What time is it? Watches and horology

A Peado watch, no wonder I got it cheap.

Just wiki'd it, seemed they sponsor the Tour De France.

That's a bit more useful Pifko, is there any other teams sponsored by watch companies?

Lovely watch I would love to own a Datejust

That's obviously not a Datejust. Just got rid of my Oyster Perpetual Datejust

Was mine....

cheap cheap, 100yuan?

nice colours

love the look of the karl falk watches. seem to be well priced too.
does anyone know of a good place to get nice posh leather straps? i tried the burlington arcade but they did not seem to have any... help !

i just bought one from thestrapshop.co.uk

Haven't received it yet but they're supposed to be very decent.

Amongst all this watch loving, can anyone vouch for somewhere good for repairs? I stupidly wore my 70s citizen automatic, as purchased in a market in Bolivia for a whole £4, out to a shitty club and someone banged into me and smashed the face. Bad times... I know there is a watch repair place on Clerkenwell rd, but didn't know if anyone would know where is good/cheap etc... Somewhere East/Central or inbetween would be perfect,

cheers in advance.

thanks superprecise, but i would ideally like somewhere that can fit it for me too. i do not have the little tools...

I have the little tools, what sort... strap or bracelet?

strap- for my one of these.

http://www.prestigetime.com/images/watches/iw3233-01_main.jpg

something like the original... i stupidly changed it and went for a different iwc strap which i dont like anymore. i would buy the original one again but its £145 which i find excessive...

A friend of mine picked up an Omega a few years ago in Eastern Europe but I think it was an ex SS watch as it has a Swastika on the back, I don't think it would be right to get a photo and to post it up though.

do it !
im no nazi, but i really want one.

What happened to the OG strap Morgan?

morgan i can fit one for you

i'll try and remember where i got my strap from later.
Hirsch, decent leather ones.

...does anyone know of a good place to get nice posh leather straps? ...

Try eBay. Picked up a £200 Blancpain strap for 45 quid which makes this Noblia look respectable.

The are plenty of aftermarket leather grain straps if you like that look.

High quality straps last longer with a deployment clasp, which also stops the watch from falling off your wrist.

You can go for IWC which is pricey but an investment, or a quality Hirsch model for £35.

Hirsch also make an integrated strap/clasp called the Corvette which looks hot and costs about $60 for the leather version.

Have to agree hirsch make great straps for the money, the vostock I have had several hirsch straps, they wear well and look like quality.

cool thanks for the advice every1 !

murtle you broke my bike. your not touching my watch x

SUPER rare Seiko RAF issue military chronograph, as issued to the crews of RAF Vulcan bombers:

The face is yellow so it can be seen more easily in a dim cabin.

info.

WW 11 Omega. As worn by the SAS

1956 RAF Omega

Except that it's from a 1997 limited edition run. And that one isn't actually mine, it's just a stock photo I found. Mine is pretty much mint.

And as for people not liking it, fair enough, you can wear as much titanium macho-jewellery as you want. But I have to warn you, I'm a design student and therefore obviously have better taste than you, anyone you know or anyone you've ever heard of (including me, somehow).

What a coincidence, thats the year I graduated.... from my Product design degree, guess I wasn't concentrating ;-)

^^^ i like the wear patina on the hands and face of the RAF omega

patina :)