Brilliant Wimm! Thanks for taking the time to do this :encouragement:
Type: Posts; User: earlofsodbury
Brilliant Wimm! Thanks for taking the time to do this :encouragement:
Same as the rest of you - I used them a fair bit 5 or 6 years ago, but the sudden massive price rise killed it stone dead, never bother looking now.
Thanks, it's one I keep coming back to - really comfy, great quality, and - given the prevailing weather - the sole bit of summer cheerfulness to be had!
Seems to have become a habit -
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- trouble is, it's making the rest of my divers feel a bit too big and lumpy......
Seems a very expensive way to lose 0.8mm of watch thickness, especially in a market where used prices appear to be in a state of slow, steady decline...
Rushed decisions often = Regretted...
All I can say is that's how I've always looked at it. So long as I'm shrinking the collection, I'm making progress.
I guess I'm not a 'cold turkey' man...
Point taken though - it's not...
Christchurch, Dorset - my erstwhile home town - gets a bit overlooked because of Bournemouth's beaches to the west, and the New Forest to the east, but has loads to offer: a castle, the Priory - one...
Plain steel caseback and as thin as technically possible - and at that price - definitely interested :encouragement:
Utterly shocked to read about this.
It's a damn shame 'Sweeney'-style DIY-justice is no longer a thing...
I do wonder if the poor sod was uninsured again? After the previous robbery he...
These are especially let-down by the dial designs! While I do like lume-block hour markers, the crude, disconnected and frankly jarring minute tracks really pile-on the poundshop vibe. The crass,...
Thanks for sharing!
Let's face it, a great many of us can tell a similar tale...
Watch Abstinence Club keeps the rules to a minimum - may I be so bold as to suggest these:
1. The only...
Thanks for the heads-up - a great little tale :encouragement:
The doors of Watchaholics Anonymous are always open, our telephone helplines are always manned - All are welcome at any time: pull up a chair and tell us about your addiction, and how you are beating...
Well said.
That sort of comment always grates. Usually from people who won't bat an eyelid at spending £10,000 on a mundane mass-produced watch from a prestige brand whose greatest annual...
Yours is far and away the best-looking GS I have ever set eyes on - the colour and guilloche are both exquisite!
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HAGWE!
Tasty it is! :love-struck:
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:hororr: Burn him! BURN The Heretic!
There's only one category that's exempt - wrist computers...
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Looking forward to some IRL pics of this - seems a great looking watch, and great value too.
Also reported - even I can see it's a Rong 'un!
Last December I was confident that 2024 would be a quiet year with (hopefully) just a few watches returned to the wild...
Oh well...
INCOMING:
Depth Charge Diver mk1
Depth Charge Diver mk2...
Loving that on the sailcloth! :peach:
Wear whatever makes you feel good - if you feel good, you will come across well.
Also, a mechanical watch is a statement of sorts in 2024: i.e. I'm concentrating on you, not on the latest...
Hold out for an 856, more wrist presence and a much better feature set (tegiment, Ar-Dehumidifying, much better antimag...).