What time is it? Watches and horology

As a general rule cutout numerals look good imo.

Not a massive fan of Roman numerals, but when used I think they look better in a longer, more elegant form than a chunky BOLD. Also they're a bit more in tune on a classic looking watch with a leather strap.

Now gone

Long shot but anybody interested in this for £300 posted?

I bought it last year for £340 I think and put the jazzy matching moody erica on it.

No box/papers but great condition for the age.

I love it but my international travel is zero now and three GMT watches is overkill.

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The stars though.

Will someone please sell me a watch I can use every day whilst riding, fecking about with bikes and generally going about business in the shed etc. I've got stylish watches for those rare occasions when I need to be stylish but I want hard wearing, maybe chunky...

Ta.

Mel.

Datejusts are still poplar r0ight?

G shock dw5600 or similar.... It'll become your favourite watch tho...

Nah, they’re well out of fashion nowadays.
It’s more the nasty blue face and the Roman numerals that spoil it, not a fan of the day indicator either, or the strap really

Popped up on my feed. They getting greedy.

Are Comex still around? 🤢

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Isn't it a bit weird making a 'fake' Comex?

Yes

Look 2 posts above yours. I wore a Tag Formula 1 all day every day for over a decade, it's been bashed about, scraped across the ground when I fell off my bike (multiple times), chewed on by my pet rats (deceased), swam in the sea with, gone rock climbing and generally had a tough time. It's got the marks to show for it but there's 1 tiny scratch on the glass and it keeps perfect time cos it's quartz. I've changed the battery twice in that time, the latest being a few days ago.

Said b4. 99% will just be impressed doe.

I bought a casio W-59B for this purpose was under £15

^ I was going to suggest the same thing.

The standard Casio bombers are tough asides from the strap.

Isn't it a bit weird making a 'fake' Comex?

Yeah - it's odd.

You can dance around for a long time with this line of thinking with homages/replicas etc. As a watch afficionado a not so subtle nod to the comex sub makes sense to me. It's just for fun ain't it.

Me lud. 😎

Looks like a great solution. I've had cheaper but they don't last. Maybe it's me!

Can someone explain to me what the appeal of these measurement watches is like vivosmart / fitbit / etc.? Is it just blokes being gadget nerds?

I need to measure my HR when doing zoned training. Probably don't need to explain why on a cycling forum. Would be easier than chest strap, and can include GPS data without my phone.

fuck. cannot unsee

Those two blue-faced ones on the last page are awful. How about this, for £60?

https://youtu.be/P-LIfpCMNtI

Said b4. 99% will just be impressed doe.

Anyone knows why you might want the name of a French dive outfit on your watch will also know that it shouldn't be on a Seiko.

The 40mm doesn’t have it I believe.

Pm'd

I've bought a milsub wannabe from this guy, to arrive in a couple of weeks. Fuck the provenance or whatever - I'm not buying it for the logos - I had to google Comex to even know what it was. I just like the way it looks and don't feel like it's hurting anybody. Hater's gonna hate though. Looking forward to it arriving.