Watches

[Wolfox]

2 hours ago, JonnyBoy said:

Love the day date. And 40 ish years still going, probably go for other 40 

 

The time keeping on it is spot on…. I have a few early quartz models…. And the engineering that went into them was astonishing…. custom-grown, high-frequency quartz crystals, which were engineered to within an inch of their lives!

 

it a very rare 2.4 MHz Marine Chronometer - really over engineered

 

this doesn’t miss a beat

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Wolfox

[Spudulike]

49 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

 

 

The time keeping on it is spot on…. I have a few early quartz models…. And the engineering that went into them was astonishing…. custom-grown, high-frequency quartz crystals, which were engineered to within an inch of their lives!

 

it a very rare 2.4 MHz Marine Chronometer - really over engineered

 

this doesn’t miss a beat

 

I really fancy an Aqua Terra with a quartz movement but couldn't bring myself to pay over £2k for a 10-20 year old watch. Also very wary of fakes.

[Wolfox]

29 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

I really fancy an Aqua Terra with a quartz movement but couldn't bring myself to pay over £2k for a 10-20 year old watch. Also very wary of fakes.

I owned one many years ago

 

the 36mm on the older model (with the applied indices) are lovely…. Mine was 39mm, but I think it looks better on the 36mm

You can pay for validation on eBay, join a watch forum or scour second hand jewellers 

 

cheap would be £1k (36mm) and £1.5k for the 39mm

 

but get the older model, much nicer dial

[oakman]

Had a Breitling Navitimer for a few years and really like it.

[richardsfoxes]

3 hours ago, Wolfox said:

I owned one many years ago

 

the 36mm on the older model (with the applied indices) are lovely…. Mine was 39mm, but I think it looks better on the 36mm

You can pay for validation on eBay, join a watch forum or scour second hand jewellers 

 

cheap would be £1k (36mm) and £1.5k for the 39mm

 

but get the older model, much nicer dial

I have a AT 41mm - great watch (Mine is automatic though), I literally can't believe what omega are doing with there prices. I bought it for 4.6k in 2021, same watch is 6.1k now. Its more expensive than a rolex OP and nearly the same price as Rolex Explorer 1. Nuts. 

[Wolfox]

1 hour ago, richardsfoxes said:

I have a AT 41mm - great watch (Mine is automatic though), I literally can't believe what omega are doing with there prices. I bought it for 4.6k in 2021, same watch is 6.1k now. Its more expensive than a rolex OP and nearly the same price as Rolex Explorer 1. Nuts. 

Yep…. I don’t really buy new watches (I’m into vintage stuff), but they’re full on mental

 

You can still get deals in the second hand market and, personally, I don’t put much value in visiting a posh boutique and having a glass of Prosecco!!!

 

Rolex have been getting away with murder for years…. Lots of people wanting portable wealth (Russians for instance!) totally inflated the price 

 

A colleague of mine just brought a PP Nautilus of Oliver Giroud!  Those prices stratospheric