The Under £200ish Watch and occasional Opera Thread! Vol2
Discussion
jamesson said:
Kosmidry said:
I have the exact same watch. An excellent item. Great lume, very comfortable and looks the business to my eyes. Well done Mrs Kosmidry!Kosmidy, excellent watch!
OK after weeks of searching and deciding not to buy anything due to new car purchase I have just put £220 on the credit card on a brand new blue dialed 38mm watch. I had no idea it existed until a long internet session this afternoon. It should be here (as long as it is not vapour ware, a possibility) at the end of the week. I feel in many ways I am taking one for the team here. Not seen the watch ever mentioned before, from a seller that does exist but could be a little dubious.
Please can you all cross your collective fingers for me that the watch physically turns up and that it is a "belter", as ever time will tell. Nothing ventured in £200 land, nothing gained!
OK after weeks of searching and deciding not to buy anything due to new car purchase I have just put £220 on the credit card on a brand new blue dialed 38mm watch. I had no idea it existed until a long internet session this afternoon. It should be here (as long as it is not vapour ware, a possibility) at the end of the week. I feel in many ways I am taking one for the team here. Not seen the watch ever mentioned before, from a seller that does exist but could be a little dubious.
Please can you all cross your collective fingers for me that the watch physically turns up and that it is a "belter", as ever time will tell. Nothing ventured in £200 land, nothing gained!
Llentil the llama said:
Kosmidy, excellent watch!
OK after weeks of searching and deciding not to buy anything due to new car purchase I have just put £220 on the credit card on a brand new blue dialed 38mm watch. I had no idea it existed until a long internet session this afternoon. It should be here (as long as it is not vapour ware, a possibility) at the end of the week. I feel in many ways I am taking one for the team here. Not seen the watch ever mentioned before, from a seller that does exist but could be a little dubious.
Please can you all cross your collective fingers for me that the watch physically turns up and that it is a "belter", as ever time will tell. Nothing ventured in £200 land, nothing gained!
Good Luck! Look forward to seeing it LlentilOK after weeks of searching and deciding not to buy anything due to new car purchase I have just put £220 on the credit card on a brand new blue dialed 38mm watch. I had no idea it existed until a long internet session this afternoon. It should be here (as long as it is not vapour ware, a possibility) at the end of the week. I feel in many ways I am taking one for the team here. Not seen the watch ever mentioned before, from a seller that does exist but could be a little dubious.
Please can you all cross your collective fingers for me that the watch physically turns up and that it is a "belter", as ever time will tell. Nothing ventured in £200 land, nothing gained!
Llentil the llama said:
Kosmidy, excellent watch!
OK after weeks of searching and deciding not to buy anything due to new car purchase I have just put £220 on the credit card on a brand new blue dialed 38mm watch. I had no idea it existed until a long internet session this afternoon. It should be here (as long as it is not vapour ware, a possibility) at the end of the week. I feel in many ways I am taking one for the team here. Not seen the watch ever mentioned before, from a seller that does exist but could be a little dubious.
Please can you all cross your collective fingers for me that the watch physically turns up and that it is a "belter", as ever time will tell. Nothing ventured in £200 land, nothing gained!
Good luck with the gamble. I did a naughty thing too this weekend and splashed out on a thread budget breaker, although it was on sale £150 off the retail price you normally find these new in the UK. Man Maths made it make sense. OK after weeks of searching and deciding not to buy anything due to new car purchase I have just put £220 on the credit card on a brand new blue dialed 38mm watch. I had no idea it existed until a long internet session this afternoon. It should be here (as long as it is not vapour ware, a possibility) at the end of the week. I feel in many ways I am taking one for the team here. Not seen the watch ever mentioned before, from a seller that does exist but could be a little dubious.
Please can you all cross your collective fingers for me that the watch physically turns up and that it is a "belter", as ever time will tell. Nothing ventured in £200 land, nothing gained!
My first new buy Seiko I'd been thinking about buying for a while. Outside the budget but you may find a used one close to it and I'm sure threadists will enjoy it. The dial is great fun and stunning in the flesh. It's a proper "monster".
Barchettaman said:
^ didn t they use to be about £100? Orange face and the old Seiko 5 movement?
I mean, that s a lovely thing though.
Thanks, it's even nicer in the flesh.I mean, that s a lovely thing though.
Monsters started out in 2000 with the 7S26 21 Jewel 21.6K 40 hour reserve movement with no manual wind or hacking and were around the £200 mark with the 1st generation, the current range is the 4th generation with a £500 retail price, which is using the 4R36 movement which is a 21.6K manual and auto wind hacking with 41 hour reserve. It's a Prospex 200M range dive watch with screw down crown etc.
There is a massive following for the Monsters and some very sought after limited edition models going for significant money now, but also plenty to collect within the thread budget on the used market. Thailand is where the name Monster originated from and really took off and where a lot of the very limited runs were produced for.
This is a cool video showcasing some of the Monsters out there.
Any Seagull 1963 owners here? I think this will be the next purchase but looking on AliX, 80% sale is March 16th?? It’s a bit of a minefield which is the one to go for, there’s a few on there and prices vary between manufacturers, and is it worth paying the extra for the gooseneck version? Sapphire or mineral? Also how are the straps on these? Thanks
732NM said:
Good luck with the gamble. I did a naughty thing too this weekend and splashed out on a thread budget breaker, although it was on sale £150 off the retail price you normally find these new in the UK. Man Maths made it make sense.
My first new buy Seiko I'd been thinking about buying for a while. Outside the budget but you may find a used one close to it and I'm sure threadists will enjoy it. The dial is great fun and stunning in the flesh. It's a proper "monster".
That's a lovely thing - do love a good monster. I have a similar version with the lil shark fin on the dial.My first new buy Seiko I'd been thinking about buying for a while. Outside the budget but you may find a used one close to it and I'm sure threadists will enjoy it. The dial is great fun and stunning in the flesh. It's a proper "monster".
Spinnaker Hull. Good watch, if you've got the wrist for it.
I've always though their stuff nicely finished. They seem to get the appeal of the fun without being silly look (though they do plenty of that too).
I'm still tempted by the Spinnaker Piccard. But at £300 it's a lot for something I know with absolute certainty will wear horrendously large and so won't get much use, if any.
Look at the dimensions and weight
I've always though their stuff nicely finished. They seem to get the appeal of the fun without being silly look (though they do plenty of that too).
I'm still tempted by the Spinnaker Piccard. But at £300 it's a lot for something I know with absolute certainty will wear horrendously large and so won't get much use, if any.
Look at the dimensions and weight
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