What time is it? Watches and horology

New Gorillaz X G Shock

And the other one

If they didn't have that stupid hour hand, maybe.

Change it.

I'd rather just buy the GMT that I'd like, unchanged.

I bought my Railmaster because I really liked the story behind it, and was pleasantly surprised when my 1948 had the same movement - but I'm now starting to wonder if that suggests I should part-ex the Railmaster for a GMT. Question is what I could expect to realise for the Railmaster, which of course is full box/papers, metal bracelet and model-specific tweed band.

Any ideas, watch hive-mind?

ejay would be best placed I reckon.

I have always disliked the snowflake hands on Tudors, however, on the GMT it all comes together. Maybe it's having three of them, rather than two. Whatever it is, it just works. Unfortunately it's just such a chunky beast.

New Gorillaz X G Shock

Seriously tempted by this as my sports watch needs a new battery.

You can buy them new on Chrono24 for £2.6k

Yeah - the Tudor GMT is definitely one to be tried on if not already. A colleague has one and it's just hench. Compared to something like a wonderful 16750 there's just no comparison IMO.

An opinion I like to express ad nauseum is that the snowflake hands only work with rectangular block markers (as on the Pelagos). They were never meant to be used with round / dot markers. This is why they look so out of place on the Black Bay models.

There's a reason none of the watch blogs are allowed to show a side profile of the two side-by-side.

Looool. A good point you raise, there....

Let’s see if I get issued with a takedown for this then...

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They are both grim ;)

Look at how high that thing sites! Jesus wept.

Yeah. It does appear to be being modelled by a five year old, but still.

Think the bit that bothers me most is the sheer height of the flat case flank and then this little thin coin edged bezel on top. Proportions are so far out of whack.

Yeah. It does appear to be being modelled by a five year old, but still.

Hey - us slender wrist folks can't help it. It looked the same on me.

But yeah - totally whack. I wonder how many people who waited for months and months are disappointed with it.

I tried the Tudor GMT on recently and it wasn't my cup of tea. Too heavy, too thick, don't like the square on the hour hand, feel of the bezel is awful, bracelet feels really cheap.

Rolex really has nailed the submariner / GMT proportions etc. Just a shame you can't fucking buy one.

So what should I be looking for? I can't see anything wrong with this, but my watch beard is short.

https://www.chrono24.co.uk/rolex/gmt-master-ii--id12348614.htm

Looks fairly okay to me.

Need to pay close attention to lugs & logo on bracelet for signs of overpolishing.

I'd say this is a nicer example for only a little more.

That vendor is in Greys antiques market, I might swing by and have a look.

Greys antiques

I find that place insanely expensive and unfriendly whenever I’ve mooched around, a bit like Burlington Arcade which when you see twenty perfectly faded Pepsi bezel GMTs side by side kind of ruins their charm a bit. Worth a window shop to see if you like it but a dealer is the last place I’d probably buy at what I personally think is peak price for this vintage model (don’t quote me in 12 months).
I’m in Bologna at the moment, loads of watch shops, all these limited edition Speedys were a surprise.

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As I mentioned before, my horology beard is of insufficient length to buy privately, I'd probably buy a Casio in a Rolex smock.

Those Speedmasters were the ones that came in a box set right?

https://www.fratellowatches.com/speedy-tuesday-speedmaster-mission-suit-case/

Second Speedmaster from the left hnnngggg.