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At the risk of sounding like there's an echo in here, I'd also have to say OceanX.

Interesting fact... a new Rolex DSSD costs exactly 28 times as much as a new OceanX Sharkmaster 1000. The OceanX...

Lovely collection, Celia. I too rather doubt that you’ll be able to abstain for too long, but maybe you’re much more strong willed than me. I set out to reduce the size of my collection last year and...

My Seebataillon today...

https://i.imgur.com/BA8lTec.jpg

Off for a PET scan this afternoon... oh what an exciting life I lead [emoji849].

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Simon

Aah, now it’s working again...

https://i.imgur.com/MyuPMk3.jpg

Merry Christmas all.

Simon

Since Imgur is playing up I can’t post a photo, but it’s my DSSD on rubber at the moment. Something else when I get up later [emoji2957].

Simon

Happy Christmas to everyone!

Simon

With just 3 weeks warning my accountant notified me that I needed to pay back my company loan by the end of the year, so my watch fund is now empty!

Add to that the likelihood of a period with no...

Congratulations to mondie, CardShark and Kippax - good decision!

Simon

Actually Tony I think you might be right, and zooming in on the photos I suspect that it’s mine that’s slightly off.

Suffice it to say, as it’s text rather than markers, it will not affect my...

Shame about the colour...[emoji15]

Simon

The bracelet is decent quality. Of course it doesn’t have the micro adjustment of the DSSD, but I find it easy to get a decent fit and it’s comfortable.

Simon

The reason the bezel markings may look a little different is that they are all lumed, unlike the DSSD where only the pip at 12 is lumed. It’s quite startling in the middle of the night!

Simon

Your experience mirrors mine, Andrew - my OceanX loses 1.2 seconds per day, irrespective of position. My DSSD loses 2 seconds per day.

Here they are side by side.
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No experience with the blue-on-blue version, but I have the DSSD James Cameron homage and its a phenomenal watch for the money (and I speak as the owner of a DSSD).

The one you’re looking at looks...

I've sold 5 and bought 4 this year - all 4 at the relatively budget end of the spectrum. In order of acquisition they were:

Sharkey Tuna
Borealis Scout Sniper
OceanX Sharkmaster 1000
Casio...

I have sold 5 watches on Sales Corner this year, as well as a handful of straps and a bracelet.

Everything sold, but there is no doubt that slightly more left field items (my Lum-Tec M50 being the...

I think that comments about TTC mentioning his financial position are out of order and have no place in this thread. I have some understanding of his situation in that regard (which is nobody’s...

I wondered how long it would be before someone mentioned the Speedmaster!

I had a 2005 limited edition Speedmaster and was always paranoid about getting it near water.

So I guess my answer is...

Popular watches that don’t do it for me? Well, in no particular order:

Rolex Sub (boring, ubiquitous, too small)
Rolex Daytona (cramped dial, hard to tell the time, too small)
Rolex Yachtmaster...

Yep, get in quick would be my advice.

Simon

I realise the OP has now made his decision, but for what it’s worth I will add a comment or two.

I owned an Avantage for a while, and as a confirmed Breitling enthusiast (it was my 5th), I really...

Aah, OK, that makes life easy. Thanks guys. I will get on that in the morning.

Simon

Thank you! It's arrived and I really like it.

Just one question to anyone who can help - it's about resizing the bracelet.

As delivered the bracelet is roughly the right length for King Kong,...

So if anyone like me has been hovering on the brink of buying a new silver full metal, this may just push you over the edge.

Simpkins Jewellers is no longer the cheapest price in the UK - I’ve...

Post Office employee "What's in the parcel?"

Me "It's a watch."

Post Office employee "So is the battery actually inside the watch?"

Me "It's an automatic."

Post Office employee "Yes, but...