What time is it? Watches and horology

I like this.. on a brown leather strap

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Still available.....

Are you sure? Check your PMs

Wait what just happened here? @Stonehedge did you just buy this piece?

Nah, I just know somebody who wants it.

Baller

Happy G-Shock Thursday all! Here's the all-black GBX-100 that arrived from Japan on Monday. Photos really don't do the screen justice at all, it is crisp, you can get a clear read of the screen from just about any angle.

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"vibe alarm" love it

Also cool looking watch, I have a couple of negative display G Shocks and they are not good, that looks more like an eInk display, very nice

Love this but why no solar!?

Well, Japan famously has no light, solar watches from Japanese manufacturers are for overseas sales only, JDM products are never solar powered.

Wait, it's not wednesday...

Yeah, do want. Looks great. Grats!

Very tempting. Looks great.

Well, Japan famously has no light, solar watches from Japanese manufacturers are for overseas sales only, JDM products are never solar powered.

For many years the only solar-powered Seiko diver's watch was a Japanese Domestic Market model, the titanium SBDN001 and its variations. The one I bought in the mid-2000s has been accurate and maintenance free ever since then.

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That's a good looking watch.

This. Make that a solar and you can take my money. Think it might be the best looking G-Shock out there.

Some Timefactors updates. Can't wait until the font police see the Carib :D

The complete Smiths Everest range & the Smiths Commando are due at the and of June.

The Smiths Caribbean 1000 metre dive watch is due in June, you can see details here:
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?469102-Caribbean-prototypes

The Smiths Monopusher chronograph is due at the end of July
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?481332-Another-one-for-next-year

The 36mm Speedbird GMT is due at the end of July
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?491552-The-Timefactors-Pipeline-2021 (post #12)

The PRS-40 chronographs are due in August
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?434435-Just-playing-around-with-a-couple-of-ideas

The gilt dial 38mm Smiths Commander has moved to the prototype stage and could be available by the end of the year
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?492979-Look-at-what-I-ve-been-playing-with

BB58 on a tropic aka shiny tool watch.

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I'm considering a steel bracelet BB58, I like the Pelagos LHD but I'm certain the size would be too much for my puny wrist.

Pros/cons of the BB58? Alternatives?

Pros - perfect size, big power reserve, super accurate, anti-magnetic, strap monster, great bezel action.

Cons - faux rivets, I guess (although I never notice them when wearing the watch), no “on the fly adjustment”, some might say it’s a bit boring, bit too shiny when brand new.

Alternatives? I’d get a vintage Tudor sub if I could afford it. Cheaper... no idea really. SPB147 maybe, although to me there is an huge gap in quality between this and the BB58, you know... the case finish, movement feel, bracelet etc...

BB58 really is a great watch. We already have a few on the forum.

Thanks very much! It really does seem to hit a sweetspot. Next stop is to actually try one on and get a feel for it.

Do like the chrono and the commander, don't think I need any more watches right now

Alternatives?

huh maybe scrap the below, far too spendy now compared to a BB58

SLA017 or SLA037

Obvs. getting them new is tricky.

Both lovely but as you said, a little more difficult to get hold of new and also about another £1k or so above the BB58.

I think the blue is available everywhere, no problem. Good luck.

Alternatives?

Tag Autavia

https://www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk/TAG-Heuer-Autavia-Calibre-5-COSC-42mm-Mens-Watch-WBE5116.FC8266/p/17381920

Brietling Superocean 42

https://www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk/Breitling-Superocean-Automatic-42-A17366021B1S1/p/17531621

Bremont S301

https://www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk/Bremont-S301-Mens-Watch-S301+BK+R+S-/p/17190136

Rado Captain Cook

https://www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk/Rado-Captain-Cook-Automatic-Bronze-Mens-Watch-R32504315/p/17680720

Longines Skin Diver

https://www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk/Longines-Skin-Diver-42mm-Mens-Watch-L28224562/p/17350717

Oris Sixty Five

https://www.watches-of-switzerland.co.uk/Oris-Divers-Sixty+Five-43.5mm-Mens-Watch-733-7707-4357-8-20-18/p/17601043

You should definitely be able to try one on at a dealer, there doesn't seem to be a supply shortage any more. I checked it out (on bracelet) at the WoS concession in Westfield Stratford a few weeks back.

Thanks to @JonoMarshall post I finally identified the correct battery for this. Seems to be running fine. Was an eighteenth b day present!

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