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^ such a good build.

That and the BB GMT are both things of loveliness; alas, like the £75 Speedy, the days of cheap Tudors are gone.

I don't like the cut of the new one quite as much as the old, but I'd have said it was smart enough for work. Can't speak to the performance; my old one's still presentable enough that I've only tried the newer one on.

Nice veiled threat of 'I get invited to the boardroom at your University, don't you know' there also.

(Also, has the man from del Monte changed since I was a kid? I thought he was an old white dude in linen suit & Panama hat?)

Absolutely - I'd be off the back in seconds! - but isn't the appeal that of people going fast despite riding comedy foldy bikes?

Will do, ta!

@maynardeames if I was considering a Nine Streets edition with some spec changes, what's the best way to get a quote - PM you on here, or email SJS?

Brompton
towards the racing bike

I like mad weight-weenie racing Brommies as much as the next forumite, but the appeal is largely because the bike itself isn't exactly a racehorse (cf. the BWC).

^The use of decimal points for the ABVs and Euro commas for the prices really threw me for a minute there, but yes, punchy! (Even at 9.9%, £12 for a third is a hipster tax and then some...)

Ha! If you do want rid, let me know, and I can start trying to convince the OH...

This is the bike I want! I'm 6'5" and the OH's 5'7"; I've not seen any OTP tandems before that would fit...

DAS
DL?

I suspect it will look fine in reality - Eddie's had a lot of experience as to what works. I've been tempted by a Zeno Explorer as a 1016-a-like, but have heard mutterings about the quality of the movements Zeno have used in their current batch.

Damn the pusher man...

Stole better designs
To use for his lines
Of clothing; but they remained shit.

(Ok, the final rhyme doesn't quite work...)

Keeping my fingers crossed for some freelance gigs I'm due to hear back about next week; if the news is good my willpower may be weakened...

Cor, those Smith's are lovely, though I do rather wish I'd picked up one of the acrylic crystal ones while they were still available - the sapphire has bumped the price rather. Though of course the 36mm Everest is also coming soon...

Looking good! Are the rack mounts on the forks standard, or did you have to ask for them?

Currently reading Peter Cossins' book about the first TdF; some interesting untangling of the various legends of the early Tour.

That ^^ book about early women racers looks interesting; isn't Rapha also meant to be publishing something about women racers soon (Queens of Pain - think it's going to be a coffee table book)?

Touch it to your lips when it's been off your wrist for a while/tap it against your teeth? Glass will feel colder and harder than acrylic (though with an issue watch like that it's 99% likely to be acrylic). OTOH if you're going to get it serviced I'd imagine they'll buff up the crystal as part of that; I'd ask them not to polish the case though, as the wear is part of the watch's history.

Very cool - is it an acrylic crystal? If so, there's a polishing compound called polywatch that would buff out scratches, though in a pinch toothpaste works! Otherwise I'd leave it; you might want to get the movement serviced as the lubricants have possibly dried out, but other than the new strap that's perfect.

For normal post I think they're not supposed to just give it to you, and have to send it out for delivery again; but as you've got a tracking number I'd give it a go. Just explain you've not had a card, but that the tracking says it's being held at the post office.

Just off to bleach my eyes, thanks.

SB4 looks interesting, though I'd like the type B dial with type A hands.

Yeah; without the logo I think I'd have bought it. Still regret not having been able to get one of the original Speedbirds, though.

The stubby hour hand is taken from the original MoD pilot watch spec, and is possibly a matter of taste - I love it. The bracelet and end links are great, and the whole thing is really well made; from people that have owned both, the Speedbird is about 90-95% as good as an IWC flieger, but at 10% of the cost.
The GMT is a bit busy for my tastes, which is why I didn't buy one, but I don't think it's terrible.