Watches

[RMDavis]

Pretty sure I won't be the only one here, so thought I would create a thread for watches and horology.

 

Please no fake Rolex's or horrendous 'fashion' watches! 😂

 

I have a fairly modest collection, but my latest addition considering it's military heritage I thought would be a good place to start for a forum like this! 

 

Bought my second Marathon...

I've been after one of these for ages, and found one local to me on eBay for a very good price, and only a year old.

Marathon GSAR '41mm Automatic'

 

'The Marathon Diver’s Automatic, also known as GSAR, is a dive watch built to ISO 6425 standards. Designed for use by Search and Rescue (SAR) divers, and issued to the United States Marine Corps'

A proper tool watch, its going to get a lot of wrist time!

I love the Tritium tubes, they really do look fantastic in low light. 

 

 

[Albiscuit]

I suppose my collection of Casio G Shocks falls under the horrendous fashion banner?   

[Guest]

I have a few, I’ll post some pics later, my fav is a 1960’s Omega Constellation 

[Immortal]

 

"Finest in town Guv...."

[RMDavis]

  On 15/11/2018 at 19:47, Albiscuit said:

I suppose my collection of Casio G Shocks falls under the horrendous fashion banner?   

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Not at all mate! There's nothing wrong with a good digital watch. Especially a G-Shock! 

 

I've got one in my collection, and it's a very dependable time piece. 👍

[Guest]

This is my everyday watch 

 

It’s a two line Tudor Pelagos on a Toshi strap.

I’ll let you decide if it’s a replica or not 😊

 

[Tackle]

  On 14/11/2018 at 11:36, RMDavis said:

 

Bought my second Marathon...

 

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i was looking for a marathon for about two years, i was ready to give up........then someone told they'd changed the name to Snickers......i was one happy chubby bunny.

 

I'm here all week😝

[Prisce]

  On 16/11/2018 at 15:41, Tackle said:

 

 

I'm here all week😝

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Is that because no one else will pay you?😏

[Nick G]

Got one of these for my 50th. Wanted a TAG F1 for more years than I care to think about. 

 

[RMDavis]

  On 16/11/2018 at 11:11, rocketdogbert said:

This is my everyday watch 

 

It’s a two line Tudor Pelagos on a Toshi strap.

I’ll let you decide if it’s a replica or not 😊

 

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I'd love a Tudor Pelagos! I tried a five line version on a couple of months ago. Was surprised how light it was being that it was titanium. 

 

Maybe one day I'll be able to get enough pennies together for one! 

[jcheeseright]

All you need is a Casio F-91W 

 

😀

[RMDavis]

  On 16/11/2018 at 20:43, jcheeseright said:

All you need is a Casio F-91W 

 

😀

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The Bombers choice! 😂 

[Guest]

My favourite 😍

[EvilMonkee]

Given my penchant for everything Cold War related, I have a small collection of Vostock Kommandirskie Amphibias from the old Soviet Union.  Really nicely put together winding watches.  One white letters on black face the other black on white, nice big red star on them.  They are fairly collectable as well but won't break the bank.  One below is similar but mine hasnt got the date on it.

 

[Resistor170]

  On 15/11/2018 at 19:47, Albiscuit said:

I suppose my collection of Casio G Shocks falls under the horrendous fashion banner?   

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I love my mudmaster, not the £850 one but the 'poor man's' £200 one. I got sucked in big time. Used to spend all day, 5 days a week getting dirting on vibrating machinery (no!) and it still works. Maybe like any old cheap watch I could've bought probably would have. But it looks cool to me and if it breaks then it's not that special after all 😂

It does bug me that they didn't put their solar power tech into it though. Rrp at 300 and no solar power is a bit of a piss take considering I could've bought their solar power 5610 module from argos for 50 quid a couple xmases ago

[Guest]

Bwahahahaha. So fake it’s funny....

 

 

[L3wisD]

To be honest, it'd fool me! 😂

 

Even if I got within millimetres I'd not know.

[Guest]

  On 19/02/2019 at 09:28, L3wisD said:

To be honest, it'd fool me! 😂

 

Even if I got within millimetres I'd not know.

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£25 to you guv’ 😎😎

[Vulpiness]

  On 19/02/2019 at 09:15, rocketdogbert said:

Bwahahahaha. So fake it’s funny....

 

 

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"fake watch" -what does it lie about the time? 

[RMDavis]

  On 19/02/2019 at 12:18, Vulpiness said:

"fake watch" -what does it lie about the time? 

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No... 

 

But it lies about your bank balance! 😂

[Vulpiness]

  On 19/02/2019 at 12:34, RMDavis said:

 

No... 

 

But it lies about your bank balance! 😂

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What a lovely watch. I must get one, how nice of it to lie and save me face. 

But seriously, anyone who wants to know my bank balance can fuck right off, it's zero, if it wasn't zero I would be shopping for guns. 
*Warning leftie comunistesque rant incoming* (Not directed at anyone here or else where) 

 

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I kinda want a fake rolex just so I can ward off snobby new money pricks, I mean seriously "oooh you bough a fake one because you're poor and can't afford the real one because your daddy wasn't cunty enough to fire 600 people to hit his 120 million target bonus "

I mean seriously, the fuck is that thinking anyway?

No I bought a fake watch because it was 50p at a jumble sale in 2008 and tells accurate time and because I like how it looks you middle class prick. 

You know how swiss watches became so popular?  By faking British and french clocks, that's a bloody fact. I mean it wasn't any of todays "brands" but still. 
I mean what kind of anal fucking dipshit do you have to be to be worried about what's on someone elses wrist? 

Now disclaimer, I own one watch, it's a 1970s casino and it's fake and probably cost £3 new. I don't give a shit about watches, I've got my eye on some "Reginalds" on ebay that look alright and like they belong on pablo tescobag's wrist .

I have more taste than half these rich sign documents in gold sharpie cucks. 

I mean there are lovely rich people, there are lovely inherited money who put it to good use for the benefit of their fellow citizens, there are self made men who have earned every penny. Lord Bird for example. 

But none of those people give a flying pigs bollock about your watch.  The Queen doesn't care, Davie "pig fucker" Cameron doesn't care,  not even the arch-tory capatialistic-prick Jakey Reeee-MeowMeow cares, because fuck me they have taste. 

Who cares: Donnie Dump, Maggie Thatcher, Jeff Pestos, people you wouldn't want to be in the same post-code as for fear of your property value plumeting. 

Being a "your x didn't cost enough" is the financial equivalent of a fucking incel. 

Is it sad to wear a fake watch? I guess so, it's even fucking sadder to care about it. 

I feel better getting that off the chip in my shoulder. 

[RMDavis]

Okay... 🤨

[Vulpiness]

  On 19/02/2019 at 14:45, RMDavis said:

Okay... 🤨

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I've been sitting on that for a while. Like I don't get it, it's like making a fuss over someone choosing sauce over sprinkles on their ice cream.  It's not your food, why would you care.  

IDK man, maybe that only happens in ian flemming books. maybe that's a non issue, but the idea of it really gets my goat.  

[RMDavis]

  On 19/02/2019 at 14:54, Vulpiness said:

I've been sitting on that for a while. Like I don't get it, it's like making a fuss over someone choosing sauce over sprinkles on their ice cream.  It's not your food, why would you care.  

IDK man, maybe that only happens in ian flemming books. maybe that's a non issue, but the idea of it really gets my goat.  

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If your 'leftie comunistesque rant' was directed at my little joke, well I'm sorry as you have completely taken it the wrong way.

 

I couldn't give a flying f*ck what somebody puts on their wrist, whether its a Rolex Submariner or a little digital Casio. budget aside most watches are bought based on their aesthetics and that's obviously down to the buyer. 

 

Personally for me I am more interested in horology, the history of these manufacturers and what goes into making a decent watch (regardless of cost small or large) 

 

Fake watches do not keep decent time. They have some crappy quartz movement from china stuffed into an equally inferior case. 

 

Unfortunately there is much division in the watch community, mainly due to closed mindedness, ignorance and vulgar petty bourgeois snobbery. However, there is one thing ALL watch fans agree on, from rookie hobbyist, aspiring collector such as myself to seasoned connoisseurs, and that is the unpleasant subject of fake replica watches

 

You don't buy a fake Rolex as a 'cheap' watch in order to tell the time, you just don't! The sort of person that buys these fake watches IMO is because they want to provoke a reaction or get comments about said watch, when it's a sham because it's fake.

 

If they really wanted a cheap watch watch in order to tell the time, there's a whole host of watches that can be had for under £50 from legitimate manufacturers that do the job without the 'fake' bit. 

 

 

[EDcase]

Sounds to me like anyone who gets upset seeing a fake Rolex or other stupidly expensive watch is annoyed because they've spent so much money on something that really doesn't reveal its worth.

 

If you're happy to fork out for a 'real' one then you shouldn't care what anyone else has.

 

This is turning into a hot subject