What time is it? Watches and horology

Obligatory Rolex stock check in Heathrow T3.....got a smile at least.

Surprised by the 39mm Tudor BB 58 in blue. Nice size and not thicc. Just not for me.

I thought it was a pin buckle until it turned up. Terrible choice. It’s not a nice looking strap either so I guess most people are gonna switch it out immediately. Should’ve charged extra and included a bracelet IMO.

Watchnation have a code for 20% off the orange dial at the moment.

Ha, thanks for that. Glad I held off for a couple of days.

There's a padi one I'd love (if I actually dived)....or at least live near the sea and snorkelled and/or surfed regularly.

Although after wearing a gshock for swimming and general beach stuff, I can't help but think how much nicer it'd be to do all those activities with something with 50g of resin rather than ½kg lump of stainless steel.

I guess diving and snorkeling don't use hands much tho.

That's the one. Absolutely spot on.

But...

EUR 1,150 for the SPB313J1

Polar white dial is what I'll be keeping an eye out for. Seiko watches are one of the few things that are cheaper here in Aus.

Did it have another choice for the strap? Could you have gone with something else?

No. Could’ve ordered additional Sinn straps/bracelets from the distro but it came on what it came on.

Unfortunate and also a bit sad. I still think it's a good looking watch (if not for the strap)

That dial is amazing. Let me guess, £!?

Best part of 9 grand i think 😬
EDIT: that's Dollars so only the £7200 odd then but i can only find the price in Dollars so maybe U.S only at the moment

Looking good, how's the clasp?
If you're. going full 'poor mans Ed White' you'll need to switch the hands out next ;-)

That’s the “poor man’s” bit. That and the 1861 vs 321.

The clasp is very nice and well made, but the inner milled parts have a "straight out of the CNC machine" quality to them. They are brushed, but the corners have not been taken off them at all, so the edges are a bit sharp feeling when you take the watch on and off. Very different to a Rolex folding clasp where all the parts are polished all over and the corners are rounded off. Omega still aren't quite there, even on their really pricey bracelets.

Does anyone have a Bulova Lunar Pilot?
I am looking for a new watch to mark me starting a new job, and this in on the short list.1
Wondering how tall it is as well as general dimensions/ wearability.

I have a number of dive watches that I wear in a rotation, looking to jazz it up a little.
Hoping it runs a little smaller than a dive watch (being battery powered I hope it is slimmer)

Also, looking for suggestions for a slimmer watch in the sub £400 range.
Dressier than a dive, but bigger than a classic dress watch (40mm or so ideally)
Ideas?

A couple of 40mm+ slimmer dressier sub £400 options? Different dial colours available for all of those. The Orient stars are well reviewed and i got a cheaper Orient auto for my dad and its remarkable what they are doing for the money

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PRX is on my radar, need to go try them on.
Forgot about Presage.
Thanks for the ideas

Yup. I do. Quite like it but it is large. I'm sure I've posted pics. Feels large like the Helson but much lighter and thinner.

I'd like to see the finish of Orient star up close its obviously GS inspired but i think it looks great for £399.

Helson is probably the chonk of my collection (aside from the GX56s)

Large is fine for me, I am large so it doesn't notice too much.

Its the "thin" bit I am looking for.
Need to find a store with stock and I can go try them on.

Or just buy a Citizen NH8380-66E and add another dive watch to the collection

The PRX is a solid deal and a lot of look for the money.

The autos are a bit bigger than I wanted them to be but if 40mm is what you’re after then it sounds like it would fit the bill.

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Presage / Cocktail Time is a nice choice too for sure. I would say it looks more expensive than the PRX.

https://www.seikoboutique.co.uk/product/presage-cocktail-time-espresso-martini/

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Nobody ever comments on my Rolex, which is how I like it, it's why my dad bought this one, to fly "under the radar", and since he gave it to me I've had the same experience. Until I was on holiday in America and a guy who was working at Trader Joe's mentioned it straight away. I was just trying to find out where to get children's cartons of juice and this guy was going nuts for the "patina on the dial". I don't know how to deal with people who are over enthusiastically gushing like, "I see a guy who comes in here with a few different APs but none of them are as nice as that. That's real class right there!" I just had to say thanks and kind of shuffle off.

I kind of did the same to a flight attendant on the way home though who was wearing a Vacheron. I feel guilty, but I was initially suspicious it was fake, who knows. I just said it was a nice watch and you don't see many Vacheron at all, so what a treat, and he just smiled at me knowingly while giving me extra miniature bottles of gin and saying, "here's another treat for spotting it."

Lol - first of all - sorry to hear that. I would react the same way and not know what to say.
Second of all, clearly you’re in the wrong TJs. I had a 20 minute conversation about hiking with a TJ employee, who was probably in his 60s, this week after he noticed I was wearing the same trail runners that he wears 😅

Which model is it?

Coming back to this after 24 days and the CSOC sw200 is only 4 seconds slow. Maybe it's oscillated in this time period I don't know.