Wrist Check 2015
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Posted this on the watch and shoes thread but I thought I would post in here 
It is a Russian Pobeda, I bought it for £18 off eBay from a nice man in Bulgaria... Sounds legit I know haha!! It keeps time well when wound up and had (in my opinion) more character than a cheap quartz watch.
Cheers
Tom
It is a Russian Pobeda, I bought it for £18 off eBay from a nice man in Bulgaria... Sounds legit I know haha!! It keeps time well when wound up and had (in my opinion) more character than a cheap quartz watch. Cheers
Tom
I can't decide whether I should keep the IWC, or sell it and use some of the money to buy a Pelagos instead. A new one with an in-house movement should still be less than the doppelchrono is worth, and I don't wear this watch that often because it's more fragile (and a lot more valuable) than any of my other watches.
I already have a couple of divers watches though, a DLC Steinhart that's amazingly reliable if a little scuffed now, and a MkII LRRP, which I wear most of the time (oh and a quartz Colt). Also, I've gotten used to wearing everything on NATO straps now, but there's not much point putting a Pelagos on a NATO what with its fancy titanium bracelet.
Anyone have any advice?
I already have a couple of divers watches though, a DLC Steinhart that's amazingly reliable if a little scuffed now, and a MkII LRRP, which I wear most of the time (oh and a quartz Colt). Also, I've gotten used to wearing everything on NATO straps now, but there's not much point putting a Pelagos on a NATO what with its fancy titanium bracelet.
Anyone have any advice?
Dr JonboyG said:
I can't decide whether I should keep the IWC, or sell it and use some of the money to buy a Pelagos instead. A new one with an in-house movement should still be less than the doppelchrono is worth, and I don't wear this watch that often because it's more fragile (and a lot more valuable) than any of my other watches.
I already have a couple of divers watches though, a DLC Steinhart that's amazingly reliable if a little scuffed now, and a MkII LRRP, which I wear most of the time (oh and a quartz Colt). Also, I've gotten used to wearing everything on NATO straps now, but there's not much point putting a Pelagos on a NATO what with its fancy titanium bracelet.
Anyone have any advice?
Not sure I'd chop the doppel in. Despite it perhaps not being as robust as you might want for daily wear, it is collectable and would be a keeper if it was in my collection. Have you thought about keeping the doppel as a dressy/occasional watch? Get a good croc strap for it and you could dress it up for formal or suit wear.I already have a couple of divers watches though, a DLC Steinhart that's amazingly reliable if a little scuffed now, and a MkII LRRP, which I wear most of the time (oh and a quartz Colt). Also, I've gotten used to wearing everything on NATO straps now, but there's not much point putting a Pelagos on a NATO what with its fancy titanium bracelet.
Anyone have any advice?
I love both my IWC Spitfire (I swap between black croc and brown leather straps) and my Pelagos. As you point out, the bracelet is a work of art.
Spice_Weasel said:
Not sure I'd chop the doppel in. Despite it perhaps not being as robust as you might want for daily wear, it is collectable and would be a keeper if it was in my collection. Have you thought about keeping the doppel as a dressy/occasional watch? Get a good croc strap for it and you could dress it up for formal or suit wear.
I love both my IWC Spitfire (I swap between black croc and brown leather straps) and my Pelagos. As you point out, the bracelet is a work of art.
I do have a crocodile deployant for it, the only problem with using it as a dressy watch is the sheer height of it; it's so thick because of the added chrono function that it's too big to wear with most shirt cuffs.I love both my IWC Spitfire (I swap between black croc and brown leather straps) and my Pelagos. As you point out, the bracelet is a work of art.
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