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Re: The Official Watch Thread.

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I have a couple of RW watches already as I have a bit of a soft spot for them, but I really do like both of these. Not available 'til October, but I reckon if I ask for money rather than record tokens for my birthday in September, I might have a cheeky purchase.

I like the blue one.

But then black is classic.

But then I like the contrast of the blue....
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.

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Bloody hell these are light. (Mind you, I'm accustomed to heavy metal watches on metal bracelets)

Face and movement are nice, strap is idiotic.

I get that the strap is the type used on the landings themselves, but that doesn't mean they're actually that nice to wear. I keep catching the end on my shirt and the loop-back is on the inside of your wrist so its bulk is more noticeable than it should be.

Plenty of alternatives though. :D
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.

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Rockburner wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 10:14 am 17165418483944404631987187164002.jpg

Bloody hell these are light. (Mind you, I'm accustomed to heavy metal watches on metal bracelets)

Face and movement are nice, strap is idiotic.

I get that the strap is the type used on the landings themselves, but that doesn't mean they're actually that nice to wear. I keep catching the end on my shirt and the loop-back is on the inside of your wrist so its bulk is more noticeable than it should be.

Plenty of alternatives though. :D
First thing I did was stick a cheapy NATO style strap on mine.

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Re: The Official Watch Thread.

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I've got the even more stupid "double wrist lap" strap for my Speedy :D

Upside, I could wear it around the outside of a spacesuit. Downside, it's kin massive.
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.

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KungFooBob wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 10:58 am
Rockburner wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 10:14 am 17165418483944404631987187164002.jpg

Bloody hell these are light. (Mind you, I'm accustomed to heavy metal watches on metal bracelets)

Face and movement are nice, strap is idiotic.

I get that the strap is the type used on the landings themselves, but that doesn't mean they're actually that nice to wear. I keep catching the end on my shirt and the loop-back is on the inside of your wrist so its bulk is more noticeable than it should be.

Plenty of alternatives though. :D
First thing I did was stick a cheapy NATO style strap on mine.

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Found a rubber/plastic strap in my box of bits.
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.

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OLEVS, everything any man could want in a watch! :thumbup:

Pick out yer fav here!

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Re: The Official Watch Thread.

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Rockburner wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 10:14 am 17165418483944404631987187164002.jpg

Bloody hell these are light. (Mind you, I'm accustomed to heavy metal watches on metal bracelets)

Face and movement are nice, strap is idiotic.

I get that the strap is the type used on the landings themselves, but that doesn't mean they're actually that nice to wear. I keep catching the end on my shirt and the loop-back is on the inside of your wrist so its bulk is more noticeable than it should be.

Plenty of alternatives though. :D
I’m wearing the exact same watch today, I don’t mind the strap though, it’s convenient and comfortable enough. Although I never wear a watch in bed and I usually take it off at home - in fact tbh I find I don’t often wear a watch very frequently these days, if the market wasn’t rubbish I’d probably sell all my expensive ones apart from maybe one standard plain submariner.
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.

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Might buy this, but it's only a Quartz :(

https://mrjoneswatches.com/collections/ ... berry-late

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 7:42 pm Might buy this, but it's only a Quartz :(

https://mrjoneswatches.com/collections/ ... berry-late

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Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.

£102.

I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!

It's no Omega, but I like it.

It's one of these.

https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835

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There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.

£102.

I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!

It's no Omega, but I like it.

It's one of these.

https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835

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There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
Not quite the same but similar, was tempted myself at that price
https://discountdragon.co.uk/product/ci ... 09l-watch/
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v8-powered wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:28 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.

£102.

I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!

It's no Omega, but I like it.

It's one of these.

https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835

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There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
Not quite the same but similar, was tempted myself at that price
https://discountdragon.co.uk/product/ci ... 09l-watch/
Same watch, just a different strap and case colour init.

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If that website had your one at that price, I'd be all over it...
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.

£102.

I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!

It's no Omega, but I like it.

It's one of these.

https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835

There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
Wore one daily for 10 years +, now it sits on a shelf sipping daylight and still tells the correct time (give or take an hour as I CBA to alter it)

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Re: The Official Watch Thread.

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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:25 pm Flicking through the Jet2's finest inflight literature on my trip home this afternoon I spotted a watch I quite liked in the on flight duty free section.

£102.

I thought, fuck it. Ask the flight attendant if I could have a look. Decided Id have it, only to find out they were 30% off. £71 result!

It's no Omega, but I like it.

It's one of these.

https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/citizen-e ... /V-2829835

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There were also doing three single litre bottles of JD for £46. I'm drinking some right now.
That's the same as my Da's watch which I now wear.
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New strap!👍

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