Made in 1985....Sub- £200....and a little bit special

[Oily Nails]

OK so its another 'what watch' / 'Birth year watch' but in a couple of weeks its my ..(do the math)...birthday.
I just fancy treating myself to something a bit special.

Unfortunately the back of the wallet is a bit empty so Sub- £200 is the limit.

Something without a Quartz movement and not digital are the only other limiting factors

Any ideas?

[LukeBird]

Size?

[Oily Nails]

LukeBird said:

Size?

Does size matter?

Actually no, not in this instance....I really want any suggestions, I quite like the idea of this watch being "outside my normal comfort zone"

[LukeBird]

For a bit of fun, stick "1985" in eBay and filter for watches, you get some hilarious results!
I did for my birth year (I'm younger ) and a wide variety of Swatchs come up, a 5513 Sub, GMT Master, Datejust etc. etc.
Great for new ideas!

[Oily Nails]

All I get in 1985 from Fleabay is Black or Beige Swatchs ...not quite 'special'

[whitechief]

You missed these two

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1985S-SEIKO-DIVER-150-M-BLAC...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Stocker-Yale-Sandy-1...

[Oily Nails]

whitechief said:

You missed these two

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1985S-SEIKO-DIVER-150-M-BLAC...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Stocker-Yale-Sandy-1...

I did miss the Stocker-Yale

The Sieko I did see, but looks fairly roughed up for the price

[elster]

What a bunch of whipper snappers.

I searched for 1984 ( )and found this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMEGA-Date-Classic-Steel-Wat...

I like it.

[Ikemi]

elster said:

What a bunch of whipper snappers.

I searched for 1984 ( )and found this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMEGA-Date-Classic-Steel-Wat...

I like it.

I searched for 1986 () and found this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1986-ROLEX-SUBMARINER-5513-N...

Nice!

[LukeBird]

I would never search for 1987...

[Oily Nails]

Gah! stop showing me Subs! I keep drifting into the Rolex sections as is

(and no matter how I stretch it £200 isn't getting me one )

[Ow]

LukeBird said:

For a bit of fun, stick "1985" in eBay and filter for watches, you get some hilarious results!
I did for my birth year (I'm younger ) and a wide variety of Swatchs come up, a 5513 Sub, GMT Master, Datejust etc. etc.
Great for new ideas!

I've just tried that for mine (a bit younger again!) and all I seem to get is a few plastic watches, some swatches and a bi-metal datejust which isn't really my style!

[Oily Nails]

OK after trawling around the interweb most of yesterday I can definitively say that 1985 was the black hole of watch design and manufacture!!!!

Its either a Swatch, who's movement will, by now, be more shagged than the 1985 woman's Swedish National Volleyball Team

Or a couple of Quartz military watches.

Even when I ignore my budget I can't come up with any pieces!

Ah well still got 9 days to go.....ho hum

[andy_s]

That's really difficult - Seiko may be a good place to start - they cover most bases and are never to be sniffed at:





A 6309 -



Shame you weren't born a decade before, they did some really lovely ones - these are 70's chronos and proud of it, very whizz-bang:

[andy_s]

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/1985S-SEIKO-DIVER-150-M-BLA...

I know, Thailand etc... but a good example.

(ETA - Ahem, as above!)

Edited by andy_s on Monday 3rd May 14:37

[Oily Nails]

andy_s said:

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/1985S-SEIKO-DIVER-150-M-BLA...

I know, Thailand etc... but a good example.

(ETA - Ahem, as above!)

Edited by andy_s on Monday 3rd May 14:37

I have seen that one, Thailand was putting me off, but also the bezel looks like its taken alot of 'wear'.
Obviously any watch that's 25 years old is going to be worn...but possibly not that much.

I'm running down the Seiko route now, I already have a Seiko 5 from the cheap watch thread

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[LukeBird]

Seiko is a good choice I reckon; good watches and within budget.
I'd just keep an eye on there and see what comes up.

[Nolar Dog]

Oily Nails said:

Gah! stop showing me Subs!

someone else said:

Love it. The BDSM watch thread

[Oily Nails]

Nolar Dog said:

Love it. The BDSM watch thread

Never mind the DOM, that watch has everything a Fetishist could want.....rubber...shiney black...and water resistant

[andy_s]

Oily Nails said:

Nolar Dog said:

Love it. The BDSM watch thread

Never mind the DOM, that watch has everything a Fetishist could want.....rubber...shiney black...and water resistant

For every Dom, there's a sub, in this case a lady-sub...

Edited by andy_s on Tuesday 4th May 12:09