Reply With QuoteHmmm, strange one this. A Breitling Colt from 2001, the A17350.
The white dial was nice, the Croco Brown Leather was nice, nice wasn't good enough, and at 38mm was far too small for me. Really starting to look dated now and the Colt II was a massive design improvement IMO.
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This was more my thing, another Tag Heuer F1 for my collection, a CAH1113.
The size was good at 41mm, very good value pre-owned, and with a ridiculous amount of F1 ambassadors, including Fernando, Lewis and Kimi, it was always a popular watch.
One of the best rubber straps around, The Isofrane really worked.
And, surprisingly, a Di Modell Rallye with Orange Stitch suited it rather well.
Also, an orange zulu was just a bit of fun, but looked great. Thinking back, this really was a great watch, with proper get up and go appeal.
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All this was, was the PVD version of my SS F1, the CAH1013.
Good watch, lovely on an Isofrane, but I just didn't need it.
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A bit of a departure from my norm. The Steinhart Nav B Chrono II.
Looked superb, the Valjoux 7750 was excellent, display back, excellent build quality, nice leather deployant, but, bottom line, it was a homage. It was never, and could never be an IWC Flieger. I can't knock Steinhart at all though, excellent value for money and did exactly what it said on the tin.
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Oops, another Steinhart, the Ocean One GMT.
Same old story here. Great watch, great build quality, but it's no Rolex. I guess homages don't sit well with me. Fakes they are not, value for money they are, but never gave me the right feeling. Again, taking nothing away from Steinhart though, what they do, they do well. Put it on a Bond Nato and you have a great casual wearer.
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So, now to the budget end, with the Casio G-9300GB. The Black and Gold G-Shock Limited Edition Mudman.
Unfortunately, no atomic syncing, but other than that, all the features you come to expect, and more with Temp and Compass. It looked great, but not the easiest to read with gold negative display. For all it's worth, I probably should have kept it, but ultimately, it never got worn.
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This satisfied the need for atomic syncing, great for keeping the rest of the collection accurate. A Casio G-Shock GW-7900MS-3ER (G-Rescue).
It was a great size, rather huge at 51mm and 18mm thick. Actually very dark green in colour with a ballistic nylon strap. With the same module as the latest Gulfman inclusive of tidal and moon graphs, it's also atomic and solar. All the functions I wanted.
The strap was a big draw on this watch, so different to the usual resin straps from G-Shock, but, again, I never really wore it as intended, so little point in keeping it.
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And now, the last of a long line, a real stormtrooper of a watch, the White G-Shock GR-8900A.
Usual G-Shock fare, and it was a cracker, especially with the new LED illumination, but I bought it, wore it once, and the wife said I looked gay. Straight on to SC it went and now Martin ("LazyDonkey") has this one. Maybe it suits him, or maybe he is just comfortable with his sexuality, either way, apparently, I looked "gay"...
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Well, that ended on a lighter note. I hope this thread doesn't get updated - I feel it should be the last few times I sell a watch. I'm happy with my current SOTC and while I have my eye on an addition, I don't think anything needs to be offered up to source it.
Now I need to go and work on my current SOTC thread, you lucky, lucky people ;-)
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