Is it ever ok to wear a fake watch?
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Surely Shirley, it's better to dive in lakes or the sea?shirley_basso said:
Mine is on about 50 dives.First.Aspect said:
Not being funny here, but with the possible exception of MF, how many divers watch owners have even gone snorkeling in Sharm?Stevo_666 said:
Yep.MattFalle said:
grazie!MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:Edwyn was going on about it being the Dolphin series or some suchshit when i bought it because of the shape of the case?
You have yourself a rather nice Seiko 'Turtle' there MF.
is that a good thing?
However if you want to go serious diver...
Honestly? Diving wasn't for me. Been extremely lucky to dive a few national parks and now restricted areas and maybe I'm spoiled, but I just didn't get the bug.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
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The rather naughtily named Ball DeepquestMattFalle said:@Stevo_666: whats that?
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Who cares? I like dive watches.First.Aspect said:
Not being funny here, but with the possible exception of MF, how many divers watch owners have even gone snorkeling in Sharm?Stevo_666 said:
Yep.MattFalle said:
grazie!MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:Edwyn was going on about it being the Dolphin series or some suchshit when i bought it because of the shape of the case?
You have yourself a rather nice Seiko 'Turtle' there MF.
is that a good thing?
However if you want to go serious diver..."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Ha! Stick that up your pipe and smoke it First Aspect 😃shirley_basso said:
Mine is on about 50 dives.First.Aspect said:
Not being funny here, but with the possible exception of MF, how many divers watch owners have even gone snorkeling in Sharm?Stevo_666 said:
Yep.MattFalle said:
grazie!MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:Edwyn was going on about it being the Dolphin series or some suchshit when i bought it because of the shape of the case?
You have yourself a rather nice Seiko 'Turtle' there MF.
is that a good thing?
However if you want to go serious diver...
Honestly? Diving wasn't for me. Been extremely lucky to dive a few national parks and now restricted areas and maybe I'm spoiled, but I just didn't get the bug.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
A Seiko is all the watch you need really. Nice little history in the movies helps with the cool factor. Captain Willard wears the Seiko turtle Apocalypse Now.MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:is that a good thing?
A lot of Seiko models have nicknames, largely derived from the case shape; turtle, tuna, samurai etc. Most were given by seiko fans and have now been adopted by Seiko as official names.
The Turtle is called so as it resembles a turtle shell, they are one of the more popular Seiko lines. I have one myself, a Prospex diver similar to yours. They are very nice watches and great value IMO.
I have an SKX which I really should wear more often. The 12 second loss every day gets on my t!ts a little though.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
It's a waterproof watch?seanoconn said:
Ha! Stick that up your pipe and smoke it First Aspect 😃shirley_basso said:
Mine is on about 50 dives.First.Aspect said:
Not being funny here, but with the possible exception of MF, how many divers watch owners have even gone snorkeling in Sharm?Stevo_666 said:
Yep.MattFalle said:
grazie!MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:Edwyn was going on about it being the Dolphin series or some suchshit when i bought it because of the shape of the case?
You have yourself a rather nice Seiko 'Turtle' there MF.
is that a good thing?
However if you want to go serious diver...
Honestly? Diving wasn't for me. Been extremely lucky to dive a few national parks and now restricted areas and maybe I'm spoiled, but I just didn't get the bug.0 -
Getting back to the original purpose of the thread, I’m wearing it today. I feel dirty.0
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And that's the crux of it.0
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I don’t know it it was mentioned earlier in the thread but there are so many Rolex fakes around that if you are wearing a genuine watch, people will probably assume it’s a fake.
Unless you exude wealth generally.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
I think you're I'm the wrong thread, FA. This is a thread for people who are interested in watchesFirst.Aspect said:
It's a waterproof watch?seanoconn said:
Ha! Stick that up your pipe and smoke it First Aspect 😃shirley_basso said:
Mine is on about 50 dives.First.Aspect said:
Not being funny here, but with the possible exception of MF, how many divers watch owners have even gone snorkeling in Sharm?Stevo_666 said:
Yep.MattFalle said:
grazie!MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:Edwyn was going on about it being the Dolphin series or some suchshit when i bought it because of the shape of the case?
You have yourself a rather nice Seiko 'Turtle' there MF.
is that a good thing?
However if you want to go serious diver...
Honestly? Diving wasn't for me. Been extremely lucky to dive a few national parks and now restricted areas and maybe I'm spoiled, but I just didn't get the bug.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I saw a guy yesterday with what I can only describe as a root beer Submariner (dial and bezel) but Google doesn't show up anything similar, even homages.
Any ideas? Looked superb. Pretty certain it wasn't a GMT, too.0 -
Plenty around if you're prepared to pay through the nostrilsshirley_basso said:I saw a guy yesterday with what I can only describe as a root beer Submariner (dial and bezel) but Google doesn't show up anything similar, even homages.
Any ideas? Looked superb. Pretty certain it wasn't a GMT, too.
https://chrono24.co.uk/rolex/root-beer--imod2763.htm#gref"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Yeah I looked here - but all GMTs. This definitely looked more like a Submariner, as it had a single-colour bezel and a rootbeer dial. Stainless, not gold.0
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Ah OK - in which case possibly a good quality fake?shirley_basso said:Yeah I looked here - but all GMTs. This definitely looked more like a Submariner, as it had a single-colour bezel and a rootbeer dial. Stainless, not gold.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
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generally people who 'exude wealth' aren't actually proper wealthy.seanoconn said:I don’t know it it was mentioned earlier in the thread but there are so many Rolex fakes around that if you are wearing a genuine watch, people will probably assume it’s a fake.
Unless you exude wealth generally.
real wealth don't exude nothing. it just shooms along, slightly unkempt, slightly bashed car, nice and polite..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Could well have been - but why get a good quality fake in a colourway which never existed!
Just re-checked on chrono the cost of the daytona I like. Gone up from £15k to £30k. Wtf. (albeit brown strap)
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nah.johngti said:Getting back to the original purpose of the thread, I’m wearing it today. I feel dirty.
by tomorrow you'll be fine with it.
much like the nuclear apocalypse episode, you're overthinking it my son..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Old moneyMattFalle said:.
generally people who 'exude wealth' aren't actually proper wealthy.seanoconn said:I don’t know it it was mentioned earlier in the thread but there are so many Rolex fakes around that if you are wearing a genuine watch, people will probably assume it’s a fake.
Unless you exude wealth generally.
real wealth don't exude nothing. it just shooms along, slightly unkempt, slightly bashed car, nice and polite.Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי1 -
Rolex market is bonkers at the moment, just as well I'm not fussed about them.shirley_basso said:Could well have been - but why get a good quality fake in a colourway which never existed!
Just re-checked on chrono the cost of the daytona I like. Gone up from £15k to £30k. Wtf. (albeit brown strap)
Wonder how much they could charge for one that actually tells you what the date is..."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Yeah I looked here - but all GMTs. This definitely looked more like a Submariner, as it had a single-colour bezel and a rootbeer dial. Stainless, not gold.
Did it look like a vintage watch? Older GMT references had a single colour bezel and root beer dial and could easily be mistaken for a sub. If so, he was wearing a pretty valuable watch!0 -
A Seiko is all the watch you need really. Nice little history in the movies helps with the cool factor. Captain Willard wears the Seiko turtle Apocalypse Now.
Yes, I think they are great watches. Had a vague memory of that, good reason to watch Apocalypse Now again, haven't seen it for years!0 -
yup. proper money.seanoconn said:
Old moneyMattFalle said:.
generally people who 'exude wealth' aren't actually proper wealthy.seanoconn said:I don’t know it it was mentioned earlier in the thread but there are so many Rolex fakes around that if you are wearing a genuine watch, people will probably assume it’s a fake.
Unless you exude wealth generally.
real wealth don't exude nothing. it just shooms along, slightly unkempt, slightly bashed car, nice and polite.
why buy a Bentley like everyone rlse when you have a 200 roomed mansion tgats been the family for 76 generations?.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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our watches are mega. far better than all this shiteveryone else here is wearing.MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:A Seiko is all the watch you need really. Nice little history in the movies helps with the cool factor. Captain Willard wears the Seiko turtle Apocalypse Now.
Yes, I think they are great watches. Had a vague memory of that, good reason to watch Apocalypse Now again, haven't seen it for years!.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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that's honking. wouldn't wear it if you paid me.Stevo_666 said:
Rolex market is bonkers at the moment, just as well I'm not fussed about them.shirley_basso said:Could well have been - but why get a good quality fake in a colourway which never existed!
Just re-checked on chrono the cost of the daytona I like. Gone up from £15k to £30k. Wtf. (albeit brown strap)
Wonder how much they could charge for one that actually tells you what the date is....The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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our watches are mega
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