What time is it? Watches and horology

Saw one of these in the flesh when I was on holiday in Bali - very nice. One I saw was a royal blue

Nice protoype...

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Lovely! Exactly how a “new heritage” watch should be done.

I can't... the bezel is not aligned

Yup, that gives me a throb-on.

Finally!!

Cheers for the various suggestions.

I'd entirely forgotten about the Steinhart, even though I tried to buy one from someone on here (think I was too slow from what I remember). It's a definite possibility for the price.

Also liking the Archimede GMT, particularly given it's only 9.5mm thick and I don't have a pilot's watch.

Glycine Airman No. 1 at 36mm looks tempting, although maybe a little busy. There doesn't seem to be anywhere where you can buy it though.

I may just have to save up for this:

looove the over-brushed look

What do you reckon to the new Precista @rodabod?

COSC and has a NATO stock number.

I think its a strong watch for £245

http://www.timefactors.com/precistaprs18cosc.htm

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Quite like the case shape of that. Also, the MKII Paradive Gen 3

Yay, Timefactors seem to be taking orders again!

Got a real lob on Panerai's at the moment, in particular this:

Very nice. That was the standard issue RN Diver's watch before CWC took over the contract.

Lovely update of the classic Royal Navy Sm300, right down to the large triangle at the top and the little luminova L at the bottom. If I ever had stupid money to spend on a vintage watch that'd be the one.

I took my ‘40s one into a few high street Omega certified places, and not one of them even took the back off it before quoting me £600 and 13 weeks to service it.
In the interests of balance, I found a place near my house called Allen and Wainwright - proper oldschool watch and clock repairers - who spent a good 20mins looking inside, said it just needed CLA’ing, and for under £200. They even said they’d replace the crown (which I supplied) for free. The high street ones refused to fit a crown unless they supplied it.

Admittedly, I’ve not got it back from them yet but I’m way more impressed with them than anyone else so far

It’s back, it’s fixed, I can actually hear an improvement. They said the barrel bridge needed replacing, so they did that and didn’t charge any extra. Then asked if I ever consider selling it in the future (nope) that he has a Lebanese collector lined up ready, haha

I badly want a Smiths Black Shadow or Everest, the aforementioned is in stock @ £445

lol that'll teach me to read two threads at once

I'm wearing mine (old, non-COSC) today; such a great watch. Like the new face as well, and excellent VFM as ever from Eddie (think I paid about £180 for mine a few years back).

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Is that a pube just below the bottom of the bezel?

Watch pubez
CSI enhance shows protective sticker

My SARB has been sat in Parcelforce customs "awaiting customs clearance" since Friday.

Have a horrible feeling I'm gonna end up paying well over what I could have spent from ordering from an EU eBay seller instead of rolling the dice on CW.

Prefer pube.

The most symmetrical pube ever lain.

Lol... Welcome friend.

Case shape and dial design of this reminds me of my unbranded mechanical watch I never managed to find much info about.

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Best watch description evar.