Horology....

[Eddie555]

I've still got this one that's 36 years old.

[Bamf]

Eddie that watch is older than me, just, and in better condition.

[moonigan]

I recently put my PO on a whiskey leather 4 ring NATO.

Love that strap. I have a PO on the rubber strap but it spends most of its time on my desk whilst my pro-trek never comes off. I'd be tempted to wear it more if in had a strap like that. Would you mind sharing where you got it?

[Eddie555]

Eddie that watch is older than me, just, and in better condition.

It was my first digital watch I got when I was 14yrs old. It still worked until last year.

[bam_bam]

I recently put my PO on a whiskey leather 4 ring NATO.

Love that strap. I have a PO on the rubber strap but it spends most of its time on my desk whilst my pro-trek never comes off. I'd be tempted to wear it more if in had a strap like that. Would you mind sharing where you got it?

I've got mine on rubber with orange stitches.

Re the whiskey strap, I commissioned it from Etzy.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/search?q=leather+nato+strap

There's a guy in the US that does straps from old Baseball gloves too, they're 'interesting', they look superb on a Pam. Google image "pam on baseball glove leather".

Try talking to one of the guys that do Swiss ammo bag leather for the really nice stuff.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/2216469 ... gallery_41

[moonigan]

I've got mine on rubber with orange stitches.

Re the whiskey strap, I commissioned it from Etzy.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/search?q=leather+nato+strap

There's a guy in the US that does straps from old Baseball gloves too, they're 'interesting', they look superb on a Pam. Google image "pam on baseball glove leather".

Try talking to one of the guys that do Swiss ammo bag leather for the really nice stuff.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/2216469 ... gallery_41

Perfect. Thanks!!

[ChrisW]

...does anyone have any feedback on the new Rolex Yacht Master?

Yes, it's lovely but anyone dropping over £5k on a watch needs their head examined.

I do actually agree with this now. If you need to sell on you will quite easily sell a steel sports rolex/Omega in the under £5k bracket for not a huge loss. Over £5k and you're limiting your buyers quite considerably.

Buy brand new and you'll take a serious bath, like with cars.

If you've got lots of cash and aren't financing your cars, then you're probably into the more garish tat like Hublot & Audimars Piquet and it won't matter anyway haha!

[Eddie555]

Hublot Tat. 1 of 1 at £960,000. lol.

[ChrisW]

There really isn't anything more garish or anything that shouts "I have absolutely zero taste" than something like that! I'd even go as far as saying anything over the £10k mark is unnecessary as most of the time you're simply paying for precious metals (think gold subs, diamond daytona's, platinum Pateks) and not complications (tourbillon's, A.langhe & Sohne grand complication etc), in essence, its tacky. the same principle can of course be applied to cars, but thats a whole other rabbit hole...

The only circumstance where its acceptable to spend big bucks on a watch is with the real haut horology stuff, but the kind of people who buy those watches wouldn't be interested in wearing something that tells the world they have money.

[Eddie555]

Exactly why that nasty thing belongs to Harrods.

[ChrisW]

Ready for some middle eastern royal prick with a purple Lambo to park outside and snap up for a snip under a million quid...

[Eddie555]

Ready for some middle eastern royal prick with a purple Lambo to park outside and snap up for a snip under a million quid...

Yep. Lol.

[kmpowell]

Given there's a few 'watch people' here, thought you might like a pic of my new dress/work watch. White Gold DJII 41mm with Navy Baton. I treated myself on Father's Day, very happy with it!

It was intended to replace my trusty Seamaster Chrono (on a calf strap), but I've decided to keep it. Pic of that also for you Omega fans...

[Eddie555]

We've got similar taste. I got this on Wednesday as a belated 50th pressie to myself.

[ChrisW]

Good to see this thread still going

Picked this up not too long ago, deliberated for ages whether to get a no-date ceramic or the classic no-date. Im so glad I went for the ceramic, the new bracelet alone is worth the extra premium and it wears much better than the slimmer versions (imo).