Hey bsodmikle. How's life in watch land?

[bsodmike]

I will be kept away from my Rolex for 3-weeks as I will be giving it for service in Singapore. Think I might buy that PRC200 @ Changi (or in town), as I really like the look of it. Jim, could you be extremely kind enough to share more photos of that gorgeous piece Thanks!

*Oh just hit me, People's Republic of China 200?

edit: shame, just saw that its quartz...

[steve threlfall]

Those Tissot watches look fantastic guys

[hitman67]

Those Tissots do look swish I must admit.

Unfortuantley I do not have the brands to match those, I've always wanted an expensive watch but never had the cash. I usually wear 5 euro specials I get on holiday, but my treasured posession was one bought for me by my mum back when I was 17.





It's a Kentic too, Seiko and tbh I really love it, partly for the sentimental value but I do think it's a great watch too. My Dad has a Seiko too that must be near it's 40th birthday by now, and still going strong. Hopefully it'll last me a good few years yet, just not 100% sure how long the battery will last

[Butuz]

That Seiko is actually really nice hitman!!!

Butuz

[hitman67]

I love it I must admit, It's purley my special occasion watch now as I do not want to risk damaging it! Like I said it's got a lot of sentimental value.

I wear Spanish 5/8euro specials most of the time

[JPreston]

It's a Kentic too, Seiko and tbh I really love it, partly for the sentimental value but I do think it's a great watch too. My Dad has a Seiko too that must be near it's 40th birthday by now, and still going strong. Hopefully it'll last me a good few years yet, just not 100% sure how long the battery will last

There's no battery in that watch as it's a 7s26 automatic movement, definitely definitely not a kinetic.

Seiko's 7s26-based watches should easily outlast even their current kinetic range. Expect 10 - 20 years easily before the first service, decades longer with care

[bsodmike]

I love it I must admit, It's purley my special occasion watch now as I do not want to risk damaging it! Like I said it's got a lot of sentimental value.

Hitman, I really like how well 'worn' your watch is; you can tell it has seen its share.

It might be hard to understand but as of late I've only been sporting one watch, and one watch only ~ my DateJust. The rest of them are collecting dust in the bank vault, as I too would like to be able to look back someday and go "this has been with me through thick and thin"

There's no battery in that watch as it's a 7s26 automatic movement, definitely definitely not a kinetic.

As for lasting though, you might want to get them seen by a watchmaker at some point simply to re-oil the movement. After sometime, even these ultra engineered oils do dry up and invariably cause deviation in the watches performance (beats/hour and therefore ± seconds/day) and undue wear and tear on the gear train, balance etc.

[hitman67]

There's no battery in that watch as it's a 7s26 automatic movement, definitely definitely not a kinetic.

Theres a hint a sarcasm in my statement

[steve threlfall]

Butuz, did you get your Tissot from a high street store? Does the strap have the deployment clasp?

[Stoo]

Just noticed that the fossil watch you mentioned earlier mike, is now at a bargain £81

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fossil-Autom...3882246&sr=8-6

[Butuz]

Butuz, did you get your Tissot from a high street store? Does the strap have the deployment clasp?

Yes mate from Ernest Jones Cardiff. It has the deployment clasp - at first I hated the actual clasp itself it seemed waaaay more fiddly to use than my seiko clasp. Now I have got used to it - It's doing the job but it's over-fiddly. I am still thinking about getting a better clasp for it though, one like mike posted a page or two back.

As Mike said - clasps are so much better!

Why do you ask?

Butuz

[steve threlfall]

Yes mate from Ernest Jones Cardiff. It has the deployment clasp - at first I hated the actual clasp itself it seemed waaaay more fiddly to use than my seiko clasp. Now I have got used to it - It's doing the job but it's over-fiddly. I am still thinking about getting a better clasp for it though, one like mike posted a page or two back.

As Mike said - clasps are so much better!

Why do you ask?

Butuz

I like the look of it and I was wondering where I could see one irl. It does look very nice.

My current watch has a bracelet but its more for casual wear really (Citizen Calibre 9000), so I would like my next watch to have a strap. A deployment clasp is a must though.

[Butuz]

I like the look of it and I was wondering where I could see one irl. It does look very nice.

My current watch has a bracelet but its more for casual wear really (Citizen Calibre 9000), so I would like my next watch to have a strap. A deployment clasp is a must though.

If you go to http://www.tissot.ch - go to the Stores menu and you can drill down to find the tissot dealers near you.

Butuz

[steve threlfall]

Thanks. I'll have a look at that.

[Stoo]

Just noticed that the fossil watch you mentioned earlier mike, is now at a bargain £81

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fossil-Autom...3882246&sr=8-6

woah, make that £75..

[Stoo]

*gulp* £59.85!

It would drop again, not long after I bought one wouldn't it!

nice watch though

edit: there's another nice looking one on there too: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fossil-ME102...5107262&sr=1-1