Watch fetish

What the postie bought me just now :cool:

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Picked these up from the local Salvo's & markets in the last 2 weeks , the Seiko ladies watch works & the others just need batteries

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-j-p-shmorgan said:
Any recommendations on a quality mechanical watch brand? Preferably reasonably priced... lol
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Raymond Weil aren't very highly thought of amongst the WUS guys who prefer their $15k Zeniths and Rolexes, but I wanted one ever since a friendly clerk let me try one on in a jewelery store when I was about 16. The Don Giovanni Cosi Grande they let me try on cost $4,995 and they knew there was no way I could afford it. For some reason they just don't hold their value though and about 18 months ago I picked one up for around $700 from the states when the exchange rate was nice.

I love it, auto chrono with a crystal back and the best AR sapphire I've seen on any watch including Brietlings and Rolexes that cost 5 times as much. If you bargain hunt you can get yourself a very nice swiss watch from them REALLY cheap compared with the RRP, I wouldn't buy new but if you can find one under $1k in good condition I'd highly recommend it.

Also pictured is it's little brother that I picked up a while ago, the dual time zone. Pictures are mine, using a manual focus macro set up. No post processing, they came out the camera that way because I got mad skills.

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If you don't like square watches then have a look at their freelancer chrono or Nabucco (bit more expensive even second hand) in one of the special edition colours.
 
anyone got a speedmaster they are thinking of selling, any type or date, can swap metals or cash
 
Some serious watch bling :cool:

The watchmaker that hand delivers its timepieces around the world

When it comes to offering good customer service, many may argue that luxury watchmaker Gronefeld goes a little over the top.

For whenever someone buys one of its timepieces, it likes to hand it over in person - no matter where the buyer is on the planet.

"When we sell a watch we always try to deliver our creation personally to the customer, regardless of where they are in the in the world," says co-founder Tim Gronefeld, 43.

"We visit them and organise a dinner or small event where we hand over the watch."

You might question how a little-known, family-owned Dutch company can afford such largesse, but as its watches cost as much as 170,000 euros ($188,000; 120,000) it can stretch to the airfares.
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BBC News: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33989554
 
This guy has quite the passion for watches!

Love his quote:

"A watch, like all the clocks that surround us, will give you the time, but a timepiece brings you emotion".

The Braveheart Tourbillon

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This is my boy.
I thought id stuffed it the other day after putting it away on top of some neodymium magnets, but all was well.
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Out of town today to find some bargains in some new op shops .
As i think watches (both precious metal versions and steel) are a massively undervalued and may be even ignored market i will be making an effort to find some new ones and with any luck post some new ones tonight.
A nice 18k fob watch would be nice to post, but id even be happy with a few cheap G-shock's.
I did pick up a couple of G-shocks the other day for $4 a piece and i will post them here and you will see straight away (though i did not) why they cost $4
 
My Tourby Lawless 42. Tourby is a small German company. Picture doesn't do it justice, I don't know if I can go back to non-ceramic bezels. 'scuse the hairy arms eh.

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Not sure of the exact process but it is just about as tough as the sapphire glass so it is very very scratch resistant.
 
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