What time is it? Watches and horology

Any interest in my Steinhart?

Can be bought from Gnomon £450 + shipping + VAT + import

£350? Happy to send Special Delivery if unable to meet in person

1 Attachment

Found this today while browsing an antique seller here in Sydney.... Damn, should not have tried it on. Now very much want

1 Attachment

yh, I switched strap to white (£24) defo a summer watch for me. You could do that.

2 Attachments

Still a velcro strap though

Would you prefer a NATO watch strap, or something like this?

https://thestraptailor.com/products/premium-waffle-weave-two-piece-nylon-strap-navy-blue?currency=GBP&tw_source=google&tw_adid=682689393498&tw_campaign=20818843651&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsuSzBhCLARIsAIcdLm6423ejW3mbjqTB5s5ADWxzPOOJ5rJZgVGMzf9eYt6_gt95CibRg7UaAg7yEALw_wcB

Yeah, guess the blue one would look great

Another one, although I wouldn’t trust these moon swatches in the sea..

https://mgbwatches.com/products/rubber-woven-strap-omega-x-swatch-moonswatch?variant=48564484243742&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsuSzBhCLARIsAIcdLm5Iom7QZ9P9eZqQ_mN1zONN2YuUjtgSpXE6cucCUFzP8bDEZNiHKVcaAmkyEALw_wcB

you can have that mate,, £200 right?

Nice ones.

Just spending almost £40 for a strap for this watches...it seems overkill.

But the Neptune blue rubber one on MGB looked cool

I thought I’d try it here before eBay… is anyone keen? It’s the 36mm, hand wound reissue with sapphire crystal.

2 Attachments

These look alright? Come in Nato & Two piece
https://www.watchgecko.com/products/zuludiver-astro-space-bound-watch-strap-neptune

I think it'll sell easy , but fear I can't stump up the cash just now

Really like this Paulin Neo GMT

1 Attachment

Interested, if I can get my SRPJ41 sold!

Yep. Lovely. That's all.

GMT without a date bothers me for some reason.

Came across this microbrand, quite like these.
https://jjmonaghan.com/products/heritage-sable

No offense but that looks like an AliExpress Tissot PRX to me and that automatic font is terrible imo

Seiko vibes 👌

I Like that and a decent price. Although, how much of the overall price is for the display box? which would be put in a drawer...

Same could be said for most watches over £1k

I am very much enjoying my Seiko that I purchased while in Tokyo.

BUT, it appears to be gaining about 2 mins per week.

Is this a known issue, or have I bought a fake/duff watch, or does it need some kind of calibration?

1 Attachment

Sounds about right from my experience of Seiko. It probably needs regulating at a watch maker.

The 4R36 movement is rated to -35/+45 seconds per day, so +17 seconds per day (or thereabouts) is well within spec. So Seiko won’t do anything with it under warranty.

A lot of them, in fact the majority I’d say, run significantly better than spec though. Most of the ones I’ve had are within +2 to +8. And you can give the rate regulator a tweak, if you want to get a caseback tool and try it. Or take it to a watchmaker and they can have a go. (Disclaimer: opening the watch may compromise the water resistance and invalidate a warranty claim due to water damage in the future.)

Something I recommend experimenting with is how you put the watch down overnight. Face up might even out the day rate better, or crown up might be the best. Leaving the watch in one fixed position is usually what causes the most deviation from the mean rate so it’s about finding the overnight position that “cancels out” the rate on the wrist.

Interesting...

I wear it all the time except when on rides and in the shower or swimming.

Do you think taking it off at night would help?