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Watches - another OCD problem

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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    @louisbosco:

    now did you say a 16750 gmt…..

    I did

    "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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      Graeme
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      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

      I spotted a Seamaster 1948 Small Seconds today. They apparently sold out pretty quickly after Baselworld last year, but this was a cancelled order.

      I'm tempted.

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        Graeme
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        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

        An article about the Tornek-Rayville, which was a rebadged and re-engineered Fifty Fathoms.

        https://www.revolution.watch/war-hero-the-tornek-rayville-tr-900/

        Not many survive, because they were a little bit radioactive!

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          Graeme
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          Joined: 30 Mar 2012

          More watch temptation, after I found that the Omega Small Seconds had sold. This time it's a Cartier Santos Noctambule.

          last edited by 2 Jun 2019, 10:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            sabergirl
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            Joined: 4 Oct 2013

            That watch is lovely, but if find it almost illegible. Had to look twice to see the hands. Oddly enough, this is also my problem with many g-shocks. I don’t get how all up and down the scale there are pieces whose primary function doesn’t work that well.

            Obviously this is a pet peeve of mine that ti get too worked up about.

            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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              Graeme
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              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

              I wasn't paying much attention to the Noctambule's legibility, but it's not as bad as some skeletonised watches that I've seen. The hands are polished steel, whilst the background is darker.

              Whilst it is a lovely watch, you could buy an awful lot of G-Shocks for the same price!

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                JDelage
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                Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                There are several versions of skeleton Santos. I like the silver ones better.

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                  jock1624
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 14 Oct 2012

                  Finally put my new strap on my Seiko .

                  Mirthing my way through life.

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                    JDelage
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                    Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                    Have you guys seen the new GS Special Edition 4-season series? Lovely dials on those babies….

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                      jock1624
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                      Joined: 14 Oct 2012

                      No sir I haven’t . Got me intrigued .

                      Mirthing my way through life.

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                        Graeme
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                        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                        Time and Tide have an office that is just around the corner from where I live, and last night they had an event to celebrate the launch of the Longines Legend Diver. So I went along.

                        The case is PVD steel and it comes on a rubber strap. Time and Tide (who're selling it) had it on one of their black NATOs, which was a good pairing. I think that the movement is a tweaked ETA.

                        It's a good looking watch. For people who read Hodinkee (and @Anesthetist ), there's a 36 mm version, but it's not available in black.

                        A few people had nice watches with them. Someone had an early 2000s Rolex GMT on a Jubilee bracelet.

                        A Glashutte with a spectacular green dial.

                        And one guy had a watch roll full of vintage pieces he'd sourced in Cuba.

                        Including this lovely Jaeger chronograph.

                        last edited by 6 Jun 2019, 03:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Chris
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                          Man, l love that green dialed Glashutte.

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                            DougNg
                            Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                            I find it ironic that Glashutte would make an homage to a Timex

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

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                              Anesthetist
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                              Joined: 14 May 2011

                              36mm would interest me indeed!

                              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                              IG: bluehandsslim

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                                JDelage
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                                Those are the Four Seasons special ed GS: https://timelessluxwatches.com/reviews/new-grand-seiko-four-seasons-models/

                                This is the lovely Winter model:

                                And the Summer one:

                                Those are my favorite of the 4, but the other two are not bad either…

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                                  Graeme
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                                  Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                  Hodinkee have a write up on the Blancpain Barakuda.

                                  https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/blancpain-fifty-fathoms-barakuda-introducing

                                  There are comments about it being sold out, but I heard the same thing about the Bathyscaphe Seventies, and there's one of those in a local jeweler's.

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    I'm scuba diving this week….Time to put my Fifty Fathoms to work....

                                    "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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                                      Graeme
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                                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                      You'd better not lose it over the side of the boat @Giles! :o

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                                        mclaincausey
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                                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                        …but even if you do, if you log the GPS coordinates and scour the area, being at least the equal of a Submariner, it should be fine even after 14 months undersea.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                          Finn666
                                          Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                          @Graeme:

                                          @Finn666 glad to hear you've made your mind up. Hopefully the Rolex waiting list gods are kind to you.

                                          they truely were @Graeme 😎

                                          (don‘t mind the greece stains on the bezel haha)


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