Watch Aficionados?

[James]

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This is starting to get out of hand....just got my sister to pick this up for me in montreal (got a good deal...was hard to resist)



EDIT: 45mm, not 50 haha

[James]

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Been busy at work I guess lol.

Just ordered this Stowa:


and picked up this Seiko as a daily (ordered an orange leather strap as well)


Has anyone picked up a decent case/winder? Im at a point now where I dont have room to store this sh*t

[AllGo'n'Show]

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Just ordered

Plus band adjusting tool

[James]

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Quick question; I need to get some repairs / battery replacements done on some of my watches (2 battery replacements...and I may or may not have droped my movado on the floor...its in various pieces). Where do i go for this near downtown?

[bitskyline]

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i bought 1 when i moved to edmonton... that i never wear.


and bought a carbon fiber ring... that i never wear. lol

[James]

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while on the thread...might as well post up a couple was checking out earlier today :


This looks like it might be quite the size lol

[James]

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Just pre-ordered one of these, should be shipping at the end of the month. For the price pretty sure I cant go wrong :P

[Pshrynk]

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^^

Crazazy

[Canadian Turbo]

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Not really in most of our price ranges but this Richard Mille is nuts! I love his watches and got to check out a Richard Mille store when I was in KL in a crazy high end mall that had a dude walking around in a bullet proof vest carrying what looked like a well used shotgun!



Watchmaker Richard Mille teams up with top tennis player Rafael Nadal to create a stunning piece of watch design, the RM027 Tourbillon. While a watch seems all but an extraneous need on the tennis court, the ultra lightweight watch will be worn by Nadal on the court. Despite all the consistent movements on court, the watch’s Tourbillon design will ensure maximum accuracy. The watch’s defining point is the astounding weight, tipping the scales at only 20 g (13 g without the strap). The watch is made of carbon-composite as well as titanium and LITAL ®, lithium alloy containing aluminum, copper, magnesium, zirconium (materials used in many lightweight aircraft applications) The watch will be limited to 50 pieces at a suggested price of $525,000.

[Pshrynk]

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Love the Marathon -- I have the same one but the model without the date window magnifier.

I also just picked up an Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch in the Caribbean from a authorized dealer and about 20% off US retail.

[chrenan]

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Cool watch, is the bezel ceramic? I have an ORIS titan chrono that I have owned for 8 months and the bezel is trashed. Oris just came out with their ceramic, I think that is a great improvment for watches with exposed bezels. I guess the marks add character

Don't think so, my bezel is definitely showing some wear. Or patina as I call it. Bright idea by Oris putting a ceramic bezel on.

[smstar]

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Cool watch, is the bezel ceramic? I have an ORIS titan chrono that I have owned for 8 months and the bezel is trashed. Oris just came out with their ceramic, I think that is a great improvment for watches with exposed bezels. I guess the marks add character

[chrenan]

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Hey, just noticed this thread, there are some real watch people
on here, very cool! I picked up a new daily watch last year, I
went with the original Marathon SAR. Its a Canadian made tool
watch with a fairly common swiss automatic movement (ETA 2824).

These watches were made to contract for the Canadian
Department of National Defence by the Marathon Watch
Company. They are issued to select Search and Rescue
Technicians (SAR). The later model (TSAR and GSAR) were issued
to certain branches of the US military as well.

Its not an expensive watch, an original SAR new in box and the
seperately sold steel strap can be had for around $1000
Canadian. You won't find them in a jewelry store or "Watch It" in
the mall, you have to sort of hunt them out, but by all accounts
they can take a fair amount of abuse, which is what I wanted.

[smstar]

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If your into Tudor's, here's one for you. My 1962 Tudor sub, cal 390 Rolex movement, original bezel, new OEM crystal, crown and a fresh service! Now on NATO.....no pics of the new strap yet.


By smstar, shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-01



By smstar, shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-01


By smstar, shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2008-02-13

[Canadian Turbo]

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New B&Rs seem to drop around mid year, so I would say June-ish you should see them. Holt has a Heritage Instrument in stock, or they did anyway, just not sure on those colours for me personally.