The Official Watch Thread.

[v8-powered]

That's nice but I have a Timex Expedition that looks similar and was about 50 quid.
Tudor do make nice watches though and far better value than Rolex.

[KungFooBob]

That's nice but I have a Timex Expedition that looks similar and was about 50 quid.
Tudor do make nice watches though and far better value than Rolex.

There's a similar Hamilton Khaki I've been looking at which is less than a grand, but not quite as nice.

I've got a Sekonda I bought on a Ferry to France for £30 which is actually not that different, but the battery in it is flat

[Taipan]

My kettle has broken! Its a Eco Drive and google tell me to sunbathe it, which I am, in the hope it'll start working again. I never put it in the drawer and only leave it on the side in daylight. Anyone else had this with an Eco Drive?

[Buckaroo]

My kettle has broken! Its a Eco Drive and google tell me to sunbathe it, which I am, in the hope it'll start working again. I never put it in the drawer and only leave it on the side in daylight. Anyone else had this with an Eco Drive?

No, I just wake it up once in a while and top it up. Had it for about 14 years. No problems thus far. Hope you're successful.

[MrLongbeard]

My Eco Drive lives on a shelf in my office, over the winter months it doesn't get enough sun to keep it ticking, but it's fine come spring / summer

[Taipan]

I've had it years and its never stopped working before and ist alwasy kept in the same place. Anyway, the sunbathing seem to be working as its nw showing 6 oclock, so things are moving. Going by what you've both said it will live again!

[gremlin]

Booked a lunch up in The Smoke for next month. I'm going to pop into the Mr. Jones showroom whilst I'm up there:
https://mrjoneswatches.com/pages/mr-jon ... ship-store

I actually quite like some of their watches. A quirky antidote to the bullshit of overpriced and identical watches you see everywhere. Not everyones taste, granted. Mrs. G.'s comment: they look like children's watches.

My mate wants to pop into the new Christopher Ward showroom too. Might as well, if we're passing:
https://www.christopherward.com/showroo ... RugeHJLa4M

They do some reasonable pieces. I do like their jump hour watches: https://www.christopherward.com/watches ... E0-MT.html

[Cousin Jack]

Booked a lunch up in The Smoke for next month. I'm going to pop into the Mr. Jones showroom whilst I'm up there:
https://mrjoneswatches.com/pages/mr-jon ... ship-store

I actually quite like some of their watches. A quirky antidote to the bullshit of overpriced and identical watches you see everywhere. Not everyones taste, granted. Mrs. G.'s comment: they look like children's watches.

My mate wants to pop into the new Christopher Ward showroom too. Might as well, if we're passing:
https://www.christopherward.com/showroo ... RugeHJLa4M

They do some reasonable pieces. I do like their jump hour watches: https://www.christopherward.com/watches ... E0-MT.html

I have to agree with Mrs G. Are you exhibiting any other symptoms of regressing to childhood?

[gremlin]

I have to agree with Mrs G. Are you exhibiting any other symptoms of regressing to childhood?

I think they'll set off my Bratz handbag quite nicely.

I quite like this: https://mrjoneswatches.com/collections/ ... lent-thief

And this: https://mrjoneswatches.com/collections/ ... e-accurate

And I do like the bumble bee: https://mrjoneswatches.com/collections/ ... olden-hour

[MrLongbeard]

Bumble bee?!?!?
I thought it was some nesh homage to Game of Thrones

[Taipan]

I've had it years and its never stopped working before and ist alwasy kept in the same place. Anyway, the sunbathing seem to be working as its nw showing 6 oclock, so things are moving. Going by what you've both said it will live again!

Yay, fully working again! The power of vitamin D is not to be underestimated!

[Buckaroo]

I've had it years and its never stopped working before and ist alwasy kept in the same place. Anyway, the sunbathing seem to be working as its nw showing 6 oclock, so things are moving. Going by what you've both said it will live again!

Yay, fully working again! The power of vitamin D is not to be underestimated!

According to the manual, you should never let the battery get to zero. I think you've been lucky. Keep up the vitamins

[Taipan]

I've had it years and its never stopped working before and ist alwasy kept in the same place. Anyway, the sunbathing seem to be working as its nw showing 6 oclock, so things are moving. Going by what you've both said it will live again!

Yay, fully working again! The power of vitamin D is not to be underestimated!

According to the manual, you should never let the battery get to zero. I think you've been lucky. Keep up the vitamins

Dunno how it got to that state? Its always in the same place when off my wrist and never had a problem until this time?

[Buckaroo]

Yay, fully working again! The power of vitamin D is not to be underestimated!

According to the manual, you should never let the battery get to zero. I think you've been lucky. Keep up the vitamins

Dunno how it got to that state? Its always in the same place when off my wrist and never had a problem until this time?

Are you the Prince of Darkness?

[Cousin Jack]

Came across a measurement in "lignes" today. WTF is that was my first thought.

Turned out it is an archaic French measurement of length that pre-dates the metric system, and is still used in Swiss watchmaking. It is 2.256 mm should you need to know that.

[gremlin]

Came across a measurement in "lignes" today. WTF is that was my first thought.

Turned out it is an archaic French measurement of length that pre-dates the metric system, and is still used in Swiss watchmaking. It is 2.256 mm should you need to know that.

Bet you ten groats you're wrong.

[Cousin Jack]

Came across a measurement in "lignes" today. WTF is that was my first thought.

Turned out it is an archaic French measurement of length that pre-dates the metric system, and is still used in Swiss watchmaking. It is 2.256 mm should you need to know that.

Bet you ten groats you're wrong.

Google.
A ligne (pronounced "leen-yuh", abbreviated L or ‴) is a traditional unit of length used in watchmaking,, (measuring roughly 2.26 mm, 1 ligne + 2.2558mm). It stems from the old French pied (foot) system, where 12 lines equal 1 French inch, and 12 inches equal 1 foot. It is used to measure watch movements. .


Pay up, and I am not accepting that kid's porridge shit. Real groats, or perhaps hacksilver equivalent.

[gremlin]

Came across a measurement in "lignes" today. WTF is that was my first thought.

Turned out it is an archaic French measurement of length that pre-dates the metric system, and is still used in Swiss watchmaking. It is 2.256 mm should you need to know that.

Bet you ten groats you're wrong.

Google.
A ligne (pronounced "leen-yuh", abbreviated L or ‴) is a traditional unit of length used in watchmaking,, (measuring roughly 2.26 mm, 1 ligne + 2.2558mm). It stems from the old French pied (foot) system, where 12 lines equal 1 French inch, and 12 inches equal 1 foot. It is used to measure watch movements. .


Pay up, and I am not accepting that kid's porridge shit. Real groats, or perhaps hacksilver equivalent.

I've only got Bitgroat. That ok?

[Cousin Jack]

Bet you ten groats you're wrong.

Google.
A ligne (pronounced "leen-yuh", abbreviated L or ‴) is a traditional unit of length used in watchmaking,, (measuring roughly 2.26 mm, 1 ligne + 2.2558mm). It stems from the old French pied (foot) system, where 12 lines equal 1 French inch, and 12 inches equal 1 foot. It is used to measure watch movements. .


Pay up, and I am not accepting that kid's porridge shit. Real groats, or perhaps hacksilver equivalent.

I've only got Bitgroat. That ok?

Since I am an analogue guy I don't do bit anything. Silver my man, or gold. Nothing else will do!

[Yorick]

Came across a measurement in "lignes" today. WTF is that was my first thought.

Turned out it is an archaic French measurement of length that pre-dates the metric system, and is still used in Swiss watchmaking. It is 2.256 mm should you need to know that.

I've often wondered how they measured tiny stuff before micrometers ????