What time is it? Watches and horology

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  • A Seiko Turtle sits nicely on my wrist so I think it'll be fine.

  • I thought there was a 4.5% Duty on watches from Hong Kong (at least that's was a overly complicated government website hinted at)?

    Anyway, I've set aside £50 to cover it.

    It would of been £6 cheaper if I'd ordered it today due to the drop in the pound after May's announcement about the delayed vote! 🙄

  • Actually I think it may be €0.80 maximum for duty (the overly complicated government website is even more complicated than you think, it has minimum and maximum values as well as the percentage).

  • Probably somewhere between £4-5k. This one isn’t mine. I’m just wearing it to see how it times on the wrist after regulating.

  • Opps. More expensive...

    Never let me near economics.

  • yeah, I think a 42 would work for me too, I have the padi turtle but interestingly the 40 SD lug to lug is the SAME as the turtle (which is a 44mm).

    I swapped the band off the SD to a leather one for now and it looks better. Initially the band made the watch look small lol

  • I have the padi turtle but interestingly the 40 SD lug to lug is the SAME as the turtle (which is a 44mm).

    The 40 Shark Diver is actually 2 mm longer lug-to-lug than the new Turtle. 49.2 mm vs 47.25 mm according to the internet.

  • I got some absolute bargains for you, if you got that extra £6 going ;)

  • How do you change that? Looks much more fun than the digital

  • Bigger is better

  • Putting this on ebay now, but for good measure, in case anyone in the future wants to see what a Cronel’s 17 jewel looked like. It's a 17 Jewel EB8800 pin-lever which is apparently collectible.


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  • oh wow, your right. how weird that it seems to wear smaller! I'm guessing it's because the dial itself is smaller

  • haha you would say that. I was looking for a watch that fits under normal shirts! My others are bulky enough they don't...

    was surprised to see how small rolexs are compared to some modern watches

  • Yeah it's the dial/bezel I think. The turtle is a pretty unusual shape… the lug holes are almost under the bezel. It's a chunky boi in width and height but that short lug to lug and the crown at 4 makes it pretty wearable. But it still looks pretty chunky.

  • Swipe left.

  • Which one ?
    I may have something.

  • These two watches have come in to my possession and I need a bit of advice as to getting them repaired/ serviced. I’ve been wearing them for the past few weeks and they both seem to run fine but each has some quirks.

    The crown on the gold seamaster seems to be a replacement and is very tough to pull out and set. Once it’s out the hands feel really loose.

    One of the lugs on the silver one is bent out by a couple of mm. Its a manual wind but the crown is really tough to turn, seems to offer a lot of resistance.

    I took them to one of the watch places on Clerkenwell Road and was quoted £250 to £300 each for a service and repair, which is much more than I think they are worth. What kind of price should I be paying for a service and clean, and any reccomdations?

  • M opinion: If you like wearing them its worth investing the money. No Idea on value, but once serviced they'll probably be worth at least the cost of it.
    I have a 80€ watch I spent 300 on. Not necessarily a wise investment, but better than paying 350 for a watch that doesn't run.

  • That gold one has an absolutely superb dial. Cal 565 movement? Loose hands = canon pinion needs tightening. Get an Omega crown for it.

    Steel one - I couldn’t live with that bent lug and would attempt to straighten it. May snap. Those small crowns are tough to wind, but it may have crud stuck inside it, be a tight fit... who knows.

    I’d aim to see if you can find someone who will service them for around £100 plus parts. I say that, but I wouldn’t offer to do that myself as I often spend a whole day working on a single watch, and it’s just not worth my time.

  • The gold one is quite special, and of the two it’s the one I’d most like to get sorted. No idea on the movements as I cant take the back off to check unfortunately.

    £100 plus parts was what i was hoping it would cost; if you’ve got any tips as to where to take it that would be greatly appreciated

  • Alsal is the one that comes up most often. The stuff they've done for me in the past has been cheaper than I expected.

  • I'll ask her. She's beeing a bit flaky and also considering a Rado, so apologies in advance if this doesn't lead anywhere

  • That’s roughly what my watchmaker guy in Swindon charges. His reputation is good enough the lead time is roughly a month on most watches. He, years back, repaired a 1930’s mechanical for me after it was dropped on concrete. He recently serviced the ladies omega for me, and as/when i get my own Omega it is going to him too.

  • thanks all

    I’ve got them with me today so will try and drop them into Alsal for a quote

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