A thread for watch love - The Bear and Badger

hylian_elf

HawBawJaws wrote:

Took my sector watch to timpsons for a new battery today. 30 fucking quid!!! Nearly fainted.

Is that the proper water seal version? I used to pay £70 many many years ago before I switched to auto.

Minkymu

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HawBawJaws

hylian_elf wrote:

HawBawJaws wrote:

Took my sector watch to timpsons for a new battery today. 30 fucking quid!!! Nearly fainted.

Is that the proper water seal version? I used to pay £70 many many years ago before I switched to auto.

Honestly not sure, I've had the thing for about 15 years, can't remember how much it cost last time. Don't want to wear my bulova at work, the sector is a little tougher.

Minkymu

Speaking of Bulova im very close to pulling the trigger on a Mil-Ships-W-2181. Lovely retro dive watch with a really thin fabric strap. Its an odd but interesting looker.

Based on a US navy prototype from 1957

This is the cheaper standard run miyota auto movement version, there was a posher ltd ed sapphire crystal selita automatic version that dropped at over £1300 that had a full lumed bezel too rather than just the pip.

IF you can find one of the Miyota versions , and its a big if, you're looking at about £600

Minkymu

Bulova also have the honour of being the 2nd watch in space/ on the moon with their version of the nasa specced moon watch. It will cost you £499 as appose to omegas £6000

The moon pilot.

A very accurate high frequency quartz chronograph

Minkymu

Tudor have updated its Blackbay range with the in-house movement found in the Blackbay silver and gold only currently. New dial colours etc, all sunburst dials and rolex jubilee style bracelets on stainless steel. No more off the shelf ETA movements and a far longer power reserve as a result.

However its the similarly movement updated Tudor royal thats caught my eye. Available in a fetching chocolate brown or salmon pink dial variety, its the salmon that's floating my boat.

I say:

£2000 ish

HawBawJaws

I got a bulova maquina for my 40th in October, I love it. Could put it in a sock and bludgeon someone to death with it! Don't have a pic, but here's a link:

https://uk.bulova.com/maquina-98a179.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwz6ShBhCMARIsAH9A0qXHAOhTtlaJvnl0SlhvnRVZfpo2Yrhd9JL94OJrrtvgRqL9YjWx0dkaAs9lEALw_wcB

Only complaint is I'm a bit skinny just now, so it falls down on my wrist. But taking out another link would make it too tight, anyone got an alternative idea?

Minkymu

thats a looker tbf

Minkymu

Thats the problem with integrated straps. Is there any pin adjustment in the double press clasp?

Blue Swirl

HawBawJaws wrote:

Took my sector watch to timpsons for a new battery today.

30 fucking quid!!! Nearly fainted.

I got batteries for two watches and a strap for one of them for £18 here in Taiwan, and the Google Maps reviews said the place was pricey. Then again minimum wage is under a fiver.

acemuzzy wrote:

I, for one, am surprised to see "expensive accessory" and "Kermit the Frog" in the same sentence

Pleasantly so?

Blue Swirl

If they do a Miss Piggy watch I’m buggered.

Minkymu

GShock are continuing the retro mod style relaunch of frogman variants for its 30th anniversary. This is essentially the same as the titanium chassis black and gold variant ltd edition i already own, bar a few detail tweaks and obvious colour change. It has has a new red tinted lcd.

Uses the same biomas plastic for the outer case and strap.

This is also a limited edition.

This means i have to buy it. Ffs

yen conversion suggests £469 for this but i reckon £499

Unlikely

Holy fuck that's awful.

JMW

only half a ton though

Minkymu

ha ha its an acquired taste, but is basically a reissue of a classic from 2000

Minkymu

If the trend of reissuing old frogman designs and colours continues this year, we are likely to see both navy blue and bright yellow variants too

Blue Swirl

I dig the colour scheme but it’d look ridiculous on my skinny wrists.

Minkymu

Seiko lume really is next level.

I should really wear it more but it needs a service on the crown seals

Vela

Ooooooh, radium

Spoiler:

Minkymu

Oris has launched an update to it's absolutely bonkers Propilot altimeter.

It is now a 47mm 3d printed carbon fibre case. It is also a shit load more expensive than the old stainless steel variant. At £5250 its twice the price. But phwoar. Useless unless you paraglide, but phwoar.

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Minkymu

King Seiko have launched a lovely ltd edition called the
Kameido Kikko. As is common with Seiko, admittedly high end Seiko mostly, the dial detail is stunning, and is meant to invoke a turtles shell pattern. Nice to see some Grand Seiko style hands and dial work at this price point too.

Comes with a 2nd strap, a nice leather item with a folding metal clasp deployment.

Big fat want from me. I'm seriously looking into getting one. £1699.

Unlikely

The second hand isn't correctly aligned with the notchy thing on the dial. Turbofail.

Minkymu

tis the angle of the shot

Unlikely

It's still not in the right place.

Minkymu

oh you mean the hour hand. oh yeah

Minkymu

order postponed

Minkymu

grand seiko do make a big deal out of the power needed to drive those big hands, perhaps thats why

davyK

It does look great. I love a geometric pattern me.

Blue Swirl

I want the word search one.

Minkymu

yeah thats epic

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