What time is it? Watches and horology

I'll save it for G-Shock Thursday :)

The suspense

DHL delivered my Helson, then wrote to me a week or so later asking for £12 VAT and £30 for the privilege.

Ah... Thanks for the heads up... Now to wait on the letter. Damn it... To good to be true.

As others have said most of the time they hold it until you pay but some couriers send then chase. At least you’ve got the excitement of thinking you may have got away with it :)

thanks all, could go either way I guess. Got away with not paying any duties on the recent LB group order so can't really grumble if I do get the letter this time round.

@Regal - thanks again for pointing me in the direction of Sakura, pics coming on Thursday!

Some have got away with it, on here.
Luck of the draw I think.

I seem to have gotten away without any import charges on my GBX-100 from the US, but as far as I could tell they charged me tax at point of sale (on eBay) so I was ready to kick off if Customs tried to demand VAT on top. Ended up cheaper than UK RRP so pleased enough with that.

Looking forward to seeing this one, would be a total indulgence but the all black colourway looks like it could be a really good version. I think I might fancy one.

Interesting...

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Also spotted this giro themed number - the upside down 13 is a nice touch (can’t see on this image), but expect the watch design might divide opinions. Good size for a chrono (38mm with sub 47mm lug to lug).

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Makes sense for them, that field watch style is super popular. That one looks really nicely done, I have to say, apart from the dreaded “Automatic” script.

Edit: I see there’s seven of them. That one’s the best, I agree.

I couldn’t find info on them - that pic was from Instagram. Where did you find seven of them???

Where did you find seven of them???

Classic Seiko

They’re on the official site, listed as new arrivals at the bottom (“Lineup”).

https://www.seikowatches.com/uk-en/products/5sports

Work watch.
(From yesterday obvs)

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wtf is this one?
https://www.seikowatches.com/uk-en/products/5sports/srpg43k1

That caseback

Name checks out

Hope you told them to stick it as you already had the product?

wtf is this one?

https://www.seikowatches.com/uk-en/produ­cts/5sports/srpg43k1

That caseback

Wut

Guess I just find the listing with zero explanation of the design weird

No no... I'm agreeing with you! That watch is weird!

Yeah that really is classic Seiko. Dozens of anime and videogame collabs that they don’t so much as mention on the product page. Shambles of a marketing department.

Mmmm. Blu n tan.

Yes I think blue is my fav pelly

Nice combo, good luck tucking it back under that shirt cuff!

are all casioaks fake?

Fake what?

I've got two and both are genuinely manufactured by Casio.

They're definitely not APs :')