What time is it? Watches and horology

Looks great, I had one of those for a while..

I picked this Parnis GMT up during the week, it came on a jubilee bracelet, but due to my skinny wrists I cannot get it small enough, so swapped it out for a NATO in the meantime.

Pleased with the overall quality of it to be honest. In contrast, I bought a Tudor BB58 a few months back and ended up selling it at the weekend, I was sort of underwhelmed with it and didn't really see the £2k difference between it and my Seiko's and the like..

EDIT: Just fixed the date FFS..

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That is awesome! I can picture James Bond disarming it.

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Shamefully, I'm also now that guy :(

I treated myself to an apple watch over Christmas for the health monitoring stuff but it doesn't exactly spark joy to look at, so have ended up doing the double wrist of shame. I've turned the "always on" screen off in the vain hope that it makes it less noticeable, but i definitely look ridiculous. Fortunately, I'm too uncool/tired to care :)

So close. Needs (a lot) more maple syrup.

I seem to be wearing this 90% of the time now. I'm thinking I should really get rid of some of my other watches

Why not get a generic fitness tracker? I use a huawei, at least they are smaller and I don't need the additional Apple watch functionality.

Today's watch included so only single posting

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Beater for bouldering this evening. This £15 Casio has withstood a lot more than my currently being warrantied G-Shock!

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I’m keeping the Apple Watch on the right as it provided a surprising level of accessibility for me (being Deaf as fuck), as long it stay black and have boring bezels with the right data, I only look at it when needed.

Might sell it eventually.

Yeah, looked at fitness trackers, but the additional functionality won it for me (none of the trackers are exactly lookers).

One massive upside that i did not realise until afterwards is that taking calls on your wrist and speaking into your watch immediately makes me feel like a secret agent / Michael Knight.

Double wrist buddies! Agreed, it is a surprisingly useful tool. Don't sell - we'll make wearing two watches cool. It's not us that's wrong, it's the world that needs to change.

Turn it 180 on the wrist and talk directly at the back of your wrist.

so good

Maybe he thought it was a sub :-)

If you wear several silver and leather bracelets and some aviatorish specs holding back your ever thinning head hair, I think it will be hardly noticable. Perhaps a stache, just to be sure.

I can't believe that everyone is conceited.

Where? hook me up. Only been offered 10% off 3816 and omega price rise coming on Tuesday.

I tried the 1861, love it. Even the bracelet

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Oh I really like that!!

Everytime I see one of these I feel like I should get one...

My favourite Seiko

Same here. Perfect watch for me, really. I’ve even worn it skating a couple of times - usually I wear my Casio, which has been scuffed on griptape more than once.

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love everything about that dial, arabic numerals, stick indexes and pips.

Not like me to be a font snob but never been keen on the Panerai / B&R / IWC Geezer numbering.

Dont even know what it is called.

Bought this used isotope. The movements a plain vanilla seiko, but don't care it was reasonable and I've been through a very rough patch, now with a mahoosive bill around the corner from a housing association expecting the leaseholders to pick up ten grand each for their historic neglect of our scheme. I'm at least cheered up.

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That's very nice