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The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    Shit, I love that.  Well done Josh…..

    "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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      JDelage
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 13 Jan 2012

      Joss - no 'h'.  😉

      I thought of you actually because the bezel has that vintage look you also see on the Fifty Fathoms.

      last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        JDelage
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 13 Jan 2012

        I compiled a list of diver's bronze watches. A couple (Oris, Eterna) are above the $2,000, but the others are mostly sub $1,000. A couple are brass, and some models are not available at this time. For your enjoyment:

        http://www.anonimo.com/collections/militare/AM-1020.04.003.A03 (love that one!)
        http://aquadive.com/dive-watch-bathyscaphe-100-bronze/
        http://www.aquaticowatch.com/dolphin-3000m-c-87_88/
        https://www.archimede-watches.com/sporttaucher-bronze-trbr-sw-sk.html
        http://www.armidawatches.com/collection.php#!/Armida-A1-45mm-bronze-black/p/80575018/category=22784162
        https://www.borealiswatch.com/store/Borealis-Oceanaut-c24773388
        https://www.christopherward.com/watches/dive/c60-trident-bronze-pro-600-range
        http://eterna.com/en/news/detail-page/news/kontiki-bronze-manufacture/
        https://www.evantwatches.com/collections/frontpage
        https://www.h2o-watch.com/h2o-orca-bronze-configurator.html
        https://www.h2o-watch.com/helberg/helberg-ch8-config.html
        https://helsonwatches.com/shop.php#!/Shark-Diver-42-bronze-green/p/80706134/category=22810077
        https://www.lum-tec.com/collections/b19-bronze.html
        http://www.magrette.com/shop/7347878853 (love that one too!)
        https://www.makarawatches.com/collections/watches
        http://www.maranez.com/watches.php#!/c/0/offset=0&sort=normal
        https://www.oris.ch/en/watch/oris-carl-brashear-limited-edition/01-733-7720-3185-set-ls
        https://schofieldwatchcompany.com/product/patinated-bronze-beater/
        https://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/diver-watch/ocean-1-bronze-629.html
        http://www.bucherer.com/uk/tudor-heritage-black-bay-bronze-43mm-automatic-blue-dial-mens-watch-m79250bb-0001.html#technical-info
        https://ventuswatches.com/products/mori-300m-brass-diver-m-2v-preorder
        https://zeloswatches.com/collections/hammerhead-preorder/products/hammerhead-1000m-diver-meteorite-full-bronze-preorder-2
        http://www.zoretto.com/indy.php
        https://helsonwatches.com/shop.php#!/Skindiver-bronze/c/22810153/offset=0&sort=normal

        Those makers have made bronze watches but they're not available at this time:
        http://www.benarus.com
        http://halioswatches.com
        https://www.gruppogammawatches.com/

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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          OCD, Moi?

          "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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            JDelage
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 13 Jan 2012

            Touche… This is just one column of a larger spreadsheet....  😃  And yes, I have those for jeans too. And shirts. And jackets.

            last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              Seul
              Joined: 24 Nov 2009

              ???

              last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                DougNg
                Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                I have a bucket of random screws and bolts, can you sort them by thread pitch for me?

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

                last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  JDelage
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                  You guys don't have spreadsheets for your jeans? You're weird….  😉

                  last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Chris
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                    What sort of information is on the spreadsheet?

                    last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 21:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      DougNg
                      Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                      I don't even know the location of most of my jeans…they're somewhere in the house, here and there...

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

                      last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 21:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        JDelage
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                        @Chris:

                        What sort of information is on the spreadsheet?

                        For the watches? Brand, model name, Bronze v. brass case, color of bezel, of dial, width, height, ATM waterproofing, movement, URL, price, whether currently available, and notes on design.

                        For the clothes, just the various measurements in inches & cm for the various models.

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                          madmonday
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                          🙏🏿 for the list @JDelage

                          Super helpful and just fun for me to ogle affordable watches

                          head high, middle finger higher

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                            Graeme
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                            I find that a lot of cheap watches are knock-offs hommages of the sorts of timepieces that don't belong in this thread.

                            However, I saw these in a piece at aBlogToWatch, and they look fun.

                            The watches are The Last Laugh XL and The Last Laugh Tattoo XL by Mr Jones Watches, and I like them.

                            The time is read off numbers, in the mouths of the skulls. The hours jump, whilst the minutes rotate.

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                              Graeme
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                              The Farer Aqua Compressor is a nice looking diving watch with a compressor case. These have the rotating bezel ring fitted internally, and it's rotated by one of the crowns.

                              The watch uses an ETA movement that's been decorated. It looks rather nice in the display back.

                              Time and Tide watches have a favourable review, if you want to read more.

                              The UK list price is £1095, or $1295 in the US. That's a little above the price limit mentioned earlier. Sorry. 🙂

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                                Graeme
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                The Emile Chouriet Challenger Deep is a similar price to the Farer, above. I don't think that it's as successful a design, but it is dressier.

                                There's a review at aBlogToWatch, which is hilarious in its pickiness. (Why doesn't it have a natural rubber strap instead of silicone? How dare they call it the Challenger Deep when the brand has no heritage!)

                                The trouble is that Jomashop are offering the Oris Divers Sixty Five for about $1100 to $1200, and I'd get one of them instead.

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                                  Chris
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                  I think the Challenger Deep is a pretty nice looking watch, and the specs are respectable as well.  I'd be curious to see how it depreciates- it might be a very reasonable used market purchase.

                                  And I'm with you, @Graeme, this one is just cool.

                                  last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 14:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    louisbosco
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                    @DougNg:

                                    I don't even know the location of most of my jeans…they're somewhere in the house, here and there...

                                    i don't even know the location of most of my jeans. they're somewhere in the house, some in another country…

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

                                    • Harvey Specter
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                                      neph93
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                      @Graeme:

                                      I don't think that it's as successful a design…

                                      How do you mean? Aesthetically I find this rather attractive.

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

                                      • Virginia Woolf
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                                        manufc10
                                        Iron Heart Deity
                                        Joined: 14 Mar 2015

                                        @neph93:

                                        @Graeme:

                                        I don't think that it's as successful a design…

                                        How do you mean? Aesthetically I find this rather attractive.

                                        I was thinking the same thing!  Most of the diving watches posted so far have not been appealing to me except for that one.

                                        last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 18:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Chris
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                          I like it, but there's not much about it that's distinctive.  Dive watches are a competitive category, and a company with little to no name recognition is going to have a hard time breaking out of the pack with a watch that's simply "nice".

                                          last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 19:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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