What time is it? Watches and horology

That’s a nightmare. Ejay2.0 may be worth a pm re. Repairs.

I feel your pain.

I've given it over to WoS... They can strip me bare.

Oof. Tough lesson to learn, sorry man. But always - watch on wrist or in protective case for me. Never take it off or put it on unless you’re on a carpeted surface, preferably sitting down.

That won’t cost £2k to fix tho, far less I imagine.

I was about to shower.

And even half that is insane... But it is what it is. It probably needed a service anyway. LOL

Auction for speedmaster aficionados

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/omega-speedmaster-to-the-moon-and-back?cmp=banner_n10093_google_omega_19-jul-2019&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8JKqo6yv4wIVT0HgCh2P3QUFEAEYASAAEgJ9GPD_BwE

Photo was actually yesterday, using the bezel as the burger timer.

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Sharkdiver today:

Managed to find a strap to go with the original buckle as well

the way I'd look at it is that it could have landed on a lug and damaged the case. instead the crystal came to the rescue and sacrificed itself. Much cheaper to replace a crystal than a case. A full service and new crystal might only set you back around £400 or so. Don't let any crystal shards damage the dial or it might get expensive quickly. My guess is that a £2k repair bill involved a new dial at least, if not a new case as well

Oris today... New purchase from reddit watchexchange a couple weeks ago.

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My Max Bill is up on eBay if anyone's interested, £50 off for LFGSSers. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153561255131

Dat ebay username...

Anyone know anything about this Royce/the movement etc? Thanks in advance https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F153556715454

I really like these

So nice. I nearly bought this on bracelet last week but another option I was considering came up at a price I couldn't resist. DHL says it should be here Monday.

The blue dial you have is definitely the way to go.

The movement is a Landeron 248 and fitted with 17 jewels.

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&0&2uswk&Landeron_248

https://watchguy.co.uk/service-bucherer-chronograph-calibre-landeron-248/

https://forums.watchuseek.com/f11/landeron-248-movements-yes-both-1285850.html

https://forums.watchuseek.com/f11/landeron-248-info-needed-53568.html

Seamaster AT Quartz today. I like this watch.

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Yep, lovin it. Got the bracelet with it too but find it's a bit too shiny for my liking.

Ohh... Where did you get the strap from?

This one. https://www.watchgecko.com/zuludiver-cordura-premium-divers-watch-strap

It took some very minor trimming with a razor blade to fit. Can't find anything off the shelf that fits that tongue.

Shame someone took a biro to the right sub-dial, has a certain charm.

still need to remove my stuck bezel, I can't seem to find a guide on how to remove - have you seen anything? thanks

Ta muchly!

Can't see the pic? Which Oris is it?

Big Crown Pointer Date.

From a cursory google it looks like a case knife to just pop it off (protecting the lugs with tape). I’ve got my dads old identical watch which is also stuck fast so if you can wait a couple of days I’ll have a go at that and report back.