The Under £200ish Watch and occasional Opera Thread! Vol2
Discussion
RSTurboPaul said:
I like a tan strap but they are just magnets for dirt and scratches!
That's definitely been the case with the ones I've bought off Aliexpress up to around a tenner; they always seem substantial enough but the dye feels painted on and scratches within a minute. Which reminds me, I'm after this look for my fauxplorer... Anyone got a recommendation for decent strap supplier, up to (say) 30 quid...? Very happy to pay a lot less!
redrabbit said:
RSTurboPaul said:
I like a tan strap but they are just magnets for dirt and scratches!
That's definitely been the case with the ones I've bought off Aliexpress up to around a tenner; they always seem substantial enough but the dye feels painted on and scratches within a minute. Which reminds me, I'm after this look for my fauxplorer... Anyone got a recommendation for decent strap supplier, up to (say) 30 quid...? Very happy to pay a lot less!
ETA
I’ve currently got mine on this ‘Rubber B’ from Ali Express.
Edited by Wallace12R on Saturday 8th April 10:20
Wallace12R said:
redrabbit said:
RSTurboPaul said:
I like a tan strap but they are just magnets for dirt and scratches!
That's definitely been the case with the ones I've bought off Aliexpress up to around a tenner; they always seem substantial enough but the dye feels painted on and scratches within a minute. Which reminds me, I'm after this look for my fauxplorer... Anyone got a recommendation for decent strap supplier, up to (say) 30 quid...? Very happy to pay a lot less!
ETA
I’ve currently got mine on this ‘Rubber B’ from Ali Express.
Edited by Wallace12R on Saturday 8th April 10:20
Is that a meteorite dial 'Pepsi' Pagani?
redrabbit said:
That's definitely been the case with the ones I've bought off Aliexpress up to around a tenner; they always seem substantial enough but the dye feels painted on and scratches within a minute.
Which reminds me, I'm after this look for my fauxplorer... Anyone got a recommendation for decent strap supplier, up to (say) 30 quid...? Very happy to pay a lot less!
I've bought some really nice straps from Which reminds me, I'm after this look for my fauxplorer... Anyone got a recommendation for decent strap supplier, up to (say) 30 quid...? Very happy to pay a lot less!
https://www.ukwatchstrap.co.uk
All way below £30 and very good quality.
Good strap Intel there, chaps. Will research carefully this evening.
I always have to be careful when ordering anything in tan. I bought a pair of 'tan' loafers from a shop opposite a cafe in Nice during Euro 2016, heavily influenced by a prodigious intake of Belgian beer and pastis. When I tried them on (sober) the following morning, they (a) didn't fit and (b) were clearly bright orange - the colour a radioactive tangerine. It was Sunday morning and my flight home was in two hours so I kept them and persevered with them for a month until my family ordered me to get rid...
.. so will order with care this time.
I always have to be careful when ordering anything in tan. I bought a pair of 'tan' loafers from a shop opposite a cafe in Nice during Euro 2016, heavily influenced by a prodigious intake of Belgian beer and pastis. When I tried them on (sober) the following morning, they (a) didn't fit and (b) were clearly bright orange - the colour a radioactive tangerine. It was Sunday morning and my flight home was in two hours so I kept them and persevered with them for a month until my family ordered me to get rid...
.. so will order with care this time.
RSTurboPaul said:
Wallace12R said:
redrabbit said:
RSTurboPaul said:
I like a tan strap but they are just magnets for dirt and scratches!
That's definitely been the case with the ones I've bought off Aliexpress up to around a tenner; they always seem substantial enough but the dye feels painted on and scratches within a minute. Which reminds me, I'm after this look for my fauxplorer... Anyone got a recommendation for decent strap supplier, up to (say) 30 quid...? Very happy to pay a lot less!
ETA
I’ve currently got mine on this ‘Rubber B’ from Ali Express.
Edited by Wallace12R on Saturday 8th April 10:20
Is that a meteorite dial 'Pepsi' Pagani?
My latest acquisition - a Newmark Field 52 with Ivory dial. I've been looking for one for about a year but being a microbrand they are made in small batches and when it's gone it's gone. Found this one used on the well known action site. Came with original unused Nato strap and a San Martin beige coloured leather strap but think it looks very good on a Watch Gecko sailcloth strap with cream stitching.
Came in well under budget at less than £150
Came in well under budget at less than £150
ae111sr said:
My latest acquisition - a Newmark Field 52 with Ivory dial. I've been looking for one for about a year but being a microbrand they are made in small batches and when it's gone it's gone. Found this one used on the well known action site. Came with original unused Nato strap and a San Martin beige coloured leather strap but think it looks very good on a Watch Gecko sailcloth strap with cream stitching.
Came in well under budget at less than £150
Nice, an understated old-school vibe Came in well under budget at less than £150
Sycamore said:
I wanted an older style watch from the year I was born (1994), and always liked the small Swatches (I have toothpick wrists), but didn't like the style from that year, so settled for one the year my girlfriend was born instead (96).
New job coming up which is completely office based, so I can actually have something like this, rather than the Inox Victorinox that I wear now for work
I don't like gold watches, or a leather strap, but there's something about this that I like..
£45 from Chrono 24, making its way from Italy at the moment
I like that.New job coming up which is completely office based, so I can actually have something like this, rather than the Inox Victorinox that I wear now for work
I don't like gold watches, or a leather strap, but there's something about this that I like..
£45 from Chrono 24, making its way from Italy at the moment
RSTurboPaul said:
ae111sr said:
My latest acquisition - a Newmark Field 52 with Ivory dial. I've been looking for one for about a year but being a microbrand they are made in small batches and when it's gone it's gone. Found this one used on the well known action site. Came with original unused Nato strap and a San Martin beige coloured leather strap but think it looks very good on a Watch Gecko sailcloth strap with cream stitching.
Came in well under budget at less than £150
Nice, an understated old-school vibe Came in well under budget at less than £150
redrabbit said:
Good strap Intel there, chaps. Will research carefully this evening.
I always have to be careful when ordering anything in tan. I bought a pair of 'tan' loafers from a shop opposite a cafe in Nice during Euro 2016, heavily influenced by a prodigious intake of Belgian beer and pastis. When I tried them on (sober) the following morning, they (a) didn't fit and (b) were clearly bright orange - the colour a radioactive tangerine. It was Sunday morning and my flight home was in two hours so I kept them and persevered with them for a month until my family ordered me to get rid...
.. so will order with care this time.
That’s brilliant I always have to be careful when ordering anything in tan. I bought a pair of 'tan' loafers from a shop opposite a cafe in Nice during Euro 2016, heavily influenced by a prodigious intake of Belgian beer and pastis. When I tried them on (sober) the following morning, they (a) didn't fit and (b) were clearly bright orange - the colour a radioactive tangerine. It was Sunday morning and my flight home was in two hours so I kept them and persevered with them for a month until my family ordered me to get rid...
.. so will order with care this time.
I think my strap hunting may take some time. In the meantime, in my new guise as full time Pagani fan boy, I've got this 'incoming'...
Some of the detailing on that looks very appealing from the promo pics. Gotta be better than my current BB replica (£14 off Wish during Lockdown)
Some of the detailing on that looks very appealing from the promo pics. Gotta be better than my current BB replica (£14 off Wish during Lockdown)
Edited by redrabbit on Monday 10th April 23:17
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