Watches - another OCD problem
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Qinhan, maybe this guy is your Tudor's bro!
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That's the mini-sub! I've always been partial to the snowflakes.
Me too but this one was only $500
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Hodinkee have got a guide to watches below $5000 that their staff would go for.
https://www.hodinkee.com/blog/the-hodinkee-team-picks-our-favorite-watches-under-5000
Me, I'd be tempted by a 1953 Omega RAF watch. They go for around $2000 to $3000, and I'd use the balance to get it restored at Bienne.
Anyone else have any ideas?
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Yep, I have spoken to Richard my Watch man about the Grand Seiko Spring drive Ti Diver. Now, Richard knows a thing or two about watches, owning 300 at the last count - and I'm not talking Swatches here . Some of you will know Richard, so you will be able to imagine him saying "Now that's a proper. proper watch"…..
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The Spring Drive looks very nice. Did you see the piece on the steel version at Hodinkee?
https://www.hodinkee.com/blog/the-grand-seiko-spring-drive-divers-200m
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A recent purchase of mine: vintage Tudor Sub with faded "ghost bezel" (bought from original owner with papers
)Fantastic to see these photos, Q. Congrats again on a great vintage addition. Hope there is more to come…
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Hodinkee have got a guide to watches below $5000 that their staff would go for.
https://www.hodinkee.com/blog/the-hodinkee-team-picks-our-favorite-watches-under-5000
That's a pretty solid list across the board. Even the ones I wouldn't want myself, I can understand the choice. I love that someone tossed in the Pita Oceana, which has been one of my quirky favorites for years. I wish they were easier to find, since I'd love to play around with one.
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A recent purchase of mine: vintage Tudor Sub with faded "ghost bezel" (bought from original owner with papers
)Fantastic to see these photos, Q. Congrats again on a great vintage addition. Hope there is more to come…
Unfortunately for my bank account @babyknight , I think the answer to this might be yes…
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It's probably "beta" Ti, which was all the rage in the knife industry not long ago.
Graeme is right, Ti is softer than steel, but it also suffers from less deformation. If you smack a watch made in Ti against a wall and you smack a steel watch against a wall, the steel watch will have a dent whereas the Ti watch most likely will not (I've found that Ti knives won't chip or roll their edge like steel will, though they never stay as sharp in my experience). Inherently, Ti is more "springy". I witnessed a knife maker buddy of mine try to stamp his knife with his mark for half an hour with no avail.
That being said, Ti scratches like a mother, partly because watchmakers like to bead blast Ti watches for some reason. I've had quite a few Ti watches, eventually wound up hating all of them because they looked beat up before their time.
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I'll post some pics of my year old Snowflake. It looks no worse than any of my steel watches.
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Since diver's watches are popular around here, this is an Omega Seamaster 300 originally issued to the Royal Navy. It's up for auction at Watches of Knightsbridge in a couple of weeks. Estimate £6000 to £8000.
There's also a IWC Porsche Design Diver's watch, Bund issue, in the same sale. Estimate £5000 to £6000.
Both Omega and IWC have excellent in-house restoration facilities…
