What time is it? Watches and horology

Ha!

the date is on the right... Whats the 6 on the left? Month?

Saw Stonehedge's Armada last night. Lovely looking watch. Too bad its so small.

It's a GMT, so you either add or subtract the hours from the time shown.

That's showing minus six, so the time would be twelve minutes past four.

ah...cool. Im used to 4 hand gmts

what's the point of a GMT if you need to do maths to use it??? >>>>>

lol... thats what i was thinking but B&D would just tell me to be quiet.

lol... be quiet.

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what's the point of a GMT if you need to do maths to use it??? >>>>>

+1

I guess the idea is that if you're travelling to new places you may forget what the difference is. Does anyone make a sort of jumping GMT, so one where you press a button and it jumps to another pre-set time zone?

On Nomos, the Club Datum is my favourite. It just comes across as such a clear, unpretentious, and well designed allrounder :

the date is on the right... Whats the 6 on the left? Month?

Saw Stonehedge's Armada last night. Lovely looking watch. Too bad its so small.

Too bad your arms are too fat...

So says fatty

http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f6/1147712d1373210735-finished-watch-dsc_0240-version-2.jpg

http://www.jamesbenham.co.uk/watch

That looks really clean. Not sure about the "Naked" brand name though. It comes across as a little too "FCUK". The dude also needs to cheer up a bit.

what's the point of a GMT if you need to do maths to use it??? >>>>>

No maths needed. It's a great watch. Your 'home' hour is displayed in the window at 3 o'clock (not date). The -6 shows the hours difference from your 'home' time to the 'local' time (analogue hands).

(Home and local might be the other way round)

Thanks m8,
that makes more sense, but I still don't see the need for the window at 9 o'clock if all the information is given by the analogue hands and the window at 3 o'clock.

anyway, i ordered a glasshute catalogue for use as a coffee table book. that was likely a mistake as I will undoubtedly convince myself that I need to drop EUR3000 on my next watch.

that is a great idea!

so much want

Nomos world time calibre:

This is cool (whilst the sun is shining):

This is how it works:

1. Position the sundial so the sun shines
   onto it.
   
2. Set the correct date in the middle
   ring on the hole.
   
3. Let the sundial hang freely from the
   thread, with the hole towards the sun.
   
4. A ray of sun on the inside of the ring
   shows the correct time.
   

Is it normal to sell the above buckle/clasp(£74.42) separately from the strap (£29.76)??

It can be.

That Jaeger Le Coultre is magnificent.

Just had my watch given a full service for free - win win win

That Jaeger Le Coultre is magnificent.

12 fucking grand!

12 fucking grand!

I'm broke, so cost means nothing to me!

12 fucking grand!

Magnificence be expensive yo.