That's a great looking watch. If I was in the market for a new watch I would be very tempted!
@Reevers, absolutely love that. Where is the leather nato from? I need one...No, I want one!
Lovely stuff.
I think there are some Rolex's which are specially designed to appeal more to the vapid who care only for the bling & pricetag bragging rights, but the same can be said for several brands. My particular gripe is with many, many Breitling models (maybe that should be Brightblings).I agree - Rolex built their reputation building bullet-proof watches for gentlemen but now they make bling for cretins.
You might look at Jaeger-LeCoultre and Blancpain - Rolex quality and service without the vulgarity.
Christopher Ward are nice watches. I have a Rapide, nice watch. But I do like my autos, I have two Orient, two Seiko Mini Monsters, two Eco-Drives, a few others two all battery ones. Favourite though has to big the Oris Big Crown. Today it's Orange Mini Monster day
I discovered the other day that none other than the Dalai Lama wears a gold Rolex with a plain oyster blue face - only he wears it face inwards on a cheap expander strap.I think there are some Rolex's which are specially designed to appeal more to the vapid who care only for the bling & pricetag bragging rights, but the same can be said for several brands.
Thanks for the link. Some very interesting strapshttp://www.cheapestnatostraps.com/collections/leather-nato-straps
I think my strap is "Vintage Amber" but you are spoilt for choice anyway. A few points to be aware of when ordering from this website:
* I think the prices they show do not include a 25% tax for EU orders
* Free worldwide delivery on orders over $25
* The business is based in Sweden (not the US!) so even though you must add on 25% tax, if you are ordering from The UK, you shouldn't get a processing charge from the Royal Mail
@Reevers, absolutely love that. Where is the leather nato from? I need one...No, I want one!
Lovely stuff.
I am guessing that is a Russian watch. Some cracking watches come out of Russia and very good value for money as well !!View attachment 16091 A bit down market from some of you guys, but I love automatics and have been promising myself 1 of these for ages.
Having just picked up this thread, I also have a Seiko Monster and it has barely been off my wrist for the past 6 years, its getting a bit tatty now and it looses time appallingly. But I love it.
Would you happen to know if anyone carries out a refurbishment service on this watch and if the the watch can e adjusted to compensate for the time loss.
Cheers.
Thanks Chris, I shall give them a ring.I bought my Monster from http://www.yorkshirewatches.co.uk I believe they also do servicing.