The Watch Thread - Part 7

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

Good moaning from bangkok. Heavy rain here.

 

[K3vlar]

Good moaning from bangkok. Heavy rain here.

I wantttttt this pieceeeeee

 

[coern]

Sigh. It's tough educating the non-vintage crowd.

the bezel was swopped? speedy uses aluminium bezel, right?

can share why the swop was done?

 

[coern]

Good moaning from bangkok. Heavy rain here.

tried this on and also the sub last december. In the end I got the sub...

I think rectangle doesn't look good on my wrist - probably will aim a monaco!

 

[Henabi]

haha pretty miserable past 2 weeks though

indeed... oh well... been like this for 20+ years... what's another year right?

 

[K3vlar]

indeed... oh well... been like this for 20+ years... what's another year right?

a few years of the past 20 were ok - 2001, 2005, 2006 last year. But these seem like false dawns now.. haha

 

[Henabi]

Good moaning from bangkok. Heavy rain here.

fantastic bro! don't get wet

 

[hotcaptain]

what about a daniel wellington watch?

seems like the trend nowadays.

cost about $200 in lazada for today flash sale with UOB discount 15%
guess it's about time to hoot one for the boy birthday!

http://www.lazada.sg/birthday-sale-flash-sales/

or otherwise anyone has any other recommendation for a swiss watch look alike

 

[arctuates]

the bezel was swopped? speedy uses aluminium bezel, right?

can share why the swop was done?

Mm hmm, alum bezel!

The second, banged-up bezel is original to the watch. There are some differences between both bezels: the accent over the "E" in tachymetre, the positioning of the dot in relation to "70"... But most importantly, the placement of the dot in relation to "90" - whether it's a "Dot Over Ninety" (DON), or "Dot Next to Ninety" (DNN).

I don't know what the right values for either bezel are, but as of late, DON bezels placed on ebay were sold for upward of SGD $800-1000. Which is pretty ridiculous when you think about how minor the differences are.

 

[K3vlar]

or otherwise anyone has any other recommendation for a swiss watch look alike

any budget in mind?

 

[Henabi]

what about a daniel wellington watch?

seems like the trend nowadays.

cost about $200 in lazada for today flash sale with UOB discount 15%
guess it's about time to hoot one for the boy birthday!

http://www.lazada.sg/birthday-sale-flash-sales/

or otherwise anyone has any other recommendation for a swiss watch look alike

For office work? Sports? Casual? Rough environment like engineer? Site surveyor?

DW is the current hype now.
Simple. Clean. Neat.
Interchangeable watch straps.
Quartz movt

 

[Chronology]

It's the filter bro

Good week ahead to you. Cheers!

Spoiler

Think he have not answer yet. Clementi

Ahh... Ok.

 

[a562140]

Speedy Tuesday contribution.

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Before:

After:

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Also, if anyone's interested, some straps made from shell cordo from the shinki tannery (in Japan). Taken at the OGL shop at Bali Lane.

that's a revered "dot over 90" bezel

its something of a fascination for the pre- and early- moonwatch fans.

 

[K3vlar]

that's a revered "dot over 90" bezel

its something of a fascination for the pre- and early- moonwatch fans.

Actually not being offensive.

I dropped my fff last week - the bezel's similar now

 

[a562140]

Actually not being offensive.

I dropped my fff last week - the bezel's similar now

the difference of course being that you could sell your fff and still not afford that dot-over-ninety bezel

anyway i don't think any matured watch collectors would take offence to their peculiar fascinations. not that i'm calling arctuates "matured"

 

[a562140]

LLDND

 

[arctuates]

None taken, from an objective standpoint it does seem rather artificial, this focus on dots...

And yes, nowhere near matured...!

 

[gaoxing84]

Mm hmm, alum bezel!

The second, banged-up bezel is original to the watch. There are some differences between both bezels: the accent over the "E" in tachymetre, the positioning of the dot in relation to "70"... But most importantly, the placement of the dot in relation to "90" - whether it's a "Dot Over Ninety" (DON), or "Dot Next to Ninety" (DNN).

I don't know what the right values for either bezel are, but as of late, DON bezels placed on ebay were sold for upward of SGD $800-1000. Which is pretty ridiculous when you think about how minor the differences are.

Wow really vintage lover.
Actually pay that money for a different bezel
Why your original vintage speedy don't have the original bezel?
http://www.fratellowatches.com/speedy-tuesday-differences-speedmaster-bezels/

 

[arctuates]

I didn't buy the bezel. I bought the watch which came with two bezels, one original and one replacement.

Can't imagine spending a thousand bucks on a bezel.

 

[rachdanon]

For office work? Sports? Casual? Rough environment like engineer? Site surveyor?

DW is the current hype now.
Simple. Clean. Neat.
Interchangeable watch straps.
Quartz movt

Indeed I got to know DW through my own roaming eyes on the MRT. From far looked like CW but Christopher Ward logo is not like that. In the end Google images led me to DW. Interesting that the community actually notices what watches each wears for DW to become trendy. The look harks back to the simple dress watch --> all this sounds good as I mull over the Master Control series.

Took leave but in the end become driver for kids and wife. Waiting outside school...