Rolex watches = Naff.

[Mastiff]

jamieboy said:

I agree - one of the things I like about the Panerai is the crystal back so you can see the movement.

[jellison]

justayellowbadge said:

jellison said:

jamieboy said:

jellison said:

Have to have moving parts for me - to be worth it - any one can stick some 10p battery internal in and a nice case.

I agree - one of the things I like about the Panerai is the crystal back so you can see the movement.

At the Lange & Sohne exhibition they had a 10 x enlarged model of one of their movements - seeing it at that size makes the actual size one even more impressive.

Mind you got fed up having to manually wind my Omega Geneva up every nght!

Well then, wind it in the morning like any normal person.

HTH.

Always used to get condensation in it - until I blew the glass out of it in the microwave!

[V6GTO]

Not much about Breitling here...this is mine, Seawolf, 100% titanium, just check how deep it'll go...I'd be long dead!





Martin.

Edited by V6GTO on Friday 30th March 15:56

[nda]

Watch movements are like perfect little engines!

[maxf]

nda said:

Watch movements are like perfect little engines!

Which is why I don't understand some of the comments about quality watches on here!


With regards to the 10000ft Breitling - thats awesome! I remember reading about a silicon filled watch which was able to go to about 6000m as the silicon didn't compress under pressure so kept the case/crystal intact.

Edited to say it's the Bell & Ross hydromax - 6.8 miles apparently!!!

Edited by maxf on Friday 30th March 12:00

[justayellowbadge]

maxf said:

nda said:

Watch movements are like perfect little engines!

Which is why I don't understand some of the comments about quality watches on here!


With regards to the 10000ft Breitling - thats awesome! I remember reading about a silicon filled watch which was able to go to about 6000m as the silicon didn't compress under pressure so kept the case/crystal intact.

The Hyperbar - you can pick them up for circa £100.

[ukwill]

maxf said:

nda said:

Watch movements are like perfect little engines!

Which is why I don't understand some of the comments about quality watches on here!


With regards to the 10000ft Breitling - thats awesome! I remember reading about a silicon filled watch which was able to go to about 6000m as the silicon didn't compress under pressure so kept the case/crystal intact.

Edited to say it's the Bell & Ross hydromax - 6.8 miles apparently!!!

Edited by maxf on Friday 30th March 12:00

6.8m ? excellent, that'll be handy the next time im at the bottom of the Mariana Trench

[jellison]

ukwill said:

maxf said:

nda said:

Watch movements are like perfect little engines!

Which is why I don't understand some of the comments about quality watches on here!


With regards to the 10000ft Breitling - thats awesome! I remember reading about a silicon filled watch which was able to go to about 6000m as the silicon didn't compress under pressure so kept the case/crystal intact.

Edited to say it's the Bell & Ross hydromax - 6.8 miles apparently!!!

Edited by maxf on Friday 30th March 12:00

6.8m ? excellent, that'll be handy the next time im at the bottom of the Mariana Trench

You do wonder why they do this when the human body is alot less pressure resistant!

[molestrangler]

Is that the same Marina Trench from Bristol, the double jointed girl ?

[nda]

molestrangler said:

Is that the same Marina Trench from Bristol, the double jointed girl ?

Yup, same girl. Unfortunately the main seal is now knacked and it leaks a bit.

[molestrangler]

I found her to be quite deep, yet wet in many ways.

Edited by molestrangler on Monday 23 April 16:20

Edited by molestrangler on Monday 23 April 16:21

[nda]

molestrangler said:

I found her to be quite deep, yet wet in many ways.

Edited by molestrangler on Monday 23 April 16:20

Edited by molestrangler on Monday 23 April 16:21

God knows what you wrote the first time that it had to be edited twice!

[POORCARDEALER]

m3evo2 said:

very popular with car salesman.

Quite corrcet.............especially the 18ct Gold Submariner

[Levinson]

I quite like my 116520,had it for 5yrs and its not once let me down! still looks dazzling.Its like wearing a 911 turbo on your wrist;Everyone knows what it is and everyone wants it!!

[Freddie von Rost]

Levinson said:

I quite like my 116520,had it for 5yrs and its not once let me down! still looks dazzling.Its like wearing a 911 turbo on your wrist;Everyone knows what it is and everyone wants it!!

116520? Que?

[anonymous-user]

Freddie von Rost said:

Levinson said:

I quite like my 116520,had it for 5yrs and its not once let me down! still looks dazzling.Its like wearing a 911 turbo on your wrist;Everyone knows what it is and everyone wants it!!

116520? Que?

Stainless Steel Rolex Daytona.

[anonymous-user]

Levinson said:

Everyone knows what it is and everyone wants it!!

Not sure I agree really.

[jamieboy]

Levinson said:

Its like wearing a 911 turbo on your wrist; Everyone knows what it is and everyone wants it!!

I know and respect each of these, and yet neither would be my first choice. Saying that, I certainly wouldn't criticise anyone for choosing them.

[cyberface]

Levinson said:

I quite like my 116520,had it for 5yrs and its not once let me down! still looks dazzling.Its like wearing a 911 turbo on your wrist;Everyone knows what it is and everyone wants it!!

Well, some of us have 116520s but would rather have a 16520

I've had a couple of bizarre behaviours from mine after leaving the chronograph running too long... and I'm sure the EP movement would *not* do this...

Regardless, I'm glad I bought it when I had the opportunity, there's no way in hell I could spend that sort of money on a watch now. My latest acquisition was a Seiko Orange Monster, which albeit an incredibly **cool** watch, was also incredibly cheap. Proper in-house mechanical movement as well