What time is it? Watches and horology

Ugh, rest up! How did you manage to get pneumonia?!?

I like that quite a bit.

Me too, looks like a fake Russian Seiko or summat... Rad...

Ooh me too - @wasFederal is there a code on the case back?

I bet @ejay loves how a Seiko 5 is getting as much chat as that ti Omega beast :)

Nice! Looks a bit like a ChairKing.

There's clearly no justice in the world.

really like that!

Is the 19 for timing a specific event/distance/time? or commemorate a breakthrough speed? i.e. if you don't exceed 19 seconds, you're faster than 100mph or whatever? I dunno, something to do with tachymeters!

Also: would bang.

Nineteen is a prime number and also probably the last time you were footloose and carefree in your life... It's a reminder you are going to die... #ticktock

Guise... that's a rare Seiko Barista Master 5. The 19 seconds is optimum pre-wet time for french press.

Finally, a serious answer...

Nice Omega Seamaster De Ville Chrongraph 1968 Cal. 861 on marktplaats. https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1250095582

Is it yours?

lol

Buying watch. What do I lose by buying through a grey market dealer and not an AD? Nothing at all?

My Magrette Kara turned up yesterday, bit bigger than my usual watches but it's looks are growing on me . Just over £500 quid with postage and vat from New Zealand

pre-wet time

Isn't that when it's in the bag?

Are you not more worried that it starts from 1 minute rather than zero? 18 minutes?!?!

Return policy and warranty are the two big ones.

Have you checked to see if there's a restocking fee from the seller(s) you're looking at?

Depends partly on the watch. @ejay can probably give you more detail but I'm pretty sure that Rolex/Tudor warranties have to be set up by an AD at the point of purchase and others are probably the same.

For me, the chance of a warranty failure on a Rolex/Tudor/Omega/etc is so low that I am happy to risk not having a valid warranty. What this means in reality is that in the unlikely event of a warranty repairable fault developing in the first year or two (whatever the warranty covers) you would have to pay a full whack repair.

It is notable that some of the mid to high end watch manufacturers are starting to soften towards the grey market in principle at least. Times are a-changing. The harsh reality is that the main reason that there are so many grey market watches is that sales are dropping.

Youmadbro?

Starts from the 12 bruv

Love the sexy Seiko! This one much less sexy but @Soul obvs

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Isn't Rolex 5 year warranty?

Thanks for that. Chronext offer their own two year warranty and it’s a £700 saving on the Speedmaster FOIS over buying it from an AD. The warranty from Omega is also 24 months. No brainer?