The Under £200ish Watch and occasional Opera Thread! Vol2
Discussion
Bobberoo said:
redrabbit said:
Saturday night, in front of the TV with the family watching 80s John Hughes movies, and with a bottle of Bordeaux rapidly diminishing I have just spotted this ad on the back of the Saturday supplement...
A few thoughts..
1. What a clumsy looking watch.
2. Probably costs north of £10k (can't be bothered to check, it's so fussy)
3. The blurb, whilst trying hard to convey some sort of prestige pitch, includes a split infinitive which offends me.
However, the ad (or perhaps the wine) has triggered the purchase of another sub-£200 watch...
I'll probably read this post in the morning and delete / cancel watch purchase. Time will tell...
Strangely I really like that, however I certainly wouldn't pay north of £10k for one.A few thoughts..
1. What a clumsy looking watch.
2. Probably costs north of £10k (can't be bothered to check, it's so fussy)
3. The blurb, whilst trying hard to convey some sort of prestige pitch, includes a split infinitive which offends me.
However, the ad (or perhaps the wine) has triggered the purchase of another sub-£200 watch...
I'll probably read this post in the morning and delete / cancel watch purchase. Time will tell...
Edited by redrabbit on Sunday 26th March 02:03
Try £40k chaps.
Barchettaman said:
Those are (I think) available in the US for $50 from places like Costco. There is a US reseller who ships to the uk for reasonable prices, he was linked above.
For £50 it makes a decent case for itself; at £100, not quite so much, but what do I know?
Agreed. At around 50 quid they're a no-brainer for a tough utility watch. I want a rugged quartz in my watch box to wear for gardening and the like. This and a new Steeldive are the the first of my stolen kit that I've replaced; I really liked mine.For £50 it makes a decent case for itself; at £100, not quite so much, but what do I know?
Barchettaman said:
Those are (I think) available in the US for $50 from places like Costco. There is a US reseller who ships to the uk for reasonable prices, he was linked above.
For £50 it makes a decent case for itself; at £100, not quite so much, but what do I know?
That's Jason from great watches, I've had three Duros from him plus a few Casio digitals too.For £50 it makes a decent case for itself; at £100, not quite so much, but what do I know?
Recently Walmart have been having a huge sale and Duros were available for $11
poppopbangbang said:
Finally jumped on the Pagani train! 
Should be here tomorrow, 1701 V3 at sub £100 shipped.
Will be pairing it with a black and grey Nato.
I'll post a few pics once it's here.... but how bad can it be for half the cost of a Nato strap for the "proper" one
Tempted myself - be interested in your opinion of it - they get great reviews. I wondered about the 24h dial but I think that's just part of the Seiko mechanism.Should be here tomorrow, 1701 V3 at sub £100 shipped.
Will be pairing it with a black and grey Nato.
I'll post a few pics once it's here.... but how bad can it be for half the cost of a Nato strap for the "proper" one
pistonheadforum said:
poppopbangbang said:
Finally jumped on the Pagani train!
Should be here tomorrow, 1701 V3 at sub £100 shipped.
Will be pairing it with a black and grey Nato.
I'll post a few pics once it's here.... but how bad can it be for half the cost of a Nato strap for the "proper" one
Tempted myself - be interested in your opinion of it - they get great reviews. I wondered about the 24h dial but I think that's just part of the Seiko mechanism.Should be here tomorrow, 1701 V3 at sub £100 shipped.
Will be pairing it with a black and grey Nato.
I'll post a few pics once it's here.... but how bad can it be for half the cost of a Nato strap for the "proper" one
Based on the popularity of the model in these parts and managing to get a near thread budget reduction… I hope for a bit of slack…
My new ‘posh’ watch to celebrate my half century. Box, papers and bag.
It’s a blue 44mm Hydroconquest, the saleswoman was very patient with me going between sizes and the colours. This is the first time I have ever been fortunate enough to be in the position to buy a watch like this, asked if there was anything they could do to help with the price and they were receptive. The staff were very nice to deal with.
My new ‘posh’ watch to celebrate my half century. Box, papers and bag.
It’s a blue 44mm Hydroconquest, the saleswoman was very patient with me going between sizes and the colours. This is the first time I have ever been fortunate enough to be in the position to buy a watch like this, asked if there was anything they could do to help with the price and they were receptive. The staff were very nice to deal with.
+1, a decent discount on a lovely watch.
Anyway I’ve temporarily swapped my Hanowa automatic for this Seiko 5 Sports.
It’s rather nice.
Nobody does dials on budget watches better than Seiko, and this is no exception. It’s almost a concrete effect. Looks lovely.
The case is bead blasted which fits with the grey.
Applied indices.
I like the case shape and crown at 4 pm.
No screw-down crown which makes me nervous.
Drilled lugs.
This has the 4R36 movement so it hacks.
Lovely bezel and aesthetically it works nicely too, with the ghost numbers.
Well worth a look.
Apologies for the orangey photo, the hotel room lampshades are all a bit 1970s.
Anyway I’ve temporarily swapped my Hanowa automatic for this Seiko 5 Sports.
It’s rather nice.
Nobody does dials on budget watches better than Seiko, and this is no exception. It’s almost a concrete effect. Looks lovely.
The case is bead blasted which fits with the grey.
Applied indices.
I like the case shape and crown at 4 pm.
No screw-down crown which makes me nervous.
Drilled lugs.
This has the 4R36 movement so it hacks.
Lovely bezel and aesthetically it works nicely too, with the ghost numbers.
Well worth a look.
Apologies for the orangey photo, the hotel room lampshades are all a bit 1970s.
poppopbangbang said:
Finally jumped on the Pagani train!
Should be here tomorrow, 1701 V3 at sub £100 shipped.
Will be pairing it with a black and grey Nato.
I'll post a few pics once it's here.... but how bad can it be for half the cost of a Nato strap for the "proper" one
Dot over 90 too!Should be here tomorrow, 1701 V3 at sub £100 shipped.
Will be pairing it with a black and grey Nato.
I'll post a few pics once it's here.... but how bad can it be for half the cost of a Nato strap for the "proper" one
r159 said:
Based on the popularity of the model in these parts and managing to get a near thread budget reduction… I hope for a bit of slack…
My new ‘posh’ watch to celebrate my half century. Box, papers and bag.
It’s a blue 44mm Hydroconquest, the saleswoman was very patient with me going between sizes and the colours. This is the first time I have ever been fortunate enough to be in the position to buy a watch like this, asked if there was anything they could do to help with the price and they were receptive. The staff were very nice to deal with.
Belated happy 50th, fabulous watch, congratulations!!My new ‘posh’ watch to celebrate my half century. Box, papers and bag.
It’s a blue 44mm Hydroconquest, the saleswoman was very patient with me going between sizes and the colours. This is the first time I have ever been fortunate enough to be in the position to buy a watch like this, asked if there was anything they could do to help with the price and they were receptive. The staff were very nice to deal with.
r159 said:
Based on the popularity of the model in these parts and managing to get a near thread budget reduction… I hope for a bit of slack…
My new ‘posh’ watch to celebrate my half century. Box, papers and bag.
It’s a blue 44mm Hydroconquest, the saleswoman was very patient with me going between sizes and the colours. This is the first time I have ever been fortunate enough to be in the position to buy a watch like this, asked if there was anything they could do to help with the price and they were receptive. The staff were very nice to deal with.
Good choice. I like.My new ‘posh’ watch to celebrate my half century. Box, papers and bag.
It’s a blue 44mm Hydroconquest, the saleswoman was very patient with me going between sizes and the colours. This is the first time I have ever been fortunate enough to be in the position to buy a watch like this, asked if there was anything they could do to help with the price and they were receptive. The staff were very nice to deal with.
Happy birthday you old sod
The €20 Skmei arrived today.
Slightly bigger than the Tag and Seiko, with a weight similar to the Seiko.
It looks nice enough. No oddities, or annoyances. The finish seems perfectly good, but that's something only time will tell!
Looking at the posts above, it's clear what their 'inspiration' was.
The chronometer is suspect. Seems glitchy to operate, and the hour hand refuses to go back to zero! Crown is push in, as you'd expect.
The bracelet seems pretty good, similar feel again to the Seiko, but the finish on the clasp is better on the Seiko, as you'd expect.
Slightly bigger than the Tag and Seiko, with a weight similar to the Seiko.
It looks nice enough. No oddities, or annoyances. The finish seems perfectly good, but that's something only time will tell!
Looking at the posts above, it's clear what their 'inspiration' was.
The chronometer is suspect. Seems glitchy to operate, and the hour hand refuses to go back to zero! Crown is push in, as you'd expect.
The bracelet seems pretty good, similar feel again to the Seiko, but the finish on the clasp is better on the Seiko, as you'd expect.
Well i currently have 6 watches inbound from the aliexpress sale. A couple are keepers, three i'm on the fence with and one i'll probably flip on ebay.
A Tandorio willard homage with mother of peral dial, a pagani chrono thats not a moonwatch, a megir monaco, another synoke casio royale, a munite AP chrono homage and a fox box tuna homage.
Pics to come as they land.
A Tandorio willard homage with mother of peral dial, a pagani chrono thats not a moonwatch, a megir monaco, another synoke casio royale, a munite AP chrono homage and a fox box tuna homage.
Pics to come as they land.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Wallace12R said:
Got a link chum? I'm currently searching for, well... 'stuff'.https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPJtTFg
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