What time is it? Watches and horology

Maybe also look at the " engineer" IWC copies as they suit the watch quite well.

It sounds a bit to me like you had impossible expectations, bound to disappoint. I’d go try a bunch of others on then give it another shot.

I always thought Glashutte Original and JLC look excellent in the flesh.

Think I've worked out what's my personal barometer for a good watch...
If after an evening shower it gets put back on.

feeling smug as I already owned the hodinkee casio... @Mr_Sworld PM me if you didn't already grab a jubilee for the SKX007 - mine never goes on it.

The Casio AE1200WH-1A World Timer is in Hodinkee now... Coincidence?

I am confused. I originally posted that article stating: 'if you can read this and not buy one...'

oh

doh

fine!

Read this!

1960s Universal Genève Compax Ref. 22704-1

I am a walking Hodinkee cliche. Don't care.

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I didn’t think I had impossible expectations, my visit to the jewellers was specifically to try the watch on for size and weight. I never actually considered the fact I may not be fussed about the actual watch so it was a bit of a shock.
I still love the watch in pics (above is great), just not on my wrist.

I’ll have another look around. The local jewellers, where I bought my wife’s Omega, has some preowned watches - usually high end stuff but it may give me ideas.

Thanks all for the advice.

Did you wear the correct clothing? It would be tough to judge if you wore a short sleeve when you’d only wear it in a formal situation, etc.

I was in a long sleeved shirt - reasonably well dressed 😁

Shoulda gone in a tshirt

Ha! I don’t think the huge door man would have let me in if I was scruffy.

You never learned the rule? It’s one of the first things a good store teaches its staff. The scruffier the man, the bigger the wad. Of course, the phrasing is always more polite and less euphemism, but many a store staff have been caught out.

For example, all the buyers at Paris Photo wear comfortable clothing, only the poor or aspirational wear smart.

I know that rule but, interestingly, in Norn Iron it doesn’t apply. I spoke to a guy who went into a local jewellers in his work clothes with cash in his pocket and the sales person said ‘I don’t think you will be able to afford it’. He left the shop.
The jewellers with the Speedy is incredibly snobbish - both branches. The door men stare out the door at you - even if you are looking in the window. I felt rather uncomfortable - but like going into a night club when you are underage. (They we’re called discos in my day!)

Paris Photo

You ever worked there?

Yea, those are the attitudes that would put me off shopping in a particular store, or ever again buying a particular brand.

John Lewis once showed their true colours while I was working as a particular brand rep in their stores. I will never spend a penny in there as long as I live.

I believe the trick is if treated that way, to flash the cash, and get as far as the yes sir no sir thank you sir would you like a bag sir, and then walk out and say you’d prefer to spend money elsewhere.

I argued a toss similar to that at Lineapelle with one of the big leather tanneries. They treated me like shit, they asked what did I want, so I told them to be treated like any other client. Of course, the gf at the time was also visiting their stall translating for a very well-known Chinese bag manufacturer. Her treatment was vastly different to mine. Of course.

Years ago with a different gf, travelling Europe and very...rough looking... neither Chanel nor Gucci treated us any different to the buyers coming in. Of course, we visited the stores as tourists, but at least their staff showed us common decency. I believe it is because we had the balls to enter even in our rough attire. The _____ jewellery store in Paris did indeed look at us with suspicion, but had a surprise when I said sincerely, “are you sure there’s nothing you like?” It was a bluff, but they didn’t know that.

I mean, it depends how limited your options are, or how desperate you are for something.

I was there a number of times, and knew a couple of the gallery owners. I gave the director of Hamiltons a bollocking for being snobs one year.

Norn Iron is in the Dark Ages in regards to this and numerous other things. Sometimes I don’t mind it but, in this case, I was uncomfortable.

Ah. I work for the company that puts it on and have visited for the past few years. Fun show.

Bugger...

Already did the BIN on the bay one...

Ah sweet. I haven’t been for a few years now, but I always enjoyed the talks. I felt that it was too much of a photo-supermarket at times, but it was good to see attempts were made to actually enrich it with something other than book signings.

This speedmaster... It's very nice. A '79 you say?