And what did you buy today ?

[pacifico66]

On a whim happened to be the exact amount sitting in the paypal account

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[Strela167]

Not Vacheron?




Sleek is right.


It’s a remarkably good watch for the money, but then I have to remind myself that the recommended price is £369, rather than the £136 I paid.

Lovely dial. No seconds gives a more relaxed vibe. Ace

[whatmeworry]

Arrived, resized, more than pleased.


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There’s not much to say about simple things. It’s slinky and sophisticated, slender but solid, and it runs on light. Nothing feels cheap. I was expecting it to feel lightweight, but it isn’t. I thought the fit and finish of the bracelet might be less than stellar, but it’s superb. The clasp is far from flimsy. The bevel on the lugs is a nice touch. There are contrasting brushed and polished surfaces where there hardly seems room for them.


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There’s enough detail to keep your interest, and the radiating ‘guilloche’ is commendably subtle (and there’s some kind of magic in light passing through a solid dial). It’s seductively slim (38mm x 4.7mm), and you could wear it to a gathering of the sybarites without feeling like a fraud. Not bad for £136 (excluding postage and import fees).

I’m impressed, and having accomplished the bracelet resizing without too much drama, I’m glad I paid the extra $6 for it!

And it’s a Citizen - the common brand from the wrong side of the jeweller’s window.


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It’s hard to capture the dial texture. Sometimes it’s there and sometimes it’s not, depending on the light. It’s less obvious than on a Seiko Presage, which I’m taking to be a good thing.

That first pic really does look like it’s just a drawing of a watch. I mean that in a very good way.


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[Kronos]

I think the dial is inspired by the clock at Grand Central Station. Even though they claim on the homepage that it's inspired by a clock from a restaurant in Japan. But the pic they are showing is clearly the Grand Central Station clock.

It does look like the Grand Central clock. I have passed by that clock a zillion times.


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[rodia77]

Well, one explanation could be that there indeed is a grandfather clock in Japan that was modelled after the GCT clock. (Or the other way around ).

[Sedi]

That's what I thought, too.

[Sedi]

I think, I need to dial it down a notch. But I couldn't resist this one. And when you like watches that not many people like, you can still make a bargain. Less than 70€ was a steal for this one and it was about half of my maximum bid.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/ORIENT-Autom...app-cvip-panel

[Kronos]

I think, I need to dial it down a notch. But I couldn't resist this one. And when you like watches that not many people like, you can still make a bargain. Less than 70€ was a steal for this one and it was about half of my maximum bid.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/ORIENT-Autom...app-cvip-panel

I am feeling similarly. And I also need to keep in mind that I have been living 120 miles or so from most of my watches (which have remained in the City). I’m jonesing for watches I might not even consider if I had my full collection in front of me every day.

That said, I have been eyeing the Orient Defender 2.


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[jbglock]

I think, I need to dial it down a notch. But I couldn't resist this one. And when you like watches that not many people like, you can still make a bargain. Less than 70€ was a steal for this one and it was about half of my maximum bid.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/ORIENT-Autom...app-cvip-panel

Considering it appears from the listing to have a sapphire crystal and my experience with Orient movements is they are very reliable I would call it a bargain!

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[hayday]

That said, I have been eyeing the Orient Defender 2.


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I have the original Defender. It's a great little watch.