The Official Watch Thread.

[KungFooBob]

Anyone care to make a guess what this is going to sell for?

https://www.phillips.com/detail/heuer/NY080120/20/

[Cousin Jack]

Anyone care to make a guess what this is going to sell for?

https://www.phillips.com/detail/heuer/NY080120/20/

With that provenance, megabucks. IIRC Steve's own watch broke some world record when it was sold.

[Yorick]

Anyone care to make a guess what this is going to sell for?

https://www.phillips.com/detail/heuer/NY080120/20/

I wouldn't give 10p for that.

[Potter]

I wouldn't give 10p for that.

It's not my cup of tea either, but I wouldn't mind having it to sell, I could probably retire off that.

[Wreckless Rat]

Hows this for a complication....

[Nidge]

My Datejust has gone back to Rolex for a service/repair which, “due to COVID” will take a minimum of 8 weeks so I’ve had to dig out an old TAG (didn’t realise how much I would miss wearing a watch). Wasn’t sure whether to post this here or in the “dead twocy and snide”

[Potter]

I only really wear a watch for work these days, if I'm not at work I don't need to know what time it is, so I don't wear a watch.
In fact I'm usually dressed like a tramp so a nice watch would look strange.

At the moment I feel like selling everything off and buying just one really nice watch to wear when I need to wear a watch.

[Cousin Jack]

I think I may be infected with the watch bug.

For ages I have lusted over Rolex Submariners, but eventually accepted that these are overpriced and out of reach. So I bought a nice new Seiko and I really like it. Rather than being content I am now lusting after other Seiko's, particularly the 'Pogue'. Unfortunately, like Submariners, it is a bit of a cult thing, and there also appears to be a nice little earner in taking a Seiko of the right shape and roughly the right date and changing all sorts of bits so that it mimics a proper Pogue. The market for that particular watch appears to be infested with charlatans who want my money and will cobble together bits that tempt people like me who like bright shiney things but have little real knowledge of watches

I already have a dress watch, and 2 divers watches. I now fancy a GMT watch and a chronograph, not that I have any need of either. Is there a cure for watch lust?

[KungFooBob]

Just googled the Pogue.

I can't see watches with red and blue on them without thinking of the watch I had at school in the 80's to teach me how to tell the time.

[wheelnut]

Is there a cure for watch lust?

Nope. Sorry.

[v8-powered]

I continually look, thinking of ways I can sneak another piece in without the wife noticing

[Cousin Jack]

I continually look, thinking of ways I can sneak another piece in without the wife noticing

I may need lessons in that.

[v8-powered]

I'm currently searching daily for a Hamilton, was looking at a Khaki mechanical but now drawn towards an Air Race - make a nice daily wearer....

[Mr. Dazzle]

Just googled the Pogue.

I can't see watches with red and blue on them without thinking of the watch I had at school in the 80's to teach me how to tell the time.

I had the same one, I posted about it before.



I quite like the Pogue Seikos, but since the space connection has been brought into the public eye there are loads of "fakes".

[Yorick]

Just googled the Pogue.

I can't see watches with red and blue on them without thinking of the watch I had at school in the 80's to teach me how to tell the time.

I had the same one, I posted about it before.



I quite like the Pogue Seikos, but since the space connection has been brought into the public eye there are loads of "fakes".

That looks like a watch for a 5 year old. Maybe I'm behind with the times.

[Potter]

I think once you start to like something the temptation is always there to start collecting other pieces.

[Yambo]

I think once you start to like something the temptation is always there to start collecting other pieces.

Tools.

In particular sanders!

[Mr. Dazzle]

That looks like a watch for a 5 year old. Maybe I'm behind with the times.

That would be fitting, since I got one for my fifth birthday

[Potter]

I think once you start to like something the temptation is always there to start collecting other pieces.

Tools.

In particular sanders!

That's different though, you can never have too many tools.

[Yorick]

I think once you start to like something the temptation is always there to start collecting other pieces.

Tools.

In particular sanders!

And Makita 18v jobbies