Off topic watch chat for the horologists out there

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I second Shoestring's question although it could be a 64th present very soon!
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While I'm in love with the Enicar Jim Clark Sherpa, I need a practical, functional and simple watch.

I love Braun's approach to product design, so it had to be a Dieter Rams Braun watch.

I have a few, but this is my favourite and most worn watch.

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Hi
I always thought Elysee watches were very smart and very reasonable price for an everyday watch. Around €350

https://elysee-watches.com/img/watches/18011_450.png

https://elysee-watches.com/de/

I think they have been recommended on here before.

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Tosh wrote:I like that Jason.
An homage. Or is it an evocation?
It's neither really as its all original Omega SM300 parts with an original Omega SM300 60's movement. I suppose the equivalent may be some of the restos you see where just about everything on the finished car is new parts from Porsche...just not at a nut and bolt Porsche resto price!


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Nice to see a very famous wrist as lead story on Hodinkee today....

http://www.hodinkee.com/articles/bring- ... 9b660650ef


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Speedmaster repair advise please?

I’ve got an Omega Speedmaster Co-axial which I bought some 5-8 years ago, I don’t remember the model but it’s one of those with date and see through case back.

It still keeps the time well but both push buttons has lost action, both buttons spring back as they should but are missing the mechanical engagement when pushed in.

Any recommendation of a trustworthy independent for where I could send it? I don’t want to end up spending a fortune with the official Omega channel on repairing this, as it’s a function I never use and I'd then rather spend the money on another watch.

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911SE wrote:Speedmaster repair advise please?

I’ve got an Omega Speedmaster Co-axial which I bought some 5-8 years ago, I don’t remember the model but it’s one of those with date and see through case back.

It still keeps the time well but both push buttons has lost action, both buttons spring back as they should but are missing the mechanical engagement when pushed in.

Any recommendation of a trustworthy independent for where I could send it? I don’t want to end up spending a fortune with the official Omega channel on repairing this, as it’s a function I never use and I'd then rather spend the money on another watch.

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They are a fiddly movement to work on and require some specialist knowledge and even special oil to service them
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Thanks chaps, I'll ring Stephen Burrage at Ryte Time tomorrow.
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Meanwhile at the other end of the spectrum to this thread's norm I've just bought a very simple Timex mechanical wind-up watch, just the thing I was after!

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I remember when 5000 people were employed in Dundee making Timex watches, clocks and the ill fated Nimslo 3D camera.
As usual,the Unions got stroopy and the UK factory closed.
They are now American owned, but I think Seagull make the movements of their mechanical watches in China ?
They also make really nice watch straps
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Nice

Just bought this a 70s Vulcain

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Is that a spider in amongst the hairs - bottom left of watch ? ... :lol:
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There's a watch in there?
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On wrist today backed with lots of hair

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