What time is it? Watches and horology

People are in prison. So funny. Ha ha. It's a victimless crime and you'd only get a fine for it in most countries. It's a tragedy for the all the people involved and their families.

A homage is neither one thing nor the other. I actually did buy a Rolex 15 years ago - a steel sub - to see what all the fuss was about, and was underwhelmed. As I said upthread, it's basically a £1k watch, the other £6k goes to making some rich Swiss richer, it goes to the poor starving Grand Prix drivers and tennis champions, to GQ magazine, Wimbledon tennis club, to the dealers with their expensive boutiques, etc. ad infinitum. You have to be a sucker to be buy one, and to be oblivious to the gap betwen rich and poor. Someone with low emotional intelligence. I felt a bit of a twat wearing it. These days I've got a fake gold Sub, which gives me more pleasure then the genuine steel one ever could. It undermines the whole sordid marketing mutual masturbation machine. When people notice it I always tell them it's a fake and give them my thoughts. Living in Brixton I get a mix of reactions. Lots of people here are socialists and environmentalists. Others are all about buying some self worth with a Rolex and a Mercedes. If someone did bring out the Trees version of a CWC which I suggested upthread I reckon it might get a few sales here. What do you reckon?

Let’s see your fake gold sub. What factory is it? I have a couple of reps, some are pretty bonkers good with a clone 2824 inside so reliable as well.

It's BP with a 2836 clone. I don't have any pics and I'm not skilled with my phone camera, but I'll try. After 2+ years as my daily beater it ground to a halt, so I suppose it was never lubed properly. I'm dithering about getting it serviced because I'm thinking about getting someone to put in a 2836 and dial from a Daydate 36. Then I can have a Daymariner. Which would be ideal in some ways...but without the Sub's hands I'm not sure I'd like it. I haven't looked into the hand possibilities yet. Someone at a rep forum tried the movement swap for me and it doesn't need any work, except that with some dials the chapter ring would be too close to the rehaut, so you'd have to ignore it or do a little shaving. Here are two he mocked up:

If I did it, this is the dial I'd use:

Or I could keep the Sub as is, and keep wearing a watch with weekday on the other hand. If it was good enough for Che....

It is Friday, show us your what you are wearing!

I'm back in the office, and been wearing a different watch each day.
Ending the week with the Seiko Lordmatic.

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Always interesting to hear another point of view. Now where did I put that ignore button.

Oh my lord.
I'm sorry but that is truly dreadful.

Lovely morning.

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GMT Speedbird today, a great watch for the money. I'm quite tempted to pick up the slightly smaller quartz one that has been released and is pretty cheap.

Wait - it's not satirical?

After spouting a load of tut about fakes, the punchline of the moody Rolex carking out after two years is just wonderful.

It's a victimless crime

No it isn't.

Someone with low emotional intelligence.

Did somebody call?

Is it only people on this forum who think Brixton is still something special?

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Space watch.

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Sweeet.

That is a very pretty version.

Who 'dis? 🎣

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Baby D

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^^ This was supposed to be a lighthearted way to move us along from the Del Boy watch but it's already been done. Stand down user Quincy

It’s in regular rotation, I love it. If there’s a less, er, “sculpted” caseback from Omega that fits I’d be interested to know about it though. It’s not so much how it feels, it’s that it collects dirt so enthusiastically I have to clean it almost daily.

Putting the kid to bed... What's the watch?

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Samurai?

Have a wash man!

PADI Samurai, easy!

Chonk

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