What time is it? Watches and horology

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  • Some things ingested will kill you well before you can acquire a taste for them...

  • Does anyone on here own a Ploprof? I've wanted one for ages but I've been out of the watch game since my 70's Datejust was ripped off my wrist a few years back, totally killed the hobby for me. How much are they going for these days? I'd only want a beater since it will likely be a daily.

  • Popped into the Seiko boutique today, might have found a contender for my 40th.
    Brought a brochure home in a posh GS bag, wife nearly had a heart attack.


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  • ^Insufficient large red button.

  • With older pieces like that ploprof there is a lot to be said for trust in the dealer. However they are probably just going on what they have been told themselves . There is a huge amount about ploprof on the internet from very knowledgable sources . If it was me tho I would be getting an opinion from a historic Omega specialist like STS . I appreciate that is much easier for me to do mind you .
    Having said all that , I don’t think it’s wildly too much money looking at the pictures.

  • Or buy a new one from me . You’ve all seen the picture.....


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  • @Merak That's a superb example of a Hamilton 6B. I think the H67 model was released in 1967 and may have effectively been an MoD "trials" watch which makes it slightly rarer than the plain 6B. The crystal, and more importnatly the tension ring inside are original to the watch which is not always the case. As is the winding crown.

    To polish the crystal, you can take the deeper scratches out with wet&dry (go for something like 800 and 1200 grit) and then finish off with Brasso, Autosol, or a similar cutting compound. Do not touch the bezel.

    Alternatively, you can replace the crystal with a new tension ring crystal and transfer the old tension ring into the new crystal as these are unique to the watch.

    I've owned and worked on many of these, so give me a shout if you need any advice. They have become more popular in recent years since the IWC Mk11 has become unaffordable for most.

  • Something a bit different today

  • Lovely. Shame it’s not photographed in front of something bicycle related.

  • Yeah where’s your penny farthing?

  • You’ve posted two pictures which only partially show the dial and bezel. Evaluation can’t be done from instagram pics, you need to post a picture of the complete watch case showing the entire dial and bezel. Who knows, behind your sleeve could be a tell tale sign of fakery which will be missed.

    To sell on OF requires a minimum of 12 images IIRC so that purchasers can make a fair evaluation.

  • Cheapo "Lucerne" I picked up.


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  • That’s very nice

  • Just fishing I guess but any interest in either of these? Not worn for years and not likely to be

    I was thinking £25 posted for the Seiko and £50 for the Rado.

    Rado runs very very fast if I remember well, hence not used by me.. also too small IMO.. some dust behind the glass so I’m assuming this not original.

    More pics as required


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  • What's the likelihood that the Seamaster 57 Trilogy watch will go up in value?

  • How many did they make?

  • 3,557

  • Probably one for Ejay, they're making 1948 of the 1984 anniversary Seamaster that's out later this year, for context.

  • The paint looks like it may be lifting off that dial where it is blistered.


  • Omega Seamaster London

  • I liked it til I read the sneaker/freaker text

  • I've been doing more Ploprof research. The movement is too early - it's of a series that were never put into the Ploprof at manufacture, so it's been swapped in likely at a service.

    The case is a mark 1, as is the bezel, but the dial is from the mark 2 period. That said, it's one of the rarer dials - never officially produced, but found in sufficient numbers to be given a specific identity (D5, Ploprof fans).

    It's not a service-part lashup, it's largely a Mark 1, but I won't (obv's) pay for a numbers-matching watch when it's not.

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