What Watch Are You Wearing Today?
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Just for interest, changing the storage cell in most Eco-Drives or Kinetics is a fairly straightforward task which you can do yourself with the help of an internet video or two if you have a steady hand and moderately good eyes.
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A few years back, after Citizen bought Bulova, I bought a couple of Bulova watches. Nothing high falutin', just snazzy looking quartz watches. Neither one kept accurate time. I know that getting a quartz watch that keeps HEQ like time is a crap shoot, but incredibly my quartz Swatches do if worn.
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Just read an interesting article on Smiths Watches history and I can see why they went under in Cheltenham:
Cheap they were not.
How to collect Smiths watches - the best-value vintage timepieces of them all
Why watch investments don't have to cost the Earth.
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The UK bought large numbers of Swiss military watches for use by the RAF during the war I have a JLC one myself although its a 1948 issue. Some watch repairers dont like to work on them because of radium in the lume markers.
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I'd love to have a Smith's watch.
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The Smith's band now belongs to Timefactors and their limited-production watches are VERY nice. Worth a look.
Http://www.timefactors.com
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Some interesting pieces on the Timefactors site and very tempted by one of the Everest models I wonder what internals it has?
(Just had another look and its a Miyata)
I've owned this Explorer II for several years and bought when it was seen as a poor successor of the iconic 1. This polar version was also considered passé. Now its back in fashion considered rare compared to the more common black version and good value incorporating a GMT complication! I'm not going to put it back in its box and polish it occasionally as it's in regular use only getting time off if I go abroad.
(Just had another look and its a Miyata)
I've owned this Explorer II for several years and bought when it was seen as a poor successor of the iconic 1. This polar version was also considered passé. Now its back in fashion considered rare compared to the more common black version and good value incorporating a GMT complication! I'm not going to put it back in its box and polish it occasionally as it's in regular use only getting time off if I go abroad.
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Thanks for the link. He has several very desirable watches… I must have strength.
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I rarely drag this Bulova out but I like its simple lines and sword pattern hands.
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One of the less fashionable Casio offerings the DW2901V. Its been available for 25 years and achieved some publicity on the wrist of the bloke in Mission Impossible. I like its quirky shape and at about £25 very good value as an everyday wear. It has all the usual Casio tools such as alarm, timer etc.
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And to think that it is more accurate than outdated automatics costing as much as an automobile.