This place needs a watch thread

[HG]

Those top hat crystals have gotten pupular...

They have. I wanted to give it a vintage vibe.
The stock version is equally appealing.

 

[BigGar]

That’s expensive. But have you seen what a Tudor NATO costs? Over a hundred bux!

I find that most of the natos out there are pretty much the same with the varying weave and thickness. The difference being how it’s branded.

I've got three different BluShark straps. They're not crazy expensive and I think if you buy two for thirtysomething each you get the third one free, whatever...

I got an Alpha slim, a "Pajama" band, and a standard AlphaShark "premier" or something.

The Pajama is really comfortable and looks good. It's like having stretchy blue jeans on. They look like blue jeans but feel like fucking yoga pants.

The Alpha Slim is just that. It's little thinner material, dries quicker, but has round holes and a round adjustment catch. Not my favorite as the round holes and slim fabric are kind of a recipe for stretching and possibly tearing a bit.

Premier is thicker "seat belt" fabric, slotted holes and flat adjustment catch seems stronger as well. Not as comfortable but any NATO band is far more comfortable than pretty much any other band you've ever had a watch on.

 

[BigGar]

And yes, I feel like a fuckin' NATO band is pretty much a NATO band. No way I'd pay $70, or $100 or more for a nylon strap with a few metal catches. They're all strong enough to basically pull your hand off before breaking. I felt like a total rube spending thirty bucks on a BluShark when I could have bought a pack of ten different colors of NATO bands for something like sixteen bucks on Amazon. My buddy is a watch nut and said BluShark Alpha bands were the ones to have, so I bought a few. I'm not unhappy, but I know I could have spent quite a bit less, like 90% less...

 

[HG]

I have quite a few NATO/Zulu bands and a few of them are Blu Sharks as well and they are reasonably priced. Plus they’re on sale right now.

 

[WarpSpeed]

The 2nd watch was delivered this morning. All titanium so pretty light considering the size.



This one fits since the bracelet is 8-3/4", roughly. Probably getting a nylon NATO styled strap, maybe even a leather variant. Straps are cheap enough and swap out so quickly, I may buy a few different colors for each one.

 

[gsteve]

I know I need to get my original band rebuilt or replaced with another if I can find one. In the meantime I'm really enjoying the NATO straps and being able to swap them out in five seconds. I also like the fact that even if a pin fails, I'm not going to lose the watch.

Gar , check out Rubberb straps. Might be something til you get a new bracelet i like mine a bunch.

 

[A23]

I threw a thinnish NATO on the Squale...hate it.

I'm looking for a bead blasted (non-mesh) bracelet...can't find any...only "brushed".

Also have my eye on this ETA 7750 chronograph.

 

[HG]

Here is a better deal

40% cyber Monday.

NEW - The Infantry Seatbelt Nylon Strap w/ Brushed Hardware 18mm
Same as the one I posted above but this one is $19.99 before the 40% discount

 

[A23]

Like those too. I have a few of them. View attachment 27068

I was looking at the new turtles...remembered I had one stashed away somewhere...6309-7040

I thought it was DOA...but I threw a strap on it and wore it today. Fuckers working and keeping decent time.
Lume on dial is non-existent...but the hands glow.

Seikos are like the Toyotas of watches...

 

[A23]

Spoke too soon...

Took it off my wrist and it stopped after a few minutes...no power reserve.

Oh well...I'll have my prime watchmaker take a look.

 

[HG]

Spoke too soon...

Took it off my wrist and it stopped after a few minutes...no power reserve.

maybe just a routine service can fix that

Oh well...I'll have my prime watchmaker take a look.

 

[A23]

Weird...Left it on the dresser overnight and it was running fine this morning.

I just don't trust it. The bezel is wonky..the dial has lost it's lume.

I can't believe how prices on these 6309's have risen. Maybe it's worth re-habbing after all.

My watch fetish is back in full swing...It took a hit after 20 choice pieces were burgled...still makes me nauseous.

 

[HG]

I thought you were going to say that you’d sell it cheap

 

[fuzzuki]

Spoke too soon...

Took it off my wrist and it stopped after a few minutes...no power reserve.

Oh well...I'll have my prime watchmaker take a look.

Who's that?

 

[A23]

Who's that?

He's the same guy that does my Glock warranty work.

 

[BigGar]

He's the same guy that does my Glock warranty work.

How do you break a Glock?

 

[A23]

How do you break a Glock?

Exactly...that's why he took up watchmaking.

 

[scottcolbath]

How do you break a Glock?

 

[A23]

I don't think my watchmaker can fix that...

 

[BigGar]

That thing got run through a wood chipper or something.

 

[scottcolbath]

I don't think my watchmaker can fix that...

SEIKO WORKING MOVEMENT VINTAGE USED DIAL & HANDS 6309 7040 TURTLE WATCH BVT02269 | eBay

S.C.

 

[WarpSpeed]

That's not a Glock, it's a Hi-Point which is so horribly formed and built, it's painful. True abominations.

 

[scottcolbath]

That's not a Glock, it's a Hi-Point which is so horribly formed and built, it's painful. True abominations.

Oh, for fuck's sake. I was just being a smartass. Here's a Glock.

S.C.

 

[WarpSpeed]

posted from my phone, didn't see the author. Mea Culpa

 

[fuzzuki]

He's the same guy that does my Glock warranty work.

Wow, So many ways to respond to this. But if you trust him with your watches, so be it.

 

[A23]

SEIKO WORKING MOVEMENT VINTAGE USED DIAL & HANDS 6309 7040 TURTLE WATCH BVT02269 | eBay

S.C.

Nice find...

I've been wearing it and it's been working fine. It sat for many years.

I got it on ebay so I thought it coulda been cobbled together...but it all checks out...built 7/1981.

Bezel is wonky and the crown tube needs some love...wears great.

 

[A23]

Wow, So many ways to respond to this. But if you trust him with your watches, so be it.

It was a joke.

Someone better than me could explain the whole prime gunsmith thing...

 

[A23]

This piece I picked up on ebay for like $36 bux.

Branded Tourneau...I thought it might have good innards.

Manual wind cal.7734

 

[WarpSpeed]

I'm pretty much sold on NATO straps now, thanks for the introduction Scott. I have one leather and one premium nylon from Crown & Buckle.

 

[scottcolbath]

I'm pretty much sold on NATO straps now, thanks for the introduction Scott. I have one leather and one premium nylon from Crown & Buckle.

View attachment 28324

Yeah, they are the most practical strap for every day use. Glad you like them.

S.C.

 

[A23]

Picked up these two recently...



Nodus Contrail & Nodus Avalon

Very nice watches from a microbrand out of Los Angeles.
A step above the stuff that comes out of Hong Kong.

 

[HG]

Those are nice! I like the Nodus duality too

 

[A23]

I was impressed by the quality. The dials have nice depth.
Sapphire crystals...ceramic bezels.

Superb finishing on the cases...bezel action is perfect on both.
Bracelets are really nice.

The Avalon has the best lume I've ever seen.

 

[BigGar]

Very nice Alan. What's the ballpark price on those?

 

[A23]

I picked them up used...paid a little over 1/2 of retail. The green one is no longer available new.
They do pop up on ebay once in a while.

https://www.noduswatches.com/avalon

 

[Hapo]

 

[fuzzuki]

This piece I picked up on ebay for like $36 bux.

Branded Tourneau...I thought it might have good innards.

Manual wind cal.7734

View attachment 27268


View attachment 27269

Wow, extremely good price there, You stole it from the guy.

 

[A23]

Wow, extremely good price there, You stole it from the guy.

Yeah...I got lucky.
The seller was kinda pissed off. He should have cracked the back and took a pic for the listing.
It needs a new crystal...just need to figure out where to get one...or take it in to a watch guy.

It's near impossible to find a deal on ebay nowadays...people think their shit is gold.

 

[A23]

Not a watch...but a 6" clock I picked up for my bathroom.
I had to research the red & green markings...interesting.



https://ssexplorer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Radio-Room-Clock.pdf

 

[scottcolbath]

Not a watch...but a 6" clock I picked up for my bathroom.
I had to research the red & green markings...interesting.

View attachment 30786

https://ssexplorer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Radio-Room-Clock.pdf

Very cool, but I'm betting there won't be much "radio silence" when you're in the shitter.

S.C.

 

[gsteve]

Can’t recall if posted this or not. Dssd on rubberb.

 

[A23]

Very cool, but I'm betting there won't be much "radio silence" when you're in the shitter.

S.C.

Hey...

I'm a stealthy shitter.

It ain't the noise that gives me away...it's the stank.

 

[BusaVeloce]

 

[Hapo]

...never seen a day hand before...

 

[HG]

...never seen a day hand before...

Those are cool. I’ve seen them on Oris watches

 

[HG]

 

[BigGar]

Still can't decide if I like the meteorite faces or not. That silver one is cool. Jaeger Le Coultre makes some cool stuff.

 

[fuzzuki]

Oris is very cool.
Been chubbed over Nomos for a bit.

May actually buy an Mondaine Stop to Go

 

[A23]

Still can't decide if I like the meteorite faces or not. That silver one is cool. Jaeger Le Coultre makes some cool stuff.

Same here.

There's a bunch of weird dial faces out there.

 

[A23]

I've got two incoming.

A beater Citizen and another Nodus Avalon.