What time is it? Watches and horology

Or to use another analogy:

Nah ripped jeans are more analogous to

Fake patina can do one as far as I'm concerned.

Did anybody else check their aspect ratio when they saw that photo? ^^

Bro do you even London Fashion Week?

Ha...just googled it! Thats actually a thing! Who knew?

Watch manufacturers are just cashing in, like Barbour or Redwing do. Most of what I've read attributes this obsession with the knock effects on from the '07 Crash. With global growth up I wonder how much it will last?

Nonsense...

Thanks for the reply, watch runs although a full wind only runs for 20 or so hours (should be 40 for this movement new if google is to be believed).
The crown doesn’t stay out when setting the time which is annoying but fine, just the chrono doesn’t operate.
The buttons do actuate the levers but there’s no positive engagement that I can feel (no click). I took a couple of videos I can share if that’s any use?

Going off topic a little, could we have a little more info on the 1969 Dino!

Does anyone have any tips for buying a Rolex oysterquartz? My wife's 40th this year. Basic logic is a quartz will be slightly slimmer? And more reliable?

Until it breaks....

Running time most likely due being dirty / dried out oil, as it will have a modern mainspring which don’t tend to “set”.

Crown not snapping positively between winding and setting positions is usually due to a snapped “set lever spring”. Quite common, cheap part.

Post a video if it’s easy enough!

I didn’t know Rolex made quartz movements. They look like they are entirely in-house.

Yes, it will likely be more reliable than a mechanical movement. May need servicing tens of years down the line... hard to say, it since Rolex cases are so well sealed, I’d expect them to go beyond thirty years at a guess. That’s based on the fact that most 1980 ETA 536 quartz movements are still running from what I’ve found.

The only thing I’d say against a Rolex quartz movement compared to an ETA-based movement (eg. Omega) is that if it needs servicing then the quartz will cost perhaps £100 - £300 at a guess, whereas an ETA movement can often be substituted entirely for around £30 parts price plus a small amount of labour.

Great thanks for the info. My personal preference is for an Omega, or even something from longines but my wife has always wanted a Rolex. Not entirely against mechanical either.

To give an idea of the design... She likes gold/ champagne. She tried on my dad's gold Omega quartz from the 70's and liked it. It's very simple, thin and about 34 mm. Basically the opposite of most Rolex designs.

Any recommendations for servicing an omega?
I'm not paying dealer prices so I was thinking about watchfinder.

I've used Alsal on the Strand for servicing my breitling and my Rolex . Good service and not too expensive.

Tim at Alsal is somebody I'd trust with any of my watches. On occasion, if he doesn't have access to parts, I use Robert Reeve.

https://youtu.be/zSFfDUzl-3E
https://youtu.be/ic3R9BoT0BA

Another alternative I trust for omega is the shop on Clerkenwell road http://www.antiquewatchcoltd.com

#omegaservice

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

I have only ever used Alsal for my Omega and it's been same day or overnight service.

Have to say.

Less than impressed by the aching nostalgic type face used on the back of the Royal Oak Offshore reissue.

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Looks good on her.

Vintage Omega, the go to people always were STS http://www.swisstimeservices.co.uk
but now you can also go to Simon Freese, who used to be at STS: http://www.simonfreesewatchmakers.com