The Official Watch Thread.

[Mr. Dazzle]

You ain't fooling anyone, that's clearly public transport. And a train no less!

[v8-powered]

Rolex Explorer 2, whilst I was out exploring.

Good choice, on my 'want' list.
Sold my Speedy last week - need something to fill the space!

[gremlin]

Saw an unusual IWC Portugieser the other week that really caught my eye, and Mrs, G agreed:
https://www.iwc.com/gb/en/watch-collect ... ic-40.html

I was going to drop hints for Christmas, then bugger me if I don't get an email drop into my inbox with Lewis Hamilton's smug face looking at me, him now being a brand ambassador for IWC. Might have to rethink my purchase now....

Granted, he was sporting a rather more exclusive model that I was looking at:
https://www.iwc.com/gb/en/watch-collect ... s-ham.html

[Cousin Jack]

Saw an unusual IWC Portugieser the other week that really caught my eye, and Mrs, G agreed:
https://www.iwc.com/gb/en/watch-collect ... ic-40.html

I was going to drop hints for Christmas, then bugger me if I don't get an email drop into my inbox with Lewis Hamilton's smug face looking at me, him now being a brand ambassador for IWC. Might have to rethink my purchase now....

Granted, he was sporting a rather more exclusive model that I was looking at:
https://www.iwc.com/gb/en/watch-collect ... s-ham.html

I just cannot conceive of buying that at £143k. Even if I had squillions I would not pay that much for what is a very ordinary looking watch.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Yeah and Hamilton hasn't even won anything this year! That's gotta be worth a bit of haggling.

[MyLittleStudPony]

On public transport, in faded blue jeans, showing off an old Rolex!

[KungFooBob]

On public transport, in faded blue jeans, showing off an old Rolex!

and a member of the apple eco system.

[MyLittleStudPony]

On public transport, in faded blue jeans, showing off an old Rolex!

and a member of the apple eco system.

[retches uncontrollably]










You know we're just breaking your balls Iccy, just breaking your balls.

[Mr. Dazzle]

GMT watches in my mind are always linked with Pilots, guys in sharply pressed uniforms and cool Ray Bans who don't look they're trying to be cool in Ray Bans, Pan Am, TWA, BOAC et al and posters like this...

Then along comes Iccy and ruins it. Ruins He's on the train FFS! Bet he's got a beard.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Well maybe not....about that beard? I can maybe accommodate.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I started my current job in September 2020, which means my ID and online profile etc. will forever have my lockdown hair and beard

[Count Steer]

Shaved it off years ago, I grew a temporary one during covid but then didn't everyone?

Nope. I went back to using my Edwin Jagger kit - badger bristle brush, soap in a dish and razor with a razor blade in (blades made in Turkey these days) and lathered up.

(TBH you get a better shave with a 3 blade razor but the process/ritual is nice and there's less waste plastic ).

[ZRX61]

Was rabbit-holing on YT a couple of days ago & stumbled upon this...It appeals to my Kawasaki fetish...A tad spendy at $185,000...

https://watchesbysjx.com/2021/02/grand- ... gd207.html


The blue version is $260,000....
https://grandseikoboutique.us/products/ ... ay-sbgd213

Green one is fairly common, they made 15, blue is a bit rarer, there are 5

[Taipan]

I've got the new iWatch 9 and I bought a single latex band for it today, not sure if I'd recommend it tbh, you're supposed to buy it on the snug size and they give after a while, but it's just about snug enough to irritate me atm.

I just upgraded my apple watch. After wasting money on a couple of straps I finally settled on a Nereides one.

https://tinyurl.com/yrnh8kw8

[Mr. Dazzle]

Speaking of YouTube rabbit holes.

[MrLongbeard]

I just upgraded my apple watch. After wasting money on a couple of straps I finally settled on a Nereides one.
https://tinyurl.com/yrnh8kw8

S'what I've got on my Sammy in tasteful orange, sooooo much more comfortable that a silicone strap

[Noggin]

I keep looking at the apple watches, they seem to be a useful tool, especially matched with a phone.

BUT - they are all so damn huge!!!

[DefTrap]

I had to stop with leather watch straps as sweat kills them in 6 months.

[KungFooBob]

I've just seen an advert on Friendface for Code 41.

It says they're a Swiss startup... normally the adverts on FB are for stuff that looks premium coming out of the PRC.

Anyone know anything about them?

I kinda like this and the price is high, but not premium brand high.

https://shop.code41.com/en/customize?pr ... BL-DEP2-BK

[wheelnut]

It looks pretty standard for that price point, probably comparable to something from Bell & Ross, Oris, Sinn or a Tag at that price.
It has a Sellita movement (which google says costs about £200) and the rest is paying for the design, which isn't a bad thing I suppose, most watch makers must charge a lot more than it costs to make, and many buy in their movements, the Sellita movements (from what I read, especially this one) are basically ETA clones, I had a £4k IWC with a Sellita movement, it was accurate to a few seconds a day.

I don't like the design though.
And personally I always feel a bit cheated if I've paid thousands for something with a generic movement, it's like buying a nice motorbike and finding that it has a cheap Chinese engine.

But I think with any watch if you try to break it down into some sort of value proposition then they will fall down quickly, because at any price point the component parts rarely add up to justify the price. With the more expensive ones you can claim an in-house movement, but you're still paying a lot for the brand.

Personally I'd try and stretch to a Tudor 39mm Titanium Pelagos, it's a nice watch, IMHO every bit as nice as a Rolex Sub but much lighter and more exotic because of the titanium, I've had one on my wrist, but they're about £4k so double the price of that one you linked to.

Pretty much. I also feel the same way about the movements. One of the reasons I tend to avoid Tag (who use ETA).

I’ve had a couple of watches from microbrands over the years, but they never end up getting any wear time and they never feel as good on as the pictures made them look. Also that one, while their hq may be in switzerland I would imagine the watch is Chinese made (no ‘Swiss made’ on the face).


Also with you on the Tudor. Their quality is exceptional.