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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    Watches - another OCD problem

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    • AnesthetistA
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      10-12 years

      And it’s quite noticeable too. I have a couple of Luminox about that age and they have gotten very dim.

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      • GraemeG
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        I'm liking the burgundy and green dials that IWC have introduced on the Portugieser chronographs for this year.

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        • EisenherzE
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          ^ nice colours

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          • DougNgD
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            I have one watch with tritium in it and it’s fine when your night vision isn’t blown out. Once you see even a moderately bright light the tritium isn’t that useful anymore.

            I had some sights on pistols that had tritium in them for night use and wound up not replacing them with more tritium when they burned out. Turned out they weren’t that useful after all. They’re just not that bright.

            I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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            • louisboscoL
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              the vostok that i have that's got tritium would've been about 7-8 years now. i wonder how much has it differed since then. haven't taken it out in awhile.. i suppose i don't think we need tritium to be super bright. all it needs is to illuminate the markers sufficiently to provide whatever information needed..

              @DougNg night vision can usually be built up through acclimatising your eyes to the dark, unless you have night blindness. in most situations under moonlight, i find that my normal sights and my eyes still work perfect. the only time where it is useful is when it is pitch black under thick vegetation where moonlight cannot penetrate the canopy.

              "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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              • GraemeG
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                @louisbosco at a guess, your Vostok's lume will be around 65% of what is was when new. (That's assuming about a 5.5 to 6% fall a year, which equates to a 50% fall over 12 years.)

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                • DougNgD
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                  @louisbosco:

                  the vostok that i have that's got tritium would've been about 7-8 years now. i wonder how much has it differed since then. haven't taken it out in awhile.. i suppose i don't think we need tritium to be super bright. all it needs is to illuminate the markers sufficiently to provide whatever information needed..

                  @DougNg night vision can usually be built up through acclimatising your eyes to the dark, unless you have night blindness. in most situations under moonlight, i find that my normal sights and my eyes still work perfect. the only time where it is useful is when it is pitch black under thick vegetation where moonlight cannot penetrate the canopy.

                  That’s precisely what I figured out as well, plus the first thing I would do if my alarm system goes off is turn on the lights.

                  The only time I find it frustrating that I can’t see my watch is at the movies, which is something my wife and I do weekly when there’s not a pandemic.

                  Tritium is totally useless in that application for me. My night vision is totally blown out by the movie screen.

                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                  • Sheepdog149S
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                    Squale Diver[emoji41][emoji1690]

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                    • LewisStonehouseL
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                      IWC Pilot's watch Mk XVIII

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                      • JDelageJ
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                        Very nice watch!

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                        • LewisStonehouseL
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                          Cheers! I love it  🙂

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                          • Pyruvate71P
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                            IWC Pilot's watch Mk XVIII

                            In my opinion, the white dial is perfect for MK XVIII.  🙂

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                              • AnesthetistA
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                                Oh I like that one! My last froggie was a snow camo from a lonnnggggg time ago. It was mint and became a bit of a shelf queen as the second hand market went nuts for em. I’d love to have another some time….

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                                • GraemeG
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                                  Time and Tide do a virtual Baselworld.

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                                  • GraemeG
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                                    I picked up a couple of Montblanc refills for a (Prometheus Lights) pen I own, and somehow got invited to a Zoom conference launching their new 1858 collection.

                                    It turns out that it was being hosted by Davide Cerrato, who is the head of their watch division and was creative director at Tudor when they came up with the Black Bay.

                                    (Incidentally, he recognised my spectacles as being by Kuboraum, and he wears that brand himself, so he's obviously a gentleman of taste! :D)

                                    The highlight of the collection we were shown was the Heritage Split Second Chronograph.

                                    Which costs $36,000 because it comes with this Minerva goodness.

                                    The other thing that stood out for me was the 1858 Automatic 24 Hour, which is around $3K, so somewhat more affordable.

                                    Incidentally, I did ask whether a new version of the Heritage 38 Small Seconds might be coming, and was told that they're working on something for next year. I might have to get saving…

                                    One of the press shots that was shown revealed that the map, numerals, and hand are all lumed, so the face glows green in the dark.

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                                    • GraemeG
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                                      Whilst in Melbourne I found a Ploprof with the orange bezel. I've not seen one of them before (despite being in the Omega catalogue for a couple of years), and it's very cool.

                                      A Tudor P01, which I really liked.

                                      And an IWC Timezoner Longest Flight. They only made eighty of these, and the salesman in the boutique didn't realise what it was. (I told him that I shouldn't have let him know, so I could get a better discount!)

                                      I'm tempted by the Timezoner, but spending a large chunk of my savings when I'm not working doesn't strike me as being particularly clever…

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                                      • ChrisC
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                                        I like both of those Mont Blancs quite a bit, but the chrono is really spectacular. Just a couple of zeros outside my price range, but still…

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                                        • AnesthetistA
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                                          I’m with you Chris, that chrono is special for sure. Absurdly priced but beautiful nonetheless.

                                          Hey Graeme, those fineliner refills are awesome!

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                                          • ChrisC
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                                            So I know bronze is popular, but how about a lot of bronze?

                                            If so, those nutters at Oris are there for you.

                                            I'm gonna be interested to see photos of this one in the wild…

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