Incoming… what do you have? (Vol. 3)

[Fullook]

Simon-k41v9 said:

Fullook said:

New today.

I was looking for a tool / sports watch with a silver face and integrated rubber strap.

So of course I bought a blue dial with a brown leather strap

Alpina Alpiner 4 Automatic.

Arrived, a good choice
The strap is battered, so got the only strap that I wasn't using put on, which don't look too bad at all

Excellent. Glad you're pleased with your decision. Wearing mine today too.

[PistonGuy66]

Fullook said:

Simon-k41v9 said:

Fullook said:

New today.

I was looking for a tool / sports watch with a silver face and integrated rubber strap.

So of course I bought a blue dial with a brown leather strap

Alpina Alpiner 4 Automatic.

Arrived, a good choice
The strap is battered, so got the only strap that I wasn't using put on, which don't look too bad at all

Excellent. Glad you're pleased with your decision. Wearing mine today too.

What is a “Tool” watch and why would you need one??

Edited by PistonGuy66 on Saturday 4th July 16:17

Edited by PistonGuy66 on Saturday 4th July 16:42

[NDA]

PistonGuy66 said:

What is a “Tool” watch and why would you need one??

A tool watch generally means a relatively inexpensive watch that you might wear whilst gardening or doing DIY - rather than wearing an expensive Patek or similar. It just means one that you're not too bothered to ding or scratch.

[PistonGuy66]

Why not just say a cheap watch? Or is it from the “pulling the trigger” and “got the call” stable?? Lol

[NDA]

PistonGuy66 said:

Why not just say a cheap watch? Or is it from the “pulling the trigger” and “got the call” stable?? Lol

Yes it's in that same area... along with 'grail' 'piece' and other strange terms!

[PistonGuy66]

NDA said:

PistonGuy66 said:

Why not just say a cheap watch? Or is it from the “pulling the trigger” and “got the call” stable?? Lol

Yes it's in that same area... along with 'grail' 'piece' and other strange terms!

Lol

[21st Century Man]

NDA said:

PistonGuy66 said:

What is a “Tool” watch and why would you need one??

A tool watch generally means a relatively inexpensive watch that you might wear whilst gardening or doing DIY - rather than wearing an expensive Patek or similar. It just means one that you're not too bothered to ding or scratch.

Nope. A tool watch has features over and above just telling the time. A rotational bezel on a divers watch for example, for calculating dive/surface time, or a stopwatch function, tachymetre bezel for lap/speed timing. It's literally a tool.

Edited by 21st Century Man on Saturday 4th July 19:41

[Fullook]

PistonGuy66 said:

Fullook said:

Simon-k41v9 said:

Fullook said:

New today.

I was looking for a tool / sports watch with a silver face and integrated rubber strap.

So of course I bought a blue dial with a brown leather strap

Alpina Alpiner 4 Automatic.

Arrived, a good choice
The strap is battered, so got the only strap that I wasn't using put on, which don't look too bad at all

Excellent. Glad you're pleased with your decision. Wearing mine today too.

What is a “Tool” watch and why would you need one??

Edited by PistonGuy66 on Saturday 4th July 16:17

Edited by PistonGuy66 on Saturday 4th July 16:42

Happy to help:

"The phrase “tool watch” was originally coined to describe watches that serve as tools to accomplish specific tasks, such as a divers’ watch with a rotatable bezel and high resistance to pressure that is designed to be used underwater"

"Tool watches are a type of watch that has additional functions besides just telling the time. Although there really is no clear definition of a tool watch, it’s safe to say that this type of watch has features that accomplish specific tasks beyond simply keeping accurate time."

"Broadly known as “tool watches,” the category includes any timepiece intended to do something other and/or more than simply telling the time. From those that track multiple timezones to those equipped with rotating dive timer bezels"

But I'm guessing you knew that anyway.

[PistonGuy66]

Fullook said:

PistonGuy66 said:

Fullook said:

Simon-k41v9 said:

Fullook said:

New today.

I was looking for a tool / sports watch with a silver face and integrated rubber strap.

So of course I bought a blue dial with a brown leather strap

Alpina Alpiner 4 Automatic.

Arrived, a good choice
The strap is battered, so got the only strap that I wasn't using put on, which don't look too bad at all

Excellent. Glad you're pleased with your decision. Wearing mine today too.

What is a “Tool” watch and why would you need one??

Edited by PistonGuy66 on Saturday 4th July 16:17

Edited by PistonGuy66 on Saturday 4th July 16:42

Happy to help:

"The phrase “tool watch” was originally coined to describe watches that serve as tools to accomplish specific tasks, such as a divers’ watch with a rotatable bezel and high resistance to pressure that is designed to be used underwater"

"Tool watches are a type of watch that has additional functions besides just telling the time. Although there really is no clear definition of a tool watch, it’s safe to say that this type of watch has features that accomplish specific tasks beyond simply keeping accurate time."

"Broadly known as “tool watches,” the category includes any timepiece intended to do something other and/or more than simply telling the time. From those that track multiple timezones to those equipped with rotating dive timer bezels"

But I'm guessing you knew that anyway.


Maybe they should make a tool watch to let you know when someone is taking the piss!! Lol

[romeodelta]

21st Century Man said:

Why is there a straight head screw slot on a six sided bolt in a six sided hole, it can't be rotated anyway? Makes my head want to explode!

Agreed, but the AP is much better than Hublots effort

[Paulr1980]

Incoming...

[Harry Flashman]

Christopher Ward did a 50% sale, which they previewed to existing customers. Used it to get one of these as I wanted an inexpensive vintage diver.

Bought the hand wind (Sellita movement) rather than the auto as I prefer this old fashioned face with the numerals (auto has a different face with round numeral indeces). Also quite liked the idea of a hand wind - I do not have one. £347, which given the quality of the build and finishing on my other watch from this manufacturer, is an absolute bargain.



Most of the watches they had in the preview are gone (I had wanted the green faced one, but they were all gine in minutes). They have a few more of the blue face left. Hope this link works for you:

https://www.christopherward.com/sale?vip&utm_c...

Edited by Harry Flashman on Saturday 11th July 10:24

[vixen1700]

Harry Flashman said:

Christopher Ward did a 50% sale, which they previewed to existing customers. Used it to get one of these:

Bought the hand wind (Sellita movement) rather than the auto as I prefer this old fashioned face with the numerals (auto has a different face with round numeral indeces). Also quite liked the idea of a hand wind - I do not have one. £347, which given the quality of the build and finishing on my other watch from this manufacturer, is an absolute bargain.



Most of the watches they had in the preview are gone (I had wanted the green faced one, but they were all gine in minutes). They have a few more of the blue face left. Hope this link works for you:

https://www.christopherward.com/sale?vip&utm_c...

Bought one of these when they first came out, it's a great watch.

Incredible value at that price too.

If you haven't had a hand wound before, it may catch you out by stopping initially until you get used to winding it. It did me

[OGR4M]

Harry Flashman said:

Christopher Ward did a 50% sale, which they previewed to existing customers. Used it to get one of these as I wanted an inexpensive vintage diver.

Bought the hand wind (Sellita movement) rather than the auto as I prefer this old fashioned face with the numerals (auto has a different face with round numeral indeces). Also quite liked the idea of a hand wind - I do not have one. £347, which given the quality of the build and finishing on my other watch from this manufacturer, is an absolute bargain.



Most of the watches they had in the preview are gone (I had wanted the green faced one, but they were all gine in minutes). They have a few more of the blue face left. Hope this link works for you:

https://www.christopherward.com/sale?vip&utm_c...

Edited by Harry Flashman on Saturday 11th July 10:24

I nearly bought myself a Malvern hand wound but couldn’t really justify a 3rd CW, and a manual watch may well get tedious

[Terra1]

OGR4M said:

I nearly bought myself a Malvern hand wound but couldn’t really justify a 3rd CW, and a manual watch may well get tedious

I bought one a few years ago when it came out. I also wasn't sure about the hand winding at first but it's become a nice part of the process now. I think the c65 punches way above it's weight and I've had lots of compliments on it.

[burty39]

Ebay saved search finally paid off, arriving soon from Portugal

[stuno1]

Picked up my tudor BB58 blue on release day and personally I love it. Didn’t get on with the Pelagos, the Rolex smurf is too expensive for me. This is spot on.

https://imgur.com/a/3vLktvi

[liner33]

Just pre-ordered a Oceaneva GMT (Ronda quartz Batman style) watch currently priced at $250 which worked out at £230 posted plus the vat when it lands

Amazing features for the price ie Sapphire crystal, Swiss mvmt, 1250m depth rating !, gmt 24 click bezel and 42mm case

Keen to see how it is when it lands

https://oceaneva.com/collections/gmt-deep-marine-e...

[5pen]

Harry Flashman said:

Christopher Ward did a 50% sale, which they previewed to existing customers. Used it to get one of these as I wanted an inexpensive vintage diver.

Bought the hand wind (Sellita movement) rather than the auto as I prefer this old fashioned face with the numerals (auto has a different face with round numeral indeces). Also quite liked the idea of a hand wind - I do not have one. £347, which given the quality of the build and finishing on my other watch from this manufacturer, is an absolute bargain.



Most of the watches they had in the preview are gone (I had wanted the green faced one, but they were all gine in minutes). They have a few more of the blue face left. Hope this link works for you:

https://www.christopherward.com/sale?vip&utm_c...

Edited by Harry Flashman on Saturday 11th July 10:24

Me too. Wanted a blue faced watch for a while and I really like the simplicity of this one. I prefer the markers on this to the automatic version too. Arrived today and very pleased with it.

[liner33]

Three recent purchases

Formex Essence COSC - Been interested in these for a while so couldnt resist when one came up used at a good price


Oceaneva GTM - Wanted another GMT pref quartz



Seagull 1963 - Just because they look cool and at £120 has to be worth a try