What time is it? Watches and horology

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Looks like squeaky bum o'clock 🕒 mine was one of the best days of my life. I'm sure yours will be too. Congratulations 🎉

Time for a spot of lunch on the tweed run
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Seen some great bikes
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Seen some great watches

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GLHF!

I guess I’m not getting that watch then… 😂 all the best man!

Congratulations!

Thanks everyone! Have a cheesy picture without a watch

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Been reading “Hands of time” by Rebecca Struthers, would well recommend!

Think it’s going to be the Radio four book at bed time too, the physical book itself is fantastic! Beautiful diagrams and really well written!

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I spotted this on sale right down to £1797 with the extra10 bank holiday discount code. I've recently bought the steel and gold version of this and I've been really impressed with it. 5 day cosc certified movement. 6 or 7 year warranty and first service interval on these. I think the bracelet is better actually finished than my Grand Seikos. These look and feel really expensive. I'm saving for another Baume and Mercier already i think they're really underrated. Worth a look at this one?
https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/products/baume-et-mercier-watch-clifton-baumatic-cadran-blue-m0a10468

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Thanks, yes I have had a look. Found a couple of reviews. It is a classy watch, a proper movement, and quite stealthy, even though it is part of Richemont. I have a Habring time only, so this might overlap a bit - if I did not have the Habring this B and M at that excellent price would be attractive. But I think I am looking for something slightly outdoorsy, so one of the Seiko Alpinists is just favourite for now.

The spring bar poking through though ☹️

Is it necessary due to the curved lugs? At least it's hidden. Loads of brands now even Cartier using quick release straps look untidy from the back. My Tudor looks seamless at the back but it's a fucker to change so i have to take mine to an AD every time

Habrings are beautiful. The B&M would be closer to that than it would an Alpinist. I wear a Squale 50 atmos as my daily and outdoorsy watch and it's a bit big and a bit shiny. I probably should have bought an Alpinist or a field watch

It’s just a less-than-snug end link. Which does make changing the strap easier, but looks a bit crap.

I'd never really looked at the back of that bracelet closely until now. I tend to look at wrist shots more. I didn't go for the bracelet. Mine is on a QR croc strap with curved ends and looks nice and snug. I'm going to buy a dark red and a dark green patina QR straps for mine. I like being able to change straps regularly and i can use a spring bar tool but get nervous on my nicer watches.
EDIT: I've just seen the back of the next one i'm buying looks untidy at the back as well

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Re - Habring. Quite a few years ago I came across Richard Habring in another walk of life. When he left IWC and set up with his wife I bought a very early Time Only from them, they said I could choose a serial number from 1-12 so I chose 8, as I had just returned from HK where 8 is lucky. It was 42mm, too big for me, but that what was he made then. I then got a much smaller "time date" which I wear a lot. I asked them if they could do anything a bit wacky with the other one, and Maria said send it in we'll see. They then semi-skeletonised it. It is great. But still too big. They are nice, genuine people.

Thats cool. Shame it's too big is it a one off though now? Must post it one Friday sounds like it'll stand out in a crowd of BB 58's
EDIT: just read this and they do sound like nice genuine people. I only knew a couple of watches he'd designed for IWC and that he'd gone out on his own but knew no more than that about him. https://quillandpad.com/2021/05/01/richard-habrings-personal-iwc-portugieser-split-seconds-chronograph-prototype/

I think he told me he had semi-skeletonised one other model, but mine might be the only one retro fitted from the first Time Only series. I still have it so will do as you say. It has been well used but runs just fine.

He had a hand in the design of the jumping hourUTC module of the ETA in my IWC.
Very under the radar and underrated watches IMHO.

It’s not really how it looks at the back, it’s that you can see the spring bar through the gap from the front. It’s far from unusual though, I’ve seen modern Omegas with worse (the Globemaster).

Can’t see much wrong with the back side of that Riviera.

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Aah I'd have never have noticed it without it highlighted like that i just get drawn into the dial. How it looks at the back doesn't bother me especially if there's a practical reason for a slightly unattractive feature but that gap is visible. It's looks deliberate like it's just the end link on that side that's narrower than the others rather than just a poor fit. A shame when there are cleaner ways of creating easier spring bar access. I'll be paying closer attention for future purchases. Just checked and the Riviera 39 I'm after uses a proper QR system which is noticeable from the back but cleaner from the front.

Gaps at the side of the end link like that are partly loose tolerances but also they’re often deliberate because it makes removing the end link to change straps way easier. It’s why modern Rolex end links are near-impossible to remove yourself. The tolerances are incredibly tight.

Right so that'll be why my Tudor bracelet is similarly difficult to remove but it's actually a good thing.
Every days a school day.

Big day for date window enthusiasts
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Good luck with the changes people

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