Wrist Check 2017

[Gunk]

hilly10 said:

Time to give this an airing tomorrow

Lovely watch

[paulw123]

andy tims said:

Lovely watch.

[n_const]

hilly10 said:

Time to give this an airing tomorrow

Gorgeous , may I ask what year it is ?

[chris56]

After the AP ROO Ceramic - time for another new acquisition - something less in your face.
Parmiginani Fleurer Tonda 1950 Special Edition Abyss Blue. Dial is meteorite and changes according to light conditions and angle..

Back is rather attractive too - micro rotor means the watch is very thin.


Better photos and a review here https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/parmigiani-fleur...

[Gunk]

n_const said:

hilly10 said:

Time to give this an airing tomorrow

Gorgeous , may I ask what year it is ?

Looks similar age to mine, 16700 model 1989 - 1997

[Mezzanine]

chris56 said:

After the AP ROO Ceramic - time for another new acquisition - something less in your face.
Parmiginani Fleurer Tonda 1950 Special Edition Abyss Blue. Dial is meteorite and changes according to light conditions and angle..

Back is rather attractive too - micro rotor means the watch is very thin.


Better photos and a review here https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/parmigiani-fleur...

Very nice Chris.

Understated elegance.

[CardShark]

chris56 said:

After the AP ROO Ceramic - time for another new acquisition - something less in your face.
Parmiginani Fleurer Tonda 1950 Special Edition Abyss Blue. Dial is meteorite and changes according to light conditions and angle..

Back is rather attractive too - micro rotor means the watch is very thin.


Better photos and a review here https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/parmigiani-fleur...

I think that's the first Parmigiani that I've seen on WC, I can see how that would work as a foil to the ROO. Lovely.

Out of curiosity, where there any others that you considered? The Tonda's dial reminds me of Moser.

[chris56]

CardShark said:

I think that's the first Parmigiani that I've seen on WC, I can see how that would work as a foil to the ROO. Lovely.

Out of curiosity, where there any others that you considered? The Tonda's dial reminds me of Moser.

Yes I have been looking at Moser - in particular the Perpetual Calendar but a big drawback for me is the fact that it is manual winding.
Others considered were Laurent Ferrier Traveller, Girard Perregaux 1966, ALS Saxonia Moon Phase (but this is too similar to my Saxonia Annual Calendar)
The Parmigiani won because it is under the radar,the combination of Abyss Blue Metoerite dial, Rose Gold case with dark blue strap really works well together.
Understated elegance it most certainly is (in my eyes)

[gregd]

Gunk said:

Servicing my motorcycle today so I'm wearing my least valuable watch. It was a 21st Birthday present back in 1986 and is still going strong. I change the batteries myself these days. Not worth a lot but I still have a soft spot for it.

That still looks great. I've got a green face / green bezel one upstairs somewhere. Needs the battery changing and the text on the bezel has completely faded but I must dig it out. It was my first decent "branded" watch as a teenager. Will no doubt look tiny on my wrist compared to current fashions!

Edited by gregd on Tuesday 7th March 11:28

[TopazCerb]

Speedy Tuesday having just received this back from Omega:

[NDA]

chris56 said:

After the AP ROO Ceramic - time for another new acquisition - something less in your face.
Parmiginani Fleurer Tonda 1950 Special Edition Abyss Blue. Dial is meteorite and changes according to light conditions and angle..

Back is rather attractive too - micro rotor means the watch is very thin.


Better photos and a review here https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/parmigiani-fleur...

I really like that.... I have never owned an auto with a micro rotor, they are very attractive.

[hilly10]

Gunk said:

Looks similar age to mine, 16700 model 1989 - 1997

1992 I was told

[tobinen]

CardShark said:

Possibly the last Wrist Check for this one, currently writing a TZ SC post for it.

Sniff

Nice

[Gunk]

hilly10 said:

Gunk said:

Looks similar age to mine, 16700 model 1989 - 1997

1992 I was told

Mine's a 1996 model, it was a Pepsi Bezel but I had it changed to black. Definitely one of those watches you never sell, I'm going to let me son have mine when he's 21, unless he turns into an ahole!.

Edited by Gunk on Tuesday 7th March 13:28

[hilly10]

Gunk said:

Mine's a 1996 model, it was a Pepsi Bezel but I had it changed to black. Definitely one of those watches you never sell, I'm going to let me son have mine when he's 21, unless he turns into an ahole!.

Edited by Gunk on Tuesday 7th March 13:28

My Sub is for my grandson, I think he will much prefer the Sub

[battered]

Lexual said:

CardShark said:

battered said:

It looks like a Seiko skx 007, it's a classic design. They do a larger one, the 009, and a smaller one, 013, iirc. All classic divers watches, reasonably priced abd very robust.

The SKX007 and 009 are exactly the same watch except for the bezel insert and dial (both black on the 007, blue dial with a blue/red insert on the 009), they're the same size The 013 uses the same movement in a slightly smaller case and is all black as per the 007.

Andy's watch is actually an SKXA53 aka Black Bullet, named so due to the bullet shaped hour markers and black dial, other colours were available though the watch has been discontinued for some time. Original 53s are identical to the 007/9 except for the chapter ring and dial, except Andy's is modified with a bead blasted case, bezel and crown with its chapter ring, crystal and handset swapped for aftermarket parts. The strap is a Time Factors Retro which is based upon the style of the ISOfrane originals. How do I know all this? The watch used to be mine...

Andy - glad you're still enjoying it

Edit to add an old 'photo of mine.

Edited by CardShark on Saturday 4th March 23:41

Any help finding one to the same specification would be greatly appreciated...

Have a look on Fleabay under "Seiko divers" and you will see the range available. One of them might be just what you want. If however you want specifically that model and nothing else will do, then you'll have to join a watch forum and wait. You might decide that a 007/009/013 is close enough, in which case happy days. You might see a heavily customised earlier model and think "sod it, close enough". Bit have a sniff round and you'll get to know what's out there and whether it suits.

[bunglesprout]

Giving my bi metal blue face Sub some wrist time today.

[hilly10]

My Sub today

[Ascayman]

bunglesprout said:

Giving my bi metal blue face Sub some wrist time today.

Very nice indeed..These are really really growing on me... You got your arms on the wrong way round though

[7184c]

Daytona Fridays.