The Under £200ish Watch and occasional Opera Thread! Vol2
Discussion
Bobberoo said:
Ooopppsss, I just bought another watch.............to be fair Mrs Bobbers did tell me to buy it!!!
AVI-8 Spitfire Woolston Ltd edition, with discount code £239.25, I have a bit of a personal connection to this as Woolston was the main design and assembly plant for the Spitfire, my Grandfather was ground crew repairing them and I lived in Woolston for a period of my life.
Superb decision by Mrs Bobbers, and what a brilliant reason to buy a really lovely watch! Top work, chap!AVI-8 Spitfire Woolston Ltd edition, with discount code £239.25, I have a bit of a personal connection to this as Woolston was the main design and assembly plant for the Spitfire, my Grandfather was ground crew repairing them and I lived in Woolston for a period of my life.
Bobberoo said:
Ooopppsss, I just bought another watch.............to be fair Mrs Bobbers did tell me to buy it!!!
AVI-8 Spitfire Woolston Ltd edition, with discount code £239.25, I have a bit of a personal connection to this as Woolston was the main design and assembly plant for the Spitfire, my Grandfather was ground crew repairing them and I lived in Woolston for a period of my life.
This.... is not what I wanted to see - I LOVE itAVI-8 Spitfire Woolston Ltd edition, with discount code £239.25, I have a bit of a personal connection to this as Woolston was the main design and assembly plant for the Spitfire, my Grandfather was ground crew repairing them and I lived in Woolston for a period of my life.
BenS94 said:
Bobberoo said:
Ooopppsss, I just bought another watch.............to be fair Mrs Bobbers did tell me to buy it!!!
AVI-8 Spitfire Woolston Ltd edition, with discount code £239.25, I have a bit of a personal connection to this as Woolston was the main design and assembly plant for the Spitfire, my Grandfather was ground crew repairing them and I lived in Woolston for a period of my life.
This.... is not what I wanted to see - I LOVE itAVI-8 Spitfire Woolston Ltd edition, with discount code £239.25, I have a bit of a personal connection to this as Woolston was the main design and assembly plant for the Spitfire, my Grandfather was ground crew repairing them and I lived in Woolston for a period of my life.
Barchettaman said:
Nice one Bobbers, and the family connection makes it extra special. Nerd question: is that a Miyota base movement with a custom rotor?
There's some questions about which movement is used, some citing the venerable Seiko NH35 some citing a Miyota, to be fair I wouldn't know which was which, AVI-8 just state Japan Movement.summit7 said:
That looks really good Bobbers, like the well balanced clear dial and simple case. Just what this thread is all about.
It is a nice simple face, one of the things I liked about it.Pebbles167 said:
AVI-8 Are under the Dartmouth group along with Spinnaker, who nearly always use Seiko movements. I reckon that's most likely.
Having compared that open caseback photo with one of the NH35 I’d now be inclined to agree. Nicely done Bobbers. That Spitfire oscillating weight is a lovely touch.
Edited by Barchettaman on Monday 17th June 09:16
Bobberoo said:
Ooopppsss, I just bought another watch.............to be fair Mrs Bobbers did tell me to buy it!!!
Does direction to buy a watch from Mrs Bobbers mean that the purchase can not be guilt tripped, or used filed away for use in any completely unrelated future argument?If so, have you considered renting out Mrs. Bobbers to perform watch purchase authorisation for those of us who have, until now, had to run the gauntlet of horologically triggered menopausal wrath? Perhaps she could issue certificates of authorisation that we could cower behind, as if they were shields of steel...
This time next year you'll be millionaires!
My fathers family lived in Woolston too, they were in Longmore Crescent. Most of that side of the family worked for Vospers rather than Spitfire Marine though.
The Avi-8 is not my style. But I'm cuffed that you're chuffed.
Edited by BrokenSkunk on Monday 17th June 11:29
BrokenSkunk said:
redrabbit said:
Bobberoo said:
Ooopppsss, I just bought another watch.............to be fair Mrs Bobbers did tell me to buy it!!!
Does direction to buy a watch from Mrs Bobbers mean that the purchase can not be guilt tripped, or used filed away for use in any completely unrelated future argument?If so, have you considered renting out Mrs. Bobbers to perform watch purchase authorisation for those of us who have, until now, had to run the gauntlet of horologically triggered menopausal wrath? Perhaps she could issue certificates of authorisation that we could cower behind, as if they were shields of steel...
This time next year you'll be millionaires!
My fathers family lived in Woolston too, they were in Longmore Crescent. Most of that side of the family worked for Vospers rather than Spitfire Marine though.
The Avi-8 is not my style. But I'm cuffed that you're chuffed.
As for filing it away for use later, to be fair she doesn't do that..........
Or at least not yet.......
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