I have to say, I went into the WoS in Liverpool Street last week and had the loveliest time. The sales guy was a former Seiko modder, and knew as much as I did about Cartier, Tudor, Grand Seiko,...
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I have to say, I went into the WoS in Liverpool Street last week and had the loveliest time. The sales guy was a former Seiko modder, and knew as much as I did about Cartier, Tudor, Grand Seiko,...
Some excellent savings there. Bet that Petrol will go soon!
I get the easy pickings of jokes about the AD visit, and nothing else to add on that amusing front, but just to share a couple of anecdotes:
I poppped into a WoS store in London a couple of years...
As a counter opinion: I have a 7-inch wrist and always found it comfortable and not too big/thick or heavy at all. For comparison I have owned and been happy with 37mm Nomos, 38mm Murph, 40mm Grand...
I've owned both sizes. I had the big version with the Tesseract box and the morse code on the seconds hand. Loved it, but too big so eventually sold it.
Bought the 38mm as soon as it came out at...
If it helps, I had the 37mm Captain Cook, and while it was a lovely watch, the crown was tiny and slippery and almost impossible to turn. Really made it a frustrating experience to pick out of the...
Same, would love an invitation if anyone has one to offer!
For me, the Reverso. I was absolutely obsessed and planned to get one as soon as funds allowed.
Bought the massive hardback photobook, kept window shopping every time I was near a boutique or in...
On Goldsmiths, Santos medium went from £6150 a few months ago to £6400, and today to £6750.
For what it's worth, I had my Giganet fiber installation yesterday -- took about half an hour for two workmen to bring a cable from a nearby post, fix it to my roofline, run it down the wall and...
Yes, just! Nothing since the Murph 38 in December. Would love a Santos or a B&R but can't bring myself to find 4k+ to splurge on one...
I was on a negotiated £30 rate for my 250 mbps fiber, and got the letter about the big % increase. I took the opportunity to jump to a 900 up, 900 down with Giganet for £40 per month. Took AGES to...
You make a compelling argument!
Still holding out! Nothing since 15th December... and very much enjoying that purchase, the Murph 38mm.
The honeycomb looks gorgeous. Not sure I need another small field watch but it's tempting -- luckily I doubt the store would let me buy one even if my willpower cracks!
Might as well chuck in a couple of data points:
Cartier medium Santos has gone from £6150 -> £6400
Bell & Ross BR05 Horolum has gone from £4500 -> £4800. (Already overpriced, now criminally...
I'm heading into 2023 with:
Tudor BB GMT
Nomos Metro 38mm
Grand Seiko SBGV223
Hamilton Murph 38mm
G-Shock square GMW-B5000MB-1
The Murph being the latest acquisition. I have a Serica on the...
I got my 'reserve your slot' email too. 3+ years wait just seemed silly. Still kicking myself that I didn't buy an anordain a few years back before they were famous, before the price hikes, but I...
Loved the look, prepped by logging in on the site, got it in my basket within seconds, checked out, then got three 'payment gateway failed' errors with different cards before getting an 'item in your...
I owned one of the 38mm ones in green. Beautiful green dial, amazing shade. Very strong spec, interesting strap design, interesting crown design, interesting case design, seemed really well finished,...
I have a 4512 Cali dial, normal crown. The Bonklip bracelet is very comfortable, so much so that I've never swapped straps so you won't get a pic on leather out of me :). The watch keeps very good...
I hope it fixes the utterly shockingly bad camera on the iPhone 13 Pro. It's making me miss my 11 Pro.
To be clear the watch I actually ordered is the SBGV233. Pretty hard to get hold of. I proposed a discount but no luck. Cost me £2,300 including customs.
Since this thread popped back up in the list...
In the end I tried on a 375 and found the 44GS case too blingy. I also in the flesh found the power reserve indicator made the dial busy.
So I...
My mum's Yorkshire born and bred — from Wakefield as it happens! — and she always said "if you don't ask, you don't get" :)
She also said 'ye don't get owt for nowt', but that's by the by! :P