Under a Ton! What have you got?

[anonymous-user]

There are some amazing watches discussed in this forum, beautifully designed but rather expensive!

This is to give those with watches bought with less extravagant budgets a place to discuss and show appreciation.

I’ll start with mine. I had been looking at Hamiltons, Raymond Weils and Tissots but what I really wanted was a tag Monaco. I decided not to go for one of the middle of the range watches and just went for a Pulsar! I really liked the look of the watch and the quality of the case and strap seams very good! It apparently has Seiko mechanicals and has more than enough functions for me! Should keep me going until the Tag Fund is full! Oh and it cost me £57.

Edited by MonkeyMatt on Friday 20th August 10:36

[andy_s]

I bought this last night, just under the ton; don't ask why, bleary-eyed pissheadedness probably.

Seiko A829-6010 "Astronaut":



(But I've got a fresh NOS bezel also, well, strictly it's a 6020 bezel, but hey-ho )




To hopefully end up like this:
(You rotate the bezel to set the mode)


A widely used watch in the space program in the eighties. hic.

(sellers pics)

Edited by andy_s on Wednesday 25th August 21:33

Edited by andy_s on Wednesday 25th August 21:56

[jp1982]

I got one of these for £85 off ebay earlier this year. A wine fuelled purchase but very pleased with it.

[hilly10]

andy_s said:

I bought this last night, just under the ton; don't ask why, bleary-eyed pissheadedness probably.

Seiko A829-6010 "Astronaut":



(But I've got a fresh NOS bezel also, well, strictly it's a 6020 bezel, but hey-ho )




To hopefully end up like this:
(You rotate the bezel to set the mode)


A widely used watch in the space program in the eighties. hic.

(sellers pics)

Edited by andy_s on Wednesday 25th August 21:33

Edited by andy_s on Wednesday 25th August 21:56

Bloodly hell that has seen some action

[stevoknevo]

Wife got me this for my birthday last year, 90 quid, strap was tiny so stuck it on a watchworx NATO

[sjg]

The watch that everyone seemed to discover about a year after I did, Seiko SNK809K2 (but on a nice leather strap these days):



And what gets most wear, my titanium Citizen Promaster NY0054-04E (on a NATO now):

[andy tims]

All of these under a ton each.

Edited by andy tims on Wednesday 25th August 22:54

Edited by andy tims on Wednesday 25th August 23:02

[tertius]

This is the only one at the moment:

[paulpsz008]

andy tims said:

All of these under a ton each.

Edited by andy tims on Wednesday 25th August 22:54

Edited by andy tims on Wednesday 25th August 23:02

Well done sir....
....Where do you do your shopping?

[anonymous-user]

Well seems like the 'Mile low club' is well under way! some nice time pieces so far! Im seriously thinking of starting an 'under a ton' collection!

[CraigW]

Hoddo said:

I've been trying to pick up an Omega Seamaster 600 from eBay, they seem to come in around the £100 mark.

ive been looking at these also but i always worry they are fake, any tips?

[anonymous-user]

Hoddo said:

CraigW said:

Hoddo said:

I've been trying to pick up an Omega Seamaster 600 from eBay, they seem to come in around the £100 mark.

ive been looking at these also but i always worry they are fake, any tips?

Nope, non at all. I am by no means educated in the matter, sorry.

Many seem to be coming from India and I am a tad anxious to pay my money without full assurance the watch is real.

I will repeat what CraigW said............any tips?

[C8PPO]

Compare the indian prices with these: http://www.austinkaye.co.uk/Products/Pre-Owned-Wat...

If something seems too good to be true.........etc

[Lefty 200 Drams]

Excuse my ignorance but if you pay by paypal and the item is fake and the seller won't refund you, won't paypal give you the refund and automatically take the money from the seller?

[andy_s]

hilly10 said:

andy_s said:

I bought this last night, just under the ton; don't ask why, bleary-eyed pissheadedness probably.

Seiko A829-6010 "Astronaut":

(But I've got a fresh NOS bezel also, well, strictly it's a 6020 bezel, but hey-ho )

To hopefully end up like this:
(You rotate the bezel to set the mode)

A widely used watch in the space program in the eighties. hic.

(sellers pics)

Bloodly hell that has seen some action

Probably more in the playground than in Skylab.

The seller has chucked in a new crystal and gaskets so once it goes for a service it'll be tip-top. They are quite hard to find and the more I look at them with the rotating mode bezel, excellent bezel grip designs, colours and history, the more I think this could be one to hang on to for the future.

For a ton, you can't go wrong I reckon.

[Fas1975]

Was clearing out my wardrobe at home this weekend, found this.



If anyone wants to add this to their "under a ton" collection, let me know

Edited by Fas1975 on Thursday 26th August 13:00

[BluePurpleRed]

I was looking at an Omega 600 as it says they are available under a ton..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Omega-Seamaster-600-Vintage-...

This one ( ok it is more) *HAS* to be fake though right? I mean not a scratch on it, no aging at all on the dial?

[ShadownINja]

MonkeyMatt said:

Hoddo said:

CraigW said:

Hoddo said:

I've been trying to pick up an Omega Seamaster 600 from eBay, they seem to come in around the £100 mark.

ive been looking at these also but i always worry they are fake, any tips?

Nope, non at all. I am by no means educated in the matter, sorry.

Many seem to be coming from India and I am a tad anxious to pay my money without full assurance the watch is real.

I will repeat what CraigW said............any tips?

ISTR that watches out of India and the Philippines tend to be frankenwatches, made up from bits of other pieces. Not strictly fake as they're Omega parts but...

Oh, I am sure I saw someone selling an SM600 that looked like that and was considered genuine for around £300-400.

Edited by ShadownINja on Thursday 26th August 15:27

[CommanderJameson]

tertius said:

This is the only one at the moment:

£100? Srsly?

[tertius]

CommanderJameson said:

tertius said:

This is the only one at the moment:

£100? Srsly?

Yup, iirc it cost me £84. Now, I have spent a fair bit on having it serviced and a new crystal fitted (at LVMH as they were the only ones who could supply a new crystal for it), so I suppose it technically doesn't qualify for the £100 limit but based on the purchase price it does ...

And, no, before you ask I wouldn't let it go for £100 ...