TIFF

I will let you off Lins.........

rsnissan

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I have the fullsize black faced auto and have SKINNY boy wrists looks fine


p.s airmax 90's and 95's rock

Iain Mac

Knowing what I know now, I wish I had gone for the Automatic instead of the battery Tag that I wear.

A battery lasts about two years and sending it back to Tag takes about 6 weeks for the battery to get replaced and costs £125, or £180 including a service.

Last time, I took it to a local place and they changed the battery for £25 while I went shopping but did something inside that stopped the hours counter on the chronograph from working, and that cost another £110 to get fixed elsewhere - they never did refund me but I wasn't letting them loose on it again. And to think, another £45 would have seen me with a complete Tag service history!

Rich_w

Tiff, what the hell is in that Operating Instructions book?!

How many different ways can they say, unwind crown, pull out one click to do date, pull out another click to do time. Press button on side to do something else.

Westy, juist buy a grade AAA replica. Does the same thing, looks exactly the same (aside from being waterproof to the bottom of the sea ), won't piss you off if you bash it on something and will cost significantly less.

999

but you will feel a fake, why have a fake omega seamaster? you can buy one fromt he shops for £1075

rinus_2005

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Nooo, not the small one. I know the first time you buy/try on a bit 'oversized' watch. You might feel a bit uncomfortable. But after a few days. You'll love the bigger size the the wristcandy

RC4

bought my blue face BATTERY seamaster for a grand,loads of deals to be had at omega dealers now westy,just sold it 16 months on for 850 as i am looking for a 45mm planet ocean or another submariner,have one but its for my lads 18th,he,s now 7

rapidcossie

I have had a blue face and now have a black face one.

Great watches that dont break the bank!

Rich_w

I know what your getting at, but if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck. Why pay 10 times the price? It is "only" a watch. (Not a Ferrari) In fact I know of a few small collectors who use a replica every day to keep the real ones for investment purposes or for special occassions. 99% of the population won't be able to tell the difference.

Westy

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would rather not have one if its fake.. as even if no one else knows its not real, I would..

same as everything, I can get stone island gear cheap but prefer to buy and wear the real mc coy. Guess its personal preferene.

RC 4... down bond street they are in sale, so nows a good time

MONSTER

There's some good deals to be had at the mo, I just bought myself another Seamaster and got £300 off RRP

Westy

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are their any physical differences between the battery operated one and the automatic please?

seen them for about a grand(ish) which is about the going rate. If anyone knows of anywhere cheaper let me know please as I'm in no rush.

ta

999

why dont you look for a used one, you should get a quartz for 600 or a auto for 800, as long as v good condition boxed with papers

mines a 2006 model and its a good as the day it was made

Westy

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want a new one thanks.

Rich_w

If you aren't going to wear it a lot, get a Quartz Battery one. Its a pain in the arse to reset an auto and wind it every weekend just to wear it out. In fact, after the first couple months I didn't even bother being accurate with the time. Just to the nearest minute.

Try
http://www.thebrandedwatchcompany.co.uk
I think they used to be called Blitz (from Hatfield shopping Centre)

http://www.swisswatchesdirect.co.uk/

re: You don't want a fake. Thats up to you of course. But the question I'll ask is. Who are you getting a nice watch for? Yourself becasue you love how complex it is and the engineering in it, Or to demonstrate wealth and status?

Westy

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cheers for the links dude..

I wear a watch everyday so to have a nice one is my choice. I like the style, OMEGA is a quality brand.... hence I want one. Not to demonstrate wealth as paying a grand for a watch is hardly a demonstration of having a few quid IMO. Lots more on the market that are 20 times more expensive but IMO, I'm not keen on the designs etc.

My family have always owned Omega's, the old man had a duval that got stolen Never had a problem with them, so thats th choice of brand for me.

If you are going to buy a fake you may as well not buy one at all.

Ginge !

i dont have a omega, i got a raymond weil for work and a rolex i wear to family ocasions to pretend im not poor when in really am pmsl, i also got a real old omega seamaster with leather strap i bought cheep cause i didnt know what it was then got told

id be tempted with a omega but they seem to cost alot more than they did 13 years ago when i got mine, they even more now aswell !!!

ps: no sales in bond street at all for watches,,, cause people are willing to travel there

Westy

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Ginge.. my mate is doing security for a few jewellers down Bond Street and is certain tht prices have been redusced on certain Seamasters..

RC4

there is discounts available at EVERY omega dealers,even in bond street,christ theres a global recession on mate
westy go on tw forums,search google or even the watch forum on pistonheads is a decent forum ,you,ll be welcomed mate,and the bracelets on seamasters are a lot better quality than rolex............

RC4

my bad westy its this one....http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/index.php
well worth joining

Ginge !

westy the discounts in bond street aint as good as else where is what im saying

i been there a few times over christmas to buy presents ect, the discounts compared to mailorder further north where the real recession is being hit, i went in tiffany to replace my missus dog tag,, on the website its gone UP to 215 quid,, it cost me 135 about 7 years ago,, then went upto 175 2 years ago hence i never bothered, as she bought me the raymond watch for work i thought i would replace it,, checked online its 215 quid, i pop into tiffany, ITS NOW 230 QUID !!!

same with cartier aswell,, they gone up in price from the last time i looked there being serious to buy

RC4

make your mind up
EVERY OMEGA DEALER IN THE COUNTRY WILL GIVE YOU DISCOUNT,they have levels of discount but dont try rolex,what part of that dont you understand bud?????

Westy

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no you said, no sales at all down Bond Street, where as there are mate...

RC4 - nice one dude, will check that out. To be honest as I got to see how large its going to look on my skinny little wrist, I'm off to Bond Street on Monday so will see what they have.

Thanks for all the input people.

But, are there any physical differences between battery and auto types please?

Westy

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why do Mods ask loads of questions then lock the thread so you cannot reply.. How strange...

https://passionford.com/forum/passionford-faqs/278326-passionford-problem-disconnects-my-internet.html

RC4

try one on westy my mates only 9.5 stone and he wears a 45mm planet ocean and it looks good,good luck in your search pal,and t.b.h you,ll spend hours on t-z,it,s a cracking site bud,if your see anything in the sales though you need 50 post min to be able to post in there,so either p.m or email the seller

RC4

if its for weekend use get the battery one mate,and no you cant tell the differnce ,look here www.uret.se

Westy

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cheers mate...

don't suppose you kno the answer to my question do you? You seem to be clued up on the watch's.. are you a collector/dealer?

EDIT - you answered as I was typing.. Many thanks

RC4

no just a (expensive) hobby mate,my mates a collector has about 65 very nice pieces,big bangs,franck mullers,jacobs,rolex,omega .............

geoffxr4

if i ever get one i'd get the 35mm midsize. I think it looks better than a big chunky watch, in my opinion

Westy

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fuck yeah.. just went and got one! Well chuffed...

DO NOT go for mid size, you wil regret it. Went for the 41mm, as to be honest, even with my girly wrist, only 2 links from each side out, it doesn't look big at all... looks sexy with the black face (blue face is sooooo last year lads )

Wouldnt budge on price, and apparently the prices went upon Jan 19th..could have gone to OZ and back a few times lol.. Well Happy

Need a stiff drink now will try and get some pics up tomorrow.

Cheers to all those that gave advice, nice one lads

rsnissan

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told ya about the full size

Westy

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you were right mate... its just that they look big in comparisin to the one I had before.. Even the bloke in the shop said, if you go for the mid one, you will always be wishing you went for the mans one lol.. he would say that though, they cost more

Been after one for a while but what with work etc, not had the time to get one... Happy days

Westy

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out of interest, how often should these be serviced.. is it like a car, once a year lol

foreigneRS

do you mean the actor that has played him, or the actual james bond the fictional character?

Westy

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James Bond, Limited Edition was sadly sold out.. so had to opt for just a normal James Bond one.... Not that I would know what the difference was... probably cost lol

Rab

I have a Bond seamaster. The one Tiff thinks is tacky. But I'm the worlds No1 Bond fan so

The Automatic is better. You can also wind it using the adjuster for the days you don't have a wank with it on your wrist

Chip

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I wonder if bond's is an SBS one?

MikeR

I have the tacky one that Tiff does not like and am thinking of getting the new tacky one,


But then l dont own a tacky BMW convertible ........

They arte limited edition watchs so natrually they are worth slightly more l think


Mike

Rab

Not much Mike, they did make 10,007 of them! Was around 1800 new, so with this credit crunch/recession it's prolly worth about £50 down the market As you say, I don't care. I like it, it's cooler than my Tag

RC4

once ever five years mate
enjoy and show us some pics!!!