Incoming… what do you have? (Vol. 3)

Incoming… what do you have? (Vol. 3)

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FreeLitres

6,051 posts

178 months

Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Barchettaman said:


This Steeldive Fifty Fathoms has a Seiko NH35 movement and, at £11 shipped, seemed like a decent buy!
Where did you find that then? I have never heard of them before but eBay has them at around the £100 mark.

vixen1700

23,015 posts

271 months

Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Cross-referenced with the bronze watch thread, got this coming at some point before the end of August. smile


CaptainSlow

13,179 posts

213 months

Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Very nice, I'd get one if I didnt have the normal one. Make sure you order the detailed engraving on the mechanics

T1547

1,100 posts

135 months

Tuesday 16th June 2020
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vixen1700 said:


Cross-referenced with the bronze watch thread, got this coming at some point before the end of August. smile
Very nice smile

blingybongy

3,879 posts

147 months

Tuesday 16th June 2020
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FreeLitres said:
Where did you find that then? I have never heard of them before but eBay has them at around the £100 mark.
DH Gate.

Barchettaman

6,319 posts

133 months

Tuesday 16th June 2020
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GaryG182

293 posts

224 months

Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Saw this whilst window shopping yesterday so made an impulse buy...joking obviously! Feeling pretty lucky to get my hands on this!


Blown2CV

28,868 posts

204 months

Tuesday 16th June 2020
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GaryG182 said:
Saw this whilst window shopping yesterday so made an impulse buy...joking obviously! Feeling pretty lucky to get my hands on this!

i do have a growing daytona lust.

Big Rig

8,855 posts

188 months

Wednesday 17th June 2020
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GaryG182 said:
Saw this whilst window shopping yesterday so made an impulse buy...joking obviously! Feeling pretty lucky to get my hands on this!

Utterly incredible. Can I ask how long you waited for it?

andy tims

5,581 posts

247 months

Wednesday 17th June 2020
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Pics of my own












dxbtiger

4,391 posts

174 months

Wednesday 17th June 2020
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Barchettaman said:
I wonder how accurate the pics are, the orange band is sterile dial, with date which differs to the rest..

Dan_1981

17,403 posts

200 months

Wednesday 17th June 2020
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That yachtmaster is stunning.

For some reason I have a hankering for a black & gold watch now.

GaryG182

293 posts

224 months

Wednesday 17th June 2020
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andy tims said:
Pics of my own

Absolutely stunning! Congrats!

I think I waited maybe a year or so for the Daytona, I didn’t really keep track because I never thought I would end up getting one...not sure I ever went officially “on a list” either to be honest.


mikeveal

4,581 posts

251 months

Thursday 18th June 2020
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Barchettaman said:
Ordered.
Although I do wonder if anything will turn up at all.

CardShark

4,195 posts

180 months

Thursday 18th June 2020
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vixen1700 said:


Cross-referenced with the bronze watch thread, got this coming at some point before the end of August. smile
Congrats thumbup

Every now and again I go on to the Stowa website and take a look at those, the bronze flieger, the Prodiver range, the 1938 bronze dialed chrono...

vixen1700

23,015 posts

271 months

Thursday 18th June 2020
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CardShark said:
Congrats thumbup

Every now and again I go on to the Stowa website and take a look at those, the bronze flieger, the Prodiver range, the 1938 bronze dialed chrono...
Cheers! Got an email from them saying that it'll probably be here far sooner than the end of August. Which is nice. smile

That 1938 Bronze is such a stunner too, saw this one on Chrono24 the other day and it was a real toss-up between the MO, but I'd been thinking about that one for months. hehe

https://www.chrono24.com/stowa/stowa-chronograph-1...

Over £600 less than new price.

andy tims

5,581 posts

247 months

Thursday 18th June 2020
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vixen1700 said:
Cheers! Got an email from them saying that it'll probably be here far sooner than the end of August. Which is nice. smile

That 1938 Bronze is such a stunner too, saw this one on Chrono24 the other day and it was a real toss-up between the MO, but I'd been thinking about that one for months. hehe

https://www.chrono24.com/stowa/stowa-chronograph-1...

Over £600 less than new price.
That chronograph is lovely.

EX51GE R

1,391 posts

211 months

Thursday 18th June 2020
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Collecting a black explorer 2 from my local AD tomorrow, can't wait smile

CardShark

4,195 posts

180 months

Friday 19th June 2020
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andy tims said:
That chronograph is lovely.
Yup, I agree. The 1938 Bronze has been on my "want to try" list for years though whenever they (infrequently) pop up in Europe pre-owned it's either bad timing financially or, like the one in that ad, has a brushed/matt case when polished would be my preference.

I've been reading about the bronze cased flieger and Marine. Most cases patinate, the process of oxidisation slowly introducing green and brown hues to the case surface, however Stowa's Joerg Schauer has specified a treated bronze that doesn't age beyond the finished look. That's a good move IMO, chunky bronze cased divers look great with some patina however I'm not so sure that would suit Stowa's dressier and slimmer offerings.



Edited by CardShark on Friday 19th June 02:47

mikeveal

4,581 posts

251 months

Friday 19th June 2020
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FreeLitres said:
Barchettaman said:


This Steeldive Fifty Fathoms has a Seiko NH35 movement and, at £11 shipped, seemed like a decent buy!
Where did you find that then? I have never heard of them before but eBay has them at around the £100 mark.
Despite having ordered one, I suspect it's a con.
Pictures are clearly taken from here: https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000512528548.html
He also has real tourbillions based on the ST8000 for £15.