The Watch Thread - Part 4

[iamvintage]

orient is poisonous =(

Very true. Their relatively cheap price means that a person is more likely to buy a few of them too, which equals to a lot of money

 

[Oceania]

Changed the strap of the orient I bought for my dad with the genuine croc leather I had for my Rolex daydate.
Looks so much nicer even my mum says so....


Heres a comparison with the original strap which I find is too black.....


width is slightly smaller but the colour matches better.....

The colour indeed matches better, but the gap is still visible and I feel is 美中不足... and also leather tends to shrink over time, so may pose a potential risk that the spring bar may come loose and cause the watch to drop?

 

[hungpenglee]

The colour indeed matches better, but the gap is still visible and I feel is 美中不足... and also leather tends to shrink over time, so may pose a potential risk that the spring bar may come loose and cause the watch to drop?

Orient Bambino Lug width is at 21mm, not the usual 20 or 22mm. Can be quite a task to find 21mm straps to fill the gap.

I squeeze a 22mm strap to it and fits quite well...

 

[Vanilla Way]

Changed the strap of the orient I bought for my dad with the genuine croc leather I had for my Rolex daydate.
Looks so much nicer even my mum says so....


Heres a comparison with the original strap which I find is too black.....


width is slightly smaller but the colour matches better.....

Yes yes I found the brown a little too dark after wearing a few days. A lighter brown will certainly be nicer.

 

[Emospence]

Nice but not worth e price IMO.

I think it's fine lah.. Compared to the prices of other nice looking skeletons with in house movement at least..

 

[Vanilla Way]

Do get the watch box from ten10. His workmanship very good. I bought watch trays and several other things from him.

Ten10 from where?local seller?

 

[Emospence]

Found another one I could very much see myself buying

 

[Emospence]

Ten10 from where?local seller?

 

[Oceania]

Orient Bambino Lug width is at 21mm, not the usual 20 or 22mm. Can be quite a task to find 21mm straps to fill the gap.

I squeeze a 22mm strap to it and fits quite well...

yep... it's better to squeeze a 22mm leather strap into 21mm lugs, did that for my omega too

 

[Oceania]

Found another one I could very much see myself buying

This is nice! Where to find and how much?

 

[Emospence]

This is nice! Where to find and how much?

Skywatches selling 800+~

Seems like a better buy but I keep thinking I can always get this later on since it's regular production..

 

[SkyScraper]

i feel all these make stowa look quite normal sia =(.
Need to review my expenditure again =O
might try to aim the royal orient. If cannot will just hoot stowa fliegar

 

[yattokame]

Hahahhaa

Gaki no tsukai! Yamazaki just changed his surname this yr

 

[Emospence]

i feel all these make stowa look quite normal sia =(.
Need to review my expenditure again =O
might try to aim the royal orient. If cannot will just hoot stowa fliegar

Haha a good picture can change a lot.. Stowa makes fine watches. I like this one but ex

 

[xtwis7]

Just saw on Creationwatches.com, Orient Bambino is selling at 169SGD... worth a look and consideration.

Is this site the real deal?

 

[yattokame]

Yes yes I found the brown a little too dark after wearing a few days. A lighter brown will certainly be nicer.

Ya they didnt have brown glossy strap so I had to make do withwhat I have at home lor.
Hmmmmm later go home find another 22mm brown strap. But best is glossy lah I feel. Looks more classy.

 

[adrian_tango]

another winner from Glashutte in Baselworld

I've been lurking around this thread and finally i saw GO, i personally saw a Senator Karree Perpetual Calendar and it was wonderfully crafted.

 

[hungpenglee]

Is this site the real deal?

Yup, i bought a seiko from them b4. Quick n reliable.

But dun think they are orient AD. The seiko i bought does not come with original seiko box n papers. It is their inhouse warranty.

 

[info_guy]

yep... it's better to squeeze a 22mm leather strap into 21mm lugs, did that for my omega too

It's alway better to do that for all straps other than rubber straps.

I always choose My NATO, shark mesh 2mm larger than my lug width.

Found another one I could very much see myself buying

nice too

 

[info_guy]

I think e price in Indonesia for orient bambino is cheaper. I last saw it at 1.900.000 rupiah - 30% = 1.33 million rupiah = 148SGD