Added a vintage Rolex GMT 1675 from 1967 a couple of months back to my 5513 Submariner.
Thank you to our Sponsors
Watches
364 replies
......
nice little video from
I found an interesting page on the website for Ronda watch movements about the "swissness law"
He said: “I had it all planned out – not saying anything about it, but then somebody just notices and goes ‘is that the new Apple Watch?’. I would respond simply with a wry Clooney-esque smile and they would mouth the word ‘awesome’.
“What actually happened is somebody said ‘what the ***’s that weird-looking thing?’
“I explained that it was the brand new Apple Watch and they went ‘HAHAHA’ in a really deliberately hurtful way. The accounts assistant said it was the opposite of a fanny magnet and everyone cracked up.
Cook also realized that it was the opposite of a fanny magnet - but he doesn't care anyway... 👍" />
My B&O Icons:
How many realise that several desirable watches in this thread actually use an ETA movement?
The automatic watches made by Christopher Ward have the same movement (or sometimes the slightly lower grade finished Selita equivalent).
The Ward watches say Swiss Made, but I believe they send all the Swiss components to Hong Kong for assembly. Christopher Ward did admit in one of his blogs that he undercuts most other makers but still makes a 100% mark-up. So you can pay £300-£400 or up to £20000 for the same ETA movement in a stainless steel case with hard crystal.
Graham
I have a Christopher Ward watch - very nice it is too, if a bit thick. They now make some of their own movements but I have not heard the Hong Kong story. I am sure there is a huge mark up in watches - the Piaget does have its own movement though and is the thinnest automatic movement made. Still ridiculously expensive though!! 😁
My B&O Icons:
Login to view imageGot my Apple watch today. Dead easy to set up, and much more useful to use than I ever expected.Used about 10% power in 8 hours of traveling, and a 50% charge took about 35 minutes. Very light compared to my Fortis B42.It might only be the Mk1 model, but it's easy to see the potential this thing has.
Do tell what effect it had on the cabin staff ....Our grandson loves it in Mickey Mouse mode, and was trying your face configuration yesterday but returned to a tuned modular Login to view image
Now I understand ... goodbye Apple watch 😂 Login to view imagea fanny magnet
Here's my everyday watch.
Its a Rolex Explorer 2 - and apparently is a Steve McQueen special, whatever that is and worth a bit to a collector - certainly more than my late father in law paid for it🙂
Looks a bit gold in the pic but its stainless steel (must be reflections of something else I guess)
DJ
along with watches I also seem to collect pens, apart from Mont Blanc I have a number of Rotring which I feel are similar to B&O, technically proven with great design.Any others with a pen habit ?
......
Please Log In to Reply
You must be logged in as a BeoWorld member to post replies to forum threads.
or
Join BeoWorld
Register to access the forums, reference material, and exclusive member benefits — including our monthly prize draw.
Become a Member