The under £200 watch thread!

[liner33]

The_Doc said:

Must. Not. Buy. Any more lockdown. Stuff.

Your electronic timing device thingy looks far too complicated. I'm not buying one. No.

I live 23 miles from Anthorn, that will do for accuracy measurements for me. My whole body reverberates with the NPL signal.
I am time

I spent a year putting off getting a timegrapher but I thought it would be interesting to health check my watches since I have so many (20+ autos)

I managed with a app on my phone before that which is fine also

[Bobberoo99]

liner33 said:

The_Doc said:

Must. Not. Buy. Any more lockdown. Stuff.

Your electronic timing device thingy looks far too complicated. I'm not buying one. No.

I live 23 miles from Anthorn, that will do for accuracy measurements for me. My whole body reverberates with the NPL signal.
I am time

I spent a year putting off getting a timegrapher but I thought it would be interesting to health check my watches since I have so many (20+ autos)

I managed with a app on my phone before that which is fine also

I've only just plucked up the courage to look at changing my own batteries!!!

[WelshChris]

Do people use their credit/debit cards on DHGate? - I see they don't accept Paypal.

[wong]

liner33 said:

The_Doc said:

Must. Not. Buy. Any more lockdown. Stuff.

Your electronic timing device thingy looks far too complicated. I'm not buying one. No.

I live 23 miles from Anthorn, that will do for accuracy measurements for me. My whole body reverberates with the NPL signal.
I am time

I spent a year putting off getting a timegrapher but I thought it would be interesting to health check my watches since I have so many (20+ autos)

I managed with a app on my phone before that which is fine also

How does a phone app work?
Links to that Timegrapher please?
I feel on the edge of the slippery slope again.

[blingybongy]

WelshChris said:

Do people use their credit/debit cards on DHGate? - I see they don't accept Paypal.

Yes. I have a Monzo account with about 30 quid in it , and no overdraft, for using in just these circumstances.
As an aside my Steeldive is at the moment at Coatbridge Delivery Office which is somewhere near Glasgow. I live in Derbyshire.

[Bobberoo99]

Well my cheap tacky Chinese expensive watch makers set has turned up, and I will admit to being moderately impressed by it, seems to be fairly well made, I'll post pics of what arrived later and hopefully some of you can tell me what some of it does!!!

[liner33]

wong said:

liner33 said:

The_Doc said:

Must. Not. Buy. Any more lockdown. Stuff.

Your electronic timing device thingy looks far too complicated. I'm not buying one. No.

I live 23 miles from Anthorn, that will do for accuracy measurements for me. My whole body reverberates with the NPL signal.
I am time

I spent a year putting off getting a timegrapher but I thought it would be interesting to health check my watches since I have so many (20+ autos)

I managed with a app on my phone before that which is fine also

How does a phone app work?
Links to that Timegrapher please?
I feel on the edge of the slippery slope again.

I use the Atomic time and watch tool app. You set the watch to the correct time and it allows you to track it every day

As for timegraphers they are all over the net ie Ebay , Amazon etc. Typically about £120

[Greendubber]

blingybongy said:

Yes. I have a Monzo account with about 30 quid in it , and no overdraft, for using in just these circumstances.
As an aside my Steeldive is at the moment at Coatbridge Delivery Office which is somewhere near Glasgow. I live in Derbyshire.

Thats quick, from what I can tell mine is still in China.

[Bobberoo99]

Right then, my watch makers set.

Can anyone explain just what the hell this is? Besides some form of archaic torture device!!!

[TVR-Stu]

Bobberoo99 said:

Can anyone explain just what the hell this is? Besides some form of archaic torture device!!!

That's a hands puller, for well, pulling off watch hands.

[Bobberoo99]

TVR-Stu said:

Bobberoo99 said:

Can anyone explain just what the hell this is? Besides some form of archaic torture device!!!

That's a hands puller, for well, pulling off watch hands.

Thank you!!! I knew one of you chaps would know what it was, so it's not for pulling foreskins back then?!?!?!?

[tedmus]

Give at a go and report back

[Bobberoo99]

Ok!!!



About five minutes later...................AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!

[tedmus]

Hope you had a clean pair of gloves on.

[r159]

Don’t forget something to protect the dial, as a tip cut up the lid of a butter tub. It’s thin enough to fit under the hands, but tough enough to help prevent damage.

[Bobberoo99]

tedmus said:

Hope you had a clean pair of gloves on.

The following should be read in a high pitched voice.........
Of course, PPE is important!!!

[blingybongy]

Delivered woo-hoo.


As stated earlier, I live in Derbyshire.
So there is the too good to be true part of the offer.
Kiss goodbye to your £11.

[egoold]

blingybongy said:

Yes. I have a Monzo account with about 30 quid in it , and no overdraft, for using in just these circumstances.
As an aside my Steeldive is at the moment at Coatbridge Delivery Office which is somewhere near Glasgow. I live in Derbyshire.

Has it turned up yet ?

[Tyre Smoke]

Where are we with smart watches?

I beg to offer my new (bnib) ebay purchase for the princely sum of £78 delivered....

[Bobberoo99]

Tyre Smoke said:

Where are we with smart watches?

I beg to offer my new (bnib) ebay purchase for the princely sum of £78 delivered....

Very smart!!!