What time is it? Watches and horology

Fair enough. My Omega is pretty easy to set the date so I can manage without, I think.

Swiss watch brands are filing for bankruptcy....

"While the world’s biggest watchmaking businesses have more than enough cash to survive, Mr Müller thinks that there will be a large number of casualties. “Between 30 and 60 ‘Swiss Made’ watch brands – of a total 350 – will not survive,” he tells Swissinfo.

“By my count, a dozen watchmaking companies have already filed for bankruptcy since the beginning of the crisis.”"

I reckon you’ll be fine :-)

Hold tight Squale. :(

so you don’t have to sit there for however long it takes to set the watch up again.

Expect when a month with less than 31 days finishes...

So, I have a purchase incoming :eyes: so definitely need to move this on.

Seiko SBDC065 (aka SPB083) - “Great Blue Hole” edition of the Prospex 200m “baby Marinemaster” diver, box & papers, includes the unworn blue rubber strap as well as the spare bracelet links.

6R15 movement, runs +4 to +6 seconds / day. DM for more pics etc. RRP is in the region of £1050, I’m looking for £750 ono.

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Porco Rosso

https://www.seikoboutique.co.uk/seiko-presage-porco-rosso-srq033j1.html

A somewhat bewildering £3,550

G shock Thursday (and most other days)

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Hold tight Squale. :(

Ditto, I wanna get more Squale after my 1521, like the sub 39 one that sold out sadly (TGV one is a bit naff).

Would anyone care to explain the need for a winder please. If you don’t use one has it a detrimental affect on an automatic?

I don't think there's any need for one, I just want one as I CBA to wind and set a watch before putting it on.

Makes sense.

That would defeat the purpose of the perpetual calendar, wouldn’t it?
It’s supposed to take into account different lengths of months as well as the leap years.

But u haz a Tin TIn? :oP

Any product bearing the 'initials' of a YouTuber is naff.

Swiss watches are a bit naff!

Watcha mean for the uninitiated?

Most mine are

Well, Ed is talking about this guy: https://www.youtube.com/user/theurbangentry
And some watches have been released with 'TGV' on the dial which is just so naff.

Ha!

Agreed especially in this instance... He's a knob (personally I feel) ... Really Annoying.

His TGV watches remain unsold (only 100), compare to the original limited edition which sold out quickly in 2019.

His YouTube channel is inaccessible anyway.

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It’s Friday, I’m in the office, alone and really cfa’ed with anything much at present.

Seiko diver day.

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Back on terra firma

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Wearing this for the next week. You can't do much better for the £45 I paid for it 5 years ago.

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That would defeat the purpose of the perpetual calendar, wouldn’t it?
It’s supposed to take into account different lengths of months as well as the leap years.

The perpetual calendar is a good thing, but buying a winder so that you don't have to adjust the date & time when you want to wear it, to then have to adjust it anyway because of a shorter month (and time gains/losses since last set) is going to be annoying. I'd rather have the money in my pocket for another watch tbh.

A lot of perpetual calendars can’t be set backwards, only forwards. And they often don’t quick set. So setting one is an enormous PITA (there’s a Hodinkee review where Stephen Pulvirent had to spend the best part of a week advancing a perpetual calendar). You don’t want it running down or stopping if you can help it.

Something with a quickset date is not that much of a chore. No date at all and it’s the work of a few seconds to set.