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There's a similar Hamilton Khaki I've been looking at which is less than a grand, but not quite as nice.v8-powered wrote: Thu Jan 15, 2026 9:10 pm 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.
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.Taipan wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 11:36 am 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?
I have to agree with Mrs G. Are you exhibiting any other symptoms of regressing to childhood?gremlin wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 9:06 am 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 think they'll set off my Bratz handbag quite nicely.Cousin Jack wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 9:31 am
I have to agree with Mrs G. Are you exhibiting any other symptoms of regressing to childhood?
Yay, fully working again! The power of vitamin D is not to be underestimated!Taipan wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 1:47 pm 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!
According to the manual, you should never let the battery get to zero. I think you've been lucky. Keep up the vitaminsTaipan wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:08 amYay, fully working again! The power of vitamin D is not to be underestimated!Taipan wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 1:47 pm 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!
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 wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 1:00 pmAccording to the manual, you should never let the battery get to zero. I think you've been lucky. Keep up the vitaminsTaipan wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:08 amYay, fully working again! The power of vitamin D is not to be underestimated!Taipan wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 1:47 pm 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!
Are you the Prince of Darkness?Taipan wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 1:14 pmDunno how it got to that state? Its always in the same place when off my wrist and never had a problem until this time?
Bet you ten groats you're wrong.Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 8:41 am 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.
Google.gremlin wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:15 amBet you ten groats you're wrong.Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 8:41 am 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 only got Bitgroat. That ok?Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:52 amGoogle.gremlin wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:15 amBet you ten groats you're wrong.Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 8:41 am 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.
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.
Since I am an analogue guy I don't do bit anything. Silver my man, or gold. Nothing else will do!gremlin wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:55 amI've only got Bitgroat. That ok?Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:52 amGoogle.
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 often wondered how they measured tiny stuff before micrometers ????Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 8:41 am 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.