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by keepitsimple
Mon Mar 19, 2018 12:37 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical
Replies: 3
Views: 1387

Re: The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical

Ticks 2 boxes for me - 1) No date 2) Proper ETA movement that can be regulated, unlike the H10 (AKA ETA C07.611) which can't, at least other than by the factory, and they'd most likely swap it out anyway. The H10 in my Hamilton Khaki automatic 38mm auto runs annoyingly fast, and the longer power res...
by keepitsimple
Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:38 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: The Orient Bambino Small Seconds
Replies: 7
Views: 1008

Re: The Orient Bambino Small Seconds

Agree with other posters - get rid of the date. Also it's a tad too big, so has the same problem as other modern small seconds watches. The movement determines where the small seconds sits, so they are forced to make that dial too small in relation to the overall size, and relatively too close to th...
by keepitsimple
Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:51 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Omega Aqua Terra in 2018
Replies: 5
Views: 590

Re: Omega Aqua Terra in 2018

I stand to be corrected (and frequently am) but I think the RRP of the latest 2017 version is lower than the previous (and much more desirable IMO***) version, so they may be offering a bit of a discount; but you can do much better if you check around the interweb thingie. Depends on the size you wa...
by keepitsimple
Wed Jan 10, 2018 2:14 am
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch
Replies: 18
Views: 1213

Re: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch

I'm far too 20th century for ipads - even down to wearing mechanical watches still ! And I still type envelopes using a beautiful Swiss Hermes manual typewriter *** - I tried using my laser printer, but generally had to scrap the first 3 attempts as I got the orientation wrong... :? Actually, I do h...
by keepitsimple
Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:51 am
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch
Replies: 18
Views: 1213

Re: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch

It depends on the watch. Current Omega co-axials, as close to impossible as it gets; latest movements are exposed to massive gauss values as part of their testing (more for marketing reasons than anything else). Current Rolexes also highly resistant. I think there's an ISO standard for antimagnetic ...
by keepitsimple
Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:06 am
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch
Replies: 18
Views: 1213

Re: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch

Suggest you download Gauss Meter from Keuwlsoft (it's free) - much easier to check for magnetism than with a compass. Magnetised watches normally run inconsistently fast, not slow. I presume you checked the watch in different positions ? A watch can be -6 in some positions but still meet COSC, which...
by keepitsimple
Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:49 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch
Replies: 18
Views: 1213

Re: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch

^ Thanks for that, it does attract and repel but can't work out which bit's responsible. Would help if it were on a strap so I could get the compass near the back, but it's not... I think I'll record the accuracy before spending £100+ on a timegrapher, interesting as they look :lol: It would not su...
by keepitsimple
Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:25 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch
Replies: 18
Views: 1213

Re: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch

Bear in mind that a compass needle will be attracted to any type of ferrous metal magnetised or not. If something is magentised though, it will tend to attract one pole of the compass and repel the other. If yours attracts both ends of the compass it would tend to indicate it isn't magnetised. I thi...
by keepitsimple
Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:25 am
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: How do you say.....?
Replies: 23
Views: 1123

Re: How do you say.....?

For understandable business reasons I think Jaeger-LeCoultre go along with either pronunciation, although Edmond Jaeger was based in Paris, so he'd probably have used the zhay-zhair-le-cool-trer version rather than sounding like a knitwear company. You could always give them a call in Le Sentier (I ...
by keepitsimple
Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:04 am
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch
Replies: 18
Views: 1213

Re: 5 ways you might damage a mechanical watch

An interesting read and it has me thinking that I might have magnetised my C7 by putting on my iPad at night. Didn’t even think about it but it was gaining 0.85 secs a day and recently losing 3/4 secs so it sounds possible. Time to find a compass :) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Normally watches...
by keepitsimple
Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: The Bargain Hunters Thread
Replies: 2280
Views: 402849

Re: The Bargain Hunters Thread

Having secured a long coveted promotion at the tail end of 2017 I've hummed and hawed over numerous Omegas but finally succumbed to this hard to refuse offer at Ernest Jones: http://www.ernestjones.co.uk/webstore/d/2243156/omega+seamaster+aqua+terra+150m+men%27s+bracelet+watch/ I was quite disappoi...
by keepitsimple
Fri Jan 05, 2018 1:25 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Buying from Chronext, one man's experience
Replies: 16
Views: 3666

Re: Buying from Chronext, one man's experience

I've bought from them twice. They're a genuine outfit, but dealing with them is not without its issues. On the first occasion, the website said the watch was in stock and would be despatched within (I think) 48 hours. It wasn't. When I contacted them by e-mail they said they were waiting for it to a...
by keepitsimple
Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:42 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto Review
Replies: 17
Views: 2660

Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto Review

It's genuine - they've changed the design of the "H" cutout, but it's an H10 movement alright.
by keepitsimple
Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto Review
Replies: 17
Views: 2660

Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto Review

Keepitsimple, I have no idea what movement is in the watch, theres no mention in the booklet and I would know how to tell them apart. The rotor on the H10 has an "H" cutout, and if you look at the hairspring/balance wheel unit there is no regulator. If the movement is hacked, you should a...
by keepitsimple
Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:18 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto Review
Replies: 17
Views: 2660

Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto Review

Be interested to know what movement it arrives with. If you have any choice, I'd go for the ETA 2824-2 which is what the Khaki Fields were fitted with before they adopted the H10 (ETA C07.111 base) while leaving the model numbers the same which I reckon was a bit devious. I've got a Khaki Field - sm...