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Nice dial etc on that IWC, which model is it?
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Blimey, Tel - what a productivity rate! Someone put mentos in your diet coke?! πππ
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Quìte pleased/amused with how spot on the watches/precision rifles thing has turned out to be. It seems as though many have come out of the woodwork as watch enthusiasts! So; discuss or match:
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The endless quest for the perfect field watch
brown dog replied to brown dog's topic in Watches (I'm not a WIS, but.... )
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The endless quest for the perfect field watch
brown dog replied to brown dog's topic in Watches (I'm not a WIS, but.... )
Asked him a similar question a while back - he doesn't hold spares or work on them; what comes from his mnfr is how it stays. I think his black everest is jinxed - this is the 4th iteration, none has looked 100%. On the other hand, the one you pictured has a quasi-cult following - a modern watch you can actually sell immediately for more than you pay for it (small runs, limited sales windows). -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
brown dog replied to brown dog's topic in Watches (I'm not a WIS, but.... )
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The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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Ah. Just seen a photo of the new 'corrected' hour hand. Ummmmπ€π€ Think I'm seeing the original problem solved, and replaced with a new one - 'balance' seems off, but now relative widths(?) -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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I think it's rather niche. Nice if you like it, but... -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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How different was your design - existing with logo, or totally bespoke? -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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They did a lovely 38mm reissue of their dirty dozen greenlander a while back: I think their current reissues have wandered back towards 'wearing my dad's watch' sizing. 40mm on this is bigger than 'proper' Rolexes - and their best field-look is 43mm: Don't get the dinner-plate sizing. I think it's an Asian/Arab market thing. Other thoughts - I never understand 13-24 on a watch face. Crowds it, reduces legibility and very Timex camping watch to my eye!π E.g., this Hamilton... so close, then ruined! Look how much better it looks with the visual noise removed! π Time for my morning gin.....π€£ -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
brown dog replied to brown dog's topic in Watches (I'm not a WIS, but.... )
π What on the dial? The balance (or imbalance) of white writing at the top and black writing below? I've been put off them by the undersized hour hand - something that may have just been corrected, but it's hard to tell, the website is wildly out of date, and the forum seems to be a bit of a suck-up sycophant-fest!π Yup, looked at Ward and Bremont - the 37mm solo looks 'fieldy' - but I think they're at that weird watch mid price point that makes them money down the drain. -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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Your earlier suggestion was perfect! π ..Yes, modern! But trying to work out quite what I think about it; which is rather what prompted me to start this thread. Been issued a few CWCs 'back when'; but remember ruining one just taking a shower. Iconic, but a lowest-bidder watch. Last got issued a Pulsar when I didn't fancy wearing a posh watch in Iraq; later, gave it to a pal. The new Precista is 95%. Waaay better than a CWC - and waterproof to 100m! - The lume is amazing... but my (not very) OCD brain struggles with sword hands that haven't been filled to capacity with lume - why the flippin 'eck would someone decide to do that?! [I've reached typing capacity - currently examining the optimum ratio of Angostura bitters reqd to make the perfect Horse's Neck!] -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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How do you find the Everest? I find the Hillary-link quite appealing! -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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You stand to make a tidy sum π Best of luck! ππ -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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Anyone playing with field watch microbrands? Read something the other day saying that the top-end watch industry in Hong Kong is the new Switzerland: -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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Yup, they have their place, but they're not 'field watches'. -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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I bought a Suunto GPS watch recently - got an awesome price on it - but when it turned up, although nice and light, it was almost bigger than my head - onbthe wrist, it looked like the wrist altimeter my Red Devil action man had when I was a kid! π -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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Tim, That Citizen looks about spot on. Beautifully legible. Stunning Seiko/Citizen Lume, even titanium....but they're massive: 44mm. And ..love the railmaster, it's an Omega 1016.... but it's got 'railmaster' written on it ππ -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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Definitely, it's like flared trousers. One day, people will look at old photos and wonder why they were wearing watches that made them look like an 8 year old wearing their father's watch π -
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Well, that prompted me to google RESCO! Now I 'get' the trident!! Great back story. Love the legibility on the Patriot line - I obsess about legibility! ... but all too big! π ... original field watches were 34 or 36mm - I think Bond's first Rolex was 38mm - I think 36mm is the field watch sweetspot, with 38 getting towards maximum. -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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Matt, thanks, not looking for purchase ideas, wondering how others with the field watch 'itch' have solved it ππ -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
brown dog replied to brown dog's topic in Watches (I'm not a WIS, but.... )
The watch on the left is a lovely vintage style diver, but - to me- the antithesis of simple - a really busy dial with white lines everywhere. Superb 'toolwatch', but not what I think of as a 'field watch'; this is more what I would visualise as 'field' - a US brand- simple and small: -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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Waaaay too massive! ππ (They're doing some very nice 'heritage reissue' versions though!) -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
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Yup. They do a nice 40mm titanium version. https://www.iwc.com/gb/en/watch-collections/pilot-watches/iw327006-pilot_s-watch-mark-xviii-heritage.html But.... field watch showstopper: Only 60m water resistance - would have to be a brave man to wear it swimming. -
The endless quest for the perfect field watch
brown dog replied to brown dog's topic in Watches (I'm not a WIS, but.... )
Back to this 'tool' vs 'field'. This is my toolwatch. Really carefully thought out: Fat hands and Lume - so that I can see it! Titanium - it weighs nothing. Only 11mm thick - less obtrusive. Worn 24/7 even for the training for, and completion of three Devizes-Westminster races - which must be about the biggest beasting a mechanical watch can get! π I only take it off if using a hammer or powertools. That said; to my mind, it's not a 'field watch' - although it aces legibility, it's not midsize and utilitarian Does that make sense to anyone other than me?!π