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

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

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Bobberoo

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Sunday 16th June 2024
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BenS94 said:
Bobberoo said:
Thanks chaps, i shall of course post pics and thoughts when it arrives.
You GIT I cannot wait, enjoy!
laugh

Pebbles167 said:
The Avi8 watch is lovely, really like the spitfire rotor!
Thanks Pebbles167

Bobberoo

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Monday 17th June 2024
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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.

Bobberoo

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Monday 17th June 2024
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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.
Thanks BrokenSkunk, she's a weird one to be sure, she'll give permission for some things and yet not for others!! confused
As for filing it away for use later, to be fair she doesn't do that..........
Or at least not yet.......

Bobberoo

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Tuesday 18th June 2024
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Barchettaman said:


Hardly worn and complete with bracelet, box, receipt etc etc.

£52 shipped to my door. Had to be done.
Nice clean look to that, enjoy!

Bobberoo

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Wednesday 19th June 2024
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21st Century Man said:
I. Don't. Feckin'. Care.

Ok, yep, I see, mmmhhhmmm, yep, please tell me you have the matching medallion?!?

Bobberoo

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Friday 21st June 2024
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Well the AVI-8 Spitfire Woolston has arrived, and I'm wearing it away today.
First impressions were ok, a little lighter than I was expecting, and at first I thought it was a bit plasticy, but, having wound and set it I really like it, super legible, wears really nicely on the wrist, the leather strap is soft and comfortable, it's dead quiet in operation, and there are a load of nice little touches like the "rivets and panels"!!



Bobberoo

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Friday 21st June 2024
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Barchettaman said:
BenS94 said:
Now I need to know, because fat bd - what is the largest size wrist this would fit?
Can I take the risk of jumping in there and answering?

If it fits Bobbers’ wrist like that then you don’t need to worry about it wearing small!
As alluded to buy Barchettaman, I have gorilla wrists, I believe mine are around 8" in circumference.

Bobberoo

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Thursday 27th June 2024
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They do look very cool!!

Bobberoo

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Saturday 13th July 2024
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Wow, now that is different!!!

Bobberoo

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Monday 22nd July 2024
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Good morning and welcome, sorry to hear of your loss.

Bobberoo

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Tuesday 23rd July 2024
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carlo996 said:
No Krays in the background?
Is disapoint, is sad! frown

Bobberoo

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Wednesday 24th July 2024
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RSTurboPaul said:
Bobberoo said:
carlo996 said:
No Krays in the background?
Is disapoint, is sad! frown
Carlo hangs out with gangster types?!
Oohhhhh, they're definitely gangster!!! See the post pics of your dogs thread for details.

Bobberoo

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Friday 26th July 2024
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shout I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE WORDS COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!!!!

Bobberoo

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Sunday 28th July 2024
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shout I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WORDS WHAT IS COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTHS, I'M BRITISH YOU KNOW, SPEAK PROPER LIKE WOT I DOES!!!

Bobberoo

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Thursday 1st August 2024
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CharlesdeGaulle said:
I got this today.



Initial impressions are very positive.
They have very good reviews, and look a cracking watch.

Bobberoo

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Friday 2nd August 2024
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Nowt wrong with that combination!!

Bobberoo

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Saturday 3rd August 2024
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jamesson said:
Hello all. First post on here. I'm currently working through the thread (currently at March 2022) but just wanted to say hi and that it's so refreshing in here compared to a lot of PH threads where people are just venting bile at each other all the time.

You all seem like a very friendly bunch. beer

And who doesn't love a bit of opera? clapclapclapbowtie

Most of my watches are well under the £200 mark so it's great to see what you guys are wearing and to get some ideas.

I hope you all have a great weekend. smile
Well hello there!! wavey
Post a pic of your collection if you feel happy to, we try to be as open, honest, accommodating and fun as possible, the budget is pretty flexible, and we don't mind the occasional budget buster, but please remember that CdeG has a nervous disposition with regards to anything remotely resembling a mesh strap, so obviously post as many of those as you can!!!

Bobberoo

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Saturday 3rd August 2024
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Lovely little collection there jammeson, particularly like the CWC too, but that new Seiko is a great looking thing!!!

Bobberoo

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Sunday 4th August 2024
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Motoring12345 said:
RSTurboPaul said:
Pebbles167 said:
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Apparently these were sold as some sort of scam in the 90's/00's. A guy would be sitting in a car park or service station in a flash BMW or Merc and call you over saying he's got too many watches to sell and needs to offload quickly. Yours for £200 against an RRP of £1k. Even had a two page ad in a magazine of dubious origin. Most people haggled down to about £50 and went on their way.

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haha, I remember that - I am sure I had some chap in an obviously rented Merc pull over and offer me some random watch once while I was walking through town. I'm not sure why anyone would fall for that sort of thing but I guess it must work sometimes!

Wasn't that also a thing for large speakers as well??
It's still a popular tourist scam in Paris, Rome and Milan. Normally a "designer" that needs to sell some niche designer suits lol
See also white vans full of dodgy power tools touring estates, pulling up if you're working on your drive, explaining that "they're on their way back from a big expo and don't want to take all the stock back as the owner won't be happy, cash deals right now mate!", had it happen twice where I live now.

Bobberoo

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Tuesday 6th August 2024
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Just a heads up for you all, sadly one of our members Charles de Gaulle has been permanently banned, he will be very much missed on this thread.