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Lee
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Show us your cheapies!

Come on, be proud of your budget beaters, whether they are a digital dalliance or a hellish homage! Stand tall and say to the world "I'm cheap and che...
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Rotating Bezel

The rotating bezel. On a dive watch to allow those who enjoy aquatic experiences to know when to return to the surface. And now in the 21st Century it...
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What strap?

I feel like putting a new strap on this, my work watch. I'm thinking orange. What about you?
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Recent Comments

commented on It's Cocktail time. ·

How about "The Beater "? One part supermarket own brand vodka, one part overstrength lager (think Kestrel or Tennants UK people ) and one part Creme de Menth (because I'm classy). Mix in a brown bottle and serve in the same but wrapped in a brown paper bag. Best drunk whilst sitting on a bench in a church yard. Its a cheeky little number that helps you understand the deeper questions, such as "where am I?" and "why can't I enjoy coherent thoughts? "

commented on Watch you would most like to smash with a hammer ·

Swatch. I'm not fussy about which model, just Swatch in general.

commented on Let's play a game ·

Scooch

commented on Chaos, mathematics and Jack's compass: Your fool-proof personalised guide to choosing your next watch. ·

I have been pondering my own personal purchase rules since reading this edition of Bites and I have whittled it down to these; Can I afford it? Well, price is, for most of us, a major factor and for me its got to be sub £50. Is it reliable? I have learnt from WC that there are many decent budget brands around. Do your homework and purchase wisely. Finally there is the WILAT test. Will I Look A Twat. If I couldn't look at my wrist without a sense of distaste then its a fail!

commented on Is ARMITRON a CASIO contender? ·

They're rare as rocking horse you-know-what in the UK but I like the look of the analogue models.

commented on You can only buy watch brands which begin with the first letter of your name - how do you feel about this? ·

Lorus or Longines.......I think you can all guess which one I'd choose!

commented on Lorus quartz with blue leather strap ·

Changes a budget watch into a real looker.

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The closest that I will get to an IWC!

I'm at Goodwood today with my family and saw this clock.
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Frankenwatches

Morning (or afternoon depending on your time zone) all. I have been looking at retro designs of late and saw HMT and Camy watches from India on Ebay....
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A small dilemma

After stating on a few posts that I'm not interested in digital watches I find myself looking at Casios, especially the ones that have been modified....
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SOTC plus NWA

So I finally feel like I have a collection as I received not only a new watch but a box to store my cheapo lower arm clocks in. On the left is an Invi...
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Your suggestions please.

At the end of the month it will be my birthday so I have decided that I would like, unsurprisingly, a new watch. As my username implies, it's going to...
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Homage Watches. My version of the truth .

In the world of electric guitars and basses most instruments are copies of Fender and Gibson instruments.They are not labelled Stratocaster, Precision...
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Can you identify this ?

Many years ago, on a trip to Aberdeen , my wife bought me this watch as a belated birthday gift. I used it as my dress watch for years until it disapp...
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