Official Misc Wristwatch Crew Part II: What time is it?

[decmonk]

Mirin' that sea master HAAAAARD. My grandpa just gave me his old Rolex (really want a sea master but w/e) and it's old so it runs on batteries well it stopped the other day. So what do i do? I heard batteries are super expensive for them. Any advice?

[schabowy90]

Mirin' that sea master HAAAAARD. My grandpa just gave me his old Rolex (really want a sea master but w/e) and it's old so it runs on batteries well it stopped the other day. So what do i do? I heard batteries are super expensive for them. Any advice?

On batteries? Are you sure? I had no idea. That doesn't sound right.

[decmonk]

On batteries? Are you sure? I had no idea. That doesn't sound right.

Yeah didn't sound right to me either..... That's just what the guy at the Rolex retailer told me. He didn't seem like he knew much of what he was talking about though. I'm thinking some of the internals messed up possibly. I'm kind of baffled by this.

[uracowman]

Yeah didn't sound right to me either..... That's just what the guy at the Rolex retailer told me. He didn't seem like he knew much of what he was talking about though. I'm thinking some of the internals messed up possibly. I'm kind of baffled by this.

there were some early battery powered rolexes. Batteries for it shouldn't be expensive unless the watch uses some sort of special one.

[watchngars]

Congrats to you and your bro. This classic should last decades if taken care of. I see some 40 year old Speedy's that look as good today as they did back in the 60's/70's.

Here are the pics of the watch. Sorry about the size.

[YUL]

Keen to buy an Orient Mako blue guys.. trying to toss up between the 38mm and 40mm.. i have pretty small wrists but all my other watches are 38mm.. wat do

got mine last wednesday. haven't taken it off since.

pics tomorrow.

i got the regular sized one on bracelet.

[ybbb]

Mirin' that sea master HAAAAARD. My grandpa just gave me his old Rolex (really want a sea master but w/e) and it's old so it runs on batteries well it stopped the other day. So what do i do? I heard batteries are super expensive for them. Any advice?

post a pic of it. well tell you if it needs batterys or theres some other problem.

[canuckbrahh]

Mirin' that sea master HAAAAARD. My grandpa just gave me his old Rolex (really want a sea master but w/e) and it's old so it runs on batteries well it stopped the other day. So what do i do? I heard batteries are super expensive for them. Any advice?

unless its some stupid rolex specific battery (which, in all honesty I could see them using) or runs on unobtanium or something, a watch battery changing costs like max 10$ lol

[dejan_85]

Keen to buy an Orient Mako blue guys.. trying to toss up between the 38mm and 40mm.. i have pretty small wrists but all my other watches are 38mm.. wat do

Can you post model #s please..

[ybbb]

Here are the pics of the watch. Sorry about the size.

dat caseback! i dont know why but i place alot of stock in how the caseback looks to me. any watch must have a good looking caseback for me to want it. and this is one of the best. i was offered a speedy at a VERY good price but i did not get it just because it did not have this caseback lol.
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[S_P_Q_R]

dat caseback! i dont know why but i place alot of stock in how the caseback looks to me. any watch must have a good looking caseback for me to want it. and this is one of the best. i was offered a speedy at a VERY good price but i did not get it just because it did not have this caseback lol.
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I feel the same.

I really like clear case backs, especially if the movement is nice. But if you are going to have a stainless steel case back at least put some effort in and decorate it.

[ybbb]

I feel the same.

I really like clear case backs, especially if the movement is nice. But if you are going to have a stainless steel case back at least put some effort in and decorate it.

exactly. another small thing is focus on is the clasp. really like solid, machiened clasps rather than pressed steel ones. one of the best ones is the seamater clasp. thick tight solid.




cartier also makes good clasps.



i know its wierd lol but these are small things that make a big difference to me regarding a watch, more than whether it loses a few seconds every day or sth.

[sloop]

Why must one of my favorite watches be for sale after I just spent $700 on christmas crap this weekend?! FML

$625 is such a good price too. So, so tempted to buy it anyways.


http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fs-...rs-623051.html

[uracowman]

dat caseback! i dont know why but i place alot of stock in how the caseback looks to me. any watch must have a good looking caseback for me to want it. and this is one of the best. i was offered a speedy at a VERY good price but i did not get it just because it did not have this caseback lol.
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I won't purchase a watch if it doesn't have a dsiplay back. There are very few exceptions to this virtue I uphold.

[MiscDoc]

Going to tourneau at lunch with the rents who are picking out each others Christmas gifts. Dis gonna be gewt!


Really though, not gonna purchase if they can't meet jomashop prices

[uracowman]

Going to tourneau at lunch with the rents who are picking out each others Christmas gifts. Dis gonna be gewt!


Really though, not gonna purchase if they can't meet jomashop prices

They won't guaranteed.

If you are going to the one in the Galleria, their selection is sort of small. Half the store's showcases are Rolexes.

[YUL]

Going to tourneau at lunch with the rents who are picking out each others Christmas gifts. Dis gonna be gewt!


Really though, not gonna purchase if they can't meet jomashop prices

lol went to the one in King of Prussia saturday AM. They'd just re-organized their display...to make more room for Brietlings and B&R's however i did see a blancpain in the pre-owned display

the rolex section is in a seperate section but i didn't go look.

one thing i don't understand from the Tourneau mailings i get are the pages for Invictas, swiss legends and technomarines. wtf?

[MiscDoc]

They won't guaranteed.

If you are going to the one in the Galleria, their selection is sort of small. Half the store's showcases are Rolexes.

Ha, I've been twice in two weeks. Both times the sales reps didn't know dick about watches or upcoming changes to the lineups.

"derp, wat iz baselworld?"

[MiscDoc]

lol went to the one in King of Prussia saturday AM. They'd just re-organized their display...to make more room for Brietlings and B&R's however i did see a blancpain in the pre-owned display

the rolex section is in a seperate section but i didn't go look.

one thing i don't understand from the Tourneau mailings i get are the pages for Invictas, swiss legends and technomarines. wtf?

Went to the apple store yesterday, genius was wearing a B&R BR01-92....what the ****

[ybbb]

well what do we have here. a PAM-318, that goes for ~$7000.

with a nice engraved back.


the owner opens it up and sees that the movement looks like this:



IMO that is just plain wrong. ive seen $100 fakes with a better movement than this. no $5k watch should have a movement like that. period. makes me rage.
and before anyone starts saying its fake, it not. look into it if you want.

[upt88]

well what do we have here. a PAM-318, that goes for ~$7000.

with a nice engraved back.


the owner opens it up and sees that the movement looks like this:



IMO that is just plain wrong. ive seen $100 fakes with a better movement than this. no $5k watch should have a movement like that. period. makes me rage.
and before anyone starts saying its fake, it not. look into it if you want.

there was a big fuss about that pam318 believe, i read somewhere that they were offering to switch out the movements to people who made a fuss about it, because they disappointed alot of people putting that ****ty movement , i could be wrong, but remember reading somewhere that panerai offered , but not openly willing to switch out movements.

[ybbb]

there was a big fuss about that pam318 believe, i read somewhere that they were offering to switch out the movements to people who made a fuss about it, because they disappointed alot of people putting that ****ty movement , i could be wrong, but remember reading somewhere that panerai offered , but not openly willing to switch out movements.

yea i heard that too. but srsly. that movement for $7k?!

[uracowman]

Ha, I've been twice in two weeks. Both times the sales reps didn't know dick about watches or upcoming changes to the lineups.

"derp, wat iz baselworld?"

Yea.

The older people and the women at that location don't really know anything beside the fact that Rolexes are in "investment". In general, 9/10 people in sales are just there to sell and don't really know anything about the product. This expands outside of the realm of watches to thing like cars and stuff.

If you end up going today, speak to Kyle. He is a gentleman in his 30s or so and has a bald head. That guy knows his stuff. The two times I went in there to speak with him, he was wearing an AP RO and a GO moonphase. The last time I was in there was about three months ago, but I haven't received a call back since then (went in there to look at an IWC yacht club and said he would give me a call when he got them in).

[Ion26]

This watch just got me hard...

[uracowman]

This watch just got me hard...

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I raise you this

[ellsbebc]

Lady friend wants a watch for Christmas; needs to be simple. She would buy a $15 watch if it were her. Should I stick to Seiko & Citizen? There should not be a difference between markets for each sex

[sb4l]

imo just get here a nice simple ~38mm or smaller watch

[shock6906]

well what do we have here. a PAM-318, that goes for ~$7000.

with a nice engraved back.


the owner opens it up and sees that the movement looks like this:



IMO that is just plain wrong. ive seen $100 fakes with a better movement than this. no $5k watch should have a movement like that. period. makes me rage.
and before anyone starts saying its fake, it not. look into it if you want.

Damn. I have a hard time considering a watch over 500 bucks that isn't an automatic. I'd go riot status if I dumped 7K into a watch and had that weak ass mechanical movement in the back.

[sb4l]

lolololol after seeing those photos i feel like the fakes are far superior to the real panari 318s

heres some pan homages

[shock6906]

Went to the apple store yesterday, genius was wearing a B&R BR01-92....what the ****

It's easy to buy nice stuff when you still live at home with your parents, don't budget for s**t, and save for one particular thing. I have several friends in their mid-20's who roll around in turbocharged and supercharged cars, always have the nicest phones, constantly buying expensive stuff, and they can afford it all because they still live with their parents who aren't making any effort toward encouraging them to get their own place or think about the future.

If I still lived with my dad, I'd free up about 1200 dollars a month that I could blow on all kinds of junk I don't need.