Just noticed WoS have the ceramic-cased Hydroconquest in their sale - £2,400 from £3,030. Out of my reach, but could be good for someone.
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Just noticed WoS have the ceramic-cased Hydroconquest in their sale - £2,400 from £3,030. Out of my reach, but could be good for someone.
So, "Face like a painter's Rolex" is now a thing?
Have to agree, unique and excellent bit of kit.
9 Months on:
Still here:
Bulova
Casio
Certina
Christopher Ward
Damasko x2
Edox
I'm wondering how this new situation is going to affect watches sent to Europe for servicing or repair? My guess is that theoretically they should be exempt, but in practice Customs will slap...
OK, you win at watches. We can all go home... :hypnotysed:
Interesting article from 2019 in Hodinkee - PP's president, Thierry Stern, basically sees the steel models as something of a liability to the company and its dealers. Given the current feeding-frenzy...
I'm hoping they'll produce a VHP quartz version of the HydroConquest with the updated case and ceramic bezel at some point, an all-ceramic VHP version being too much to hope for...
FWLIW I'd vote to allow that through scorecard unmarked - wrist-worn IT has no place here.
This thread needs a "Now" pic to contrast with "Then".
Wobbled today - 3 weeks in - and over a Dan Henry of all things: 1964 is a significant year, and the bicompax "bad panda" is aesthetically close to perfect to my eyes...
Resisted. Just...
Damn...
I read "appealing" as "appalling" and wasn't disappointed.
Was Strong Drink was involved? Has anything rash has been done on said auction site?
Nautica is one of my guilty pleasures - a real vacuum of snob-appeal, yet made by Timex to very decent standards.
Most of the catalogue ends-up dump-binned on Amazon for <£100 - this NAPPRF003...
Damn, that is Nice, especially for the price! None of those made it onto the website, or I would have broken my "dry January" vow...
Hands are too small...
I don't really see the problem for watch buyers in Ireland - Britain has always been a bit backward compared to places like Germany: far fewer brands and models available here IME, used or new. Now...
If the budget stretches that's a true watch-for-life - and for me the same applies to the UX: I will own one or the other at some point! :love7:
How are we forgetting Scurfa?
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Certina DS Action - gem-like little watches, sapphire crystals, ceramic bezels, and micro-adjust bracelets that are worthy of something much pricier. Picked mine up used for £300 on ebay.
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I think the publicity shots are all on a Bonklip bracelet. Kind of doubt they'll got to market with it.
I love the style of a lot March LA.B's stuff - some quite original design motifs, and a...
Unlike modern phosphorescent pigments functional "fresh" Tritium should glow in the dark even if the watch has not been previously exposed to light. However, Tritium has a pretty short functional...
Call that a watch winder? This is a watch winder...
https://www.doettling.com/fileadmin/data/images/02_Moderne_Safes/GrandCircle/2-_0023_GRANDCIRCLE_02.jpg
...and humidor/safe/Naeschke...
Very much enjoying the mildly-ironically-named "Spitfire" strap from Cheapest NATO Straps on the Dekla flieger. Some huge reductions on their site when I last looked (and even sale items qualify for...
GWS G1 Chrono on an aftermarket strap. Worth a heads-up, cos these beautifully designed Tritium illuminated, 100m WR, Ronda quartz chronos are down from ~£300ish to just £162 on their site at the mo:...
Crossed this bridge five years ago. Arms grew too short - couldn't read the text on the back of CD cases or solder small electrical components satisfactorily; odd what you notice first. +0.5...