Watches N+1…

Black Breightling Navitimer with white subdials.   Aiming to  achieve that on my 60th.  that’d be the end for me…..  honest!

unachievable grail is a Lange Zeitwerk

achievable grail is Rolex Explorer 1 

I should have added a caviar to mine that Kato reminded me of…. That I still have much history and watched to learn about, so my “grail” is very much subject to change.  

Hubba hubba…

I’ve mucked up, that’s not an uncommon skx171 but a variant of a 7002 (7020) I’d never seen/heard of. I should have asked for a caseback picture (or dial code).

Which explains why the horologer cannot get parts anymore.

I’ve mailed Sven with a lot more details and ways to get it fixed, depending on sentimentality (cost).

Sorry, I thought I was helping.

Well it’s here, I got rinsed by customs as it’s from Japan but hayho

I’m even liking the steel bracelet.

I’m back in love with Seiko

I am aware the date is wrong

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I’ve mucked up, that’s not an uncommon skx171 but a variant of a 7002 (7020) I’d never seen/heard of

No worries, @Saccades, I should have mentioned that number on the back of the watch.

Sorry, I thought I was helping

You were, I never learned that much about watches before. I won’t get into modding, but feel a little more knowledgeable… Thanks again for your help.

Rolex fined £80 million for preventing its watches being sold online

Ebay saved search weirdness.Got myself a Hamtun Kraken a few years ago and been keeping an eye out for another. They appear rarely on the bay. So, saved search of ‘Hamtun watch’ added to help feed the ‘Watch’ List

Today results = 6,300 for my saved search, 2k if UK-only filter added,  23k if I type in the same for a new search

The second watch in the list is actually a Hamtun, a nice Nanok field watch with a Selita , can’t see any others

 Search for ‘Hamtun automatic’ = 1, the Hamtun Nanok

All my other save searches work as expected. What gives?

Can’t help on the eBay bit

https://www.almagrovejewellers.com/watches-c1/hamtun-kraken-h2-black-h2s065-watch-boxed-with-one-year-warranty-p4017

If you have one, why are you after another?

@tall_martin

Thanks for the link, tempting……

Why another? N+1! where the +1 is not exactly the same.

I have an H2 in blue, NH35. Fancy the H3 GMT with the Sellita

@richpips – that Seiko Sarg011 is interesting, very similar face and hands to my SP043RK, a sort of field watch design and completely new to me. Not something I would buy, unless I was after a sort of dress watch, but very good looking.

what is everyone’s grail watch ?

Affordable, it would be the MM300 I was talking about earlier. With the benefit of a serious lottery win, then the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultradeep Titanium, just because the prototypes went to the very bottom of Challenger Deep, and one spent five days on the bottom without harm, and the titanium model doesn’t have springbars so nothing to break.

@Fudd – I’m thinking that my SP043RK could probably do with a service; I’ve had it at least twelve years, now, and it was NOS  when I bought it. Having said that, it’s a 4r15 movement, so there’s a case to be made for just replacing it with a more updated model, which is hackable. I’ve also got a new crystal which I’d like fitted, the original is quite scratched now, so what do you think?

I’ve swapped the original bracelet for a non-OEM leather strap with deployment clasp.

I think it looks lovely:

£60 from Luxury Watch Straps.

@sven too kind, please tell me the cost of the nh36.

@countzero

That “cheap” Seiko  movement is one of the few I’d be tempted to get actually serviced, or put to one side & keep as it’s relatively rare.

My grail watch: Ressence Type 3

https://ressencewatches.com/collections/type-3/products/type-3-black

I’ve forgotten how to do images 🙁

@futonrivervrossing 

Blazin – oil filled magnetic coupled beauty – won the lottery ?

I had a look at the last night, what a thing and is Inassumed for the image above it was a smart watch.  And wound by turning the caseback.  I’d love to see a Wristwatchrevival / Fudd disassembly of that to see how it works mechanically.

Edit: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/in-depth-the-ressence-type-3

Wow.

Thanks for searching that out Kryton,what a fantastically bonkers design.
Hard to imagine how someone starts on the journey of building something like that,very clever.

Blazin – oil filled magnetic coupled beauty – won the lottery ?

unfortunately not mine, was posting a photo for futonrivercrossing as that was their grail watch.  I did get a win on the Euromillions this week, but the £2.90 I got doesn’t go very far!

It’s a truly incredible piece of watchmaking, and modern too. To me Ressence are way ahead of brands like Omega/Rolex/Patek who are endlessly releasing remakes of their past glories.

The type 3 is a lottery win buy 🙁

I’d settle for the Type 8 which is considerably cheaper (though still Very expensive) – but still way over what I’d be comfortable paying for a watch .

Haven’t you got a few Rolex Futon?

Na, Rolex isn’t my thing 🤷‍♂️

Fair enough.  I like any watch design with innovative technology so well done ressence.  However the looks are imv,…… a bit peculiar.  

That “cheap” Seiko  movement is one of the few I’d be tempted to get actually serviced, or put to one side & keep as it’s relatively rare.

That was my thinking, fit an up-to-date version with hacking, and have the 4r15 serviced and keep it safely tucked away.
I love the watch, I wear it most of the time, and it’s heft is somehow comforting – with the bracelet fitted it’s a pretty solid watch.

Together at last!

Mrs. S bought me a rather nice watch box for Christmas. Far more practical than individual boxes all over the place.

I bought my dad this. My missis thought I’d lost my mind, but he loves it. 😁

No new watch for me this Christmas, but my son got his SNE575 PADI diver (he got his Open Water this summer in Greece). Also the family reunited, all wearing watches I gave them, lol!

Christmas square G for me!   Always wanted one of these

My present to the girlfriend. On a Xmas day walk up Moel Famau.

I’m wearing my Irish Coffee Seiko Presage over Xmas. I’d forgotten how nice the face is even in poor light

square G for me!   Always wanted one of these

i can’t get on with mine, it always looks better with someone else wearing it despite the hype 🤷‍♂️

So for Christmas week I’m lounging with the Chris Ward: 

A late, surprise gift handed over at 21:00 Christmas Day:

Minimalist Mondaine. De-badged and a strap made from grape skins and recycled PET. The crown is signed with the SBB logo.

Mrs. S said I must have a Swiss railway watch as I work for a Swiss company that supplies specialist tech’ to the rail industry. Don’t mind if I do!

I like a Mondaine.  Classic design and as a train driver I suppose I should have one

CountZero
Full Member

@Fudd – I’m thinking that my SP043RK could probably do with a service; I’ve had it at least twelve years, now, and it was NOS when I bought it. Having said that, it’s a 4r15 movement, so there’s a case to be made for just replacing it with a more updated model, which is hackable. I’ve also got a new crystal which I’d like fitted, the original is quite scratched now, so what do you think?

Apols, just seen this. You need a new crown and stem to fit a different movement and as far as I’m aware no crown exists for the Spork other than the original one piece crown and stem. I did look into it a few years ago when you first suggested it but drew a blank, so unless someone has since started making aftermarket Spork crowns it can’t be done.

If you want it serviced you can send me a pm or email to dave@benchdweller.uk.

Saccades
Free Member

@sven too kind, please tell me the cost of the nh36.

I could be wrong but I don’t think a NH movement will fit a 7002 case. There’s a plastic ring around the movement which is very different between the two and the 7002 has the crown at 4 vs the crown at 3.45 on the NH, so if you got past the movement ring issue the date wouldn’t be aligned.

Mrs BS did good for Xmas.  This pre enjoyed c65 Super Compressor turned up today!  Thankfully a different colour way to Krytons this time…