Watches

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thanks for repeating what i just said.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
its old and fat, but its a damned good ride. the bikes not bad either.

[Ribenapigeon]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[to v or not to v]

ive had watches off them. no problems.
easy enough to return if not happy.
prefer Nite watches to luminox myself.
https://www.nitewatches.com/

some of Nites watches are using T100 tritium which is the brightest available on a watch.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
its old and fat, but its a damned good ride. the bikes not bad either.

[MCN]

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[MCN]

[MCN]

[to v or not to v]

my dad blagged my last titanium ecodrive. think i bought it around 2010.
it still keeps excellent time.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
its old and fat, but its a damned good ride. the bikes not bad either.

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[to v or not to v]

if you want tight accuracy you need a battery powered watch unfortunately.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
its old and fat, but its a damned good ride. the bikes not bad either.

[Polarbear]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[to v or not to v]

some of us old dinosaurs do still occasionally leave our phones at home when we go out
so actually do rely on a watch to tell the time.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
its old and fat, but its a damned good ride. the bikes not bad either.

[MCN]

Mechanical watch accuracy is probably good enough for every day accuracy.
I only feck with my Breitling when I change the date (30 day 31 day thing), or moving through time zones.

A minute every few weeks is not a worry unless you are a starship driver.

I did notice that my new Seiko is a few minutes slow after a couple of weeks.

The spensive Seikos like the Grand Seiko Spring Drive use a blend of mechanical movement with kwartz regulation.
Very cool system when you see it opened.

https://youtu.be/HoEorK6elZM?si=bxjoFR1Ld4VPU73b
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[A100man]

I have a couple of nice pieces that I've forgotten almost about - both automatics picked up from ebay for small money..

One is a Rado - possibly a silver horse

The other is a 60s/70s era 'brutalist style' Tissot Seastar

The Rado is in need of repair as the winding weight fell off - I tried a local guy who fixed it for a week or two until it fell off again..

The Tissot runs but only for about 1/2 day so I'm guessing is in deparate need of a proper service.. Has anyone ever used these guys..?

https://tickking.co.uk/services/professional-watch-servicing/?

or are there other recommenations? I may treat myself over Xmas (with a watch service)
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[A100man]

[MCN]

The main issue with watch service is that watchmakers became a dying breed when quartz arrived. So it takes forever to get a service and cost is high.
6 weeks and £550 later to service my Breitling. After ten years use, that's not really expensive.
Case and bracelet polish et-al. Breitling service. But maybe a watch service company who do allsorts.
A winder fix is not a major task. Only part is cutting the new stem to length.
Since I am now an watchmaker (unguilded) since I have a lot of new watchmakers tools, I would fit a winder stem myself.
Buy a new case seal when at it.
The tools and parts would probably cost less than a car service.
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[MCN]

[A100man]

It's not an omega unfortunately but a Tissot I think from the era when they shared some resources and before the Swatch Group buyout maybe..
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600