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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:50 am
by Yorick
£275,000-£350,000.
It looks crap :obscene-birdiedoublered
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/10467 ... xury-watch
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:08 pm
by gremlin
Richard Mille?
Yep. They hurt your eyes to look at.
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:19 pm
by Yorick
gremlin wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:08 pm
Richard Mille?
Yep. They hurt your eyes to look at.
You'd need to ask a child to tell the time for you.
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 10:03 am
by gremlin
I have a couple of RW watches already as I have a bit of a soft spot for them, but I really do like both of these. Not available 'til October, but I reckon if I ask for money rather than record tokens for my birthday in September, I might have a cheeky purchase.
I like the blue one.
But then black is classic.
But then I like the contrast of the blue....

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https://monochrome-watches.com/raymond- ... ecs-price/
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 10:14 am
by Rockburner

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Bloody hell these are light. (Mind you, I'm accustomed to heavy metal watches on metal bracelets)
Face and movement are nice, strap is idiotic.
I get that the strap is the type used on the landings themselves, but that doesn't mean they're actually that nice to wear. I keep catching the end on my shirt and the loop-back is on the inside of your wrist so its bulk is more noticeable than it should be.
Plenty of alternatives though.

Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 10:58 am
by KungFooBob
Rockburner wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 10:14 am
17165418483944404631987187164002.jpg
Bloody hell these are light. (Mind you, I'm accustomed to heavy metal watches on metal bracelets)
Face and movement are nice, strap is idiotic.
I get that the strap is the type used on the landings themselves, but that doesn't mean they're actually that nice to wear. I keep catching the end on my shirt and the loop-back is on the inside of your wrist so its bulk is more noticeable than it should be.
Plenty of alternatives though.
First thing I did was stick a cheapy NATO style strap on mine.
viewtopic.php?p=288848#p288848
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 11:50 am
by Mr. Dazzle
I've got the even more stupid "double wrist lap" strap for my Speedy
Upside, I could wear it around the outside of a spacesuit. Downside, it's kin massive.
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 2:59 pm
by Rockburner
KungFooBob wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 10:58 am
Rockburner wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 10:14 am
17165418483944404631987187164002.jpg
Bloody hell these are light. (Mind you, I'm accustomed to heavy metal watches on metal bracelets)
Face and movement are nice, strap is idiotic.
I get that the strap is the type used on the landings themselves, but that doesn't mean they're actually that nice to wear. I keep catching the end on my shirt and the loop-back is on the inside of your wrist so its bulk is more noticeable than it should be.
Plenty of alternatives though.
First thing I did was stick a cheapy NATO style strap on mine.
viewtopic.php?p=288848#p288848
Found a rubber/plastic strap in my box of bits.

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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Sat May 25, 2024 1:28 pm
by Taipan
OLEVS, everything any man could want in a watch!
Pick out yer fav here!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=olevs+mens ... -doa-p_1_4
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 7:42 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 8:41 am
by Noggin
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm
by KungFooBob
Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.
£102.
I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!
It's no Omega, but I like it.
It's one of these.
https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835
There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:28 pm
by v8-powered
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm
Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.
£102.
I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!
It's no Omega, but I like it.
It's one of these.
https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835
There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
Not quite the same but similar, was tempted myself at that price
https://discountdragon.co.uk/product/ci ... 09l-watch/
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:31 pm
by KungFooBob
v8-powered wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:28 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm
Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.
£102.
I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!
It's no Omega, but I like it.
It's one of these.
https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835
There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
Not quite the same but similar, was tempted myself at that price
https://discountdragon.co.uk/product/ci ... 09l-watch/
Same watch, just a different strap and case colour init.
You can set the day to either English or Fronch!
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:59 pm
by v8-powered
If that website had your one at that price, I'd be all over it...
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 8:37 pm
by MrLongbeard
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm
Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.
£102.
I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!
It's no Omega, but I like it.
It's one of these.
https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835
There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
Wore one daily for 10 years +, now it sits on a shelf sipping daylight and still tells the correct time (give or take an hour as I CBA to alter it)

Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:11 pm
by Skub
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm
Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.
£102.
I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!
It's no Omega, but I like it.
It's one of these.
https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835
There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
That's the same as my Da's watch which I now wear.
Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:53 pm
by Taipan
New strap!

Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2024 8:03 pm
by Pirahna
I met a friend for a few beers a couple of evenings ago, he's partial to an expensive timepiece and turned up wearing £18k worth of comedy Breitling. It was the diamond thing in the pic but with a white face. He said it puts a smile on his face when he wears it, it does have a certain amusment value to it.

Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2024 9:11 pm
by gremlin
It's erm....It's....how can put it? Interesting