Munky1

Munky1
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Green dial watches

Can anyone recommend a green faced watch in the £200-£300 range, please?
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Tissot PRX

Today I bought a watch that I had had my eye on for some time: the Tissot PRX, quartz version, variously described as Mint or Tiffany Blue. It's a bea...
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A bit of a star

The Steeldive SD1970 "Turtle" Bronze Automatic 200m Diver Watch. The case is developing, slowly, a very pleasant patina. One oddity: the Steeldive nam...
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Recent Comments

commented on Cheap Watches Are Getting Good... ·

Elliot Brown make beautiful watches that are tested to near destruction. Hoffman make some good ones too.

commented on Tissot PRX ·

I have to confess that that isn't me in the photo. I would never wear a top like that. 😂

The PRX does wear well though. My wrist is 7inches and the 40 fits very well.

commented on What is the absolute least you could settle for? ·

I could live with the Citizen Promaster Tough, 'Ray Mears', titanium, solar. It's one of those watches that certain brands like to drive 30 ton trucks over and that always spring back to life. A bit like Bugs Bunny.

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commented on Tissot PRX ·

No, it's the 40mm and it's just right for me. I hope you enjoy yours when you get it - it's a great watch.

commented on Watch buying advise - USD20k to spend (just 1 piece) ·

Thank you so much for your warning about '[my] sort of thinking.' It was rash of me to imagine that I could think at all.

I may not be very good at arithmetic, either, but 24 'affordable' watches (admittedly a relative term) do not tend to involve the spending of 20k.

We are talking, here, about watches. We are also talking about people in poverty - in a so-called first world country. However much the gentleman gives to charity (if he does), 20k would be helpful to those people.

However you slice it, poverty, war and earthquakes come before glitter on the wrist. But don't worry, this is just 'my sort of thinking.'

commented on Watch buying advise - USD20k to spend (just 1 piece) ·

I don't know if I qualify as a knucklehead, but I doubt it. If you have 20k to spend on a watch, why not give the money away and save a few people's lives? That would be a human investment.

commented on What is your spending limit on a watch? ·

Some people on here are paying thousands of pounds on a watch. A watch. In the UK, cases of malnutrition are on the rise because there are people who cannot afford food. Why not forgo that next toy and help a few people to eat?

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Two of the downsides of winter

If you only wear casual wear in winter, there can be two problems with wearing a watch. First, you can't easily see it and admire it when its hidden u...
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More contributions from those who collect affordable watches?

Scrolling through the postings, it seems clear that higher end watches are discussed more often than inexpensive ones. Could more of us in the afforda...
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Hard to find love

I find it hard to love NATO straps. I know this probably relates back to horrible childhood experiences with rubber bands and quill pens but I can't w...
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The only one you need...?

What, for you, is the only watch you really need?  Here is mine: the Citizen Promaster Tough, titanium.  Otherwise known as the Ray Mears.  A g-shock...
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A bit of colour

Some of the more colourful watches from my collection. Sadly, no marks for presentation or photography. You can't have everything.
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Tiffany blue

What colour strap goes well with a Tiffany blue dial?
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A good dress watch?

I was rather taken by this Avaner watch. It is described as a 'big faced military watch.' and I have no reason to doubt this. There must be plenty of...
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