lets talk watches

[chocoloby]

Omega Speedmaster with a custom Aligator Strap

[panicnation]

Long shot, but can anyone identify the watch Panos is wearing?

[drgitlin]

currently interested in purchasing a steinhart ocean black dlc for use as a daily

anyone know how resistant the dlc coating is against everday wear?

also, whats the reserve time/minimum hours required for wear per day?

Most accurate automatic I own. The DLC is very tough, although if you wear it on the bracelet there will be more metal-metal contact and it will eventually patinate.

Not exactly sure how long the reserve is - you can wear it every other day and it'll stay wound.

[Happy Hooligan]

finally figured out how to get the pics to work in 5.0... you have to hame the photo and not just what the camera names it...

[PPS]

Long shot, but can anyone identify the watch Panos is wearing?

Its a Panerai watch. Can't really identify the model, it looks black but could be the lighting. Deffinetly a automatic model, possible a hommage looking at the colour of the numbers/indices.

Edited November 15, 2011 by PPS

[denimdestroyedmylife]

just testing

sold this watch a while ago

[Marw]

That's such a beautiful watch! Too bad it's too smal for me! Should be 39 or 40mm

[FACE]

Only nice watch I have is this Invicta Russian Submariner Akula but mine has an aligator strap which i can't find images of anywhere

[larspro]

Omega Speedmaster with a custom Aligator Strap

WOW

[Ryan]

anyone have any idea as to where to look for a speedmaster reduced besides the usual suspects, watchuseek, tz, etc? Ive also been trying to look up current prices for new examples but google isnt really helping..

[E36]

got this, beautiful sub homage

[BBSLM]

Gonna get one of those Speedy Pros myself, they're like $900 over here, lol.

in the market for one myself. let me know if you're down to proxy., even the ebay fakes are$1,200 here.

Edited November 23, 2011 by BBSLM

[aak]

got this, beautiful sub homage

interested in how much you paid... looks a little less solid than the joints steinhart put out

[E36]

Got it in a trade for an orient mako xl and some change. From what I can ascertain the watches are identical, as they are supposedly the same company

[Tapeman]

Omega Speedmaster with a custom Aligator Strap

Love the strap! Where did you get it from?

[big truck]

Got it in a trade for an orient mako xl and some change. From what I can ascertain the watches are identical, as they are supposedly the same company

Yes, its the US name for Steinhart company. Somebody else has rights to Steinhart name in US.

[WhoGotMeIntoThis]

Anybody else with a sapphire crystal ever notice these lines in the right light? Was just turning my wrist and caught it out of the corner of my eye. Got me wondering if it's a normal thing.

[redX]

really?

[soundune]

i see that on my 'hong kong' rolex all the time...

Anybody else with a sapphire crystal ever notice these lines in the right light? Was just turning my wrist and caught it out of the corner of my eye. Got me wondering if it's a normal thing.

[CUTUP]

Curious about people feelings towards swiss army/victorinox watches?

They seem to have reallly stepped up their game over the last few years, and my model of interest is a clous de paris automatic ( 241191). I love the clean look and the movement used seems to be quality

Any thoughts? I know this is a rather vauge question, but I am hoping some more educated minds could help influence my opinion

[ericdw]

not sure how they picked up their game in the past couple years, but they've always used decent movements and make some okay field watches. that watch, however, is ugly.

[WhoGotMeIntoThis]

i see that on my 'hong kong' rolex all the time...

Your "hong kong" Rolex won't answer my question. Thanks though.

Edited November 27, 2011 by WhoGotMeIntoThis

[redX]

it's called reflection and refraction. part of the inside of your watch is being hit by light and then it is reflected along the inside of the crystal. this goes back and forth a couple of times. because the angle you are holding the watch at, some of the light is reflected back into the crystal (thus generating more images of rings) and some of it can exit the crystal so you can see it.

this can happen because your crystal is probably dome shaped

it's almost like looking at a clean windowpane, somehow you can see part of your reflection if the lighting is right.

Edited November 27, 2011 by redX

[CUTUP]

not sure how they picked up their game in the past couple years, but they've always used decent movements and make some okay field watches. that watch, however, is ugly.

Meh, to each their own, do you have any other suggestions?

It sounds as though they are nothing special, so are their other companies you would reccamend under $1000 that would be more worth the money

A good clean design with a prefferably auto movement. What about a Luminox airboss?

[E36]

i highly recommend orient. for price/quality ratio, i dont think any company comes close - maybe seiko.

[CUTUP]

i highly recommend orient. for price/quality ratio, i dont think any company comes close - maybe seiko.

Thanks man

Like I said I know nothing about watch brands except for the usual big names. A throwback to military style is my favourite type of watch. Sinn is probably my favourite brand but I dont have the funds for one right now, maybe I should just save up for a sinn.

I dont want to cheap out when I dont need the watch immidiatly. I could be pushed into the $1500+ range if it gets me that much of a better watch

Edited November 27, 2011 by CUTUP

[soundune]

Meh, to each their own, do you have any other suggestions? It sounds as though they are nothing special, so are their other companies you would reccamend under $1000 that would be more worth the money A good clean design with a prefferably auto movement. What about a Luminox airboss?

For ~$1000 price range I'd look at some of the Hamilton field watches, Steinhart watches are very nic and well within your range, also, check out Aristo - German made, most ~$500 but have some models pushing $1000. Seiko make very nice watches and at reasonable prices. ultimate advice - browse watchuseek's forums to gain a good understanding of what's out there...

[travisio]

Long shot, but can anyone identify the watch Panos is wearing?

it looks a bit like this watch from tsovet

but yeah, also a knockoff panerai

Edited November 28, 2011 by travisio

[eversuns]

Thinking of letting go of my SKX007 so I can cop another Steinhart. Thinking about the milsub.... hmmmm....

[Switch]

rubbered the 120 - since got the correct size for the lugs

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