• Home
    • Recent
    • Calendar
    • Register
    • Login
    Iron Heart Forum
    Iron Heart Forum

    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Watches - another OCD problem

    Accessories
    352
    7.9k
    3.4m
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • GraemeG
      Graeme
      啓蒙家
      Joined:

      Incidentally, Hodinkee also have a piece about the Ralph Lauren RL67 Safari Chronometer.

      I'm not a Ralph Lauren fan, but I like this watch. Unlike others in the collection it's got a fairly mundane movement (some of them use Jaeger, IWC or Piaget), but it'll be pretty accurate.

      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • AnesthetistA
        Anesthetist
        見習いボス
        Joined:

        I like that RL but it's too damn big. To my eye the dial is so expansive that it totally dwarfs the hand set similar to what Rolex has done to the 39mm Explorer I. Also at the price point I would much rather see it on a beefy hand-sewn strap than that fabric. It seems to cheapen the overall look of the watch IMO.

        IG: bluehandsslim

        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • Finn666F
          Finn666
          Joined:

          damn what a beauty! that RL looks dope…but that price tag 😠

          i also really like the seiko with the nato strap Jeff...right up my alley!

          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • ChrisC
            Chris
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined:

            I agree, anesthetist; hodinkee may think it's great, but it looks like something you'd see on a $50 Timex, not a $3500, COSC certified, "premium" watch.

            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • madmondayM
              madmonday
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined:

              d666's seiko is nice in real life, the image doesn't do it justice.

              i wanted a high end watch a few months ago & am glad that fire burned out, that would have ben an expensive habit to maintain

              head high, middle finger higher

              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • seawolfS
                seawolf
                Mod Squad
                Joined:

                I have Rolex ewith a Casio budget. I'm glad I found a nice Seiko to keep me satisfied.

                Great watch Jeff! I have the 007J and I love it.

                “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                @zeebeeleather

                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • Finn666F
                  Finn666
                  Joined:

                  want this 007…NOW!

                  @emceeQ:

                  Grabbed one of my Grandfather's old watches while I was home this weekend

                  Been thinking about grabbing one of these for a while, and BAM it was there in the midst of his other watches.  Really liking it…

                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • bagley920B
                    bagley920
                    Joined:

                    Keep searching ebay Rafa, I found the same watch as Jeff has above used and love it. Mine is on a navy NATO strap

                    If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • Finn666F
                      Finn666
                      Joined:

                      ^will do! and if anyone should come across one of these…hit me up! 😉

                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • ChrisC
                        Chris
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined:

                        That's just one of the SKX models, right?  You should have no problems finding one, Finn.  Check eBay for new ones, WatchRecon for used and modified ones.  I think you can find one around $150-175 pretty easily.

                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • seawolfS
                          seawolf
                          Mod Squad
                          Joined:

                          Go for the 007J Rafa. It's a little more expensive, but the movement is made in Japan. Check out the EDC thread for a pic of mine.

                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                          @zeebeeleather

                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • mclaincauseyM
                            mclaincausey
                            見習いボス
                            Joined:

                            In love…

                            Think it, be it.

                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • seawolfS
                              seawolf
                              Mod Squad
                              Joined:

                              boom!

                              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                              @zeebeeleather

                              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • Finn666F
                                Finn666
                                Joined:

                                in yo face! 🙂 …  😠

                                already on the look-out! ^^

                                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • bagley920B
                                  bagley920
                                  Joined:

                                  My newest baby

                                  If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

                                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • bagley920B
                                    bagley920
                                    Joined:

                                    Anyone need a free black 3 zulu watch strap? I got an extra when making an order. I'll send it to the first person that PM's me their address first class mail

                                    GONE!

                                    If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

                                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • AnesthetistA
                                      Anesthetist
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined:

                                      Glashutte Original Sport Chronograph

                                      IG: bluehandsslim

                                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • tigerpacT
                                        tigerpac
                                        Joined:

                                        GO is a hugely underappreciated brand - But most importantly well done on that particular piece!

                                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • bagley920B
                                          bagley920
                                          Joined:

                                          Like that alot

                                          If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

                                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • GraemeG
                                            Graeme
                                            啓蒙家
                                            Joined:

                                            Zenith El Primero Lightweight. Limited to just 100 pieces worldwide, and in the UK it's on sale for £13,700 (about $22,000) from the emporium of good taste that is Harrods.

                                            I'm in two minds about it. On the one hand it's a bit of a techno-bling overload, though I do have a soft spot for Urwerk's creations and the Jaeger LeCoultre Extreme Lab. On the other, I really dig the engineering that's gone into it. Much of the movement is made from titanium.

                                            In any case, Zenith are doing some really interesting things right now. The original Pilot Type 20 appeals, but that's largely because it's a stupidly oversized wristwatch with an observatory chronometer movement. And the El Primero lightweight is significantly cheaper than (say) the IWC Ingenieur Carbon.

                                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Copyright Iron Heart 2025.