Off topic watch chat for the horologists out there

johnM · Post by **johnM** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:38 pm

I got this one 3 or 4 years ago out of a good quality christmas cracker, I think they were from marks and sparks.

Luke · Post by **Luke** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:44 pm

In sultry female tones.. "This isn't jsut an Christmas Cracker, its a absolutely fantastic M&S Christmas cracker"

dugsud · Post by **dugsud** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:21 pm

You may jest but Fortnum & Mason do Christmas crackers for £1000 for a box of six

Alas they dont contain a Breitling!!

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:35 pm

I've seen that before - it was in leather with a 36" waist strap at one end... quite like the pretty bows on your one though

tanick · Post by **tanick** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:09 pm

I wish I hadn't read this thread. I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow and the cravings to spend serious cash are coming back.

Del · Post by **Del** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:29 pm

tanick wrote:I wish I hadn't read this thread. I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow and the cravings to spend serious cash are coming back.

be super careful what and from whom you buy out there.

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:33 pm

Yes do!! as I love my watches to, I do alot of work for the head guy of Rolex UK and he and I had some chats about watches he has told me some of the stories so much so I would avoid buying a rolex from certain London watch places!! yes that close to home..

Can't beat a Breitling but I don't tell him that

coolaking · Post by **coolaking** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:14 pm

two of my current favourites from my collection (modern and vintage), the rarest vintage heuer of all - 1964 black on white carrera dato - never seen another!!

and a 1998 rolex daytona, steadily rising ini value and becoming collectable much better than current daytonas with more refined dial and zenith movement

If I was spending the kind of money required for a new white gold daytona as pictured at the start of this thread I'd be looking at 1970s rolex double red seadweller or steve mcqueen rolex explorer II - both going through the roof and a better investment than even a 911S!!!

like one of these babies

http://doubleredseadweller.com/oh_e2.htm

or perhaps a nice paul newman daytona (but youll need more cash!!!)

http://www.antiquorum.com/new_website/v ... ges/r7.htm

23e Heure · Post by **23e Heure** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:42 pm

My (automatic) Omega Seamaster started gaining 5 minutes in every hour, and has sat
in the drawer ever since.

This thread has reminded me it's high time I got fixed...
Any suggestions on best place in London to have it serviced?

kabongo · Post by **kabongo** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:49 pm

Mike wrote:everyone keeps telling me I must get one of these!

mmmmmm it's difficult to found it actualy

last year in november they have no more in the official dealers (in belgium ... ) i found the mine on E-bay

good luck

Ian Donkin · Post by **Ian Donkin** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:37 pm

23e Heure wrote:My (automatic) Omega Seamaster started gaining 5 minutes in every hour, and has sat
in the drawer ever since.

This thread has reminded me it's high time I got fixed...
Any suggestions on best place in London to have it serviced?

Mine's just been back to the factory for a service (5 years old) and guess what? It's started gaining time already! Not the best £160 I've ever spent

Post by **Bootsy** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:45 pm

I'm not a fan of sending stuff to factories - there are two very well trained guys near to me who look after all of my watches.

dugsud · Post by **dugsud** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:59 pm

I'm tempted to just wear my Sub until it does something wrong! At the moment it's about a minute or two a month slow which I think is fine.

I know they are supposed to have a service every 5 years or so but I'd be really annoyed if I had a service and it wes worse afterwards!!

I don't use it for diving so if it ain't broke.......

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:14 pm

dugsud wrote:I'm tempted to just wear my Sub until it does something wrong! At the moment it's about a minute or two a month slow which I think is fine.

I know they are supposed to have a service every 5 years or so but I'd be really annoyed if I had a service and it wes worse afterwards!!

I don't use it for diving so if it ain't broke.......

interesting that we are into these watches as the Rolex Service dept explained to me that servicing the watch is basically the same as servicing the car.

The point being that the main reason for the service is to change the oil, after 5 years the oil degrades, so as the oil thins the watch goes faster or the oil thickens the watch goes slower can't remember which one it was now, all I know is that I get my sub done every few years and its lasted 26 so far!

Bertroex · Post by **Bertroex** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:39 pm

Well, I had my cartier santos ronde since jan 1995.

About 3 months after I got her, the mouvement was loosing time for more than 1 minute a month. So it became a warranty claim. It worked until 1999, after which she started loosing time. I was in the UK and dealth with Cartier, Bond street. She came back after 6 weeks- mind: most service departments are closed in august so never send your watch in summer -.

She stopped working altogether so after resending her I recieved confirmation they had changed the mouvement?!

Again serviced in 2004.

I wear that watch by preference 24 hours a day unless a significant other complains.

If chronometres such as the aforementioned submariner etc loose more than 6 seconds a day, they are running out of specification. They only service department I never heard complain about was Vacheron. The rest: rolex, cartier, my sis Chopard, other sis Baume and mercier: usually means sending back again after a service. So thats 12 weeks gone every 3 to 5 years....

HTH,

Bert