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Watches - another OCD problem

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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    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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      injunjack
      見習いボス
      Joined: 19 Feb 2010

      my new el cheapo Seiko, just got it today

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        patch
        Joined: 24 Jul 2010

        ^ 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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          natehate
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 18 Jun 2012

          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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            tigerpac
            Joined: 18 Apr 2012

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

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              Anesthetist
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              Joined: 14 May 2011

              Just ordered my Tudor Black Bay!

              IG: bluehandsslim

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                tmg
                Joined: 10 Sept 2010

                @Anesthetist:

                Just ordered my Tudor Black Bay!

                Excellent choice 🙂

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                  Anesthetist
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 14 May 2011

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

                  IG: bluehandsslim

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                    Megatron1505
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                    Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                    Rado Voyager

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

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                      Graeme
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                      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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                        Anesthetist
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                        Joined: 14 May 2011

                        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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                          Chris
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

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

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                            Graeme
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                            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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                              Anesthetist
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 14 May 2011

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

                              IG: bluehandsslim

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                                seanocono
                                Joined: 17 Oct 2012

                                Amazing, Anesthetist.

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                                  Graeme
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                  Denim watch strap on a Guess watch.

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

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                                    Graeme
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                    The Rebellion T-1000 Gotham. That must be the most ludicrously testosterone drenched name since the Avenger Sea Wolf. The 1000 refers to the number of hours in its power reserve.

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                                      Graeme
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                      The Ressence Type 3. It's got a planetary dial, and the glass is filled with a liquid to give that refracted look.

                                      To get an idea of how the dial works, take a look at this video of an older model.

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                                        tigerpac
                                        Joined: 18 Apr 2012

                                        Ah Basel time!

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                                          CLJ
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 26 Feb 2012

                                          Anyone got one of the Lum-Tec 300M XL's? Looks interesting, like a poor-man's Planet Ocean kinda.

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