What time is it? Watches and horology

Yeah the GMT/41mm BB are pretty hefty, like it hard to stop it from sliding on the wrist, the 39mm BB look a little slabby but don’t feel it.

Now theres a gilt dial but a contrast monochrome bezel insert, looks a bit like you damaged it and got a cheap replacement bezel put on.

That is how all the vintage references looked though - the gilt bezel insert on the black dial BB58 is a modern retro affectation.

hard ‘no’

Madness. But they like what they like.

Rolex OP in small size sounds like it might be a good shout. Also weaker resale value, so 2nd hand may be an option. Also the small size Omega Aqua Terras. @ejay2.0 might be able to help there.

That is how all the vintage references looked though - the gilt bezel insert on the black dial BB58 is a modern retro affectation.

Almost like for like too, the 37mm was the deal;

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Another clean/sporty suggestion

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Great suggestions. Those aquaracers look great in the smaller sizes.

Underwhelmed!

This is a bit of alright, innit?

Shame I've not got $28k, and there's only 100 of them. Knocks that new dressy Rolex into a corner I'd say.

I agree. Rose gold is not my thing but I can see that being very popular indeed.

Squints

SPRING DRIVE

Arial… is that you?

LoL

Hah! No, Grand Seiko have always used some variant of Akzidenz Grotesk for their dial text in the modern era.

Love the tapered chisel tipped markers on this.

Yeah those markers are hot!

Selling this LeCoultre tank watch if anyone is interested £300 for folks on here

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Will start taking registrations from the 24th of April

Yesterday flea market’s find, Aurore Luxe, all stainless steel, clean dial with Breguet numerals. Love the colored seconds hand..

Needs a service, hope it’s reasonable as a quite like it

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Great to meet a couple of you lat night.. some lovely pieces on display.. I was far too busy talking shite to take many snaps, but here is a lovely lume shot of 2 almost 60 year old Omega's

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I bet they don’t glow for long… Good to put a face to the name last night and I’m wearing my 145.016 today to remind me to get to the root of the case size conundrum.

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Like wise.. The 105.012-65 amazingly does hold the glow for a good few seconds, which for a totally original dial is unexpected. the 145.006 marginally less so.

Your 016 is really nice, who would have known that it was subtly a couple of mm bigger in most dimensions!

Thinking of getting a yellow silicone/ rubber strap for this it’s 19mm. Any recommendations where to get one?

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19mm makes things a bit tricky. This is the nearest I can think of:

https://www.bartonwatchbands.com/products/black-top-yellow-bottom-elite-silicone

Watchgecko?

Unsure if they'll do a 19mm rubber strap though

Thanks both I’ll take a look, naively thought it’d be quite straight forward!

Bit of a long shot - there was an online retailer who sold various replacement parts, hands, faces, cases and bracelets for high end watches but I can’t for the life of me remember who it might be. I think he was U.S based and you had to get a price via PayPal or something odd like that.

Thinking of getting a bracelet as my jubilee is getting very worn and I don’t fancy it breaking on me, nor do I fancy buying a genuine rolex one.