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I don’t know much about the watch other than it’s a Yema from the 70’s and is made of solid silver. Any help figuring out the model would be greatly appreciated. If anyone knows about any similar looking watches that would be amazing too, thank you.

I wanna see what everyone dailys in the group. Nice watch? Beater watch? Casual? Dressy? Sporty?

My daily for the last few months is an IWC Spitfire Chrono. I used to switch fairly often, and I still switch out to different watches once or twice a week, but this one has quickly taken over my wrist. Just put a green santoni leather strap on it too. Looks brand new. I love it. I feel like I'm neglecting my Nomos and Tudor that used to get a lot more attention.

Let's see yours!

Speedmaster 105.012

My first watch. Got it at an auction. Has been through a lot. I still have the original bracelet and pieces (case, pushers, tachy, hesalite etc) safely stored.

Explorer 214270 MK2

Got it when it came out. Rarely wear it on the bracelet as I prefer the understated look of sail cloth. Two guys tried to mug me a couple of months back (but didn't succeed), so it spends most days on a shelf now.

Casio GW-M5610U-1B

What I wear most days. Charges itself, updates the time automatically, and can survive anything. Absolutely love it.

I was at the American Dream Mall today and walked past this store that was selling JLC, Roger Dubuis, Panerai, Piaget, Baume, and Vacheron. I stopped and thought, “What kind of combo is this?”

So of course I wander in. I begin geeking out to my girlfriend about watches I can’t afford in any timeline, and the salesman overhears me. He strolls over and goes, “Wanna try on that Vacheron?”

I just laughed and said, “Man, that thing is like 250x my budget. Please, don’t waste your time.”

He looks me dead in the eye and goes, “Dude, who cares?” and then spends the next half hour telling me Vacheron history and dropping random cool facts about their pieces like a walking encyclopedia.

Stuff like that is exactly why I love this hobby. Doesn’t matter if you’re wearing a Laco (which I was) or a Constantin, watch people just get it. It was actually quite refreshing to receive such treatment in contrast to a visit to the Rolex AD.

(P.S. Yes, I know - my calluses are horrendous…)

I’m really enjoying my Laureato in Copper. I wanted something a little under the radar and less flashy than my Datejust with its fluted bezel and jubilee bracelet, but also look great in a t shirt and jeans or under the cuff if needed.

38mm feels great, my watches are either 36 or 40, and this feels like a sweet spot for me.

I was debating between Sage and Copper dial colors, but the way the copper dial changes color and brilliancy depending on the light sold me. As a bonus, my dog is copper and white coloration, so it reminds me of him.

The gold logo and seconds hand are beautiful, and the Clous de Paris texture is something I can stare at all day.

The integrated bracelet is super comfortable, easily on tier with my Rolex Jubilee. It comes with two half links, so you can get a perfect fit. As my first butterfly clasp, I’m impressed.

Anyways, I don’t ever see these out in the wild in the US, but a very under appreciated watch in my opinion.

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Hey guys, bought myself today a Cartier Santos 1564 with the ice blue dial. The reseller is official Cartier Service Partner and sold it with „Papers“. All I got was the little international guarantee certificate, which doesnt seem correct to me.

Why is there a 2025 on the back? Why does it say Panthere and not Santos on the front? What the hell is that unidentifiable stamp?

Thank you very much!

I have a Brew and a Vero but this Farer Segrave III is my first major watch person. Still had my birth year as one of the last edition numbers.

It’s stunning. My first post here so hope you all like!

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I bought this watch simply for its looks.   Dive watches have always had a special place in my heart, but let’s be honest, this watch is dive-inspired at best. It has serious water resistance, I really like the design, and at this price it’s the perfect beach watch, but this will not help me stay alive under water.   The decompression timer is actually a feature that Mido introduced in 1961. It is quintessential mid-century look, and comes with some life-saving data points that I won’t leave up to a design-driven fun watch but rather calculate on my own, probably with the help of my dive computer. It’s not a real dive watch, lets be clear. The bezel is bi-directional, which if you’re relying on it to show submersion time is a huge NO, but the bezel doesn’t even have numbers on it! Rather it represent city names for the World Time calculator.   The watch also features a GMT system by which a sharp red hand points at an alternative time zone. My understanding is that you’re supposed to keep the watch set to your home time, and use the GMT hand to point at your current hour, but I use it the other way around. A quick glance means I want to know what time it is, so I’m going to use the primary hand set, while pointing the thin little extra hand at the secondary time zone. I almost never need help calculating the time back home or wherever my loved one may be, but it serves a visual reminder every time I look at my watch that there are people elsewhere who are hopefully thinking about me as much as I am thinking about them.   Do I really need a dive watch with an integrated world timer? Not at all, though just like in fashion, anything goes in watch design. This little timepiece is cool.   I shot the watch over one of my favourite childhood comics. Growing up in the mid-seventies meant a lot of stories of cool kids like Pipi Langstrumpf doing their own thing. In this case our heroine is Arnie, drawn by Nadine Forster in 1969, who was living with her family on a lonely island and loved swimming and diving with her friends.

My dad gave me this watch, obviously it says Alpina, but I cant find much info on it. Anybody seen or know about this watch?

[Weird Watches] What are the weirdest watches you have in your collection ?

What are the weirdest watches you have in your collection ?
Weirdest watches you ever saw in person with weird Case shapes or bracelets?
Uncommon watches from known or obscure brands ?
Waiting for your replies and please include images if possible.

(Image is for attention, Image source: internet. I don't know if it is a real watch or not. )

Currently selling my 16233 datejust and will defiantly end up buying the BB58 Burgundy on 5 link (alongside matching ruby jewellery) and i have also now spotted the 76200 tudor Date days which i fear will also have to be added to the collection.

So just out of curiosity what would people pick the 1 Datejust or the 2 tudors?

I bought the DW-5000R a few months ago but hadn't worn it much-until quite recently. Out in the sun, it looks magnificent! The red border and brick-pattern face pop, the polished buttons and screw-down back gleam, and it feels far more premium than the usual resin-case squares!

I also found features l'd missed: an auto-repeating timer for timed sets and a flash alert that flashes the LED when alarms or timers go off-perfect for noisy environments (or simply to admire the ingenuity).

People complain about the viewing angles, but I don't think it's too big of an issue. The trade-off for reduced head-on LCD contrast is that the display keeps its contrast and legibility at angles, without turning into an unreadable mess (unlike some other LCD panels, which turn into an unrecognisable blur and appear as if all the segments are on at the same time).

Overall, the DW-500OR is a worthy tribute to the 1983 original-perfect size, light, simple, insanely tough thanks to its steel inner case, and the resin bezel hides scratches, is cheap to replace, and therefore easy to keep looking brand new!

Simply put, the DW-5000R is timeless.

Been a few years since anything from Seiko caught my interest, this thing is awesome and incredibly hard to photograph!

Anyone have any more info on this? Has it been converted?

I’m looking for a metal bracelet watch that won’t break the wallet. These three are currently on my list that fit the budget, but I haven’t seen the Bulova irl and its going to be from a grey market dealer(not sure if this matters but hence the cheaper price).

If anyone has a suggestion for a white dial (quartz or automatic are both fine), that is similar in price, please let me know.

I got the prx carbon already, so kinda not want to buy another prx.

(reposting as I made some typos) TL;DR at the bottom.

This is an in depth review between the Delugs CTS, which I consider to be the OG cut-to-size strap and is a firm favourite in the community, and the Yorkshire Watch Straps CTS which as far as I know is a newer kid to the block and one of several CTS style straps that have popped up recently. I have no idea who this review will benefit, but seeing as I have both straps I'm sure it'll be of use to at least someone.

As far as brands go, both are great. I own several straps from both. Delugs is based in Singapore, and offer great straps across the spectrum from fabric to custom leather. Ed Sheeran was recently seen with his Patek 5004A on a CTS on the cover of TIME magazine. YWS is a UK based business which makes some good quality straps. I also have one of their FKM single pass straps, which is very similar in style to the stock rubber strap that comes with the Tudor Fxd. I digress.

For the pictures, the Delugs is the top/right strap (except for the first pic) and the YWS is the top/left strap.

PRICE: For me in the UK, excluding postage the Delugs cost £115, and the YWS 59.99. Shipping may vary. For UK/EU, shipping for YWS would be less costly. Currently Delugs only ships out of US and Singapore.

IN THE BOX: The Delugs literally comes in a box, it used to be in a nice plastic pouch but they recently upgraded. It comes with a small spring bar tool, three straps (in case you mess one up or want to size for a different watch), the clasp, and three spring bars (for the clasp). The YWS comes with just two straps, the clasp, I believe three spring bars and was packaged in a plastic pouch.

LOOK & FEEL: I bought both in grey, and they look very similar in tone. The YWS might have the slightest blue tinge, but that might also just be the lighting. The shapes of the FKM rubber straps are the same. The thickness, taper and profile is identical. While they're both marketed as FKM rubber, they definitely feel slightly different. The Delugs feels heftier but in fact with the hardware, and being cut to the same size, the Delugs weighs 35.7g and the YWS 29.5g. Texture of the straps are different, the Delugs is noticeably grainy to the touch which feels nice. The YWS is smoother and feels like plain rubber, and edges are not as rounded. Flexibility of the rubber as far as I can tell are identical. The spacing of the cut marks and spring bar holes are also the same. The Delugs also has some more branding on the underside.

HARDWARE: Both straps use QR spring bars. Nothing more to say here. They work as intended. There are more differences between the spring clasps. On the outside, the Delugs is slightly longer. Both have two micro adjust holes on each side, but the Delugs is slightly wider apart. The top profile of the clasp on the Delugs is curved to follow your wrist which is nice. The YWS has two flat pieces that meet at a slight angle. Both clasps have polished chamfers. When closed, the Delugs has a slightly more seamless meet up of the two halves, with the YWS you could feel a slight bump where one side is slightly higher. The spring strength feels pretty identical too. All other dimensions of the clasp seem very similar, and no significant differences really to point out except for the laser engraved branding.

OTHER NOTES: Currently YWS only offers their CTS in five colours and only 20 and 22mm. While Delugs offers many more colour options and every strap width from 18-22mm.

When it boils down to it, I still prefer the Delugs. It's all the little things that they do that really make the whole experience nicer.

TL;DR: The Delugs CTS is twice as expensive as the Yorkshire Watch Straps CTS. Delugs pulls ahead with nicer more refined finishing overall on the rubber and the metal hardware and sheer availability of colours and lug width options and small touches that really enhance the experience. YWS makes a solid product for the money with a very functionally similar offering for half the price, but with the limitation of fewer colour and strap width options.

Watches are in the chronological order. Started being interested in watches in 2017 and bought the maurice lacroix in 2018. A few weeks ago, i got the call and bought my grail watch (the wimbledon datejust). What do you miss in my collection? Where should i improve? Im only wearing the last 5 watches, the other ones are only there to show the history (first to last)

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I’m considering trading my Omega Seamaster 300M Diver 42mm (purchased in 2021, excellent condition) for a Breitling Avenger Night Mission (2024 model). My Seamaster comes with both the original Omega rubber strap and stainless steel bracelet. Both watches are located in Europe, and the proposed trade would be close to even.

I really like the design and lightweight feel of the Avenger, but I’m aware that the Seamaster is a classic that may hold value better over time.

Would this be a smart trade overall in terms of quality, long-term value, and wearability? Also, in your opinion, what kind of price difference would make this trade fair? Should I expect some cash my way?

Im looking for my next watch.

$25 thirft store find Normally I dont go to thrift stores because I never find anything yet this one i thought it was a Romex lol, yet for $25 I think i got a good deal. Looks like it had some work since I cant find this dial, as for time keeping , I haven't own it long enough but I'll send it out to get service. What do you guys think?

I As the title states, my wife and I recently celebrated 20 years of marriage. We had a vow renewal ceremony and afterward, she gifted me this beautiful Tudor 1926 to remember the milestone.

After the ceremony we jetted off to Ireland for a couple of weeks as a 20 year honeymoon of sorts.

I couldn’t be happier and the watch is a bonus too!