What time is it? Watches and horology

Dare I ask what twanging the lugs means?

Denting the metal part of your watch, the lugs are the bits either side of the strap. The moonwatch has those lovely twisted lugs with a razor sharp edge and one of mine has a nice smack in the middle. C’est la vie.

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Ah I see that. I will cry when it happens.

Never take the starp off

Don't think I own a watch that hasn't been twanged TF out of.

I carved the Mariana trench out of my IWC crystal less than a fortnight after getting it. Was grumpy for a month!

Never put the watch on, surely...

You can polish really quite deep scratches out of the Hesalite with a bit of polywatch.

Very nice. I have one too, pics here https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvzp29snsYX
it's a ref. 166.072. They're not common watches actually. If you want to look up some info this is a great read http://www.mediafire.com/file/q5zjoyznxgj/Omega%20Seamaster%20Memomatic%20Watch.pdf
You'll also find more by searching the movement reference which is quite special, it's a Cal.980 which is a Lemania 2980. Don't be tempted to polish or do anything to the case, yours is quite sharp and the original factory brushing + authentic wear makes it quite collectible.

Don't need to polish sapphire. If you do it's a scar with wearing.

Ok I’ll bite, who was the well known previous collector...?

Shame they're dinner plate sized

https://timeandtidewatches.com/who-to-follow-jackwongyf/

I bought it on chronocentric a couple of years back and didn’t know who the seller was as he was using a different username. Eventually when I wired him the cash he told me who he was but embarrassingly I still had to look him up as I have no clue about famous people

This is absolutely beautiful. I’m surprised you’re wearing this daily, dibs if you would ever consider selling it!

A watch isn’t really ‘yours’ until you’ve added a scratch to its case

Or dropped it

Anyone selling on a black faced Alkin model 1?

Has anyone ordered from gnomon? Do you get hit with customs fees?

I have, and yes you do, but they tend to mark down.

i twanged my wedding present speedy on my honeymoon! edge of the bezel at 7 o'clock. can't miss the fucker every time i look at at.

at least i got it out of the way early. like a bike/car/whatever - the first twang hurts the most, but it is inevitable, so it may as well happen early...

Many thanks for the nice comment. It has been worn daily (except my dad would not take it abroad on holidays in case he got mugged!) since my dad bought it in brand new in November 1965.

It has passed on to me now and I see no reason to not carry on i the same way. I do take it off if I am painting or doing gardening or diy etc.

Replacement strap as the original has stretched but I still have it and I think it can be refurbished by a guy in Hong Kong.

It is a beautifully understated watch and very few people even notice it. I could never sell it as my mother would kill me and possibly my nephews one of whom will get it when my time comes!

It's my 40th birthday this year and I'll be looking to get a watch, budget around £500-1,000. Choices are either something vintage from my birth year or something new.

Although I like the idea of a 1979 watch, factors against it are that I'm not sure if I'm knowledgable to pick out something that's good value that is that old (particularly as I imagine there's a price bump with it being the 40th year) and I don't think many of the watches in that price band are ones where the year of manufacture can be told with certainty.

For a new watch I'd prefer something a bit classic, an established brand rather than a modern boutique one, and dressier rather than tool watch. A hand-wound Max Bill is probably leading at the moment.

Any thoughts on either of the above points, either old watches or new ones?

Can't comment on vintage as that's not my bag but if you're considering a handwinding Max Bill (great choice) I'd suggest also trying on a handwinding Junghans Meister for comparison. They're super slim, dressy and well within your price range.

On balance, I prefer the Meister ...just. The thin factor nudges it ahead.

Https://monochrome-watches.com/junghans-meister-hand-winding-affordable-dress-watch-review-specs-price/

Alsal have a gold pvd hand wound meister in stock at the moment if you wanted to try one on. The gold one should weigh in under a grand.

Lots of case finishes and dial options to choose from.

Only problem with them is the cheese glass...

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

That said, I'm having a sapphire put on the Meister that I have on order. Very happy with the durability of my Max Bill acrylic. It has handled a fair few drops and scrapes well, the only thing to damage it so far was when our puppy got hold of it for a good chew.

All this fear of acrylics is bullshit. There is a reason they put plastic on instead of glass on their dress watches...it looks freaking awesome. Junghans do a very good scratch resistant coating too although that stops polywatch from working.