What I really want is a modern Speedmaster, but that's too much dough for me to lay out on a watch.
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I have a few black face and a blue face.
I don't like them as much as white face. (cue small Al Jolson joke).
I now have 6 watches after giving one away and around 12 bands - so that will be it - possibly forever.
I do need a black leather band though.
Seiko mods are a horological cult, I am all for it, my 6105 is great and keeps good time.
There's a nice looking Tudor Black Bay mod I might go for next, but I still have my eye on a CWC Diver.
Indeed .... since you inadvertently led me off the straight and narrow - have bought 4 in as many weeks !!!!
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How often do you have to wind it?
^Everyday, but the 10's are really too small to be even functional other than a lounging at home environment (IMCO).
Being all excited about Seiko mods, I've just plunged for the Tudor Black Bay homoge - the obvious attack on this is, why would anyone half-decent spend good money on a fake watch? Well, the Black Bay itself is a homage, and the Seiko mod doesn't carry any branding or logos, so it is not at all like a fake Thailand or Bolivian Rolex Submariner. Indeed, if someone asked me, I would tell them straight it is a Seiko mod in homage of a Black Bay.
I've never stooped so low to enter the mindsight of a fake Rolex wearer or any other luxury watch brand, but if I did, Rolex, would not be top of the list!
I've got an old 1965 Timex manual wind that GAINS about 3 minutes every two days. So it's in dire need of an adjustment.
As a general rule, anything outside of -15/+25 sec a day is a sign of needing a service or being utter shite. But in saying that, there's a number of independent watch makers based in the UK and USA making very nice watches with ETA calibrations with no modifications that are likely to fall foul of that. I won't mention their names, as I am a fan, at least part of the way.
I could easily deal with that much margin of error, but not visible minutes of loss or gain in the matter of a few days. I've been waffling about taking it in to my watch doc. He charges a nonrefundable $20 just to open the watch up and determine what needs to be done. If you proceed with the service, he puts that $20 toward the final invoice.
That's cost effective, just think about those poor blighters paying $1000 to service their Rolexes!
I like that a great deal. I may seek out a black face for my next piece.
Black faces with white hands are particularly attention grabbing, CWC's are particularly strong because of this.
White or cream faces are also ideal IMCO.
Any chance of a pic? And of the 6105 perhaps?
Last edited by chuck power (2014-07-10 06:04:43)
Yes Hep. Pics please.