What time is it? Watches and horology

What the hell is this… @Regal please tell us all that is wrong with this when you get 5 minutes.

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I got lucky because freddo did the hard work and really knew the model and what he was looking for. Then he got a chance to buy a grail and maybe he's stopped searching now!

With inflation these days I'm not surprised about the price. I think they're massively underpriced in comparison with the Rolex Daytona.

It's rare that I see a watch I really really want so when this came up for sale I jumped on it. He got a Heuer Carrera in very good condition, last I heard he was very very happy with it.

I'll have a go. Trouble is that I've gone nocturnal. Trying to manage my ME but not doing well. So I don't see daylight. And my phone pics look awful without natural light.

Truly a rhapsody in brown and Arial.

Swiss Time Services did my other mark2 and my Chronostop .

Very true. Here's one of the others from @freddo. Can we get the hat trick?

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Funky! I like it.

Is that the correct bracelet? I'd love to get mine on a bracelet.

Mine has/had the original omega leather strap.

I'm not sure. But here's the clasp if it helps. I have a feeling it was put on a period appropriate but not original to the watch bracelet Maybe @freddo can confirm.

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I saw that in the flesh but he had already agreed a sale with you, really nice watch, the dial is in lovely condition.

I think the third one was a flightmaster. I had to turn down the chance to buy it as I wasn't quite ready to buy 2 watches in a week! Not sure if it sold on here in the end.

Thank you for the kind words @Airhead and @goodhead. I’m happy to hear that both of these watches continue to be cherished.

I sold these with digital certificates containing history, the memomatic’s one is here which should answer @Grumpy_Git ‘a question:

https://chronovault.co/assets/https://chronovault.co/assets/5c9042679a951b747c32a02e

The third watch I sold at the time was a blue dialled omega 176.007. A very nice piece but given rarity not quite as special as either of these two.

And yes, all the funds went towards an end-game watch for me, a Heuer 2447n. Thanks both for helping make that happen.

Ran out of milk

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funnily enough the piece I regret selling the most of late is the quartz cal 1345 that went through here .

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That's really lovely.

On the same theme, first time I've worn this for a while

i think something along the lines of this will be my next purchase actually.... 70s-80s quartz omega or seiko with some definite angles. need to look for more examples

I know , they are a bit funkier. I also think people are getting beyond the quartz snobbery . I routinely look about . Not that I'm in a position to be spending at the moment. Financial controller has locked the safe and hidden the key.
As it is I have two watches for sale on the bay.

Also, Quartz prob need less maintenance. Certainly a ball ache to service or wind you mechanical marvel.

Funny you say that - this came back from Tissot today. It was stopping - Alsal couldn't fix it, and Tissot said it was obsolete so they couldn't couldn't service it. However, it does appear to now be working fine...

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How did the foreign particles get in doe?

protekt are bordahs!

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What happened to your account, did you re-register?

lovely.

i think this is basically exactly what i am after. if we were still in the EU i'd probably buy it now

https://www.chrono24.co.uk/omega/seamaster-quartz-1977-vintage-swiss-quartz-watch-ref-st-1960089-cal-1345--id21120643.htm

Yup changed jobs and email so when I got logged out I couldn't get back in ....so it's still me with an added hyphen .....