The Under £200ish Watch and occasional Opera Thread! Vol2

[Barchettaman]

Mr E said:

The very best of luck indeed. Sometimes the stuff cobbled together at the last minute and winged a bit is the best stuff.

Thanks. We’re going to need it.
People just don’t know their roles, through no fault of their own; there’s just no one else available.

One could make an argument that they shouldn’t have agreed to jump in, but we’re coming out of the pandemic and the majority of singers have had no, or very little, work for two years.

I fear Friday is going to be a clusterfk of epic proportions!

[blue_haddock]

Mr E said:

Came for a cheap seiko 5
Stayed for the opera updates.

The very best of luck indeed. Sometimes the stuff cobbled together at the last minute and winged a bit is the best stuff.

I love the red led display on that and thought about it but then I saw the new Swatch X omega watches and I have to have one!

https://www.swatch.com/en-gb/bioceramic-moonswatch...

Early doors trip to London on Saturday!

At only £207 it's an utter bargain!

[Bobberoo]

Barchettaman said:

Bobberoo said:

Don't tell me your private chauffeur let you down again?!?!

If you don’t get that Ford Focus fixed sharpish you’ll be out of a job quicker than I can say ‘budget creep’.

Yes sir, straight away sir, sorry sir!!!!
*Sounds of scurrying and muttering*

[Barchettaman]

blue_haddock said:

I love the red led display on that and thought about it but then I saw the new Swatch X omega watches and I have to have one!

https://www.swatch.com/en-gb/bioceramic-moonswatch...

Early doors trip to London on Saturday!

At only £207 it's an utter bargain!

I’m definitely doing it. They’re available at the Swatch store in Frankfurt.

Maximum 2 per customer, so the plan is to keep one, flip the other one for a cheeky profit and hopefully end up with mine for free.

[blue_haddock]

There are two stores really close in London (carnaby street and Oxford Street) so I had the thought get two from one and hopefully walk round to the other and get two more!

And like you say sell two to pay for the others.

Just wondering if there will be a queue from like midnight though

[r159]

blue_haddock said:

There are two stores really close in London (carnaby street and Oxford Street) so I had the thought get two from one and hopefully walk round to the other and get two more!

And like you say sell two to pay for the others.

Just wondering if there will be a queue from like midnight though

It’s a bit annoying they the are in three shops in London, firstly why not go out to the regions there is a Swatch shop only 30 miles away, second I would have been in London this weekend but due to a job change I’m not

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Barchettaman said:

I’m definitely doing it. They’re available at the Swatch store in Frankfurt.

Maximum 2 per customer, so the plan is to keep one, flip the other one for a cheeky profit and hopefully end up with mine for free.

What's special about them? Aren't they just a cleverly-marketed 200 quid quartz? What am I missing?

[sandman77]

Do you think you will be able to flip one for a profit? Swatch have tweeted to say these are not limited and will be sold online in due course.
I also think there will be a lot of disappointed people on Saturday morning once they hold it in their hands. The watch looks good in the pictures but in reality it will just be a cheap plastic swatch and will be as light as a feather.

[Doofus]

I'm not sure how this will do Omega any favours, and Swatch have always been expensive cheap plastic junk.

[TonyTony]

sandman77 said:

Do you think you will be able to flip one for a profit? Swatch have tweeted to say these are not limited and will be sold online in due course.
I also think there will be a lot of disappointed people on Saturday morning once they hold it in their hands. The watch looks good in the pictures but in reality it will just be a cheap plastic swatch and will be as light as a feather.

You can probably flip for a bit, but nothing substantial.

Swatch have already said they are not limited and will be freely available online sometime after launch.

Even with a rush of buyers I don't imagine manufacturing a plastic watch in large quantitys quickly is really a problem either.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Over budget, but some of you might be interested-in this. Quite novel and a good cause, lifted from the Incoming Thread.

gregs656 said:

T6 vanman said:

I hope to be quick and get something that supporting Testicular Cancer .... hopefully you'll all egg me on

Everyone should sign up for that, I did the other day

Link here: https://www.fratellowatches.com/studio-underd0g-ap...

[Barchettaman]

sandman77 said:

Do you think you will be able to flip one for a profit? Swatch have tweeted to say these are not limited and will be sold online in due course.

Well obviously I can’t guarantee it will, but assuming I get two, I’ll try and make a few quid on the spare and if I can’t sell it I have a mate getting married in the summer, he’s into his watches, he’ll appreciate it.

So win-win really.

[gregs656]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Over budget, but some of you might be interested-in this. Quite novel and a good cause, lifted from the Incoming Thread.

gregs656 said:

T6 vanman said:

I hope to be quick and get something that supporting Testicular Cancer .... hopefully you'll all egg me on

Everyone should sign up for that, I did the other day

Link here: https://www.fratellowatches.com/studio-underd0g-ap...

Yeah, looks great. I think underd0g got some press in this thread before.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

gregs656 said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Over budget, but some of you might be interested-in this. Quite novel and a good cause, lifted from the Incoming Thread.

gregs656 said:

T6 vanman said:

I hope to be quick and get something that supporting Testicular Cancer .... hopefully you'll all egg me on

Everyone should sign up for that, I did the other day

Link here: https://www.fratellowatches.com/studio-underd0g-ap...

Yeah, looks great. I think underd0g got some press in this thread before.

I signed-up. Not sure I'll follow-through with what is pretty much a novelty watch, but I'm looking for a charity to throw some money at and this is as good as most, plus I might get a 'timepiece' out of it to
add to the collection.

[TonyTony]

Found some good discounts on some nice watches if anybody wants enticing.... Sign up for the newsletter for an extra 10% off on top as well.

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/2912473/Seiko... Full Titanium and Sapphire Crystal with quartz for £126! (I ordered one).

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/2912465/Seiko...

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/1686690/Citiz...

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/8063974/Citiz... This comes in a hardcase with an extra rubber strap and a tool.. if only I needed another diver.

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/1686674/Citiz...

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/9790187/G-Sho...

Edited by TonyTony on Thursday 24th March 21:22

Edited by TonyTony on Thursday 24th March 21:24

[blue_haddock]

r159 said:

blue_haddock said:

There are two stores really close in London (carnaby street and Oxford Street) so I had the thought get two from one and hopefully walk round to the other and get two more!

And like you say sell two to pay for the others.

Just wondering if there will be a queue from like midnight though

It’s a bit annoying they the are in three shops in London, firstly why not go out to the regions there is a Swatch shop only 30 miles away, second I would have been in London this weekend but due to a job change I’m not

I know there is a Swatch shop in Manchester so surely it would be better to stock them in say two London stores and the Manchester one.

However for me I'm unexpectedly free all weekend so I can make the two hour trip down to London to try and get one (or two!)

[Mr E]

Barchettaman said:

Thanks. We’re going to need it.
People just don’t know their roles, through no fault of their own; there’s just no one else available.

One could make an argument that they shouldn’t have agreed to jump in, but we’re coming out of the pandemic and the majority of singers have had no, or very little, work for two years.

I fear Friday is going to be a clusterfk of epic proportions!

Surely any art form is better existing/performed than not. Warts and all.

[TorqueDirty]

Mr E said:

Barchettaman said:

Thanks. We’re going to need it.
People just don’t know their roles, through no fault of their own; there’s just no one else available.

One could make an argument that they shouldn’t have agreed to jump in, but we’re coming out of the pandemic and the majority of singers have had no, or very little, work for two years.

I fear Friday is going to be a clusterfk of epic proportions!

Surely any art form is better existing/performed than not. Warts and all.

I'll just leave this here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I

[Barchettaman]

Mr E said:

Surely any art form is better existing/performed than not. Warts and all.

Absolutely, and I quite agree. I suppose the point I was making was…well, as performers we have obligations: to the composer and librettist, to the director, conductor, colleagues, and of course to the paying public. What we put out there has to be the very best that it can possibly be, both to (hopefully) guarantee the future of the art form, and (in my case) satisfy one’s professional conscience.

WRT tonight’s show, I fear decisions have been taken both by management AND by singers to do roles that they’re just not currently capable of performing to an international standard. I hope I’m proved wrong.

Apologies all for the rambling post, and massive thread drift!

[Bobberoo]

Barchettaman said:

Mr E said:

Surely any art form is better existing/performed than not. Warts and all.

Absolutely, and I quite agree. I suppose the point I was making was…well, as performers we have obligations: to the composer and librettist, to the director, conductor, colleagues, and of course to the paying public. What we put out there has to be the very best that it can possibly be, both to (hopefully) guarantee the future of the art form, and (in my case) satisfy one’s professional conscience.

WRT tonight’s show, I fear decisions have been taken both by management AND by singers to do roles that they’re just not currently capable of performing to an international standard. I hope I’m proved wrong.

Apologies all for the rambling post, and massive thread drift!

Told you before, never apologise for posting about what you do, I personally find it fascinating, it's the reason we changed the thread title!!
I understand where you're coming from, as an engineer in the aerospace industry I try to be professional at all times, what I produce must be right, whether it's making a component or creating an SOP to produce that component, sadly not everyone feels the same way.