brighton_watch_nerd

Mark
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Recent posts

Upgraded my Bambino

I finally did it. My love of the small seconds Bambino has taken me to the Omega Olympic 2012 limited edition. I felt that the Omega alligator strap t...
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Omega model?

Hi all. We're trying to identify the model of my father-in-law's watch, without taking the case-back off. There's no geneve, Seamaster or constellatio...
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Help finding sellers in UK

I'm looking for this Omega 1948 limited edition (used) from a UK seller, to avoid the VAT from importing. Any suggestions for how I might go about tha...
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Recent Comments

commented on Inexpensive Automatic Dress Watch ·

Another vote for Team Bambino!

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commented on Omega model? ·

I'm not sure, I'll ask my brother in law to take a look. Thanks for the link!

commented on Omega model? ·

Thanks. Looking on Chrono24 they call this a Geneve even though it's not on the dial. That would make a lot of sense because it's so similar to that style. I wonder if there's any explanation somewhere about when they did and didn't put the name on the dial 🤔

commented on a post ·

It's either WC or I get a divorce because I'm telling my wife what watch I just saw on YouTube... every... single... day! At least with WC I get my fix of contributing to the discussion and can then get on with my life 😂

commented on For U.K. crunchers or anyone interested in supporting the U.K. clock and watch industry ·

You also get an (almost) monthly magazine subscription to the fantastic Oracle Time as part of your membership to The British Watch and Clock Alliance.

commented on EBay Authentication Error ·

Just a question, but are you worried at all that if they got this wrong, they may not have authenticated everything else correctly? I've never bought a grey market watch, so I'm interested how people don't freak out. Thanks (great looking watch).

commented on Are there any watch complications you finally got but they turned out to be a letdown? ·

Moon phase and chronograph. When I first bought watches, I thought the complications were great, but I don't use the chronograph, and the moon phase is just hassle when I set it. I'm more about the dial and quality now.

More posts

Suggestions?

I love my Bambino, but I'd like to upgrade. Any suggestions for an ETA/Sellita level upgrade? I love the small seconds, Arabic numerals and Champagne...
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Oracle Time... A great read!

I just finished reading my first copy of Oracle Time. After an initial skim I thought it was just a glossy luxury magazine, but once you dig in and st...
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NATO strap haul!

My four new NATO straps just landed from https://notostrapstore.com. I wanted to make my Seiko 5 field into an actually useful watch for hiking. A qui...
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Christopher Ward acing their marketing

I received my first copy of Loupe, a free magazine from Christopher Ward, and I'm looking forward to reading it over lunch. I think they are really na...
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Leather watch straps under $60?

The watch strap makes the watch for me, and I love to upgrade my Orients, Seikos, Sugess etc with a better strap. Does anyone have recommendations for...
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What does your watch say?

I just saw a tv show where a spy says she knows a guy is a fraud, and not rich, because his watch is "ticking". "Rich guys' watches don't tick, they s...
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The physics behind black polishing?

Science question for you super brains out there. I know that the highly polished steel on luxury watches can look black when viewed straight on. Why d...
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