If you're in the UK you'll be looking at import tax + vat. That will probably be like 20-30% on top of the original cost...

Take a look at some watch forums as I'm sure you can get the watch just as cheap there.

Yes, I suppose what I'm asking is "Is a cheap tourbillon something worth wanting?"

I'm torn.
Part of me thinks "pointless complication that does nothing =lol".
Part of me thinks "duhhh buy a quartz then if you think like that".
Part of me thinks "the only people who know what it is will think you're a cheapo tryhard".
Part of me thinks " but iiiiiiiits Pretty!"

But for the same money, I could probably get
A Seagull M222s

An Alpha milsub

and something like a Poljot

brit,

are you wearing your watch for other people or for yourself?

Love the subtle aesthetics on this Zenith. Vnice choice.

Anyone have any experience with Citizen Eco Drive wathches? I've never really looked much at them but saw the signature collection today and some of them looked pretty cool.

Where are you purchasing the Chinese watches from in the UK? I've been looking for a seagull myself but couldn't find a good source.

Cheers.

US Seagull ships for $35. A little annoying, but a lot less annoying than the insane prices they try and charge in the EU.

Seagull Canada also apparently ship for $30 ca.

That watch isn't sold by amazon but by one of the bigger grey market seller, Jomashop.

Personally i would prefer to pay a little bit more so i can be 100% sure to get an original and brandnew watch and to have someone i can go to when there are problems.

Truthfully? Probably a little of both.

I mean, we are basically talking about male jewelry here, right?

A better answer might be that I am torn by whether several lovely watches are better than one pretty but ultimatately pointless "complication" watch.

The decision is further complicated by the knowledge that all mechanical watches are essentially "pointless complications" compared to a quartz - except for their aesthetic appeal.

Any stories about import charges or VAT etc being added by customs?

I finally bought a watch (never wore one in my lifetime) and am pretty happy with it.

Hermes Arceau : ($1,875)



You can notice that the 6 is the only number that is not twisted, which is a bit stupid lol..

This would tilt me so hard every time I would see it.

+1. Nice look, but I hate the rotated numerals.

Just got the Orange Monster. Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics.




Compared with the Navi.

Thanks for the response dmkai3

What you think of this one?

I'm seconds away from pullin the trigger. A few things I wanna know first and you may be able to answer them for me.

Hows the buckle on this one?

http://www.authenticwatches.com/hami...h32515555.html

I want it to have the "deployment buckle" or some kind of cool clamp other than the regular kind.

It says "tang buckle" is that the clamp?

Is 40mm gunna be fairly big but not too big to wear casually?

Any kind of warranty?

Hammies are highly respected watches and their price makes them a good value. They've been around for a very long time, since the late 19th century. Here is a description of the difference between the two buckles. Tang buckles are a simpler design but it comes down to a matter of preference. 40mm is not too big to wear casually. In fact, casual watches are supposed to be bigger than dress watches imo. For a men's watch 40mm will definitely not look too big even if you have skinny wrists. That said, I'd still recommend going to a watch/jewelry dealer and trying on the particular watch before you buy it just to make sure you like the look and feel. I can not speak for the reputability of authenticwatches.com but personally I would buy from an AD where you get the manufacturer's warranty and better customer service even if you have to pay slightly more than on the grey market on the internet.

Could not have said this better myself.

Never understood all the love for the orange monster, I don't find them particularly appealing...

The Breitling is sick tho

Sinclair Calculator Watch:



Or perhaps the Sinclair Black Watch Prototype, in White, as worn by Clive Sinclair himself, which just went for £800 on ebay:



As you would expect from a Sinclair product, Features of this glorious timepiece are as follows:

* The chip could be ruined by static from your nylon shirt, nylon carpets or air-conditioned office. This problem also affected the production facility, leading to a large number of failures before the watches even left the factory. The result was that the display would freeze on one very bright digit, causing the batteries to overload (and occasionally explode). This fragility has meant that very few working Black Watches survive today.

* The accuracy of the quartz timing crystal was highly temperature-sensitive: the watch ran at different speeds in winter and summer.

* The batteries had a life of just ten days; this meant that customers often received a Black Watch with dead batteries inside. The design of the circuitry and case made them very difficult to replace.

* The control panels frequently malfunctioned, making it impossible to turn the display on or, alternatively, impossible to turn it off - which again led to exploding batteries.

* The kit was almost impossible for hobbyists to construct (and barely any easier for Sinclair's hard-pressed workforce). Practical Wireless advised readers to use two wooden clothes pegs, two drawing pins and a piece of insulated wire to work the batteries into position. You then had to spend another four days adjusting the trimmer to ensure that the watch was running at the right speed.

* The casing was very hard to keep in one piece. It was made from a plastic which turned out to be unglueable, so the parts were designed to clip together. The clips didn't work either and the problem was turned over to a subcontractor. Sinclair later (much later) received a small box on which was written, "We've solved the problem of the Black Watch!". Inside was a Black Watch with a half-inch bolt driven though it.

This is something inherent to quartz crystals. There are ways of mittigating it, of course. Higher frequency quartz oscillators will result in smaller deviations due to temperature changes. Other methods exist as well (thermocompensation is more popular today than high-frequency quartz).

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=2087

The rest of that is loltastic, though.

The OM is basically a new casual watch to replace my TAG s/el. I love the TAG, but it's time to look for another SS bracelet watch. And the price (under $200) is right. I figued I can try the OM, and if I end up not liking it, I'll sell it on TZ or WUS and not lose much money.

I got my GW5600M-BC today, it's my first atomic/solar watch. I bought it used off of WUS. Something about the flash makes this photo look strange. The watch is pretty small, but I have small wrists.





That's my "collection". I'm set for now.

Can someone post the links to these (I'm guessing they are forums). I would google them but I don't know what they stand for...

http://www.timezone.com/
http://www.watchuseek.com/