My First Watch
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my mate dave the saturationdiver bought me back a watch from a trip badged muff diver !!! mrs mad 4 hasnt clocked it yet !! 
Loosely related- my mate, who has always loved Z4 coupes & urged my to buy one over the other cars I was considering popped round the other day. I took him for a spin & he was very complimentary....he then went on to say i'm 'mad for spending so much on a car'!! This is after he has just spent nearly as much on fishing equipment!! :|
Guess the moral of the story is spend your money on what makes you happy- there will always be people that think you're crazy but we all have our hobbies/ interests!
Guess the moral of the story is spend your money on what makes you happy- there will always be people that think you're crazy but we all have our hobbies/ interests!
greddyl30pjg said:
+1
always...
work hard, earn money, spend it on whatever makes you happy.
f**k the haters.
Rolex have never used ETA movements. They used the Zenith El Primero movement (significantly altered) in some variants of the Daytona, but all of their other watches use in-house movements.the cueball said:
While Breitling use ETA movements, they are very heavily modified in most cases, and all are regulated to COSC specifications.
Tag Heuer were indeed using exclusively ETA movements at one point, but these days they manufacture an increasing number of their movements in-house.
On the other hand, while Omega is a brand name of the Swatch Group, the co-axial movement used in many of their watches is not made available to other brands (either within the Swatch Group or outside).
I'm not sure why you dislike ETA movements - many are among the best designed, accurate, reliable and serviceable movements available.
sam1832 said:Well sort of my first,
I have wanted a Bell and Ross for years now even before I was working and now I have finally been able to afford one.
So here it is, BR-01-96 Altimeter, Limited Edition to 999 pieces
Thanks for looking
Sam
Congrats for achieving one of your goals!
I like that it looks quite sleek and different, but what about a modelling wrist shot Sam?
Some noce watches people have posted
Hey thabks
Here we go ...
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vanilla said:sam1832 said:Well sort of my first,
I have wanted a Bell and Ross for years now even before I was working and now I have finally been able to afford one.
So here it is, BR-01-96 Altimeter, Limited Edition to 999 pieces
Thanks for looking
Sam
Congrats for achieving one of your goals!
I like that it looks quite sleek and different, but what about a modelling wrist shot Sam?
Hey thabks
Here we go ...
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ZedFourM said:I must get one of those, to go along with my Planet Oceankevinmarkwhite said:
hahaha, the devils in the detail eh!
Here it is:
although it now has a black rubber strap with orange stitching....only fecking £300!!!
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TitanTim said:Bought mine last month from a Jewellers in Blackburn for 2990, cheapest I could find from a reputable watch specialist but prices vary. I never wore the Monaco Steve McQueen that I sold to buy this watch which I wear every day now. Great watch
Tim.
Was that iconicwatches.co.uk? Been trying to get deb into Watches, but she doesnt get it! Looked at some pre-owned Rolex yesterday and she said none of them took her fancy. Then today we walked past an Omega boutique and this was in the window:
http://www.omegawatches.com/collection/de-ville/ladymatic/co-axial-34-mm/42532342060001
http://www.iconicwatches.co.uk/omeg...-60-001.html?gclid=CJWXp4zQg7sCFbB9OgodnG8AKA and she liked it!
Went into the shop but they ignored us cos they were busy...then another salesperson appeared and started serving someone who'd come in after us, so Deb said lets leave! I wanted a US$ price, but that didn't work. Flying home on Friday and they have "black Friday" sales on (day after thanksgiving)...wonder if the Omega boutique (at another mall) have sales?
So I looked online and found the above link.
ZedFourM said:
nowhere have I stated I do not like ETA movements. I dislike the companies that use them and charge a fortune for changing them - and some don't modify them as heavily as you would think.
in fact in my posts I say that the ETA is pretty bullet proof, and owing/repairing and building several of their movements, I know that they are good... just not worth thousands of pounds... to me... my personal opinion.
I'm not having a go at people who do, I'm not saying they are bad, I just don't like the practice... again personal opinion.