What time is it? Watches and horology

Black blue GMT very rare, he’s in for a bit of a wait, our list is a long one.

No worries. Thanks for replying

I want to order some bits from Cousins UK, they only sell on trade conditions. Is this something I need to be wary of in any way?

@Tenderloin no worries buddy, enjoy.

You aren't protected by the usual consumer protection rights when you buy from them, thats all.

Every now and then I really want a Pepsi GMT, someone talk me out of it?

Nothing to talk you out of. 1675 is one of the finest watches known to man.

Somebody offered me a white gold one today. He bought it a while back and has decided that its not for him. Great price too. So tempted.

EDIT: He was wearing a Daytona 6263 when I met up with him. £80k ffs.

Grail watch

In the truest sense. Not sure how many come up for sale tbh.

I was quite surprised tbh, he normally wears plug-ugly Royal Oak Offshores.

Bling bling, although my OCD wishes you waited fifteen seconds for that photo.

Not my photo.

I agree though. The lower pusher is also unscrewed.

I noticed that I’ve already scratched the ABC monster, and yesterday the Seiko Arctura had a rub against a brick wall while working on the bike. Not sure I could ever imagine being comfortable wearing anything so dear.

That sucks, I dinked two watches in a week a few months ago, well pissed off. I still have proper new watch fear with my Speedy.

Luckily the Seiko was badly treated by dad, so the additional scratches aren’t too heartbreaking.

I shouldn’t be annoyed by the silver bright spot on the corner of the NW bezel point, it’s an apocalypse watch and at least that first mark is out the way.

I don’t envy you with that Speedy. Beautiful watches, but the fear...

Absolute perfection.

If any watch is truly worth 80k, perhaps it's that one.

For a Panda that is cheap. 😎

There’s a softness in tone you get with unpolished white gold that is unachievable with stainless steel it’s almost like aluminium and instantly noticeable. Beautiful.

Yellow gold Day Date 40 or White gold Pepsi GMT?

Day Date every time. Because you don't buy a gold watch to look beautiful. You buy it to look like Del Boy.

White gold Pepsi GMT

I tried one on when they came out. Smitten. Must. Not. Ask. Price.

From my understanding of white gold used in jewelry, its actually an off white colour due to the other metals in the alloy. To get round this, white gold is normally plated in Rhodium to give it a bright colour. If you're going to plate the watch in Rhodium to get the final colour, why bother using gold in the first place?

I agree it looks fantastic but why spend £20k+ on a gold watch when they wrap it in a different metal because the colour of the gold is crap?

EDIT: Maybe Rolex have a way to avoid using copper and other alloys in their white gold so don't need to Rhodium plate but I can't find any evidence that they do it differently to other white gold manufacturers.

Who cares? Barely anyone sees the difference between white gold and steel. It's about knowing what you're wearing is actually gold I'd say

I guess its a bit like wearing a Grand Seiko and most people thinking you're wearing a £100 watch.

I do sort of understand it. I even admire it in a way. I just can't quite get my head around using a diluted precious metal to make something and then covering it up with something cheap to make it look like a precious metal.

EDIT: ..and then charge the same or more than if it was made from the pure precious metal.

Actually, I just read that there is more gold in most white gold alloys than 18k yellow gold.

Who knows if it's true, but I just read this: 'My AD let me read the Rolex training manual that is given to AD's a while back, and in there was an extensive section on Rolex having a unique alloy to their white gold that makes it more pure and doesn't turn. It specifically says unlike other watch companies, Rolex does not have to rhodium plate their gold. They use Platinum and other more expensive alloys vs. silver and other that most white gold is made with... '

and from Rolex themselves:

By operating its own exclusive foundry, Rolex has the unrivalled ability to cast the highest quality 18 ct gold alloys. According to the proportion of silver, copper, platinum or palladium added, different types of 18 ct gold are obtained: yellow, pink or white. They are made with only the purest metals and meticulously inspected in an in-house laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment, before the gold is formed and shaped with the same painstaking attention to quality. Rolex's commitment to excellence begins at the source.