What time is it? Watches and horology

Zed! A monkey has stolen your new watch :(

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Yes, yes I do... You wanna borrow?

Yes please Joe

Graham Norton's wrists or massive watch?

^ you saucy cunt

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Speedbird III (PRS-22) from Timefactors. Tis a wondrous thing.
http://www.timefactors.com/

Review:
http://www.watcharama.com/speedbird3.htm

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Speedbird III (PRS-22) from Timefactors. Tis a wondrous thing.
http://www.timefactors.com/
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Very nice - Some great watches on that site

i like the timex everest.

there was one here

I always wanted the Smith Everest;

that is beautiful

^^

A beauty. For whatever reason I love watches with sub seconds at 6.

Actually, I've just checked out some of the modern Smith's. Very nice indeed, and acrylic crystals, another one of my favourite features.

'6 month guarentee'??

Great, I'll take two

where on earth can i buy this?!

ask superprecise :-) he'll know for sure.

You can buy it here: http://www.uniformwares.com/product_info.php?cPath=1&products_id=44

Spendy though. £380 for it and only fitted with a $40 quartz movement >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

massive

Especially when something like this is cheaper!!

http://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/Nav-B-Uhr-black,12.html#

^Yeah, 'cos I'm a pilot. I'll wear it when I'm not pretending that I'm a diver, or a racing driver, or a special army soldier.

I like that non-aspirational clean design up the page. I'd be able to get over not having to wind it every day to stop it breaking down.

^lol

Oh snap.

^Yeah, 'cos I'm a pilot. I'll wear it when I'm not pretending that I'm a diver, or a racing driver, or a special army soldier.

I like that non-aspirational clean design up the page. I'd be able to get over not having to wind it every day to stop it breaking down.

Didn't you know there's still a war going on? When I bank my Spitfire over Westminister I always glance at my enormous and enormously expensive watch to make sure it tallies up with Big Ben.

And don't forget children, if you often find yourself playing with Timmy Todger put some real enthusiasm into the vinegar strokes and your automatic soldier/diver/pilot special will be safely wound for days :)

From this thread I've been linked to a video informing me that alongside a dress watch and a sports watch I must also own an industrially inspired watch for when I work on the car, and an article imploring me to wear an expensive watch at the weekend because when dressed in understated civvies it will be the only way to impress on others my income bracket.

Don't know about you, but when I get under my 8 year old ford focus to slip spanners and shear bolts I always like to ensure I've got 15k worth of stainless strapped to my wrist. I also can not bear the thought that I might meet someone and fail to leave them with no doubt in their mind that I have the spending power to do a full week's groceries in Lidl.

for 15k i'd expect platinum

Unfortunately while IWC create great watches they fall into the bracket of fashion accessory, which means they automatically slap about 10k onto what their watches actually cost to make. This means that knobbers with a little more money than sense will pay for 'exclusivity' and shell out for what they believe sets them apart from the proles. This is of course a false investment. However if it keeps people happy then well done IWC for making a vast profit on what are essentially lovely watches created at a fraction of their retail price.

ask superprecise :-) he'll know for sure.

scratches head

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Not actually sure you're right there Van Uden, though I'm happy to be proven wrong. My understanding is that the technology and craft behind (literally) IWCs is second to none. I was told by a watch nerd friend of mine that they are a one-of-a-kind manufacturer making watches in very different way to other top brands. Also they are first and foremost a watch brand rather than a fashion label.

^ Believe the hype Superprecise? I'm sure (without a doubt) that the quality of IWC is excellent. However, take for example the Co-axial escapement movement developed by an English watch maker for Omega a Mr George Daniels - it's a truly revolutionary movement for any fan of automatics, taking what exists but refining it and adding some real ingenuity. And it's in my Omega that cost me about 2k compared to IWC's starting point of at least double that - yet do IWC have a widely known about exclusive movement that is tried and trusted? No. Most of what they do, while very good, is based on price point, people think that because something is expensive it must be good. This is a common smoke-screen of marketing and capitalism generally.