watches in manufactures advertisements, are the arms always in the 10 past 10 position?

and one of these…but the Seamaster is my fave. The top one is a Tag Indy 500.

Ah shit. I cant post photos. I followed the “help” section on here about posting photos too.

I have a Tag Heuer Indy 500 and an Omega Seamaster. Omega is my fave.

cheap! 😕
http://www.watches.co.uk/watch.php?wid=0581P

Just bought one of these today:

Got one of these too – it has a fantastic mechanical alarm that sounds like a school bell!

Planned as hand-me-downs for my 21 month old boy and boy number 2, expected in the next day or so!
Nick

Twohats – when I did my jewellers apprentiship I was told that is the traditional way to display a watch as the hour hand, being shorter, balances the look of the larger numbers (ie the 10 and 11, or even X and XI if the dial has numerals) and the “V” shape of the hands frames the makers name. Although fewer watches have traditional dials now it seems to have stuck.

Honestly, you might as well hang a smelly cock off your wrist. Watches are such bollocks!

And you are a tit….

Nickb

Very nice. Especially the JLC

Cheers billyboulders, I did always wonder and now I know!

tarka the rotter and redthunder win. I’ve got my 91 F1 on the table here- keep meaning to send it off to fix. Don’t care if it did cost a 100quid to sort out. Thing is, at the time the face seemed ‘large’. Now it looks sooo diddy compared to modern mens watches!

redtunder, love that watch – so simple yet so stated. Where can I pick up one? Whats it called?

I also recently found a mint G-Shock that I bought 10yrs ago. New battery then ready to go. Other than that my faithful Suunto S3 (on its third stgrap)- I can’t do fancy watches. I BREAK them 😥