Indeed. It's a shame that they have gone up, until about 2 years ago they were £50-60. At that you could have bought the set, including the rather unusual desert beige one if you wanted be complete the collection. At £100 a go, maybe not.
The watch thread: pocket, wrist, sporty, showy? You name it!
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Anyone bought one of the many watches advertised on social media?
There seems to be a raft of small companies selling nice looking watches using either a Seiko or a generic Swiss auto movement for not extortionate money. Granted they're not for brand flexing down at the golf club but some of them are really nice looking and seem decent quality.
There seems to be a raft of small companies selling nice looking watches using either a Seiko or a generic Swiss auto movement for not extortionate money. Granted they're not for brand flexing down at the golf club but some of them are really nice looking and seem decent quality.
Not seen them. But with a generic movement they will last as long as anything else with a Seiko/ETA, which is to say 20 years before repair, so if you like them, why not? It has to be more interesting than the usual brands being waved about at the golf club.
JTC
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There’s a watch maker about 12 miles from my home - Marloe - that I’m intrigued by. But what makes me wary is that their watches - like so many others - may be nigh on impossible to sell on later (used) should I need to. That’s what I like about the established brands: you can always sell them on and might even make money on them.
PaulMB
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That's what I had for 42 years (before it got nicked about 2 months ago). On my wrist it looked perfect, solid and shapely but discreet and understated. Just measuring my wrist circumference: 17cm, divide by 2.54, = 6 3/4 inches. So it all makes sense.
bazza.
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I've few smaller 38mm watches myself the Sinn 556 is my favourite, the Hamilton was in for review so I don't own that one
I think the one further left is a new model Alpinist in black. It looks very much like my sarb 017, which is green. If it's not, it's defini tely from the same series. The other one is from the Prospex family too, again a recent model, I think.
Yank
Bulbous Also Tapered
I've few smaller 38mm watches myself the Sinn 556 is my favourite, the Hamilton was in for review so I don't own that one
Interesting that you got the second hands to sync up but not the dates.
bor
queue jumper
I NEVER bother to set the date on my automatics.
If I don't wear them for a couple of days then the date will need setting yet again, and although it's quick enough to set, it just isn't important enough to me, and, if the date is really important, I would have to double-check for safety's sake.
The date windows are also so small, that I struggle to read them, so even if it is set correctly, not much point.
If I don't wear them for a couple of days then the date will need setting yet again, and although it's quick enough to set, it just isn't important enough to me, and, if the date is really important, I would have to double-check for safety's sake.
The date windows are also so small, that I struggle to read them, so even if it is set correctly, not much point.
How do you get that, given that there are 2 different case styles in the photo?
PaulMB
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Yes, I see what you mean. And yet it seems like the prototype, with some variations, is the Oyster.
bazza.
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The Sinn case is miles away from the Rolex Oyster Paul
Its a shame Rolex don't use AR coating on there crystal as you can see from this shot
Here they are all together bar the Hamilton
bazza.
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Yeah I can see the Alpinist thing now you mention it. The white faced one looks not unlike the SARB 035(?) I have somewhere, but couldn't swear to it - hence the query
It does indeed look a lot like the sarb series, with sword hands etc.Yeah I can see the Alpinist thing now you mention it. The white faced one looks not unlike the SARB 035(?) I have somewhere, but couldn't swear to it - hence the query