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    • tigerpacT
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      My new baby!

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        Wow….

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • Megatron1505M
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          Holy shit  ???

          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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          • derivative666D
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            Beautiful! G did you ever get yours?

            "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              I am waiting for the PP, JLC and Breitling to come back from refurb, then I sell them and hope that's enough to cover the 50 Fathoms…..

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • injunjackI
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                my new el cheapo Seiko, just got it today

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                • patchP
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                  ^ I like that Injun, nice & simple.
                  Talking of cheap, I bought this as a stand-in while my seiko samurai
                  hopefully gets repaired. Seiko.u.k have had it since January . Had to pay them £156 for a service & new bezel which they are still trying to source!

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                  • natehateN
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                    first try at vintage watches
                    keeping it cheap for the first time
                    http://www.ebay.com/itm/261195411327?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

                    don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                    • tigerpacT
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                      ^That's how it starts 🙂  Nice choice - enjoy it

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                      • AnesthetistA
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                        Just ordered my Tudor Black Bay!

                        IG: bluehandsslim

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                        • tmgT
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                          @Anesthetist:

                          Just ordered my Tudor Black Bay!

                          Excellent choice 🙂

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                          • AnesthetistA
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                            Thanks, the next 3 weeks will be hard for sure!

                            IG: bluehandsslim

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                            • Megatron1505M
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                              Rado Voyager

                              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                              • GraemeG
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                                Today I went out shopping for a new pair of eyes (considering laser refractive surgery), a new summer jacket, and also take a look at the watches in Kronometry 1999, a Bond Street outlet for expensive horology.

                                The piece I wanted to take a look at was the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde in white ceramic.

                                It's a lovely piece, though it does look rather like something that Swatch makes. Which is ironic, because the brand is part of the Swatch group, but at the very top of the tree along with Blancpain.

                                But that was relatively cheap compared to the Ladoire Black Widow Mr. Grey.

                                It's a mad looking beast. The hour and minute are done by rotating disks with numbers, with seconds done by a pointer to a 0 to 20 scale. (It repeats three times.) The hour hand is a GMT indicator, with a pusher on the right side of the watch to advance it through timezones.

                                It's an automatic watch with a micro rotor, and all sorts of trick ceramic parts inside it.

                                But I think that my favourite was the Urwerk 103T Tarantula.

                                To tell the time, the hour is the number showing at the bottom of the watch, whilst the minute is what's pointed by the line. It's reading 8:03 in the picture above. As the central part revolves the numbers rotate, which looks really cool when you're setting the time.

                                If you want to know the seconds then you've got to take the watch off, and look at the back! Rather helpfully, the power indicator is also there.

                                Both the Ladoire and Urwerk are around £30K after the current 40% discount. Neither have been made in large numbers: The Urwerk is in a limited edition of 60, whilst the Ladoire is one of only 12.

                                I need to get saving…

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                                • AnesthetistA
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                                  I love the Jaquet Droz watches and have come close to getting one used for a great price. I've never liked white ceramic watches but that looks very elegant and is comparable with what I've come to expect with their designs. I can do without the Urwerk stuff. I appreciate it, but it does nothing for me.

                                  IG: bluehandsslim

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                                  • ChrisC
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                                    Nice how you can do fine tuning adjustments to the Urwerk without having to crack open the case.

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                                    • GraemeG
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                                      I don't like most of the Urwerk range, but that particular model is a cleaner and simpler design than the rest, and hence I'd like one. It's also surprisingly light, but I wear an enormous Breitling…

                                      The Jaquet Droz was beautifully put together, and made my watch feel like cheap tat...

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                                      • AnesthetistA
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                                        My pic of the day, a Junghans Chronoscope on shell cordovan.

                                        IG: bluehandsslim

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                                        • seanoconoS
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                                          Amazing, Anesthetist.

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                                          • GraemeG
                                            Graeme
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                                            Denim watch strap on a Guess watch.

                                            So when's the IH 21 oz model coming? 😃

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