Incoming… what do you have? (Vol. 3)

Incoming… what do you have? (Vol. 3)

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superlightr

12,842 posts

262 months

Wednesday 27th January 2016
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CardShark said:
Should have one of these by the weekend. Hopefully it'll work well with the DC67si I already have smile


'photo from W&W

Edited by CardShark on Tuesday 26th January 21:01
One of my friends has as Damasko (dont know the model) but very similar look to your picture. Its beautiful, one of the nicest ive seen in a long time. Saving up to buy one as well.

Snubs

1,166 posts

138 months

Sunday 31st January 2016
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My first watch buy of 2016 was one of those decisions made about 3mins after hearing about the brand. I saw a tweet about a new British brand called Marloe and their first model, the Cherwell. Seems they started a kickstarter campaign looking, iirc, for about £30,000. When I checked a moment ago they'd raised almost £100,000, so going well so far. The watch is a Sea-Gull hand wound movement underneath. The earlier you back the project, the cheaper you get it for. I paid £168. Seems to me you get a very smart looking, British made mechanical watch for next to nothing thanks to a Chinese movement. Ok, Sea-Gull isn't going to get anyone particularly excited, but they seem reliable enough. Here's a pic from the Kickstarter site:





https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2140352403/th...

The Marloe website:

http://www.marloewatchcompany.com/[url]

The downside being I now have to wait until June for delivery.

CardShark

4,190 posts

178 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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I've been considering something more classically sized for a while and recently tried a DJ for size, having a 40mm cased Spring Drive already in the watch box and always wanting to try Seiko's trick 9f quartz I thought I'd give this a whirl.


'photo nicked from an older TZ SC post

I'm now going to ban myself from TZ's SC unless I'm selling!

andy tims

5,571 posts

245 months

Friday 19th February 2016
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Another one of these is incoming



Sold the last one I had in 2011

freshkid

199 posts

191 months

Friday 19th February 2016
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Bought a cool looking old watch off a recent auction on Chrono24. Going to need a bluffer's guide to help prevent embarrassing lack of knowledge about it. I know absolutely nothing about these.

Edit: nothing other than some relationship to Breitling that a quick google turned up!



Edited by freshkid on Friday 19th February 18:49

dc2rr07

1,238 posts

230 months

Sunday 21st February 2016
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Snubs said:
My first watch buy of 2016 was one of those decisions made about 3mins after hearing about the brand. I saw a tweet about a new British brand called Marloe and their first model, the Cherwell. Seems they started a kickstarter campaign looking, iirc, for about £30,000. When I checked a moment ago they'd raised almost £100,000, so going well so far. The watch is a Sea-Gull hand wound movement underneath. The earlier you back the project, the cheaper you get it for. I paid £168. Seems to me you get a very smart looking, British made mechanical watch for next to nothing thanks to a Chinese movement. Ok, Sea-Gull isn't going to get anyone particularly excited, but they seem reliable enough. Here's a pic from the Kickstarter site:





https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2140352403/th...

The Marloe website:

http://www.marloewatchcompany.com/[url]

The downside being I now have to wait until June for delivery.
The link for the website does not appear to work and unfortunately a lot like some of these schemes, hope this is one of the ones that actually delivers.

freshkid

199 posts

191 months

Sunday 21st February 2016
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The link above is wrong, has the embed code in the link...should be: http://www.marloewatchcompany.com

dickyf

807 posts

224 months

Monday 22nd February 2016
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justin220

5,331 posts

203 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Snubs said:
My first watch buy of 2016 was one of those decisions made about 3mins after hearing about the brand. I saw a tweet about a new British brand called Marloe and their first model, the Cherwell. Seems they started a kickstarter campaign looking, iirc, for about £30,000. When I checked a moment ago they'd raised almost £100,000, so going well so far. The watch is a Sea-Gull hand wound movement underneath. The earlier you back the project, the cheaper you get it for. I paid £168. Seems to me you get a very smart looking, British made mechanical watch for next to nothing thanks to a Chinese movement. Ok, Sea-Gull isn't going to get anyone particularly excited, but they seem reliable enough. Here's a pic from the Kickstarter site:





https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2140352403/th...

The Marloe website:

http://www.marloewatchcompany.com/[url]

The downside being I now have to wait until June for delivery.
Love that! Also ordered smile

Easy_Targa

463 posts

193 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Soviet era submarine clock. A bit heavy for the wrist at 2Kg but I thought you would be interested anyway.
Anyone know what the powdery white stuff on the hands is?
Should I be afraid of it?

cannedheat

947 posts

274 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Hobojim said:
and he's buying it actually in Geneva. I think that's the Rolex building over the river?
Yup, it's Geneva, but it looks like a view from the Les Bergues hotel (Four Seasons), looking across at the Rue du Rhone / Quai General Guisan direction. No Rolex buildings in view.

Revisitph

983 posts

186 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Easy_Targa said:
Soviet era submarine clock. A bit heavy for the wrist at 2Kg but I thought you would be interested anyway.
Anyone know what the powdery white stuff on the hands is?
Should I be afraid of it?
Presumably it is a mix of a radioactive isotope (given the age, perhaps radium [nasty] or promethium) and a phosphorescent material to emit light when hit by the alpha (radium) or beta (promethium) particles from the isotope. If it is radium, it will still be highly radioactive (half life 1600 years!) and you will be able to get it to light up by applying a new thin coat of a suitable phosphor. However it looks very friable and so there would be the danger of spreading it about and ingesting it as you did so... fortunately alpha particles are stopped by the glass in front of the hands, but the beta particles may get through and radium also emits gamma rays which don't care about a bit of glass... you could ask a friendly physics teacher to let you borrow their geiger counter to see how badly you are being fried...have you finished making children? wink .

Probably best not to take off the front cover.

Edited by Revisitph on Tuesday 23 February 20:52


Edited by Revisitph on Tuesday 23 February 20:59

Easy_Targa

463 posts

193 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Revisitph said:
Presumably it is a mix of a radioactive isotope (given the age, perhaps radium [nasty] or promethium) and a phosphorescent material to emit light when hit by the alpha (radium) or beta (promethium) particles from the isotope. If it is radium, it will still be highly radioactive (half life 1600 years!) and you will be able to get it to light up by applying a new thin coat of a suitable phosphor. However it looks very friable and so there would be the danger of spreading it about and ingesting it as you did so... fortunately alpha particles are stopped by the glass in front of the hands, but the beta particles may get through and radium also emits gamma rays which don't care about a bit of glass... you could ask a friendly physics teacher to let you borrow their geiger counter to see how badly you are being fried...have you finished making children? wink .

Probably best not to take off the front cover.

Edited by Revisitph on Tuesday 23 February 20:52


Edited by Revisitph on Tuesday 23 February 20:59
Ah,ok that doesn't sound too good. What's left of the material on the hands is powdery, but on the (not so) bright side it does not glow in the dark.
Have finished with baby making but was hoping to stick around for a couple more decades firing blanks so best I get it tested.

I know a science teacher so that's a good idea thanks.

scherzkeks

4,460 posts

133 months

Wednesday 24th February 2016
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taaffy said:
Blown2CV said:
It's more about having a watch that isn't just a copy of something else, and from a brand which is rightly creating its own identity.
The Black bay is not a copy, it is a reinterpretation of a vintage Tudor sub, and a very good modern interpretation at that.
Both the Rolex and Tudor Subs were designed alongside each other in 1953 and then they were released to the public within months of each other.
There is also nothing wrong with an ETA top grade, it is a very reliable movement which is easily serviceable.

http://www.fratellowatches.com/tudor-submariner-a-...




Edited by taaffy on Wednesday 9th December 15:31
I'd describe it more as a mismash of design cues from watches which were more or less lower-cost copies of Rolexes.

I have a hard time believing the avg. customer for this watch would buy it over a Sub or SD, were the price gap not so great.

Ace-T

7,688 posts

254 months

Saturday 27th February 2016
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As I was buying something nice for the OH's significant birthday coming up I saw one of these.



Which is now in my possession and achieved a nice discount of about 22% off the 2 watches. :-)

A little article on A Blog to Watch on it.
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/meistersinger-marks-60...

judas

5,963 posts

258 months

Sunday 28th February 2016
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Landmark birthday in a week, the missus got me this chunky beauty:



Looks kinda ridiculous on my girly wrists but I don't care - I absolutely love it! cloud9

Master Bean

3,517 posts

119 months

Sunday 28th February 2016
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^ I like it lots.

Decided to do one of those silly car and watch photos. I've always thought they look a bit showy offy but there we go.


dc2rr07

1,238 posts

230 months

Sunday 28th February 2016
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judas said:
Landmark birthday in a week, the missus got me this chunky beauty:



Looks kinda ridiculous on my girly wrists but I don't care - I absolutely love it! cloud9
Always liked these there should be a 10 out of 10 smilie smile

andy tims

5,571 posts

245 months

Sunday 28th February 2016
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Deal done this evening, so sellers pic


PJ S

10,842 posts

226 months

Sunday 28th February 2016
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dc2rr07 said:
judas said:
Landmark birthday in a week, the missus got me this chunky beauty:



Looks kinda ridiculous on my girly wrists but I don't care - I absolutely love it! cloud9
Always liked these there should be a 10 out of 10 smilie smile
Here you go…