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by JAFO
Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:10 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: All our yesterdays…
Replies: 9
Views: 204

Re: All our yesterdays…

Beautiful collection Neil. Mine is a lot less high end than yours, but I have still spent a fair amount in total. So much so that my preferred price range now is very low. I still see loads of watches I would love to own,, were price not a factor. For instance, I have now thought that a rectangular ...
by JAFO
Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: An Interesting Math Problem
Replies: 1
Views: 56

Re: An Interesting Math Problem

I saw that, and my instinct was to select the most popular answer, also. No spoilers. Sidereal effects. Who knew? Veritasium is brilliant. A couple of good ones. Can the wind blow a non powered craft to a speed in excess of the wind speed. https://youtu.be/yCsgoLc_fzI?si=LTDkyIobzSFsEVtQ The greates...
by JAFO
Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:50 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: The Bargain Hunters Thread
Replies: 2247
Views: 395056

Re: The Bargain Hunters Thread

Well this will have to be a little bit cloak and dagger, but a local jeweller we use has a nicely reduced ring in their Christmas sale. I have reserved it, and I will take my current and first wife to have a look at it, in the next day or so. Maybe Christmas is solved. :D
by JAFO
Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One of these has just arrived..
Replies: 10
Views: 319

Re: One of these has just arrived..

@tikkathree Given the small bag with the bracelet link, I assume the omega is a new arrival. :D Think again oh great JAFO. The oe Flightmaster bracelet is away with Mr Freese for a minor fettle and in the meantime the watch has been sitting on the grey Sandra Visser rally strap. I picked up the raz...
by JAFO
Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Non CW of the Day
Replies: 74098
Views: 3770469

Re: Non CW of the Day

I was considering a rectangular watch, and I saw that Oris, and also the Longines versions. Both rather less expensive than Cartier and JLC. When they give sizes, I'm never sure what the case size actually refers to. It makes it hard for me to judge how such a watch would wear. That Oris looks great...
by JAFO
Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One of these has just arrived..
Replies: 10
Views: 319

Re: One of these has just arrived..

@tikkathree
Given the small bag with the bracelet link, I assume the omega is a new arrival. :D
by JAFO
Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Non CW of the Day
Replies: 74098
Views: 3770469

Re: Non CW of the Day

I'm wearing a few less worn watches at the moment and enjoying them all over again. They don't even have to be big ones. This is one of my smallest watches.

And now I see a thread on the crystal at around the 1. The camera spots everything doesn't it?
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by JAFO
Sat Dec 09, 2023 1:56 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Happy birthday scampbell61!
Replies: 8
Views: 96

Re: Happy birthday scampbell61!

Wishing you a very happy birthday

:cheers: :party: :birthday2:
by JAFO
Fri Dec 08, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WR testing by CW after repair/service
Replies: 57
Views: 1039

Re: WR testing by CW after repair/service

@strapline

How do they test -0.7 and even +1.0 come to that?

+1.0 is just ambient, isn't it? :D
by JAFO
Fri Dec 08, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Would you go to the ends of the Earth?
Replies: 23
Views: 466

Re: Would you go to the ends of the Earth?

100 miles would be around my limit, I think.
by JAFO
Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Falling out of love
Replies: 37
Views: 2918

Re: Falling out of love

I think if I was buying a new CW watch now, I would probably want to buy instantly the watch appeared on sale, as anything else seems to potential involve delays.
by JAFO
Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WR testing by CW after repair/service
Replies: 57
Views: 1039

Re: WR testing by CW after repair/service

Maybe they just test to a nominal 3bar to ensure the seal and case back has been reattached without obvious error. What do other watch repairers do? Would we expect any repair to be tested to the rated depth. What if the watch has a problem with water ingress through some part that hasn't been repai...
by JAFO
Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Happy birthday Tally!
Replies: 7
Views: 82

Re: Happy birthday Tally!

Wishing you a very happy birthday

:cheers: :party: :birthday2:
by JAFO
Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lack of "Xmas" lights to smash!
Replies: 15
Views: 465

Re: Lack of "Xmas" lights to smash!

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:34 pm They should appear at some point fairly soon, subject to passing the usual Elfin Safety inspection. We have had to reword the Sanity Clause, but we ho-ho-hope it won’t be too long before stable conditions are restored.
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by JAFO
Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:38 am
Forum: Straps
Topic: Incoming Strap.
Replies: 3
Views: 150

Re: Incoming Strap.

It's a pain to swap over these cheap rubber straps, as the straps are machined slightly differently to the genuine ones. I have to shave away a bit of rubber with a craft knife, and it's still awkward as the screws have to be aligned just so to align the flat portion correctly. Anyway, I'll keep it ...