Wrist check 2023

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crispian22

963 posts

191 months

Thursday 1st June 2023
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MikeM6 said:
crispian22 said:


Pulled this out for an airing today.

And yes I know the date is wrong.
Lovely!
Thank you.

I purchased it around 15 years ago, it still remains my grail watch despite many other iconic models purchased since.

WhisperingWasp

1,450 posts

136 months

Thursday 1st June 2023
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crispian22 said:
Thank you.

I purchased it around 15 years ago, it still remains my grail watch despite many other iconic models purchased since.
Now there's a thought; can your grail watch be one that you now own...? Or once you get your grail watch does that title need to be replaced by the next one! spin

andy tims

5,574 posts

245 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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This old girl today



HAGWE

j4r4lly

595 posts

134 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Ideal for a Friday winding down to the weekend


Regbuser

3,319 posts

34 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Ninjin

1,174 posts

74 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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After two abortive attempts to buy two different pre-owned Aqua Terras, and a three week wait due to being abroad, I finally collected this (new) 15,000 Gauss.

I prefer to resize my own bracelets so that I know how they go together. I should have left this one to the jewellers - is there a more fiddly bracelet out there?




NDA

21,494 posts

224 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Doofus said:
After two abortive attempts to buy two different pre-owned Aqua Terras, and a three week wait due to being abroad, I finally collected this (new) 15,000 Gauss.

I prefer to resize my own bracelets so that I know how they go together. I should have left this one to the jewellers - is there a more fiddly bracelet out there?
I was about to reply that it's a nice looking bracelet - before I read your comment. Is it fiddly?

I have a Planet Ocean and don't like the bracelet (different to yours), so it's now on their costly rubber.

Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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NDA said:
I was about to reply that it's a nice looking bracelet - before I read your comment. Is it fiddly?

I have a Planet Ocean and don't like the bracelet (different to yours), so it's now on their costly rubber.
The links are held in place with a bar and two of the tiniest screws you ever saw. They're about 1.5mm long.

The screws don't screw into the bar, they screw into the link and prevent the bar from dropping out. In theory, you can remove one screw and the bar will drop out, but it doesn't , so you need to remove both screws and poke at the bar with a Bergeon tool.

Then when you start putting it back together again, the bar drops out repeatedly when you want it to stay in place, and won't bloody move when you want it to drop out.

Fortunately, I got the size right first time, so only had to go through this torture twice (one for each 'end' of the bracelet).

It genuinely took about 30 minutes, and I had to use a loupe. frown

ETA: Some probably not very helpful photos of the bracelet, which is very comfortable so far. smile




Edited by Doofus on Friday 2nd June 15:35

21st Century Man

40,661 posts

247 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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I've not actually worn this since I bought it last year. £22.71p



Why it has hour markers is beyond me!? hehe

Edited by 21st Century Man on Friday 2nd June 15:44

Deep

2,064 posts

242 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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21st Century Man said:
I've not actually worn this since I bought it last year. £22.71p



Why it has hour markers is beyond me!? hehe

Edited by 21st Century Man on Friday 2nd June 15:44
Actually that's kinda cool!

21st Century Man

40,661 posts

247 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Deep said:
21st Century Man said:
I've not actually worn this since I bought it last year. £22.71p



Why it has hour markers is beyond me!? hehe
Actually that's kinda cool!
Megir barrel watch. AliExpress. Various colour combinations available.

https://youtu.be/L8HCmS9rCUU

Mezzanine

9,150 posts

218 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Doofus said:
After two abortive attempts to buy two different pre-owned Aqua Terras, and a three week wait due to being abroad, I finally collected this (new) 15,000 Gauss.

I prefer to resize my own bracelets so that I know how they go together. I should have left this one to the jewellers - is there a more fiddly bracelet out there?



Lovely.

Worth the wait smile

(Excellent choice of reading material also)

the-norseman

12,269 posts

170 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Liked the look of that till I realised it was a quartz.

Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Mezzanine said:
Lovely.

Worth the wait smile

(Excellent choice of reading material also)
Worth the wait, absolutely. I wanted a slightly out-of-the ordinary one, and I love the second hand on this. smile

As for the reading matter; it's where I get most of my news from these days. biggrin

Mezzanine

9,150 posts

218 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Doofus said:
As for the reading matter; it's where I get most of my news from these days. biggrin
It’s the only trustworthy place for actual news IMO!

liner33

10,642 posts

201 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Doofus said:
The links are held in place with a bar and two of the tiniest screws you ever saw. They're about 1.5mm long.

The screws don't screw into the bar, they screw into the link and prevent the bar from dropping out. In theory, you can remove one screw and the bar will drop out, but it doesn't , so you need to remove both screws and poke at the bar with a Bergeon tool.

Then when you start putting it back together again, the bar drops out repeatedly when you want it to stay in place, and won't bloody move when you want it to drop out.

Fortunately, I got the size right first time, so only had to go through this torture twice (one for each 'end' of the bracelet).

It genuinely took about 30 minutes, and I had to use a loupe. frown

ETA: Some probably not very helpful photos of the bracelet, which is very comfortable so far. smile




Edited by Doofus on Friday 2nd June 15:35
Same as the Moonwatch , you need good eyes to find one of those screws if you drop it !

Think the Seamaster 300 is worse with its pin and collars though

richthebike

1,733 posts

136 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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This arrived today. SPB383
First impressions are rather good.
Much more wearable than my 300 Marine Master but has the same styling cues and ceramic/ sapphire. Lots to like.


bazza.

690 posts

91 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Macneil

883 posts

79 months

Friday 2nd June 2023
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Doofus said:
NDA said:
I was about to reply that it's a nice looking bracelet - before I read your comment. Is it fiddly?

I have a Planet Ocean and don't like the bracelet (different to yours), so it's now on their costly rubber.
The links are held in place with a bar and two of the tiniest screws you ever saw. They're about 1.5mm long.

The screws don't screw into the bar, they screw into the link and prevent the bar from dropping out. In theory, you can remove one screw and the bar will drop out, but it doesn't , so you need to remove both screws and poke at the bar with a Bergeon tool.

Then when you start putting it back together again, the bar drops out repeatedly when you want it to stay in place, and won't bloody move when you want it to drop out.

Fortunately, I got the size right first time, so only had to go through this torture twice (one for each 'end' of the bracelet).

It genuinely took about 30 minutes, and I had to use a loupe. frown

ETA: Some probably not very helpful photos of the bracelet, which is very comfortable so far. smile




Edited by Doofus on Friday 2nd June 15:35
Mrs M bought me an AT for a significant birthday, we went into the "AD" to get it sized and the girl had to take it to the battery and strap place round the corner, she said they did it all the time!