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

[Bobberoo]

BenS94 said:

Bobberoo said:

Thanks chaps, i shall of course post pics and thoughts when it arrives.

You GIT I cannot wait, enjoy!

Pebbles167 said:

The Avi8 watch is lovely, really like the spitfire rotor!

Thanks Pebbles167

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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.

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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!!
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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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!

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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]

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"!!

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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.

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They do look very cool!!