In reply to Slippery :
Wow he had good taste!
In reply to Slippery :
Wow he had good taste!
1994 Seiko Air Pearl Diver. Bought it from Birth Year Watches to commemorate the year my wife and I met. It's quartz but that makes it easier to live with. 17mm lug width though.
Keith Tanner said:VolvoHeretic said:I always wanted a scuba diving watch for the last 50 years. Never got it and usually buy Timex $5.00 digital watches I cut the wrist bands off of...
I've got a couple of "diver" watches, but when I'm actually diving I wear a 35 year old Timex Ironman on a velcro band. I think I got the watch in the 80s, the band was a birthday present in the 90s :) It's been around the block, but it just plain works. That's some real patina!
Those were my favorites for a long time. There's still a few strapped around the handlebars of my mountain bikes.Back in the 90s, I searched for a blue button version that disappeared from the Nashbar catalog before I could afford it (roughly the equivalent of two 30 packs at the time). I was never able to find one.
It was like a $29 holy grail for me.
This is one that I've had for probably 20 years. I bought it to replace a similar one that was stolen. I love this watch.
Last summer, I decided to reward myself for 25 years of working at my job as a firefighter with a new dive watch. Honestly, I had just been looking for the right excuse. For the past two or three years, I'd been looking for a more convenient way of keeping track of time during my daughter's soccer games than constantly pulling my phone out of my pocket.
I had intended to buy the super popular Tudor Black Bay 58 with the blue dial, but when I finally got one on my wrist, I found that at 39mm, the dial was too small for both my wrist (7 5/8") and my eyes (old), and there was just too much blue.
But next to the 58s in the display case were the original Black Bays.
When I saw the one on the blue fabric strap, it really caught my eye. The 41mm case size was just right for me, and I found the contrast between the matte black dial and the dark blue, tapered, coin edged bezel looked perfect to me.
When I mentioned to the (very good) salesman that I was having a hard time deciding between the (smart choice) bracelet, and the beautiful blue strap (I didn't like the optional blue leather band with the clasp), he asked, "Did you see the video that Tudor made about the straps? You have to see it."
A visit to the Tudor Strap Making Factory
So, I thanked him, told him I needed to think about it, and watched the video when I got home.
Short version: There is a village in France where one family has been making silk ribbons since 1864. Tudor contracted them to make tightly woven watch straps from very fine thread on a 150 year old wooden loom. They can only weave enough material to make eighteen watch straps per day.
Cool.
I went back a week later and bought my Tudor Black Bay. I've been wearing it almost daily for the past eight months, although never into burning buildings, or to Craigslist deals in sketchy neighborhoods. I absolutely love this watch.
My daily watch is an Invicta Speedway--from casual distances away, it's pretty much a dead ringer of a Rolex Daytona. They are about $55-75 on Amazon.
Just picked up this modded SKX. I'm falling down the rabbit hole. Ordered parts to build my own, pretty stoked
In reply to spandak :
Where are you getting parts from?
I've put together a couple of cases from Namokimods, they had the right combination I wanted.
In reply to j_tso :
Rolled the dice on a few Aliexpress parts and a couple things from eBay. First build, I have no idea how it will go but I'm hopeful.
NH35 builds seem straightforward enough. I got a SKX case and dial and hands. I'll post photos when it's done in a few weeks.
In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :
One for sale now on ebay
In reply to Placemotorsports :
That's very close, but not quite. Thanks for posting it though.
After being a no jewelry guy for most of my life, I came up with a weird list of requirements, searched for about a year, and ended up with...a Galaxy watch 4 when they went on sale. So far I'm happy with the functionality, but the battery life is terrible.
I finally got a Timex Q Chronograph!!
This is my new favorite watch. I've worn nearly every day since arriving. The slight golden hue is so sharp in person.
Placemotorsports said:In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :
One for sale now on ebay
This is about as close as I've found, although this is a smaller, women's version:
This might be it, although I don't know if it's any bigger than the one above:
This may even be the original strap, because I remember that fastener from the orange and gray version that I eventually settled for..
Woody (Forum Supportum) said:Last summer, I decided to reward myself for 25 years of working at my job as a firefighter with a new dive watch. Honestly, I had just been looking for the right excuse. For the past two or three years, I'd been looking for a more convenient way of keeping track of time during my daughter's soccer games than constantly pulling my phone out of my pocket.
I had intended to buy the super popular Tudor Black Bay 58 with the blue dial, but when I finally got one on my wrist, I found that at 39mm, the dial was too small for both my wrist (7 5/8") and my eyes (old), and there was just too much blue.
But next to the 58s in the display case were the original Black Bays.
When I saw the one on the blue fabric strap, it really caught my eye. The 41mm case size was just right for me, and I found the contrast between the matte black dial and the dark blue, tapered, coin edged bezel looked perfect to me.
When I mentioned to the (very good) salesman that I was having a hard time deciding between the (smart choice) bracelet, and the beautiful blue strap (I didn't like the optional blue leather band with the clasp), he asked, "Did you see the video that Tudor made about the straps? You have to see it."
A visit to the Tudor Strap Making Factory
So, I thanked him, told him I needed to think about it, and watched the video when I got home.
Short version: There is a village in France where one family has been making silk ribbons since 1864. Tudor contracted them to make tightly woven watch straps from very fine thread on a 150 year old wooden loom. They can only weave enough material to make eight watch straps per day.
Cool.
I went back a week later and bought my Tudor Black Bay. I've been wearing it almost daily for the past eight months, although never into burning buildings, or to Craigslist deals in sketchy neighborhoods. I absolutely love this watch.
Nice timepiece. I bought my current daily watch (Citizen promaster) for the same reason. The rotating bezel is actually functional in the world of youth sports. My teenager is playing soccer most weekends.
Woody (Forum Supportum) said:Last summer, I decided to reward myself for 25 years of working at my job as a firefighter with a new dive watch. Honestly, I had just been looking for the right excuse. For the past two or three years, I'd been looking for a more convenient way of keeping track of time during my daughter's soccer games than constantly pulling my phone out of my pocket.
I had intended to buy the super popular Tudor Black Bay 58 with the blue dial, but when I finally got one on my wrist, I found that at 39mm, the dial was too small for both my wrist (7 5/8") and my eyes (old), and there was just too much blue.
But next to the 58s in the display case were the original Black Bays.
When I saw the one on the blue fabric strap, it really caught my eye. The 41mm case size was just right for me, and I found the contrast between the matte black dial and the dark blue, tapered, coin edged bezel looked perfect to me.
When I mentioned to the (very good) salesman that I was having a hard time deciding between the (smart choice) bracelet, and the beautiful blue strap (I didn't like the optional blue leather band with the clasp), he asked, "Did you see the video that Tudor made about the straps? You have to see it."
A visit to the Tudor Strap Making Factory
So, I thanked him, told him I needed to think about it, and watched the video when I got home.
Short version: There is a village in France where one family has been making silk ribbons since 1864. Tudor contracted them to make tightly woven watch straps from very fine thread on a 150 year old wooden loom. They can only weave enough material to make eight watch straps per day.
Cool.
I went back a week later and bought my Tudor Black Bay. I've been wearing it almost daily for the past eight months, although never into burning buildings, or to Craigslist deals in sketchy neighborhoods. I absolutely love this watch.
Lately Tudor ads have been popping up in my feed, and that one looks terrific. Love the black and blue.
And I’m still wearing black and blue over here: Tissot PRS 516 on a Crown & Buckle NATO-type strap.
And speaking of black and blue, have you all seen this from Kuoe?
I need to correct myself regarding the Tudor fabric straps: it's eighteen straps per day, not eight. They can weave six meters per day, and they can make three straps per meter.
Vintage manual wind Vulcain base metal with faux lizard band. I got this at an estate sale a few years ago along with a Hamilton pocket watch Both run well. This one was cheap but I dig the retro vibe.
In reply to wawazat :
That is very nice!
Thanks Gary!
Yesterday I wore my Breitling Emergency Mission in stainless steel. A decided contrast to this old time piece!
In reply to David S. Wallens :
Big fan of Crown&Buckle's chevron woven NATO straps.
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