What time is it? Watches and horology

#I'm not gay thread

Not my cup of tea but:

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/NEW-OMEGA-speedmaster-Broad-Arrow-Co-axial-Watch-leather-Olympic-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/H6sAAMXQNo5TY2KI/$_57.JPG

i thought it might be a audemars

but that would be too cheeky

hublot black magic

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http://www.firstclasswatches.co.uk/seiko-mens-stainless-steel-black-dial-chronograph-ssc229p9-p-21515.html

So yeah, that's what I'll be doing, I need a nice daily watch, that I won't hesitate to wear when riding a bike for example (I've had to pay through the nose for a repair on my Aqua Terra after crashing whilst wearing it)

43.6mm..... dat's pretty large though.

43.6mm..... dat's pretty large though.

True, but my hands are pretty huge.

Creation watches tend to be pretty good prices for Seiko http://www.creationwatches.com/products/

I got one of these for £150 http://www.seiko.co.uk/collections/men/other/ssc017p1#.U3C8xtFen3A

How Top Watchmakers Intervene in Auctions

GENEVA -- In the rarefied world of watch collecting, where Wall Street investment bankers and Asian millionaires buy and sell at auctions, a timepiece can command a higher price than a luxury car. At an April event here, a 1950s Omega platinum watch sold for $351,000, a price that conferred a new peak of prestige on a brand known for mass-produced timepieces.

Watch magazines and retailers hailed the sale, at an auction in the lush Mandarin Oriental Hotel on the River Rhone. Omega trumpeted it, announcing that a "Swiss bidder" had offered "the highest price ever paid for an Omega watch at auction."

What Omega did not say: The buyer was Omega itself. (click title for the rest of the article)

This is near perfection for me...

Patek Philippe 565

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Dress watch top trumps eh??

scurriesonline

Plays card...

Nice

Final payment just put down on a new 2014 Turkey Pegalop. Going the EU route to save about a grand. Will let you know how I get on.

Good work.

That Patek is beautiful.

This is near perfection for me...

Patek Philippe 565
bet it's tiny tho

Plays card...

lovely

Both lovely, I've got a real soft spot for the JLC Memovox.

(Patek aint a dress watch although black Memovox more or less qualifies).

bet it's tiny tho
yeah and all good things come in large packages don't they...

That's what she said

:-(

TS?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161296489442

Not his style.

Marathon Czar:

http://www.firstclasswatches.co.uk/thumbnails/images/products/product21515-0-5558_cropped.jpg.thumb_341x420_7e30aae767b14e12d7ec711b8a2c4695.jpg

Talk about fast delivery...This is already at Timpsons getting the bracelet shortened a little. They're great for small jobs on non-premium watches, only ask for you to put a few coins in a charity bucket in return.

First impressions are that I'm extremely happy with it. the build quality is excellent and has a nice weight to it. The second hand ticks, but the chrono hand just sails round.

Not obtrusively large, but certainly not dainty. V. pleased; just what I was after from a daily watch (in comparison to the quartz Seamaster)

^ Official polo timekeeper... :)

Just bought myself a timegrapher, partly as the Dollar exchange rate is good just now, and also because this seller has agreed to put a low customs declaration value.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251480016160&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

I suppose I can offer to regulate people's watches if they ever want that. Or if you want a general health check.

How are you getting on with this thing? Are all your watches now running to COSC standards? If you are in London I would mind you having a crack at a 7S26 I have, currently losing about a minute a day.

http://www.firstclasswatches.co.uk/thumbnails/images/products/product21515-0-5558_cropped.jpg.thumb_341x420_7e30aae767b14e12d7ec711b8a2c4695.jpg

I really like that.
How much £? If you don't mind me asking?