What time is it? Watches and horology

I know, all good... 😂

And you're right, that Casio I just picked up off @pdlouche would be a perfect Ray watch...

explain? I struggled with mine before i gave up... Now it sits on my sofa armrest, mocking me with its extra links.

Is the the Ray Mears watch you are talking about?

https://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/959-GWS-H3-G10-Pro-Diver-Watch-Woodlore-Badged/

No. Mears wore one of these for a long time. Very tough and reliable watches. Hard to find for sale now days. He switched to a Rolex Sub a few years back.

It has incredibly similar minute and hour hands to that watch I own, you know, that funny one I don’t post about very often that you like.

Really do like it. Glad I don’t have the budget. For anything like that right now.

No sure how to organise the vat thing by proxy, but yea @>>>>>> I can always collect@store anywhere for you and get the post sorted. HSams and JL@Home both in my town.

Which model GShock is this?

Looks like a DW5600 variant.

Probably a DW-5600bb-1er
(BB is the suffix for black on black g shocks, they did a nice bbn that had a cordura strap)

Thanks. Google wasn’t my friend!

I found this eventually:

https://justasmallblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/how-to-resize-a-seiko-collar-and-pin-watch-band/

I had thought the collar went in one of the outsides, and the pin went through the other. I could not get the collar to go in, so kept googling.

So, I put the collar in the middle part of the links, then holding the watch strap together force the pin back in. Helped to have a bit of metal to push the pin back in as it takes some force.

A proper tool like a Bergeon 3153 is far easier to handle than a paperclip.

without a doubt, ages ago I bought a Bergeon 6767-F due to constantly changing watch straps. Also the fact that my Orient Mako 2 has curved spring bars which made it a bastard to replace.

It's well worth buying a couple of spring bar tools, decent screwdrivers and a cheap loupe if you swap straps a lot. Saves a lot of case scratches and swearing.

You don't need to spend much.

This Wakmann is tempting me to bid

Simon says...

That Ray Mears Eco drive... Years ago, back in 1998 to about 2002 I used to design the citizen brochures here in Aus. The whole studio got to buy direct from the warehouse for massive discounts. I was choosing between the Ray Mears watch and a perpetual calendar model. I chose the perpetual calendar.... That broke 3 years later. Regret that choice. Could have had the titanium beast for $100 AUD! Idiot. And CSB...

first gshock :)
thanks @magpie

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All this talk, gonna put my G-2900 on today.

I'm wearing my GX-56 today.
King of G Shock.

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G-SHOCKS assemble

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have to say that i like the look but not the cloth strap it came with. will replace with a rubber band. is the original good quality or should i search for something else?

I love it when a punt pays off, especially having been burnt a few times in the past. Saw this locally for little money, crap pictures etc. Well pleased, looking forward to sticking a black perlon on it.

I bought some of those adapter but couldn't get them to fit. Did you trip them at all?

nice

Looks great. Perlon would be ideal.