The Official Watch Thread.

[Mr Moofo]

Q? Do the Merkins make any watches?

If I was in the market for a blingy one I'd be tempted to hold off pending a 'tariff-related overstock/excess production capacity' scenario.

Spinnaker, Timex, LIV, Hamilton

[Count Steer]

Q? Do the Merkins make any watches?

If I was in the market for a blingy one I'd be tempted to hold off pending a 'tariff-related overstock/excess production capacity' scenario.

Spinnaker, Timex, LIV, Hamilton

I've heard of Timex.

Are any of them actually made there? Otherwise they're all heading for up-tariffing. Including Trumpy's bling jobs - Swiss or Chinese made.

I reckon the new watch market's going to get a wobble on at the pricey end. Could be some bargains.

[Mr Moofo]

Q? Do the Merkins make any watches?

If I was in the market for a blingy one I'd be tempted to hold off pending a 'tariff-related overstock/excess production capacity' scenario.

Spinnaker, Timex, LIV, Hamilton

I've heard of Timex.

Are any of them actually made there? Otherwise they're all heading for up-tariffing. Including Trumpy's bling jobs - Swiss or Chinese made.

I reckon the new watch market's going to get a wobble on at the pricey end. Could be some bargains.

I doubt anything is made is the USA. Things have to be “made” in CH to be Swiss made

[Mr. Dazzle]

As above, Hamilton stopped being American in the late 60s. Weird how they kept the American name but moved production to Switzerland - feels like the wrong way around

[wheelnut]

As above, Hamilton stopped being American in the late 60s. Weird how they kept the American name but moved production to Switzerland - feels like the wrong way around

Yeah, my field khaki manual wind in one of my rotated daily wearers. I really like it.

[Mr Moofo]

As above, Hamilton stopped being American in the late 60s. Weird how they kept the American name but moved production to Switzerland - feels like the wrong way around

I have always had them on the “no” list because they sounded all apple pie and penny loafers

[Mr Moofo]

I want to buy a decent quality leather strap to go on a Steinhart Racetimer.
22mm lugs - I would like dark blue or black.

Any recommendations as Amazon and Ebay seem to have a plethora of tat?

[wheelnut]

Watchgecko usually has good selection.

[KungFooBob]

The wife has just told me she wants to buy me a Moonwatch for my birthday.

The usual suspects (Goldsmith, Beaverbrooks, TH Baker, etc..) list the council spec one at £6600 and one with a bit of extra polishing on the strap and a clear rear cover so you can see the movement (I'm sure there's other differences too) for £7500.

Coupert/Honey find codes online for 10% with all of them, but it knocks off any 0% finance options. I've got the cash, but it can stay invested elsewhere if I could get the 0%. If not £660/750 is quite a saving.

I'll probably go Goldsmiths in Meadowhell on Monday, does anyone know if they 'negotiate' in store?

If it helps, the wife would like a Ladies Navitimer too, would they do a better discount on two watches?

Does anyone know anywhere that sells official UK stock at lower than Omega list prices, all the vendors I've found have all the same prices, I assume Omega tell the resellers to 'fix' the prices?

[Cousin Jack]

Never seen Omegas discounted except on some very sus sites.

Can you get your wife to call mine and explain why buying her husband a nice watch is a good idea please.
I will settle for a nice Tudor.

[wheelnut]

The wife has just told me she wants to buy me a Moonwatch for my birthday.

The usual suspects (Goldsmith, Beaverbrooks, TH Baker, etc..) list the council spec one at £6600 and one with a bit of extra polishing on the strap and a clear rear cover so you can see the movement (I'm sure there's other differences too) for £7500.

Coupert/Honey find codes online for 10% with all of them, but it knocks off any 0% finance options. I've got the cash, but it can stay invested elsewhere if I could get the 0%. If not £660/750 is quite a saving.

I'll probably go Goldsmiths in Meadowhell on Monday, does anyone know if they 'negotiate' in store?

If it helps, the wife would like a Ladies Navitimer too, would they do a better discount on two watches?

Does anyone know anywhere that sells official UK stock at lower than Omega list prices, all the vendors I've found have all the same prices, I assume Omega tell the resellers to 'fix' the prices?

It won’t hurt to ask, but I doubt you’ll get any substantive discount from an AD. You never know though.

[KungFooBob]

Never seen Omegas discounted except on some very sus sites.

Can you get your wife to call mine and explain why buying her husband a nice watch is a good idea please.
I will settle for a nice Tudor.

I thinks it's because she's trying to stop me buying a new car

[KungFooBob]

I'm sure no one is interested, but I found this review which lists the differences between the two 2021 spec watches (the £6600 and the £7500).

The cheaper is more authentic in relation to the original watches that went to the moon with plastic 'glass' and a brushed finish strap. The more expensive has a polished strap, and sapphire glass front and rear covers.

https://www.timeandwatches.com/2021/01/ ... aster.html

Authenticity or bling?

I'm currently thinking bling due to the better scratch resistance of sapphire glass?

[v8-powered]

Take the hard wearing option. No matter how careful you are it will still get twatted on door frames, walls etc.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I've got the plastic one, it's always scratched to fuck.

Just shows how rufty tufty I is.

[KungFooBob]

I've got the plastic one, it's always scratched to fuck.

Just shows how rufty tufty I is.

The plastic (hesalite) is easier to polish the scratches out... but the sapphire is harder to scratch.

Oh, and the sapphire one has a sapphire glass back panel so you can watch the movement like some kind of saddo.

[Mr Moofo]

I've got the plastic one, it's always scratched to fuck.

Just shows how rufty tufty I is.

The plastic (hesalite) is easier to polish the scratches out... but the sapphire is harder to scratch.

I have a seamaster - but would love a speedmaster. Just not sure I can justify buying one - though it is my 65th birthday in two weeks time.

[KungFooBob]

The Seamaster doesn't really do anything for me (tho' I do like the idea of the James Bond link), I'm not really into diver stylee watches. The Speedmaster Professional is the only Premium watch I want (to go with my Fisher Space pen).

[demographic]

I'm sure no one is interested, but I found this review which lists the differences between the two 2021 spec watches (the £6600 and the £7500).

The cheaper is more authentic in relation to the original watches that went to the moon with plastic 'glass' and a brushed finish strap. The more expensive has a polished strap, and sapphire glass front and rear covers.

https://www.timeandwatches.com/2021/01/ ... aster.html

Authenticity or bling?

I'm currently thinking bling due to the better scratch resistance of sapphire glass?

Jeez, sapphire crystal for my Casio cost 20 quid and the press to fit it was less than 20 quid.

For me its an absolute no brainer as the mineral glass got scabled to feck in a weeks worth of work. The sapphire (well corundum actually) was cheap and looks perfect over a year after I fitted it.

To my uneducated eye, it does seem.a fair bit of extra cash for it though eh?
I appreciate that I didn't prssure test mine and the the pressure test doo da osts a couple of hundred notes but fuck me.
I'll stick with me Casio and mebbe piss about with a Seikp or two.

[wheelnut]

I've got the plastic one, it's always scratched to fuck.

Just shows how rufty tufty I is.

The plastic (hesalite) is easier to polish the scratches out... but the sapphire is harder to scratch.

Oh, and the sapphire one has a sapphire glass back panel so you can watch the movement like some kind of saddo.

Yeah, I’ve got the hesalite manual wind one as well. They stopped doing them a few years ago - I think I got one of the last ones.