What time is it? Watches and horology

The decimal place was on the money.

£19.99

Take that golf bar.

Is it a homage to real beef?... I mean, it looks legit...

Watching the band doc on the iPlayer and noticed that Eric of all the watches and recent controversy elsewhere on this forum, is currently sporting a 🌈 Daytona.

Did this happen? If not I'd be interested @ejay2.0.

Happy Friday 🙂

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Some of you may remember that I'd been very keen on a sub 40mm dive watch a month or two back and I had loads of good suggestions, however, having tried on a LHD Pelagos a number of times since I'm very taken by it and the size isn't an issue... Any reasons to not go for it?

None whatsoever, they’re great watches and the titanium makes them wear great despite the diameter. And 42mm is hardly excessive for a divers watch anyway, I never feel that my Squale 1521 is too big.

You're right, I got comfortable with my full metal B5000D pretty quickly so the size isn't a concern at all, just fishing for reasons not to pull the trigger at this point! Pretty sure I'll commit to the belated birthday present in the coming weeks...

Go for it!

I have the regular Pelagos and often forget in wearing it, very comfortable, very light.

The height. Everything else is cool AF.

It’s a tall one. Same reason I didn’t keep the MM300 (SLA023) as it was just a bit ridiculous.

I bet u there is a place in London where you can get a slab of meat substitute for more. 😎

Too rich for me.

Hard act to follow :)

Such a nice watch

Question; would you guys ever buy a watch without trying it on first?
I've liked this model for a long time now but I never see them in shops anywhere... now the model seems to be discontinued but they still pop up on chrono24 sometimes.... I have big wrists and it's 39mm so I'm afraid of the risk of being disappointed if I buy it online

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Why thank you :) On a side note, it keeps time beautifully for an automatic too.

Love that

i have big wrists and it's 39mm so I'm afraid of the risk of being
disappointed if I buy it online

Better big than small wrist, I brought a BB58 online without trying it on (easier when you’re disabled), and was happy with it.

Bear in mind dive watches used to be around 36-39mm, you’d need a gigantic wrist to really make the watch look tiny.

Can you get access to similar sizes watches to see how it is? (Not the same I know).

39mm isn’t small, I think anyone not built like Arnie would struggle to make it look small.

Chronoris is my favourite Oris I think.

I have bought watches without trying them on. Try and find YouTube videos of them on the wrist, I think that’s the best way to get an impression of how they actually wear regardless of dimensions. As long as the person states their wrist size for comparison.

That's solid advice, thanks guys!

Managed to finally tie the knot! Went full Elton John on the ring, not my usual style but I'm partial to a bit of bling!

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Talking about buying watches without viewing them in person, I purchased a Zenith online recently only from the render, for a wedding watch. It turned up on the day but late in the afternoon, my dad was a gent and went to get it from the hotel for me after the ceremony. I then went away briefly to Edinburgh and Manchester and got a call while on the way back from my AD to say they had a watch in. I was initially interested in the black chronograph version but they called to say they had a white come in.
I couldn't resist when I saw it but am now in a position where I can't really afford to keep both. They both have pros and cons and couldn't be more different from each other but I really love both.

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Pics side by side?

The black zenith is lovely