What time is it? Watches and horology

Tudor day for me

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Another blue watch for a rather blue day.

Twenty quid plastic special in the sun today

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Hope everyone is doing well
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It's time for a lunchtime stroll along the thames

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SBGX343

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You managed to find one 😁 congrats

Thanks! I got lucky. Also had to sell 2 bikes.
It's so nice. I really appreciate the 4 o'clock crown. Just had the battery changed but it was at a 10€ high street place. Not sure I want to take it swimming until I can be sure it's not gonna leak. Or am I being paranoid?

Earlier this week but whatevs

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Happy Friday

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Fabulous

Yeah - ‘Quick facts: 40mm x 11.2mm – 44mm length (excl. first link) – forged carbon case, sapphire crystal, blackened steel see-through back, 100m water-resistant – forged carbon dial, black date disc – Powermatic 80 Si, automatic, Silicon hairspring, 80h power reserve, 3Hz frequency – black textured rubber strap with pin buckle, quick release – T137.907.97.201.00 – CHF 965’

Banger en noir - congrats! Not sure which I prefer

Picked up my late father's 70s Longines Ultra-Chron from the Watch Service Centre in Clerkenwell yesterday. It was in a bit of state and not working having spent 20 odd years in a drawer. Now fully operational and looking much better after a clean and a full service.
Need to get a new strap with a gold buckle now but can't decide on black or brown/tan?

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Ace, congrats!

Really lovely, is it solid or gold cap?

I think black or brown is a personal style choice. I usually go for black but something like a very dark brown textured goatskin could be really nice, eg

https://thestraptailor.com/products/alran-goatskin-vintage-minimal-stitch-chocolate-brown

(But without the contrast stitches.)

Black Bough have some OEM gold plated Longines buckles by the way: https://www.blackbough.co.uk/product/longines-wristwatch-strap-buckles/

I actually think its gold plated - the old man was always a bit of a cheapskate ;-)
That strap is very nice and getting a Longines buckle would be a nice touch, god knows what happened to the original.

It'll probably be fine but paid the extra because it's a 3k watch and I don't want to risk fucking it for the sake of 50 quid and I'm not even going swimming with it. Maybe I'm the one being paranoid

Happy Friday!

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I totally get it

I wouldn't go tan.

Black or dark brown. Maybe a slighty reddish brown alligator depending on your skin tone.

A lot of those used to come on Black lizard skin but Epsom Calfskin has a similar texture but softer,less shiny and slightly more modern looking. something like this should look nice
https://aryaanstraps.com/products/french-epsom-watch-strap-black

Total banger

Tough solar seems to live on my wrist now.

Came across this baby little Timex. 23571, so it’s a M25 Military?

Poorly condition but it ticks. Needs to go to someone who wants to give it some love, or has a case in good condition to swap.

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I’d be up for a little restoration project 👍🏻

My little sis has been doing some family history research and found that our great grandfather and his brothers had a watchmakers business, Turpin Brothers, in Finsbury (and later Islington) and she just found this for sale. Not a particularly expensive one but it’s part of our family history. It’s now back in the family fold.

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