What time is it? Watches and horology

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I googled iconic ipa... I didn't get that I got

Nice tag. Don't get much of those round these parts.

Very nice - 144?

Yes, Sergeant 👌

Pressure Drop “Pale Fire”

But is it an iconic?

Yes?

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Any recommendations for or strong opinions against other reasonably Pepsi watches? I'm looking for something sub 40mm and fancy something like a Yema superman heritage gmt (if i can find one) or a Steinhart probably the ocean 39 vintage gmt for a fun watch. These may be about as fun as i get now as I'm getting too old for really bright dials.

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I’d go Yema of those two.. steinhart just strays into ‘bliger’ homage territory a bit too much for me.

Squale do one similar IIRC (edit 40mm and Coke not Pepsi)

Yeah, Squale do a few options. Would be my pick.

https://www.gnomonwatches.com/search?q=Squale+gmt&type=product

Strap for sale, Di-Modell Rallye (I think this is the waterproof leather one) 20mm lug width, good condition, £15 posted - SOLD

Geckota brown vintage leather thing with QR spring bars, brand new, £25 posted.

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Yema

Yema has some major reliability issues of late. Id'd pick Squale over it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt_gbVVoBMA

Thanks both for the Squale recommendations. I could push to 40mm. Thanks for the link 👍 good prices and uk shipping. All the others I'd found were C24 and eBay US listings.

Thanks Squale is looking the most likely then. Glad i asked the question these are all brands i knew nothing about apart prior to this whim so I was just going of looks and price point good to have some proper intel 👍

NP

If you want a sub-alike Pepsi I'd just get a Parnis for under £100. The Miyota movement is fine and the build quality is about the same as a £600 Squale
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113884279887?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fSP00i-5TtG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Q7R7mhz4RKi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=WHATS_APP

build quality is about the same as a £600 Squale

O rly

"About" is doing a lot of work in that sentence but I've owned a few and they've all been solid. The movement feels no worse than a standard Seiko and is about as accurate too

Or you could pick up an 013 and mod it and save some money?

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Would i save much with an aftermarket Bezel and labour? Second hand prices look around £350 i do like the bracelet on this especially as I've been struggling with fit on my large link bracelets

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If that’s the case, it’s a shame, I really enjoyed this heritage model they release a while ago.

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That bracelet looks fantastic

These are basically 013s but with sapphire, applied indices, and a better movement (and this one is pepsi with a jubilee bracelet).

[https://longislandwatch.com/islander-38mm-automatic-dive-watch-isl-51/]

But that squale does look good!