hughtoo

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An unmarked 1920s Rolex ladies watch - Help to identify

A friend inherited a watch recently. On first view it seemed nothing much but they took it to a watch maker for a service, since it was quite pretty....
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Longines Oposition - why so short lived?

I have an old Oposition. And always wonder why it seems to have been such a short lived model. It's so distinctly different to all the other watches L...
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Tudor snowflake

Having seen a few tudor watches fly by in the watch of the day, I've decided I really dislike the Tudor snowflake hands. Just blech.
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commented on hughtoo's WRUW ·

Nope. I mean it's bright yellow.

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commented on Is there really a GADA watch amongst watch enthusiasts? ·

Dive watches aren't good GADA watches if you ever wear a suit and decent shirt.

The bezel is a cuff and pocket eater. Unless of course it's not really got good grip, in which case it's not a good dive watch.

An explorer style is good. Many of the Seikp essential collection.

Metal bracelet, 100m (or at least a dependable 50m), sapphire, no rotating bezel, less than 12mm thick, less than 42mm diameter = GADA

commented on An unmarked 1920s Rolex ladies watch - Help to identify ·

It's real gold. And yes, porcelain dial.

I found some similar watches for sale over on Watchuseek

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/fs-ladies-rolex-cocktail-watch-9ct-pink-gold-cal-9%C2%BE-1914.5445855/

commented on Repaint Lume on a Vintage Omega ·

Do not do that. Leave it as is.

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As mentioned, the lume.

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Here's why I hate mineral crystal.

I've given the same abuse to a couple of watches with sapphire crystal. They look fine.  The duro (106 or 107) is great. But needs sapphire. And it is...
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Hugh in Ireland

Hello.  I clearly have too many watches. 
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